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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 5, 20258 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2025, 6:48 PM EST for 8 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 5, 2025, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2025, 6:48 PM EST (23:48 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2025, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 AM EST
In force
15 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 23:46 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, 11.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2025-03-05Temperature 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 2025-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1043 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
100 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

885 
WWUS72 KFFC 052348
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
648 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

GAZ006>009-013>016-060800-
/O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.250306T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Ellijay, Cleveland, Blue Ridge,
Hiawassee, Dahlonega, Blairsville, Jasper, and Dawsonville
648 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected. The strongest gusts are expected at elevations above 
  2500 ft.

* WHERE...Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union, Towns, 
  and White Counties.

* WHEN....

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>022-030>033-041>044-052>054-056-066>068-
060800-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.250306T0200Z-250306T1500Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-
Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Haralson-
Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Spalding-Troup-
Meriwether-Pike-
Including the cities of Fort Oglethorpe, Dallas, Carrollton,
Cedartown, Summerville, Cartersville, Zebulon, Dalton, Bremen,
Franklin, Woodstock, Peachtree City, Chatsworth, Newnan, East
Point, LaFayette, Rome, West Point, Trenton, Griffin, Manchester,
Cumming, Atlanta, Calhoun, Marietta, and Douglasville
648 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ023>025-027-034>039-045>051-055-057>062-069>076-078>085-089>091-
094>097-102-103-060800-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.250306T0200Z-250306T1500Z/
Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-
Taliaferro-Clayton-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-
Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-
Chattahoochee-Marion-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-
Webster-
Including the cities of Milledgeville, Columbus, Riverdale,
Macon, Jeffersonville, Gainesville, Covington, Monticello, Gray,
Athens, Monroe, Stockbridge, Crawford, Lawrenceville, Comer,
Watkinsville, Commerce, Preston, Fort Valley, Conyers, Decatur,
Warner Robins, GIbson, Jackson, Lumpkin, Eatonton, Dublin, Fort
Moore, Greensboro, Washington, Wrightsville, Forsyth, Talbotton,
Butler, Buena Vista, Homer, Thomaston, Sandersville, Roberts,
Toomsboro, Winder, Barnesville, Louisville, Crawfordville,
Cochran, Sparta, Pine Mountain, Madison, and Warrenton
648 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 25 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, 
  northeast, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ086-092-093-098-104>113-060100-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250306T0000Z/
Emanuel-Schley-Macon-Treutlen-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-
Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-Toombs-
Including the cities of Americus, Vienna, Soperton, Ellaville,
Abbeville, Mount Vernon, Mcrae, Eastman, Alamo, Cordele,
Hawkinsville, Montezuma, Vidalia, and Swainsboro
648 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

$$
5 follow-up statements
848 
WWUS72 KFFC 060232
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
932 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>022-030>033-041>044-052>054-056-066>068-
061200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-
Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Haralson-
Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Spalding-Troup-
Meriwether-Pike-
Including the cities of Fort Oglethorpe, Dallas, Carrollton,
Cedartown, Summerville, Cartersville, Zebulon, Dalton, Bremen,
Franklin, Woodstock, Peachtree City, Chatsworth, Newnan, East
Point, LaFayette, Rome, West Point, Trenton, Griffin, Manchester,
Cumming, Atlanta, Calhoun, Marietta, and Douglasville
932 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ023>025-027-034>039-045>051-055-057>062-069>076-078>085-089>091-
094>097-102-103-061200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-
Taliaferro-Clayton-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-
Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-
Chattahoochee-Marion-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-
Webster-
Including the cities of Milledgeville, Columbus, Riverdale,
Macon, Jeffersonville, Gainesville, Covington, Monticello, Gray,
Athens, Monroe, Stockbridge, Crawford, Lawrenceville, Comer,
Watkinsville, Commerce, Preston, Fort Valley, Conyers, Decatur,
Warner Robins, GIbson, Jackson, Lumpkin, Eatonton, Dublin, Fort
Moore, Greensboro, Washington, Wrightsville, Forsyth, Talbotton,
Butler, Buena Vista, Homer, Thomaston, Sandersville, Roberts,
Toomsboro, Winder, Barnesville, Louisville, Crawfordville,
Cochran, Sparta, Pine Mountain, Madison, and Warrenton
932 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 25 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, 
  northeast, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ006>009-013>016-061200-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Ellijay, Cleveland, Blue Ridge,
Hiawassee, Dahlonega, Blairsville, Jasper, and Dawsonville
932 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. The 
  strongest gusts are expected at elevations above 2500 ft.

