Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Chill Advisories in 2018
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 1, 2018, 2:40 AM EST for 25 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 1, 2018, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2018, 2:40 AM EST (07:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2018, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2018, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 25 counties
Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:41 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
295 WWUS42 KFFC 010740 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 240 AM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>043-011600- /O.NEW.KFFC.WC.Y.0001.180102T0000Z-180102T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180101T1600Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 240 AM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 5 above zero to 5 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of a line from Carrollton to Canton to Cleveland. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning, and then again from 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS....Low temperatures will drop to 5 to 15 this morning and again Tuesday morning. Winds will be north 5 to 15 mph with a few higher gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$
4 follow-up statements
815 WWUS42 KFFC 011706 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1206 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>043-021000- /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0001.180102T0000Z-180102T1500Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 1206 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 5 above zero to 0. * WHERE...Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of a line from Carrollton to Canton to Cleveland. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low temperatures will drop to 5 to 15 degrees Tuesday morning. Winds will be north from 5 to 15 mph with a few higher gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$
738 WWUS42 KFFC 011941 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 241 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 GAZ022-021000- /O.EXA.KFFC.WC.Y.0001.180102T0000Z-180102T1500Z/ Forsyth- 241 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 13 above zero to 5 above zero. * WHERE...Forsyth County. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low temperatures will drop to 10 to 15 degrees Tuesday morning. Winds will be north from 5 to 15 mph with a few higher gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>043-021000- /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0001.180102T0000Z-180102T1500Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 241 PM EST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 5 above zero to 9 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of a line from Carrollton to Cumming to Cleveland. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low temperatures will drop to 5 to 15 degrees Tuesday morning. Winds will be north from 5 to 15 mph with a few higher gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$
373 WWUS42 KFFC 020938 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 438 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>022-030>032-041>043-021500- /O.CON.KFFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180102T1500Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 438 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 5 above zero to 5 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of a line from Carrollton to Cumming to Cleveland. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures this morning will range from the single digits in the northeast mountains and along the higher elevations in northwest Georgia...to 10 to 15 elsewhere. Winds will be north from 5 to 10 mph. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$
469 WWUS42 KFFC 021506 WSWFFC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1006 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>022-030>032-041>043-021615- /O.EXP.KFFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180102T1500Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, and Douglasville 1006 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The Wind Chill Advisory will be allowed to expire as temperatures continue to rise. $$
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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.