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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 14, 202396 counties in Georgia

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2023-03-14Temperature 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°0°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 2023-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -98 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 3:30 PM EDTFreeze WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more20 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.