Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2022
Freeze Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Oct 18, 2022, 3:34 AM EDT for 82 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 19, 2022, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2022, 3:34 AM EDT (07:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2022, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2022, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 82 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, Catoosa 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, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb 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, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray 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, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson 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), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:35 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 1726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
946 WWUS72 KFFC 180734 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 334 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019-030-041-042-181545- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0002.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-221018T1500Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Polk-Haralson- Carroll- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, and Carrollton 334 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast and northwest Georgia. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 11 AM EDT this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$ GAZ020>023-031-032-043-052>054-066-067-181545- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0002.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Paulding-Cobb-Douglas-Heard-Coweta- Fayette-Troup-Meriwether- Including the cities of Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Douglasville, Newnan, and Peachtree City 334 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ GAZ024-025-027-033>039-044>051-055>062-068>076-080>084-093>096- 105-107-181545- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ Banks-Jackson-Madison-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee- Oglethorpe-Wilkes-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton- Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper- Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin- Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Dooly-Pulaski- Including the cities of Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, and Warner Robins 334 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
383 WWUS72 KFFC 181525 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1125 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019-030-041-042-182330- /O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-221018T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Polk-Haralson- Carroll- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, and Carrollton 1125 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast and northwest Georgia. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 11 AM EDT this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ GAZ020>025-027-031>039-043>062-066>076-080>084-093>096-105-107- 182330- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- 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-Taylor- Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Dooly- Pulaski- Including the cities of Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon, and Warner Robins 1125 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$
845 WWUS72 KFFC 181808 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 208 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 GAZ078-079-089>092-190400- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ Harris-Talbot-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Including the city of Columbus 208 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...Harris, Talbot, Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Marion and Schley Counties. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-080>084- 093>096-105-107-190400- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ 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-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Macon- Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Dooly-Pulaski- 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, and Warner Robins 208 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$ GAZ085-097-102>104-106-108-109-190400- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ Johnson-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Crisp-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 208 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...Johnson, Laurens, Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Crisp, Wilcox and Dodge Counties. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
389 WWUS72 KFFC 190147 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 947 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>084- 089>096-105-107-191400- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.221019T0400Z-221019T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ 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-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach- Houston-Bleckley-Dooly-Pulaski- 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, and Warner Robins 947 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 are expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 are possible. * WHERE...For north and most of central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight until 10 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$ GAZ085-097-102>104-106-108-109-191400- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ Johnson-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Crisp-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 947 PM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 are possible. * WHERE...Johnson, Laurens, Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Crisp, Wilcox and Dodge Counties. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
438 WWUS72 KFFC 190735 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 335 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>084- 089>096-105-107-191545- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-221019T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ 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-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach- Houston-Bleckley-Dooly-Pulaski- 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, and Warner Robins 335 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$ GAZ085-097-102>104-106-108-109-191545- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ Johnson-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Crisp-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 335 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 2022 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...Johnson, Laurens, Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Crisp, Wilcox and Dodge Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
327 WWUS72 KFFC 191423 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1023 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>084- 089>096-105-107-201000- /O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-221019T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ 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-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington- Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach- Houston-Bleckley-Dooly-Pulaski- 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, and Warner Robins 1023 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures mainly in the upper 20s to low 30s. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$ GAZ085-097-102>104-106-108-109-201000- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ Johnson-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Crisp-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 1023 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the low 30s. * WHERE...Johnson, Laurens, Stewart, Webster, Sumter, Crisp, Wilcox and Dodge Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ GAZ086-098-110>113-201000- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.221020T0400Z-221020T1400Z/ Emanuel-Treutlen-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Swainsboro and Vidalia 1023 AM EDT Wed Oct 19 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the low 30s. * WHERE...Emanuel, Treutlen, Telfair, Wheeler, Montgomery and Toombs Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Oct 18, 3:33 AM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 3:33 AM EDT, 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
333 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...
.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 324 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
The post front environment will continue to be dry and very cold
with today's highs running nearly 20 degrees below average.
Widespread low to mid 50s are today's highs with some of the higher
elevations in N Georgia struggling to get out of the 40s. Winds will
be NW at 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
A Freeze Warning is in effect for Northern and parts of Western
Georgia until 8 AM this morning as tonight's overnight lows fall into
the low 30s and upper 20s. The Freeze Watch for Tuesday night and
into Wednesday morning has been upgraded to a Freeze Warning and
includes a majority of NW Georgia including the metro area.
Temperatures in the low 30s and upper 20s are expected.
