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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at May 6, 2020, 3:39 AM EDT for 85 counties in Georgia. It took effect at May 6, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2020, 3:39 AM EDT (07:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 6, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2020, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 85 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, 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, 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, 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, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, White County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 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 48 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
- 585 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1379 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
300 WWUS72 KFFC 060739 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 339 AM EDT Wed May 6 2020 GAZ006>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085- 089>097-102>109-061545- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.200506T1500Z-200507T0100Z/ 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 Wed May 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Most of north and central Georgia * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 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. Be aware of weakened trees or tree limbs while walking or driving in wooded areas. && $$
2 follow-up statements
512 WWUS72 KFFC 061504 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1104 AM EDT Wed May 6 2020 GAZ006>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085- 089>097-102>109-070100- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200507T0100Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin- White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison- Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee- Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb- Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta- Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren- Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon- Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 1104 AM EDT Wed May 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Most of north and central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Be aware of weakened trees or tree limbs while walking or driving in wooded areas. && $$
423 WWUS72 KFFC 061914 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 314 PM EDT Wed May 6 2020 GAZ006>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>085- 089>097-102>109-070100- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200507T0100Z/ 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 314 PM EDT Wed May 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
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.