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Freeze Warning 9, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 1, 202396 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this freeze warning at Nov 1, 2023, 3:50 AM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 2, 2023, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 1, 2023, 3:50 AM EDT (07:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2023, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Nov 2, 2023, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
10 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 07:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 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 00:00Z on 2023-11-01Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2023-11-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -143 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
2132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

649 
WWUS72 KFFC 010750
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
350 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>058-066>070-
078-079-012000-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-231101T1400Z/
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-Haralson-Carroll-
Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Heard-Coweta-
Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-
Lamar-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, and Griffin
350 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures
  as low as 26 are possible in the northeast Georgia mountains
  with subfreezing temperatures as low as 29 possible elsewhere.
  For the second Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low
  as 26 expected.

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

* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EDT this 
  morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight 
  to 10 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

GAZ038-039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-012000-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-
Warren-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-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 Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, 
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, 
and Vidalia
350 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
880 
WWUS72 KFFC 011425
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1025 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>058-066>070-
078-079-020000-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-231101T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
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-Haralson-Carroll-
Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Heard-Coweta-
Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-
Lamar-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, and Griffin
1025 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

...FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

GAZ038-039-049>051-059>062-071>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-020000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-
Warren-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-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 Milledgeville, Macon, Swainsboro, 
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, Cordele, 
and Vidalia
1025 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
312 
WWUS72 KFFC 011901
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
301 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076-
020400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0010.231103T0600Z-231103T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
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
301 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 27 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 29 possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM 
  EDT Thursday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Thursday night 
  through Friday 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>113-020400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
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
301 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
474 
WWUS72 KFFC 011903
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
303 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076-
020400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0010.231103T0600Z-231103T1400Z/
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
303 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH  IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 27 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 29 possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM 
  EDT Thursday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Thursday night 
  through Friday 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>113-020400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
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
303 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$
030 
WWUS72 KFFC 020131
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
931 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076-
021400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0010.231103T0600Z-231103T1400Z/
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
931 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 27 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 29 possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EDT Thursday. For 
  the Freeze Watch, from late Thursday night through Friday 
  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>113-021400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.231102T0400Z-231102T1400Z/
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
931 PM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 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.

&&

$$
243 
WWUS72 KFFC 020711
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
311 AM EDT Thu Nov 2 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>068-070>076-
021600-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-231102T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0010.231103T0600Z-231103T1400Z/
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
311 AM EDT Thu Nov 2 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as 
  low as 27 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 29 possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EDT Thursday. For 
  the Freeze Watch, from late Thursday night through Friday 
  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>113-021400-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-231102T1400Z/
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
311 AM EDT Thu Nov 2 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 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 Nov 1, 1:48 AM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 1:48 AM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
148 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

...New 06Z Aviation Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 332 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023

A longwave trough is extending from the Great Lakes region to the
north-central Gulf of Mexico, and will continue to move eastward
towards the Atlantic coast through the remainder of the day and into
tomorrow. At the surface, a cold front has cleared the forecast area
to the southeast, with a cloud deck and scattered very light showers
continuing on the back side. Rainfall totals through the remainder
of the afternoon is expected to be a trace at best, which will
provide no relief for the ongoing drought conditions. High
temperatures will be largely in the 50s and low 60s this afternoon,
with the exception of east-central Georgia which will reach into the
mid 60s to low 70s. The narrow axis of light showers will diminish
over the next few hours so if you have trick-or-treating plans this
evening, you should be gourd to go.

Cloud cover will similarly be spirited away from northwest to
southeast as the front continues to move away from the area, giving
way to mostly clear skies tonight. Temperatures and dewpoints will
quickly begin to drop after sunset as the upper trough axis moves
through the area and a reinforcing surface boundary pushes through
Georgia overnight. Low temperatures by early Wednesday morning will
be frightfully frigid, and are forecast to drop to below freezing
along and north of a line from Harris county to Madison county.
Temperatures in the higher elevations of far north Georgia are
expected to drop as low as the mid 20s. Confidence remains high (we
can feel it in our bones) in these sub-freezing temperatures, so the
Freeze Warning remains in effect from 2 AM until 10 AM on Wednesday
morning. Northwest winds will remain elevated through the overnight
hours behind this reinforcing boundary, with wind speeds of 15-20
mph and gusts as high as 30 mph. Wind chills in the Freeze Warning
area are thus expected to be in the teens and low 20s in the early
morning hours. To creep it real with you, we recommend you bring
pets inside, protect pipes and tender plants, and allow extra time
to bundle up and start the vehicles in the morning given these cold
temperatures and wind chills in north and central Georgia.

On Wednesday, a strong (1030+ mb) surface high pressure will build
into the Southeast, which will promote clear skies and dry
conditions across the area through the remainder of the short term
period. High temperatures on Wednesday will run from 10-16 degrees
below climatological normals across the area, only rising into the
50s across the majority of the forecast area. Higher elevation areas
far northeast will moreover linger in the 40s. If you've been
waiting for cooler weather, then it should feel fantastic outside
for you.

