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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 4, 202471 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2024, 2:51 AM EST for 71 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2024, 2:51 AM EST (07:51 UTC)
Expired
Feb 5, 2024, 1:00 AM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 71 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly 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, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton 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, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 2024-02-04Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2024-02-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1738 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

046 
WWUS72 KFFC 040751
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
251 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024

GAZ005>009-012>016-019>023-030>034-041>049-052>060-066>073-
078>084-089>097-102>111-042000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.240204T0751Z-240205T0600Z/
Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-
White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-
North Fulton-Gwinnett-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-
DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-
Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-
Twiggs-Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-
Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, 
Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, 
Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, 
Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
251 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of north, west central, and south central 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 1 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
081 
WWUS72 KFFC 041528
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1028 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024

GAZ005>009-012>016-019>023-030>034-041>049-052>060-066>073-
078>084-089>097-102>111-042330-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240205T0600Z/
Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-
White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-
North Fulton-Gwinnett-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-
DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-
Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-
Twiggs-Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-
Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, 
Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, 
Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, 
Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
1028 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of north, west central, and south central 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 1 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.

&&

$$
849 
WWUS72 KFFC 041847
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
147 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2024

GAZ005>009-012>016-019>023-030>034-041>049-052>060-066>073-
078>084-089>097-102>111-050600-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240205T0600Z/
Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-
White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-
North Fulton-Gwinnett-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-
DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-
Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-
Twiggs-Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-
Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, 
Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, 
Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, 
Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
147 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of north, west central, and south central 
  Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 1 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.

&&

$$
681 
WWUS72 KFFC 050606
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
106 AM EST Mon Feb 5 2024

GAZ005>009-012>016-019>023-030>034-041>049-052>060-066>073-
078>084-089>097-102>111-050715-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240205T0600Z/
Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-
White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-
North Fulton-Gwinnett-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-
DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-
Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-
Twiggs-Wilkinson-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-
Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-
Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-
Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Rome, 
Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, 
Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, 
Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Milledgeville, Macon,
Columbus, Warner Robins, Dublin, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele
106 AM EST Mon Feb 5 2024

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Isolated wind gusts to near 35 mph will remain possible for the next
hour or two, but winds will continue to slowly diminish through the 
morning hours.

$$

SEC

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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.