Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2018, 2:13 AM EST for 10 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2018, 2:13 AM EST (07:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2018, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 147 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 812 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
085 WWUS72 KFFC 020713 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 213 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 GAZ005>009-012>016-021515- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.180302T0713Z-180302T2300Z/ Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin- White- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, and Cleveland 213 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM EST this evening. * Locations...Portions of northeast Georgia, mainly in the higher elevations. * Winds...15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph later this morning. * Timing...Now through this evening. * Impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees and tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
854 WWUS72 KFFC 020814 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 314 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 GAZ005>009-012>016-022300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180302T2300Z/ Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin- White- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, and Cleveland 314 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * Locations...Portions of northeast Georgia, mainly in the higher elevations. * Winds...15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph later this morning. * Timing...Through this evening. * Impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees and tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
284 WWUS72 KFFC 021631 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1131 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 GAZ005>009-012>016-022300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180302T2300Z/ Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin- White- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, and Cleveland 1131 AM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * Locations...Portions of northeast Georgia, mainly in the higher elevations. * Winds...15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph later this morning. * Timing...Through this evening. * Impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees and tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
848 WWUS72 KFFC 021906 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 206 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 GAZ005-012-030315- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.180303T0900Z-180303T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180302T2300Z/ Murray-Gordon- Including the city of Calhoun 206 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Freeze Watch, which is in effect from late tonight through Saturday morning. * Temperatures...low 30s * Locations...Portions of north Georgia, mainly in the higher elevations. * Winds...15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph this afternoon. * Timing...Winds will drop off after 6 PM this evening. Temperatures drop into the low to mid 30s after midnight, and begin warming above freezing after 9 AM. * Impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees and tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Freezing temperatures could damage early spring vegetation and pose a threat to outdoor pets. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-022300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180302T2300Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 206 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * Locations...Portions of northeast Georgia, mainly in the higher elevations. * Winds...15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph later this afternoon. * Timing...Through this evening. * Impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees and tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ GAZ001>004-011-019>023-030>033-041>043-030315- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.180303T0900Z-180303T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Chattooga-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee- Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas- Including the cities of Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 206 PM EST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Freeze Watch, which is in effect from 4 AM through 9 AM Saturday morning. * Locations...North Georgia, generally north of a line from Carrollton, to Sandy Springs, to Gainesville. * Temperatures...in the low 30s. * Timing...4 AM to 9 AM Saturday morning * Impacts...Freezing temperatures could damage early spring vegetation and pose a threat to outdoor pets. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 12:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 69 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:06 PM EST | Freeze Watch | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 13 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.