Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2020, 8:43 PM EDT for 58 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2020, 8:43 PM EDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 58 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens 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, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 252 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 851 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
329 WWUS72 KFFC 290043 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 843 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020 GAZ027-036>039-049>051-058>062-068>076-079>085-089>097-102>109- 291200- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.201029T0043Z-201029T2000Z/ Madison-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro- Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones- Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-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 Athens, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 843 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 4 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
082 WWUS72 KFFC 291023 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 623 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 GAZ027-036>039-049>051-058>062-068>076-079>085-089>097-102>109- 292000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201029T2000Z/ Madison-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro- Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones- Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb- Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly- Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Athens, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 623 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central Georgia and east northern Georgia. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
675 WWUS72 KFFC 291210 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 810 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 GAZ036-037-291315- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201029T2000Z/ Clarke-Oconee- Including the city of Athens 810 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... A tropical storm warning remains in effect through 11 AM EDT this morning. $$ GAZ041-042-048-052>057-066-067-078-291500- /O.EXB.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201029T1500Z/ Haralson-Carroll-Newton-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding- Henry-Troup-Meriwether-Harris- Including the cities of Carrollton, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, and Griffin 810 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ GAZ027-038-039-049>051-058>062-068>076-079>085-089>097-102>109- 291500- /O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201029T1500Z/ Madison-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Butts-Jasper- Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin- Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-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 Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 810 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. * 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. && $$
433 WWUS72 KFFC 291448 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1048 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 GAZ027-038-039-041-042-048>062-066>076-078>085-089>097-102>109- 291600- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-201029T1500Z/ Madison-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts- Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar- Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot- Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee- Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens- Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Carrollton, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 1048 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... As Tropical Storm Zeta quickly sweeps out of the area toward the mid-Atlantic coast, winds continue to diminish across north and central Georgia. Winds will remain gusty through the afternoon, but should remain below Wind Advisory criteria. Across the higher elevations of the north Georgia mountains, winds will be 10 to 20 mph with gusts around 30 mph into the early afternoon. The remainder of north and central Georgia should see winds 10 to 15 mph with some gusts over 25 mph. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 3:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 31 min |
| Oct 29, 3:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| Oct 29, 3:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 65 min |
| Oct 29, 4:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 50 min |
| Oct 29, 4:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 28 min |
| Oct 29, 4:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens | 54 min |
| Oct 29, 4:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 49 min |
| Oct 29, 5:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 32 hr |
| Oct 29, 5:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 49 min |
| Oct 29, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 30 min |
| Oct 29, 5:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union, White | 33 min |
| Oct 29, 7:40 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 3 hr |
| Oct 29, 8:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 6 hr |
| Oct 29, 8:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 14 hr |
| Oct 29, 10:11 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 7 hr |
| Oct 29, 10:22 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 2 hr |
| Oct 29, 1:47 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 8 hr |
| Oct 29, 7:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 5 hr |
| Oct 29, 7:43 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 40 more | 8 hr |
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.