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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 12, 202396 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2023, 3:39 AM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 12, 2023, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2023, 3:39 AM EST (08:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2023, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 12, 2023, 11:00 PM EST
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 08:44 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, 8.7 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 2023-01-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 36 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2023-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 183 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
36 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
949 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
402 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

589 
WWUS72 KFFC 120839
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
339 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-121645-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.230112T1600Z-230113T0400Z/
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
339 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds between 15 to 20 mph sustained with gusts of
  30 to 40 mph expected.

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

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM EST this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These elevated winds are expected ahead of
  a severe line of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening 
  which may also produce severe wind gusts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
753 
WWUS72 KFFC 121557
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1057 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-130400-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0001.230112T1600Z-230113T0400Z/
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
1057 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds between 15 to 20 mph sustained with 
  gusts of 30 to 40 mph expected.

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

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM EST this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These elevated winds are expected ahead 
  of a severe line of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and 
  evening which may also produce severe wind gusts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 11:06 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade, Walker39 min
Jan 12, 11:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker31 min
Jan 12, 12:06 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray, Whitfield24 min
Jan 12, 12:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield28 min
Jan 12, 12:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga33 min
Jan 12, 12:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray, Whitfield32 min
Jan 12, 1:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd, Gordon29 min
Jan 12, 1:20 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Murray25 min
Jan 12, 1:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon33 min
Jan 12, 1:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk32 min
Jan 12, 1:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin28 min
Jan 12, 1:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Taylor39 min
Jan 12, 2:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor38 min
Jan 12, 2:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Monroe, Upson38 min
Jan 12, 2:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Paulding, Polk29 min
Jan 12, 2:20 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Monroe25 min
Jan 12, 2:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson24 min
Jan 12, 2:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam34 min
Jan 12, 2:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard46 min
Jan 12, 2:52 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBaldwin, Jones23 min
Jan 12, 2:58 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Paulding32 min
Jan 12, 3:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite18 min
Jan 12, 3:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Washington47 min
Jan 12, 3:13 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHeard, Troup47 min
Jan 12, 3:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Troup41 min
Jan 12, 3:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Fulton, Heard, Troup39 min
Jan 12, 3:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 2 more44 min
Jan 12, 3:36 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCMeriwether, Troup39 min
Jan 12, 3:46 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCDeKalb, Fulton6 min
Jan 12, 3:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry and 3 more41 min
Jan 12, 3:56 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Taliaferro, Warren34 min
Jan 12, 3:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson49 min
Jan 12, 4:00 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCMeriwether, Pike, Spalding45 min
Jan 12, 4:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more41 min
Jan 12, 4:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Clarke, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry and 4 more38 min
Jan 12, 4:13 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCClayton, Henry, Newton, Rockdale19 min
Jan 12, 4:15 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHancock, Warren33 min
Jan 12, 4:16 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHancock, Warren29 min
Jan 12, 4:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Jasper and 5 more38 min
Jan 12, 4:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Lamar, Monroe36 min
Jan 12, 4:32 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCButts, Henry, Newton, Spalding32 min
Jan 12, 4:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson, Madison36 min
Jan 12, 4:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMonroe, Upson34 min
Jan 12, 4:44 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Talbot31 min
Jan 12, 4:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Clarke, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton29 min
Jan 12, 4:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Putnam26 min
Jan 12, 4:55 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCButts, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam20 min
Jan 12, 4:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade, Walker31 min
Jan 12, 5:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee41 min
Jan 12, 5:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro46 min
Jan 12, 5:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Taliaferro41 min
Jan 12, 5:26 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor34 min
Jan 12, 5:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Schley, Taylor36 min
Jan 12, 5:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes45 min
Jan 12, 5:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Sumter42 min
Jan 12, 6:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford, Peach28 min
Jan 12, 6:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson45 min
Jan 12, 6:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox24 min
Jan 12, 6:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Wilcox33 min
Jan 12, 6:41 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox19 min
Jan 12, 6:47 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington, Wilkinson28 min
Jan 12, 6:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox27 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.