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Frost Advisory 7, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 6, 202125 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this frost advisory at Nov 6, 2021, 2:46 PM EDT for 25 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 7, 2021, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 6, 2021, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 7, 2021, 3:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 7, 2021, 9:00 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 25 counties

Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Murray County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Troup County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 94 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-11-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1459 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

363 
WWUS72 KFFC 061846
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
246 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

GAZ006-008-009-070400-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0005.211107T0900Z-211107T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0004.211107T0900Z-211107T1400Z/
Fannin-Union-Towns-
246 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Subfreezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees are 
  expected.

* WHERE...Fannin, Union and Towns County in north Georgia.

* WHEN...late tonight and early Sunday morning, between 4 AM and 9
  AM.

* IMPACTS...Temperatures at or below freezing for several hours
  could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and possibly 
  damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

GAZ001>005-007-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>043-052-053-066-067-
070400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0007.211107T0800Z-211107T1400Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Gilmer-Chattooga-Gordon-
Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-
Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-Heard-Coweta-Troup-Meriwether-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, 
Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, Douglasville, and Newnan
246 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures dropping to the mid 30s will result in areas
  of frost.

* WHERE...Much of west-central and northwest Georgia.

* WHEN...Late tonight into early Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill or damage sensitive outdoor
  vegetation if left unprotected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.
Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
601 
WWUS72 KFFC 070838
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
338 AM EST Sun Nov 7 2021

GAZ006-008-009-071400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0004.211107T0900Z-211107T1400Z/
Fannin-Union-Towns-
338 AM EST Sun Nov 7 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Subfreezing temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s are
  expected.

* WHERE...Fannin, Union and Towns County in north Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM this morning.

* IMPACTS...Temperatures at or below freezing for several hours 
  could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and possibly 
  damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

GAZ001>005-007-011>016-019>021-030>032-041>043-052-053-066-067-
071400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211107T1400Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Gilmer-Chattooga-Gordon-
Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-
Cobb-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-Heard-Coweta-Troup-Meriwether-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, 
Cartersville, Marietta, Carrollton, Douglasville, and Newnan
338 AM EST Sun Nov 7 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures dropping to the mid 30s will result in 
  areas of frost.

* WHERE...Much of west-central and northwest Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill or damage sensitive outdoor 
  vegetation if left unprotected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.
Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 4:14 AM EDTFreeze WatchFFCFannin, Towns, Union11 hr
Nov 6, 6:21 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryFFCBartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd and 5 more4 hr
Nov 6, 2:46 PM EDTFreeze WarningFFCFannin, Towns, Union19 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.