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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 8, 202060 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2020, 3:29 PM EDT for 60 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 9, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2020, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 9, 2020, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 9, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

All 60 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb 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, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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 74 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 129 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

770 
WWUS72 KFFC 081929
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-072>076-084-091000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.200409T1200Z-200410T0000Z/
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-Jones-Baldwin-
Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Wilkinson-
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, and Milledgeville
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected.

* WHERE...North Georgia and portions of central Georgia mainly
  along and north of a Franklin to Jackson to Irwinton to
  Louisville line.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

2 follow-up statements

683 
WWUS72 KFFC 090911
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
511 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-072>076-084-092015-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.200409T1200Z-200410T0000Z/
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-Jones-Baldwin-
Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Wilkinson-
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, and Milledgeville
511 AM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected.

* WHERE...North Georgia and portions of central Georgia mainly 
  along and north of a Franklin to Jackson to Irwinton to 
  Louisville line.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

756 
WWUS72 KFFC 091826
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
226 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-072>076-084-100000-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200410T0000Z/
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-Jones-Baldwin-
Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Wilkinson-
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, and Milledgeville
226 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...North Georgia and portions of central Georgia mainly 
  along and north of a Franklin to Jackson to Irwinton to 
  Louisville line.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	30 min
Apr 8, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	23 min
Apr 8, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	28 min
Apr 8, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	34 min
Apr 8, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot	43 min
Apr 8, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor	24 min
Apr 8, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike	33 min
Apr 8, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	47 min
Apr 8, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	45 min
Apr 8, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	45 min
Apr 8, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Macon, Marion, Schley, Taylor	45 min
Apr 8, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Webster	44 min
Apr 8, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Laurens	33 min
Apr 8, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	28 min
Apr 8, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Houston, Pulaski	50 min
Apr 8, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley, Sumter, Webster	35 min
Apr 8, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox	48 min
Apr 8, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler	42 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.