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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this frost advisory at Apr 9, 2022, 2:45 PM EDT for 56 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 10, 2022, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2022, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2022, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2022, 10:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 56 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Troup County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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 57 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
734 WWUS72 KFFC 091845 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 245 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022 GAZ006>009-013>016-100245- /O.EXT.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.220410T0600Z-220410T1400Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 245 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures around 32 degrees. * WHERE...Pickens, White, Lumpkin, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Union and Towns Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 100245- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.220410T0600Z-220410T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding- Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, and Milledgeville 245 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$
3 follow-up statements
904 WWUS72 KFFC 100101 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 901 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022 GAZ006>009-013>016-101015- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.220410T0600Z-220410T1400Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 901 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures near to below 32 degrees. * WHERE...Pickens, White, Lumpkin, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Union and Towns Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 101015- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.220410T0600Z-220410T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding- Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, and Milledgeville 901 PM EDT Sat Apr 9 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$
519 WWUS72 KFFC 100736 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 336 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022 GAZ006>009-013>016-101400- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220410T1400Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 336 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING NE GEORGIA MOUNTAINS... * WHAT...Temperatures near to below 32 degrees. * WHERE...Pickens, White, Lumpkin, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Union and Towns Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 101400- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220410T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding- Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, and Milledgeville 336 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA... * WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$
906 WWUS72 KFFC 101352 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 952 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022 GAZ006>009-013>016-101500- /O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220410T1400Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 952 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... Temperatures will continue to rise above freezing. $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 101500- /O.EXP.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220410T1400Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd- Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding- Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- Including the cities of Calhoun, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, and Milledgeville 952 AM EDT Sun Apr 10 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... Temperatures will continue to warm up through the morning. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 10:56 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 23 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:00 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 9, 6:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 7 days |
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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.