* WHERE...Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union, Towns, 
  and White Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
369 
WWUS72 KFFC 060507
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1207 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

GAZ023>025-027-034>039-045>051-055-057>062-069>076-078>085-089>091-
094>097-102-103-060615-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-
Taliaferro-Clayton-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-
Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Muscogee-
Chattahoochee-Marion-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Stewart-
Webster-
Including the cities of Sandersville, Madison, Athens, GIbson,
Jeffersonville, Columbus, Monticello, Fort Valley, Thomaston,
Greensboro, Commerce, Cochran, Macon, Buena Vista, Forsyth,
Covington, Gray, Roberts, Watkinsville, Toomsboro, Dublin,
Crawford, Fort Moore, Louisville, Warner Robins, Barnesville,
Decatur, Preston, Warrenton, Monroe, Butler, Conyers, Lumpkin,
Gainesville, Jackson, Stockbridge, Winder, Talbotton,
Wrightsville, Comer, Milledgeville, Sparta, Lawrenceville,
Riverdale, Washington, Crawfordville, Eatonton, Pine Mountain,
and Homer
1207 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The threat has ended.

$$

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>022-030>033-041>044-052>054-056-066>068-
061500-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-
Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Haralson-
Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Spalding-Troup-
Meriwether-Pike-
Including the cities of Franklin, Carrollton, East Point,
Chatsworth, Trenton, Atlanta, LaFayette, Griffin, Zebulon,
Dallas, Summerville, Cartersville, Calhoun, Cedartown, Dalton,
Manchester, Bremen, Woodstock, Rome, Douglasville, Cumming,
Marietta, West Point, Peachtree City, Newnan, and Fort Oglethorpe
1207 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ006>009-013>016-061500-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Blairsville, Dawsonville, Blue Ridge,
Dahlonega, Jasper, Cleveland, Hiawassee, and Ellijay
1207 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union, Towns, 
  and White Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

SEC
475 
WWUS72 KFFC 060839
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
339 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

GAZ022-031>033-043-044-052>054-056-066>068-061645-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Forsyth-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Douglas-South Fulton-Heard-
Coweta-Fayette-Spalding-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-
Including the cities of Franklin, Marietta, Manchester,
Douglasville, Dallas, East Point, West Point, Atlanta, Newnan,
Peachtree City, Griffin, Cumming, and Zebulon
339 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST 
FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 
  21. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result 
  in frost formation.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EST this morning. For 
  the Frost Advisory, from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor 
  vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left 
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>021-030-041-042-061645-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-
Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Haralson-Carroll-
Including the cities of Cartersville, Rome, Calhoun, Cedartown,
Dalton, Carrollton, Bremen, Chatsworth, Trenton, LaFayette, Fort
Oglethorpe, Summerville, and Woodstock
339 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 
  21. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 
  possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EST this morning. For 
  the Freeze Watch, from this evening through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ023>025-027-034>039-045>051-055-057>062-069>076-078-079-081>086-
094>098-107-109-061645-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-
Taliaferro-Clayton-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-
Talbot-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Peach-
Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Pulaski-Dodge-
Including the cities of Sandersville, Swainsboro, Eastman,
Madison, Athens, GIbson, Jeffersonville, Monticello, Fort Valley,
Thomaston, Greensboro, Commerce, Cochran, Macon, Forsyth,
Covington, Gray, Roberts, Watkinsville, Toomsboro, Dublin,
Crawford, Louisville, Warner Robins, Barnesville, Decatur,
Warrenton, Monroe, Conyers, Gainesville, Hawkinsville, Jackson,
Stockbridge, Winder, Soperton, Talbotton, Wrightsville, Comer,
Milledgeville, Sparta, Lawrenceville, Riverdale, Washington,
Crawfordville, Eatonton, Pine Mountain, and Homer
339 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST 
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, 
  northeast, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ006>009-013>016-061645-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Blairsville, Dawsonville, Blue Ridge,
Dahlonega, Jasper, Cleveland, Hiawassee, and Ellijay
339 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with 
  gusts up to 40 mph. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing 
  temperatures as low as 27 possible.

* WHERE...Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union, Towns, 
  and White Counties.

* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 10 AM EST this morning. For 
  the Freeze Watch, from this evening through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 
  Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive 
  vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Take steps now to protect 
tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

SEC
414 
WWUS72 KFFC 060953
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
453 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

GAZ006>009-013>016-061500-
/O.CAN.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Blairsville, Dawsonville, Blue Ridge,
Dahlonega, Jasper, Cleveland, Hiawassee, and Ellijay
453 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union, Towns, 
  and White Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

GAZ022-031>033-043-044-052>054-056-066>068-061800-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
Forsyth-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Douglas-South Fulton-Heard-
Coweta-Fayette-Spalding-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-
Including the cities of Franklin, Marietta, Manchester,
Douglasville, Dallas, East Point, West Point, Atlanta, Newnan,
Peachtree City, Griffin, Cumming, and Zebulon
453 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM 
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 
  21. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 33 will result 
  in frost formation.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EST this morning. For 
  the Frost Advisory, from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>021-030-041-042-061800-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-
Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Haralson-Carroll-
Including the cities of Cartersville, Rome, Calhoun, Cedartown,
Dalton, Carrollton, Bremen, Chatsworth, Trenton, LaFayette, Fort
Oglethorpe, Summerville, and Woodstock
453 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 
  20. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 
  possible.

