Alert archive / Georgia / Freeze Warnings in 2023
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Mar 14, 2023, 11:04 AM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 14, 2023, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 14, 2023, 11:04 AM EDT (15:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2023, 11:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2023, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 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 15:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
131 WWUS72 KFFC 141504 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1104 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>061-066>073-078-079- 150015- /O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230314T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ 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-Troup-Meriwether-Pike- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot- 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, and Milledgeville 1104 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 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. && $$ GAZ062-074>076-080>086-089>097-102>109-150015- /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ Warren-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs- Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley- Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly- Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 1104 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ GAZ098-150015- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ Treutlen- 1104 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected. * WHERE...Treutlen County. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
407 WWUS72 KFFC 141930 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 330 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 GAZ110>113-150330- /O.EXA.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the city of Vidalia 330 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 expected. * WHERE...Telfair, Wheeler, Montgomery and Toombs Counties. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 150330- /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ 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-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- 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, and Milledgeville 330 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 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 33 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 11 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. && $$ GAZ069-078>086-089>098-102>109-150330- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ Upson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- Including the cities of Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 330 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
382 WWUS72 KFFC 141934 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 334 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 150345- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ 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-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- 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, and Milledgeville 334 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 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 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 11 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. && $$ GAZ069-078>086-089>098-102>113-150345- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ Upson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 334 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
164 WWUS72 KFFC 150003 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 803 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 151200- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ 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-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- 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, and Milledgeville 803 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 33 possible. * WHERE...North and central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 11 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. && $$ GAZ069-078>086-089>098-102>113-151200- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.230315T0300Z-230315T1500Z/ Upson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 803 PM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...North and central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
033 WWUS72 KFFC 150730 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 330 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076- 151500- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ 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-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock- Jefferson- 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, and Milledgeville 330 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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 27 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...North and central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 11 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. && $$ GAZ069-078>086-089>098-102>113-151500- /O.EXA.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T1500Z/ Upson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson- Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs- Including the cities of Macon, Swainsboro, Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, and Vidalia 330 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast and west central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
531 WWUS72 KFFC 150732 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 332 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-151500- /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ 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 332 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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 27 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...North and Central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 11 AM EDT this morning. 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. && $$
798 WWUS72 KFFC 151506 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1106 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-152315- /O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230315T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0003.230316T0600Z-230316T1400Z/ 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 1106 AM EDT Wed Mar 15 2023 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southeast and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 2 AM 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 Mar 14, 7:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 7:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 730 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 ...New 12Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 413 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 As a deep trough and associated surface low continue to move eastward into the Atlantic ocean, northwesterly upper level flow will set up over Georgia ahead of a pronounced ridge centered over the Great Plains and High Plains. Surface high pressure will build into the Southeast CONUS ahead of the ridge as it translates eastward over the course of the short term period. The influence of the high will keep skies mostly clear and inhibit rain chances. However, as is often the case under northwesterly flow and high pressure in March, freezing temperatures, frost, and fire weather will be the primary concerns today and Wednesday. Winds have stayed breezy so far this morning, which has inhibited radiational