Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Jan 8, 2019, 2:34 PM EST for 7 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 9, 2019, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2019, 2:34 PM EST (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2019, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2019, 6:27 AM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
152 WWUS72 KFFC 081934 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 234 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 GAZ006>009-014>016-090900- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.190109T0500Z-190110T0500Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 234 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to midnight EST Wednesday night. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * LOCATION...The northeast Georgia mountains, mainly in the higher elevations. * TIMING...Midnight tonight through midnight Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
091 WWUS72 KFFC 090231 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 931 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 GAZ006>009-014>016-091215- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.190109T0500Z-190110T0500Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 931 PM EST Tue Jan 8 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * LOCATION...The northeast Georgia mountains, mainly in the higher elevations. * TIMING...Midnight tonight through midnight Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
499 WWUS72 KFFC 090835 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 335 AM EST Wed Jan 9 2019 GAZ006>009-014>016-091645- /O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190110T1200Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 335 AM EST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * LOCATION...The northeast Georgia mountains, mainly in the higher elevations. * TIMING...Through Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 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. && $$
915 WWUS72 KFFC 091950 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 250 PM EST Wed Jan 9 2019 GAZ006>009-014>016-101200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190110T1200Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 250 PM EST Wed Jan 9 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * LOCATION...The northeast Georgia mountains, mainly in the higher elevations. * TIMING...Through Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of at least 20 mph...or gusts to 35 mph or stronger are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
692 WWUS72 KFFC 100829 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 329 AM EST Thu Jan 10 2019 GAZ006>009-014>016-101200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190110T1200Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 329 AM EST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * LOCATION...The northeast Georgia mountains, mainly in the higher elevations. * TIMING...Until 7AM this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 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. && $$
120 WWUS72 KFFC 101127 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 627 AM EST Thu Jan 10 2019 GAZ006>009-014>016-101230- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190110T1200Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 627 AM EST Thu Jan 10 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds have diminished below Wind Advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 9:54 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 21 days |
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.