Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2023
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Oct 7, 2023, 2:53 AM EDT for 40 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 7, 2023, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Oct 7, 2023, 2:53 AM EDT (06:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 7, 2023, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 40 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Harris County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Schley County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:56 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 301 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 913 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
375 WWUS82 KFFC 070653 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 253 AM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 Default overview section GAZ024-025-027-035-036-038-039-051-062-075-076-086-098-110>113- 070800- /O.CAN.KFFC.FW.A.0001.231007T1400Z-231008T0000Z/ Banks-Jackson-Madison-Barrow-Clarke-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Taliaferro- Warren-Glascock-Jefferson-Emanuel-Treutlen-Telfair-Wheeler- Montgomery-Toombs- 253 AM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND CENTRAL GA... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. $$ GAZ037-047>050-058>061-069>074-078>085-089>097-102>109-080000- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0001.231007T1400Z-231008T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0003.231007T1600Z-231008T0000Z/ Oconee-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Harris-Talbot-Taylor- Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee- Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart- Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- 253 AM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS FOR WEST AND CENTRAL GA... The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Red Flag Warning for Critical Fire Weather Conditions, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Much of central and east central Georgia. * Timing...Late Saturday morning through late Saturday evening. * Winds...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with frequent gusts to 20 to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...Minimum relative humidity values between 20 and 25 percent. * Impacts...Due to low humidity and high winds in addition to the dry fuels, any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This warning includes the Oconee National Forests. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring...or will occur within 24 hours. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside...use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Red Flag Warning. && $$
2 follow-up statements
778 WWUS82 KFFC 071410 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1010 AM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 Default overview section GAZ037-047>050-058>061-069>074-078>085-089>097-102>109-080000- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0003.231007T1600Z-231008T0000Z/ Oconee-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Harris-Talbot-Taylor- Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee- Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart- Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- 1010 AM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA AND EAST- CENTRAL GEORGIA... * Affected Area...Much of central and east central Georgia. * Timing...Late Saturday morning through late Saturday evening. * Winds...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with frequent gusts to 20 to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...Minimum relative humidity values between 20 and 25 percent. * Impacts...Due to low humidity and high winds in addition to the dry fuels, any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This warning includes the Oconee National Forests. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring...or will occur within 24 hours. Please refer to the local burn permitting authorities on whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside...use extreme caution. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of the Red Flag Warning. && $$
054 WWUS82 KFFC 080012 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 812 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 Default overview section GAZ037-047>050-058>061-069>074-078>085-089>097-102>109-080115- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-231008T0000Z/ Oconee-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock- Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Harris-Talbot-Taylor- Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee- Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart- Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge- 812 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN GEORGIA... Winds have decreased and relative humidity values are slowly rising. Thus the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire. $$ Albright
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 3:12 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 31 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.