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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2024, 2:27 AM EST for 8 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 28, 2024, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2024, 2:27 AM EST (07:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2024, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2024, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
748 WWUS72 KFFC 280727 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 227 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 GAZ006>009-013>016-282200- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.240128T0900Z-240129T1200Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 227 AM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin and White Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
910 WWUS72 KFFC 282112 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 412 PM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 GAZ006>009-013>016-291200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240129T1200Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 412 PM EST Sun Jan 28 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin and White Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
963 WWUS72 KFFC 291138 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 638 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2024 GAZ006>009-013>016-291245- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240129T1200Z/ Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Dahlonega and Cleveland 638 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... Sustained winds and gusts have decreased below Wind Advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 9:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton | 27 min |
| Jan 27, 9:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Walton | 33 min |
| Jan 28, 7:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 2 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 43 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:30 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 21 hr |
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.