cooling. However, low temperatures this morning are expected to be in the mid to upper 20s roughly to the north of I-85 and in the 30s to the south. Locations in the higher elevations of far northeast Georgia could furthermore see temperatures in the low 20s. The Freeze Warning has been maintained for areas north of a line from Harris to Jones to Hancock counties through 11 AM EDT this morning. Some patchy frost will also be possible to the south of the existing Freeze Warning. Winds will pick up once again by this afternoon, with northwesterly low level winds increasing to 10-15 mph with gusts of 20-25 mph before diminishing once again overnight. High temperatures this afternoon are forecast to be in the upper 40s to low 50s in northwest Georgia and in the mid to upper 50s elsewhere across the forecast area. With strong diurnal mixing anticipated, have elected to run on the lower side of dewpoint guidance, and blended in hi-res solutions. As a result, RH values are forecast to drop below 25 percent for a few hours in portions of central and east Georgia this afternoon and early evening. Considering NW winds also continue to dry out 10 hr fuels across the area, a Fire Danger Statement has been issued for this afternoon and evening. Winds will begin to diminish after sunset as the center of the surface high draws closer to the forecast area. Low temperatures Wednesday morning are expected to be cooler compared to this morning, dropping into the 20s and low 30s area-wide. The existing Freeze Watch remains in effect from 11 PM EDT this evening until 11 AM EDT Wednesday morning, but has been expanded southward and now includes all but our far southeastern counties. This Watch will likely be upgraded to a Freeze Warning in the next several hours. With lighter winds overnight, the development of patchy frost will also be more likely compared to this morning. Temperatures will begin to moderate under the high on Wednesday, rising into the upper 50s to low 60s in the afternoon. With a dry airmass and strong diurnal mixing still expected, minimum RH values are expected to drop below critical thresholds across the area on Wednesday, ranging from 17-22 percent, which will likely warrant another Fire Danger Statement. King && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 413 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 Moving into Thursday, the center of the surface high that has supported a multi-day stretch of clear and dry conditions is situated across the Southeast, and, like the axis of our weak mid- level ridging, will begin to be pushed offshore. However, with northwesterly winds aloft supporting continued CAA, along with moistening near the surface aided by winds shifting to the south/southeast, conditions will be ripe for frost development on its way out. Low temperatures look to be right around/just a few degrees below freezing for areas along and north of a line extending from Macon to Columbus, so assuming trends continue, a Frost Advisory (and perhaps a Freeze Watch) will likely be needed Wednesday night into Thursday morning. On a semi-related note, with such dry air lingering through the column, caution will need to be taken regarding Fire Weather concern Thursday, as minimum values of RH look to dip below critical thresholds. Moving into the Friday to Saturday timeframe, our mid-to-upper level flow pattern becomes much more progressive, with a stout trough digging southward across the Northern Plains (ensembles prog the associated 500mb height anomaly ~1-2 stdev below average). Strong surface cyclogenesis accompanies this, with an expansive frontal boundary beginning to sweep eastward across the Deep South by mid- day Friday. Currently, and as has been the case in previous events, we look to be well-removed from strongest synoptic-scale forcing (with the parent low situated across the Great Lakes). However, subsequent runs of global models suggest our primary features of concern will be a series of lobes of low pressure that develop across the Gulf Coast in the vicinity of several shortwave disturbances rounding the base of the broader trough. This combined with the formation of a jet streak across the ArkLaMiss to the Ohio River Valley in response to confluent flow aloft seems to support low-end potential for a high-shear, low-CAPE setup Friday afternoon into Saturday... with the caveat being that instability is looking very anemic (even by HSLC standards) for now. Our forecast area does not look to fall within favorable regions of jet dynamics at present to support mention of potential for severe weather, but much can (and likely will) change between now and then. Either way, this is certainly something that bears watching over the next several days, and at the very least looks to support periods of heavy rainfall. Following the passage of this system, another surface high slides into place to dry the region back out and support another cold snap Sunday and Monday morning, with lows once again in the upper-20s to low-30s. Otherwise, highs look to be in the upper-60s to 70s through Friday, and in the 50s after the frontal passage. 96 && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 725 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 VFR conditions are expected through the period, with mainly clear skies expected at all TAF sites. Winds are expected to remain NW, starting the morning at 6-10 kts, then increasing to 10-14 kts with gusts of 20-25 kts after 15Z. Winds will begin to diminish after sunset. //ATL Confidence...12Z Update... High confidence on all elements. King && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 29 61 30 67 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 30 60 33 67 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 24 58 28 62 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 25 59 29 67 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 32 64 33 71 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 30 59 32 65 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 31 62 32 70 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 27 59 30 68 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 28 61 30 68 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 34 61 34 71 / 0 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Freeze Warning until 11 AM EDT this morning for GAZ001>009- 011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>061-066>073-078-079. Freeze Watch from this evening through Wednesday morning for GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>097-102>109. && SHORT TERM...King LONG TERM....96 AVIATION...King
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 5:39 AM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 539 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-150945- 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- 539 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... A Freeze Warning is in effect until 11 AM EDT for portions of north and central Georgia Monday night due to sub-freezing temperatures in the mid-20s to 30s. A Freeze Watch is in effect tonight for the majority of north and central Georgia due to low temperatures forecast to be at or below freezing. A Fire Danger Statement is in effect for portions of central and east Georgia for this afternoon and into the evening due to low relative humidities. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... A Freeze Watch is in effect until 11 AM EDT Wednesday morning for the majority of north and central Georgia due to low temperatures forecast to be at or below freezing. Additional frost/freeze products may be necessary for Wednesday night into Thursday morning. There is an elevated risk for Fire Danger on Wednesday due to low relative humidities in combination with dry fuels. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:30 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 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.