Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2020
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2020, 3:08 PM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 10, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2020, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 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 19:10 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, 7.1 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
- 1572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
167 WWUS82 KFFC 091908 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 308 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020 Default overview section GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101000- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0001.200410T1500Z-200411T0000Z/ 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- 308 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and strong winds, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. * Affected Area...North and central Georgia. * Timing...11 AM until 8 PM EDT Friday. * Winds...Northwest around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...20 to 25 percent. * Temperatures...Low 60s to low 70s for most areas. Upper 40s to 50s for the higher elevations in the far north. * Impacts...Very low relative humidity and strong winds will allow fire to spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This warning includes the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring...or will occur within 24 hours. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside...use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Red Flag Warning. && $$
2 follow-up statements
573 WWUS82 KFFC 100819 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 419 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 Default overview section GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101630- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0001.200410T1500Z-200411T0000Z/ 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- 419 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... * Affected Area...Much of north and central Georgia. * Timing...11 AM until 8 PM EDT Friday. * Winds...Northwest 12 to 18 mph with gusts 25 to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...20 to 25 percent. * Temperatures...Lower 60s to lower 70s for most areas. 50s for the higher elevations in the far north. * Impacts...Very low relative humidity and strong winds will allow fire to spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This warning includes the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring, or will occur within 24 hours. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Red Flag Warning. && $$
733 WWUS82 KFFC 101455 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1055 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-110000- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0001.200410T1500Z-200411T0000Z/ 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- 1055 AM EDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... * Affected Area...Much of north and central Georgia. * Timing...11 AM until 8 PM EDT Friday. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...18 to 25 percent. * Temperatures...Lower 60s to lower 70s for most areas. 50s for the higher elevations in the far north. * Impacts...Very low relative humidity and strong winds will allow fire to spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This warning includes the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring, or will occur within 24 hours. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Red Flag Warning. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 19 min |
| Apr 8, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 22 min |
| Apr 9, 1:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 2:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Union | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 3:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union, White | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 3:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 3:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 4:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 4:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 4:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Douglas | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 5:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 5:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Lamar, Monroe | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 5:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 6:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Wilkinson | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 6:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 6:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 7:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 9 min |
Nearby
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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.