Alert archive / Georgia / Frost Advisories in 2021
Frost Advisory 6, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this frost advisory at Nov 5, 2021, 2:34 PM EDT for Fannin County, Towns County, Union County, Georgia. It took effect at Nov 6, 2021, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2021, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 6, 2021, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Fannin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 744 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
380 WWUS72 KFFC 051834 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 234 PM EDT Fri Nov 5 2021 GAZ006-008-009-060245- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0004.211106T0900Z-211106T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0006.211106T0900Z-211106T1300Z/ Fannin-Union-Towns- 234 PM EDT Fri Nov 5 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Fannin, Union and Towns Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 9 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$
2 follow-up statements
843 WWUS72 KFFC 060814 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 414 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 GAZ006-008-009-061830- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0005.211107T0900Z-211107T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0006.211106T0900Z-211106T1300Z/ Fannin-Union-Towns- 414 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation this morning. Subfreezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees are possible Sunday morning. * WHERE...Fannin, Union and Towns Counties. * WHEN...Frost Advisory from 5 AM to 9 AM EDT Saturday. Freeze Watch from 5 AM to 9 AM Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered this morning. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation Sunday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$
692 WWUS72 KFFC 061021 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 621 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 GAZ006-061830- /O.NEW.KFFC.FG.Y.0014.211106T1021Z-211106T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211106T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0005.211107T0900Z-211107T1300Z/ Fannin- 621 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. For the Dense Fog Advisory, visibility of a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog. For the Freeze Watch, subfreezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Fannin County. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, until 9 AM EDT this morning. For the Dense Fog Advisory, until 10 AM EDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ GAZ001>005-007-011-012-019-020-061400- /O.NEW.KFFC.FG.Y.0014.211106T1021Z-211106T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Gilmer-Chattooga-Gordon- Floyd-Bartow- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, and Cartersville 621 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Chattooga, Gordon, Floyd and Bartow Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$ GAZ008-009-061830- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211106T1300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0005.211107T0900Z-211107T1300Z/ Union-Towns- 621 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation this morning. Subfreezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees are possible Sunday morning. * WHERE...Fannin, Union and Towns Counties. * WHEN...Frost Advisory from 5 AM to 9 AM EDT Saturday. Freeze Watch from 5 AM to 9 AM Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered this morning. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation Sunday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 3:43 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | Fannin, Towns, Union | 11 hr |
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.