In spite of the lower than normal temperatures, we remain gravely
concerned about fire danger on Wednesday. With dry air aloft likely
to mix down in the late morning and afternoon, minimum relative
humidity values are forecast to approach 25 percent across much of
the forecast area. Furthermore, dewpoints are notoriously
overforecast in post-frontal airmasses and will merit keeping an eye
on. Strong winds overnight and in the morning will serve to further
dry 10 hour fuels. While winds will begin to diminish after sunrise,
northwesterly to northerly winds will remain as high as 8-12 mph
with gusts as high as 20 mph across much of the forecast area in the
afternoon. These RH values and winds, combined with ongoing drought
conditions and very dry fuels have warranted the Issuance of a Fire
Weather Watch along and west of a line from Towns to Wilcox
county. This would not be the place for witches to fire up the
cauldron tomorrow, as any fires could spread rapidly.

The cold and dry airmass will continue to haunt us through much of
the work week. As such, temperatures will be quite cold once again
Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and lows are forecast to
lower into the mid to upper 20s to the north of I-85 and the low 30s
to the south. A Freeze Watch has been issued for the north and
central Georgia from midnight until 10 AM on Thursday, as a result.
Due to the influence of the surface high, winds won't be howling on
Thursday morning like they will be early Wednesday morning, and will
actually be quite light. Wind chills on Thursday are thus not
expected to be AS bone-chillingly cold, but don't give up the ghost
on bundling up, protecting pipes and tender plants, and bringing
pets inside.

We hope you have a boo-tiful Halloween!

King

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday morning through next Monday)
Issued at 332 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023

The weekend will bring a (temporary) end to the cold fall weather
and bring us back to what we would expect for this time of year.
Daytime highs should be around normal with afternoon highs in the
upper 60s and low 70s CWA wide. Overnight lows will gradually
increase through the weekend from the mid 40s into the low 50s. This
warming trend is brought to you in part weak zonal flow and it's
corresponding high pressure that keeps us dry and pushes in south
westerly flow.

This pattern will also help ease Critical Fire Weather concerns as
Td's rise up out of the 20s and back into 30s and 40s where they
belong. This will bring our minimum RH values up and zonal flow will
help to eliminate the wind threat.

There is some uncertainty at the very end of the long term forecast
as to whether or not we get some much needed moisture into the area.
The GFS has a weak stationary front drape across the area. This
solution would present rainfall totals of less than half an inch,
with some areas just receiving a trace. The Euro favors a more well
defined cold front, with a surface low pushing through the southern
Great Lakes states. If this scenario plays out, a more significant
QPF total is likely. Given that we're still a week out and model
runs are likely to change, we've decided to keep PoPs to chance
until the models can resolve a uniform solution.

Vaughn

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 144 AM EDT Wed Nov 1 2023

VFR conditions will prevail through the period. Clouds have moved
out of the area giving way to clear skies. NNW winds remain
breezy at this hour with speeds 8-14kts and periodic gusts 18 to
24kts. A reinforcing frontal boundary will move through the area
tonight and may help to kick start gusts through 15z Wednesday.
NNW winds will gradually diminish through the afternoon, becoming
less than 8kts after 00z Thursday. Some sites may switch over to
the NNE side after 18z though most sites expected to make the
switch over after 00z Thursday.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...

Medium confidence on extent of wind gusts.

High confidence on all other elements.

07

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          29  57  30  63 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         33  57  34  62 /   0   0   0   0
Blairsville     24  55  28  61 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    28  58  31  64 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        33  61  36  67 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     31  55  33  61 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           31  59  33  66 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            26  60  29  66 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  29  57  30  63 /   0   0   0   0
Vidalia         34  61  39  67 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Freeze Warning until 10 AM EDT this morning for GAZ001>009-
011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>048-052>058-066>070-078-079.

Fire Weather Watch from noon EDT today through this evening for
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>023-025-030>037-041>049-052>060-066>073-
078>084-089>097-102>110.

Freeze Watch from late tonight through Thursday morning for
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113.

&&

SHORT TERM...King
LONG TERM....Vaughn
AVIATION...07
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 4:57 PM EDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
457 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023

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457 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

High Fire Danger conditions this afternoon for portions of
northwest Georgia due to low relative humidity and gusty winds.

A Freeze Warning is now in effect for most of North Georgia
tonight into Wednesday morning as the first widespread freezing
temperatures of the season are expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

High Fire Danger conditions Wednesday afternoon for portions of
north and central Georgia due to low relative humidity and gusty
winds.

A Freeze Watch is in effect for all of north and central Georgia
for Wednesday night into Thursday morning due to widespread
freezing temperatures. Near freezing temperatures likely again
Thursday night.

.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
Nov 1, 3:59 AM EDTRed Flag WarningFFCBaldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 73 more16 hr
Nov 1, 3:01 PM EDTFreeze WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll and 58 more24 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.