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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 17, 202327 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Feb 17, 2023, 1:26 PM EST for 27 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2023, 1:26 PM EST (18:26 UTC)
Expired
Feb 18, 2023, 1:00 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 27 counties

Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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, 6.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2023-02-17Temperature 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°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 2023-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -113 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-113 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.

553 
WWUS72 KFFC 171826
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
126 PM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-032>037-044>048-054-055-057-180200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.230217T1826Z-230218T0200Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Cherokee-
Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-
Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-
Fayette-Clayton-Henry-
Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Gainesville, 
Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, 
Conyers, Covington, and Peachtree City
126 PM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 9 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.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
750 
WWUS72 KFFC 180051
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
751 PM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-032>037-044>048-054-055-057-180600-
/O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230218T0600Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Cherokee-
Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-
Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-
Fayette-Clayton-Henry-
Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Gainesville, 
Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, 
Conyers, Covington, and Peachtree City
751 PM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
289 
WWUS72 KFFC 180600
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
100 AM EST Sat Feb 18 2023

GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-032>037-044>048-054-055-057-180700-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230218T0600Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Cherokee-
Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-
Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-
Fayette-Clayton-Henry-
Including the cities of Dahlonega, Cleveland, Gainesville, 
Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, East Point, Decatur, 
Conyers, Covington, and Peachtree City
100 AM EST Sat Feb 18 2023

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Wind gusts have begun to diminish to 25 mph or less, so the Wind
Advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 9:11 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade, Walker49 min
Feb 17, 2:14 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade27 hr
Feb 17, 5:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Pike, Spalding16 min
Feb 17, 6:21 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb3 hr
Feb 17, 6:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton5 hr
Feb 17, 7:53 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski22 min
Feb 17, 8:29 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth7 hr
Feb 17, 3:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhitfield40 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.