Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2023
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2023, 5:20 PM EST for 15 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 25, 2023, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2023, 5:20 PM EST (22:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2023, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2023, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
446 WWUS72 KFFC 242220 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 520 PM EST Sun Dec 24 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-251200- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0013.231225T0600Z-231225T2000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, and Cleveland 520 PM EST Sun Dec 24 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph expected. Wind gusts may reach as high as 45 mph in higher elevations. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast and northwest Georgia. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 3 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
1 follow-up statement
145 WWUS72 KFFC 250927 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 427 AM EST Mon Dec 25 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-252000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-231225T2000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, and Cleveland 427 AM EST Mon Dec 25 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph expected. Wind gusts may reach as high as 45 mph along the mountain ridgelines. * WHERE...Portions of northern Georgia. * WHEN...Through 3 PM EST today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
Nearby
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.