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

* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM EST this morning. For 
  the Freeze Watch, from this evening through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ023>025-027-034>039-045>051-055-057>062-069>076-078-079-081>086-
094>098-107-109-061800-
/O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-
Taliaferro-Clayton-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-
Talbot-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Peach-
Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Pulaski-Dodge-
Including the cities of Sandersville, Swainsboro, Eastman,
Madison, Athens, GIbson, Jeffersonville, Monticello, Fort Valley,
Thomaston, Greensboro, Commerce, Cochran, Macon, Forsyth,
Covington, Gray, Roberts, Watkinsville, Toomsboro, Dublin,
Crawford, Louisville, Warner Robins, Barnesville, Decatur,
Warrenton, Monroe, Conyers, Gainesville, Hawkinsville, Jackson,
Stockbridge, Winder, Soperton, Talbotton, Wrightsville, Comer,
Milledgeville, Sparta, Lawrenceville, Riverdale, Washington,
Crawfordville, Eatonton, Pine Mountain, and Homer
453 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM 
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, 
  northeast, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

SEC
968 
WWUS72 KFFC 061457
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
957 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

GAZ022-031>033-043-044-052>054-056-066>068-070000-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
Forsyth-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Douglas-South Fulton-Heard-
Coweta-Fayette-Spalding-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-
Including the cities of Cumming, Griffin, East Point, Marietta,
Franklin, Zebulon, Newnan, Manchester, Atlanta, Peachtree City,
West Point, Douglasville, and Dallas
957 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM 
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.

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

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ001>005-011-012-019>021-030-041-042-070000-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.A.0001.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-Floyd-
Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Haralson-Carroll-
Including the cities of Bremen, Woodstock, Dalton, Fort
Oglethorpe, Rome, Calhoun, Trenton, Chatsworth, Carrollton,
Cedartown, Cartersville, Summerville, and LaFayette
957 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible.

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

* WHEN...From this evening through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

GAZ006>009-013>016-061600-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-250306T1500Z/
Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-
Including the cities of Blue Ridge, Blairsville, Hiawassee,
Dahlonega, Cleveland, Ellijay, Jasper, and Dawsonville
957 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

Widespread wind gusts greater than 30 MPH have subsided. However, 
periodic wind gusts of 20 to 25 MPH may persist through early 
afternoon.

$$

GAZ023>025-027-034>039-045>051-055-057>062-069>076-078-079-081>086-
094>098-107-109-070000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.250307T0400Z-250307T1400Z/
Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-
Oglethorpe-Wilkes-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene-
Taliaferro-Clayton-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Upson-
Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-
Talbot-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Peach-
Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Pulaski-Dodge-
Including the cities of Pine Mountain, Warner Robins, Comer,
Monticello, Athens, Macon, Jeffersonville, Dublin, Wrightsville,
Thomaston, Warrenton, Homer, Eatonton, Toomsboro, Jackson,
Talbotton, Sparta, Greensboro, Winder, Riverdale, Decatur,
GIbson, Conyers, Louisville, Soperton, Washington, Forsyth,
Gainesville, Sandersville, Cochran, Hawkinsville, Crawford,
Madison, Fort Valley, Swainsboro, Crawfordville, Commerce,
Roberts, Watkinsville, Barnesville, Milledgeville, Gray,
Stockbridge, Eastman, Covington, Monroe, and Lawrenceville
957 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM 
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, 
  northeast, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 10:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker49 min
Mar 4, 11:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd, Gordon42 min
Mar 4, 11:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield48 min
Mar 4, 11:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson, Polk40 min
Mar 5, 12:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Douglas, Floyd, Gordon and 4 more49 min
Mar 5, 12:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Heard, Troup46 min
Mar 5, 12:27 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Walker and 1 more48 min
Mar 5, 12:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee47 min
Mar 5, 12:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether and 1 more42 min
Mar 5, 12:51 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Floyd and 7 more39 min
Mar 5, 1:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens51 min
Mar 5, 1:20 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot40 min
Mar 5, 1:24 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Harris and 6 more51 min
Mar 5, 1:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding50 min
Mar 5, 1:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Pickens48 min
Mar 5, 2:00 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Schley and 5 more45 min
Mar 5, 2:07 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 1 more38 min
Mar 5, 2:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry and 6 more50 min
Mar 5, 2:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley, Sumter, Taylor, Upson, Webster44 min
Mar 5, 2:35 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Lumpkin, Union25 min
Mar 5, 2:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Rockdale47 min
Mar 5, 2:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Henry, Lamar, Monroe, Newton, Spalding40 min
Mar 5, 2:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, Towns, Union, White48 min
Mar 5, 3:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Macon, Peach, Sumter, Taylor44 min
Mar 5, 3:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, Walton49 min
Mar 5, 3:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam47 min
Mar 5, 3:31 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Peach, Pulaski and 1 more44 min
Mar 5, 3:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks48 min
Mar 5, 4:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Oglethorpe and 2 more51 min
Mar 5, 4:10 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Pulaski, Twiggs, Wilcox and 1 more50 min
Mar 5, 4:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes51 min
Mar 5, 4:54 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Johnson, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler36 min
Mar 5, 5:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler48 min
Mar 5, 5:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson32 min
Mar 5, 6:05 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Toombs40 min
Mar 5, 2:55 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 43 more9 hr
Mar 5, 2:55 PM ESTFreeze WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 19 more19 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.