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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2023, 3:01 PM EDT for 48 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 1, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2023, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2023, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2023, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 48 counties
Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
992 WWUS72 KFFC 311901 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 301 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-010300- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.230401T1200Z-230402T0300Z/ 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- Henry- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, and Peachtree City 301 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. Some higher gusts will be possible at elevations above 3000 ft. * WHERE...Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of I-20. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM EDT 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
946 WWUS72 KFFC 010115 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 915 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-011200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.230401T1200Z-230402T0300Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Henry- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, and Peachtree City 915 PM EDT Fri Mar 31 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. Some higher gusts will be possible at elevations above 3000 ft. * WHERE...Portions of north Georgia, generally along and north of I-20. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
745 WWUS72 KFFC 010745 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 345 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-011545- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.230401T1200Z-230402T0300Z/ 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- Henry- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, and Peachtree City 345 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 11 PM EDT 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. && $$
583 WWUS72 KFFC 011449 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1049 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-020300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-230402T0300Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb- North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Henry- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, and Peachtree City 1049 AM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of north and central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
054 WWUS72 KFFC 020247 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>055-057-020400- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-230402T0300Z/ 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- Henry- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Athens, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, and Peachtree City 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Winds and wind gusts have dropped below Wind Advisory criteria and will continue to gradually subside through the overnight hours. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 5 days |
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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.