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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 25, 201990 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Apr 25, 2019, 1:49 PM EDT for 90 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 26, 2019, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2019, 1:49 PM EDT (17:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2019, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 26, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 90 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, 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, 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, Towns 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, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2019-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2019-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

618 
WWUS72 KFFC 251749
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
149 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085-
089>097-102>109-260200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.190426T1500Z-190427T0000Z/
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-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-
Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-
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,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
149 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday.

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind
  gusts of 40 to 45 mph are possible in the higher elevations of
  the mountains.

* TIMING...From 11 AM until 8 PM EDT Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
675 
WWUS72 KFFC 260113
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
913 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085-
089>097-102>109-261100-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.190426T1500Z-190427T0000Z/
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-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-
Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-
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,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
913 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind
  gusts of 40 to 45 mph are possible in the higher elevations of
  the mountains.

* TIMING...From 11 AM until 8 PM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Some
  trees and large limbs could be blown down and power outages may
  result. Any more saturated soils from recent rainfall could
  allow for trees to down more easily.

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.

&&

$$
100 
WWUS72 KFFC 260739
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
339 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085-
089>097-102>109-270000-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.190426T1500Z-190427T0000Z/
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-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-
Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-
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,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
339 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019


...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind
  gusts of 40 to 45 mph are possible in the higher elevations of
  the mountains.

* TIMING...From 11 AM until 8 PM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Some
  trees and large limbs could be blown down and power outages may
  result. Any more saturated soils from recent rainfall could
  allow for trees to down more easily.


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.

&&

$$
518 
WWUS72 KFFC 270006
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
806 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019


GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085-
089>097-102>109-270115-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-190427T0000Z/
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-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-
Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-
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,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
806 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2019

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds have decreased across north and central Georgia and are no
longer supportive of advisory criteria.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 10:34 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBleckley, Pulaski37 hr
Apr 25, 8:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox5 days
Apr 25, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Troup26 min
Apr 25, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Douglas, Gordon, Paulding35 min

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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.