Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 20, 2018, 3:32 PM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 21, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2018, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 96 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Towns County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 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 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 1395 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
053 WWUS72 KFFC 201932 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 332 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-210345- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.180321T1600Z-180322T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 332 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * Locations...North and central Georgia. * Winds...Sustained winds up to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * Timing...Late morning through early evening Wednesday. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
854 WWUS72 KFFC 210137 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 937 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-210945- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.180321T1600Z-180322T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 937 PM EDT Tue Mar 20 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * Locations...North and central Georgia. * Winds...Sustained winds up to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * Timing...Late morning through early evening Wednesday. * 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. && $$
300 WWUS72 KFFC 210812 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 412 AM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-220000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.180321T1600Z-180322T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 412 AM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Locations...North and central Georgia. * Winds...Sustained winds up to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * Timing...Noon through early evening Wednesday. * 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. && $$
341 WWUS72 KFFC 211857 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 257 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 GAZ001>005-011-012-019>023-030>032-041>043-220300- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0006.180322T0900Z-180322T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180322T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 257 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 5 AM to 10 AM EDT Thursday. * Temperatures...Dropping to 29-32 degrees. * Locations...Northwest and parts of west central Georgia. * Winds...Sustained winds up to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * Timing...Noon through early this evening for winds, 5 AM EDT through 10 AM EDT for freezing temperatures. * Impacts...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Trees and tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Freezing temperatures will likely damage tender plants that have already sprouted, budded or flowered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph, or gusts to 35 mph or higher, are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult as well as blow down large branches or even whole, weak trees. Use extra caution. A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will likely damage crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-024-025-027-033>039-044>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-220000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180322T0000Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Banks- Jackson-Madison-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee- Oglethorpe-Wilkes-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton- Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding- Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson- Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 257 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * Locations...North and central Georgia. * Winds...Sustained winds up to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * Timing...Noon through early evening Wednesday. * 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 higher, are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult as well as blow down large branches or even whole, weak trees. Use extra caution. && $$
270 WWUS72 KFFC 220029 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 829 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 GAZ001>005-011-012-019>023-030>032-041>043-220830- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180322T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0006.180322T0900Z-180322T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 829 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * Temperatures...Dropping to 29-32 degrees. * Locations...Northwest and parts of west central Georgia. * Impacts...Freezing temperatures will likely damage tender plants that have already sprouted, budded or flowered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will likely damage crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-024-025-027-033>039-044>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-220130- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180322T0000Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Banks- Jackson-Madison-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee- Oglethorpe-Wilkes-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton- Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding- Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson- Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 829 PM EDT Wed Mar 21 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds will continue to diminish below critical thresholds. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 19, 9:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 43 min |
| Mar 19, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| Mar 19, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Haralson, Heard | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Newton and 3 more | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 26 min |
| Mar 19, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton and 2 more | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 12:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 48 min |
| Mar 20, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Coweta, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 43 min |
| Mar 20, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Warren, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 1:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Troup | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike and 2 more | 25 min |
| Mar 20, 2:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 20, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Upson | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 5:55 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 37 more | 4 hr |
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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.