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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 6, 202296 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at May 6, 2022, 2:32 PM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2022, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2022, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 96 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, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel 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, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery 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, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Towns County, GA, Treutlen 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, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 50 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 2022-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 492 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
492 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

396 
WWUS72 KFFC 061832
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
232 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-070100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.220506T1832Z-220507T0100Z/
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-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-
Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-
Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-
Montgomery-Toombs-
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,
Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, 
Cordele, and Vidalia
232 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, 
  northeast, northwest, southeast and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While damaging winds are possible in any
  strong thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, gusty non-
  thunderstorm winds will remain a concern outside of and away 
  from storms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
377 
WWUS72 KFFC 070057
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
857 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-070200-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-220507T0100Z/
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-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-
Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-
Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-
Montgomery-Toombs-
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,
Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, 
Cordele, and Vidalia
857 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022


...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

Wind gusts across the area have generally fallen below advisory 
criteria.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 8:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee35 min
May 6, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter23 min
May 6, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Wilcox42 min
May 6, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Lumpkin24 min
May 6, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Sumter46 min
May 6, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Sumter25 min
May 6, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair38 min
May 6, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLumpkin, Union, White23 min
May 6, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilcox29 min
May 6, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Houston, Pulaski38 min
May 6, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair, Wheeler35 min
May 6, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Pulaski, Wilcox31 min
May 6, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite9 min
May 6, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFFCBleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs39 min
May 6, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa26 min
May 6, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery24 min
May 6, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Treutlen39 min
May 6, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade, Walker32 min
May 6, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson32 min
May 6, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker24 min
May 6, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCandler33 min
May 6, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Toombs32 min
May 6, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Treutlen, Washington38 min
May 6, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield31 min
May 6, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Murray, Whitfield31 min
May 6, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson34 min
May 6, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray15 min
May 6, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs26 min
May 6, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock37 min
May 6, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Pulaski26 min
May 6, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski43 min
May 6, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens30 min
May 6, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington24 min
May 6, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson17 min

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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.