In addition to the cold temps today, a Red Flag Warning is in effect
for much of central Georgia. For more information please reference
the Fire Weather Forecast.
Vaughn
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through Monday)
Issued at 324 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
Mid/Upper levels to remain active through the period. High pressure
at the surface will be in place for much of the extended period,
with a wedge building in during the weekend and lasting into early
next week.
At the beginning of the period, NW flow aloft in place on the back
side of a longwave through that has pushed off the eastern seaboard.
Another piece of strong shortwave energy looks to drop south in the
flow, reinforcing the broad through across the eastern CONUS on
Thursday with NW flow aloft lasting through Friday. A more zonal
pattern is expected for the weekend, with the flow turning more SW
by early next week.
At the surface, high pressure should dominate through much of the
period. A wedge looks to build in for the weekend and continue
through early/mid next week. For now, conditions should remain dry.
The main story remains the below normal temps.
MinT values will remain below normal through Saturday morning, but
begin to quickly moderate for the remainder of the weekend into
early next week. Wednesday Night/Thursday Morning MinT's will be the
coldest within the long term period, with values around 10 to 20
degrees below normal.
MaxT values will also quickly moderate to near or just above normal
during the weekend into early next week. Thursday is expected to be
the coldest day, with MaxT values roughly 10 to 15 degrees below
normal.
NListemaa
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 123 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
Clear skies and gusty winds will prevail through the TAF period
tonight. North West winds will be 10 to 12 kts; gusting to 20 kts.
Expect gusty conditions to continue through the early morning hours.
//ATL Confidence...Avi Update...
High on all elements.
Vaughn
&&
.CLIMATE...
Issued at 331 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
Records for 10-18
Max Temperature Min Temperature
Station High Low High Low
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 88 2016 55 1966 68 1928 31 1943
KATL 86 2016 54 1966 68 2007 32 1948
1984 1882
1881
KCSG 90 1984 54 1955 72 1928 36 1977
1915
KMCN 92 1897 58 1927 70 1980 33 2001
1928
Records for 10-19
Max Temperature Min Temperature
Station High Low High Low
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 91 2016 53 1989 64 2006 33 2009
1984
1937
KATL 88 2016 50 1989 66 2016 35 1976
1993 1948
KCSG 92 1915 52 1989 69 1917 35 1948
KMCN 91 2016 56 1989 67 1980 35 2015
1912 2009
1910 1948
Records for 10-20
Max Temperature Min Temperature
Station High Low High Low
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 90 2016 47 1989 67 1950 32 1981
1910
KATL 88 2016 47 1913 66 2016 34 1989
1972
1925
KCSG 88 2016 52 1989 70 1969 34 1989
1993
1985
KMCN 91 1943 52 1989 69 1969 32 1967
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens 59 32 62 35 / 0 0 0 0
Atlanta 56 33 61 35 / 0 0 0 0
Blairsville 49 27 56 27 / 0 0 0 0
Cartersville 55 29 60 31 / 0 0 0 0
Columbus 59 35 65 35 / 0 0 0 0
Gainesville 54 32 59 35 / 0 0 0 0
Macon 61 32 66 33 / 0 0 0 0
Rome 56 29 61 31 / 0 0 0 0
Peachtree City 57 30 62 32 / 0 0 0 0
Vidalia 66 37 67 38 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Freeze Warning until 11 AM EDT this morning for GAZ001>009-
011>016-019-030-041-042.
Freeze Warning from midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Wednesday for
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-080>084-
093>096-105-107.
Red Flag Warning from noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening for
GAZ038-039-050-051-060>062-069-071>076-078>086-089>098-102>113.
&&
SHORT TERM...Vaughn
LONG TERM....NListemaa
AVIATION...VaughnHazardous weather outlook, Oct 17, 9:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 959 PM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-190200- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 959 PM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. A Freeze Warning is in effect for northern Georgia and portions of northwestern Georgia tonight and early Tuesday morning. See /ATLNPWFFC/ for more details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for portions of central and eastern Georgia Tuesday afternoon and evening due to low humidities, gusty winds, and dry fuels. See /ATLRFWFFC/ for further details. A Freeze Watch has been issued for northern and western portions of Georgia for Wednesday morning. Temperatures of 32 degrees or below are expected within the watch area. See /ATLNPWFFC/ for further details. A Freeze Watch and/or Warning may be needed again for northern and western areas of the state again Thursday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:22 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 39 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:08 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 84 more | 20 hr |
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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.