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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2025, 9:12 PM EDT for 77 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 15, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2025, 9:12 PM EDT (01:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 77 counties
Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb 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, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe 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, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Webster County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 1085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
499 WWUS72 KFFC 150112 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 912 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>022-030>034-041>048-052>058-066>071-078>082- 089>095-102>108-151200- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.250315T1500Z-250316T0900Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford- Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox- Including the cities of Manchester, Dallas, Roberts, Cumming, Carrollton, Blue Ridge, Atlanta, Dahlonega, Lumpkin, Americus, Douglasville, Jackson, East Point, Monroe, Hiawassee, Dawsonville, Ellaville, Fort Valley, Jasper, Lawrenceville, Barnesville, Dalton, Macon, Vienna, Newnan, Conyers, Fort Benning, Woodstock, Trenton, Ellijay, Decatur, Montezuma, Marietta, Thomaston, Warner Robins, Blairsville, Buena Vista, Forsyth, Pine Mountain, LaFayette, Bremen, Stockbridge, Cartersville, Cedartown, Riverdale, Talbotton, Butler, Fort Oglethorpe, Preston, Griffin, Franklin, Peachtree City, Summerville, Cleveland, Covington, West Point, Columbus, Rome, Cordele, Calhoun, Zebulon, Hawkinsville, Abbeville, and Chatsworth 912 PM EDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 AM Saturday to 5 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
522 WWUS72 KFFC 150729 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 329 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 GAZ023>025-027-035>039-049-050-059-060-072-151530- /O.EXA.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.250315T1500Z-250316T0900Z/ Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes- Morgan-Greene-Jasper-Putnam-Jones- Including the cities of Eatonton, Commerce, Crawford, Greensboro, Washington, Monticello, Madison, Athens, Homer, Comer, Winder, Watkinsville, Gainesville, and Gray 329 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>022-030>034-041>048-052>058-066>071-078>082- 089>095-102>108-151530- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.250315T1500Z-250316T0900Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow- Cherokee-Forsyth-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett- Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton- Newton-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford- Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston- Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox- Including the cities of Zebulon, Newnan, Barnesville, Carrollton, Preston, Cedartown, Atlanta, Butler, Roberts, Warner Robins, LaFayette, Hawkinsville, Monroe, Dalton, Montezuma, Vienna, Woodstock, Jackson, West Point, Peachtree City, Pine Mountain, Abbeville, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Franklin, Macon, Fort Valley, Cordele, Calhoun, Trenton, Conyers, Ellaville, Cleveland, Forsyth, Talbotton, Fort Oglethorpe, Cumming, Bremen, Jasper, Douglasville, Fort Benning, Ellijay, Dahlonega, Blue Ridge, Rome, Buena Vista, Chatsworth, Decatur, Griffin, Dallas, Columbus, East Point, Manchester, Blairsville, Covington, Cartersville, Summerville, Lumpkin, Riverdale, Thomaston, Americus, Dawsonville, Stockbridge, and Hiawassee 329 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph expected. Locally higher gusts possible at elevations above 2000 feet. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. && $$
320 WWUS72 KFFC 151524 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1124 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>050-052>060-066>072- 078>082-089>095-102>108-152330- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250316T0900Z/ 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-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry- Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe- Jones-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee- Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly- Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox- Including the cities of Buena Vista, Fort Benning, Americus, Gainesville, Winder, Marietta, Gray, Macon, Greensboro, Conyers, Chatsworth, Talbotton, Cordele, Pine Mountain, Forsyth, Warner Robins, Riverdale, Watkinsville, Vienna, Madison, Zebulon, Dahlonega, Lumpkin, Jackson, Rome, Griffin, Homer, Trenton, Cedartown, Ellaville, Montezuma, Eatonton, Stockbridge, Thomaston, Woodstock, Monticello, Decatur, Fort Valley, Cartersville, West Point, Butler, Lawrenceville, Fort Oglethorpe, Athens, East Point, Calhoun, Abbeville, Washington, Newnan, Cleveland, Crawford, Barnesville, Douglasville, Monroe, Columbus, Blue Ridge, Carrollton, Manchester, Cumming, Commerce, Peachtree City, Bremen, Dawsonville, Hiawassee, Summerville, LaFayette, Comer, Dallas, Jasper, Ellijay, Atlanta, Blairsville, Roberts, Dalton, Franklin, Covington, Preston, and Hawkinsville 1124 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ SEC
568 WWUS72 KFFC 151826 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 226 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>050-052>060-066>072- 078>082-089>095-102>108-160230- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250316T0900Z/ 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-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry- Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe- Jones-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee- Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly- Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox- Including the cities of Buena Vista, Fort Benning, Americus, Gainesville, Winder, Marietta, Gray, Macon, Greensboro, Conyers, Chatsworth, Talbotton, Cordele, Pine Mountain, Forsyth, Warner Robins, Riverdale, Watkinsville, Vienna, Madison, Zebulon, Dahlonega, Lumpkin, Jackson, Rome, Griffin, Homer, Trenton, Cedartown, Ellaville, Montezuma, Eatonton, Stockbridge, Thomaston, Woodstock, Monticello, Decatur, Fort Valley, Cartersville, West Point, Butler, Lawrenceville, Fort Oglethorpe, Athens, East Point, Calhoun, Abbeville, Washington, Newnan, Cleveland, Crawford, Barnesville, Douglasville, Monroe, Columbus, Blue Ridge, Carrollton, Manchester, Cumming, Commerce, Peachtree City, Bremen, Dawsonville, Hiawassee, Summerville, LaFayette, Comer, Dallas, Jasper, Ellijay, Atlanta, Blairsville, Roberts, Dalton, Franklin, Covington, Preston, and Hawkinsville 226 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Locally higher gusts possible at elevations above 2000 feet. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ SEC
149 WWUS72 KFFC 160224 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1024 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>050-052>060-066>072- 078>082-089>095-102>108-160900- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250316T0900Z/ 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-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry- Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe- Jones-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee- Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly- Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox- Including the cities of Washington, Fort Benning, Butler, Conyers, Homer, Decatur, Buena Vista, Manchester, Ellaville, Franklin, Eatonton, Monroe, Fort Valley, Abbeville, Cleveland, Stockbridge, Madison, Douglasville, Bremen, Dallas, Cedartown, Carrollton, Gainesville, Hawkinsville, Warner Robins, Summerville, Blue Ridge, Lawrenceville, Cartersville, Athens, Lumpkin, Chatsworth, Commerce, Preston, Columbus, Comer, Atlanta, Griffin, Dawsonville, Winder, Riverdale, Calhoun, Zebulon, Rome, Macon, Americus, Roberts, Dahlonega, Ellijay, Cordele, Pine Mountain, Cumming, LaFayette, Woodstock, East Point, Watkinsville, Newnan, Jackson, Gray, Forsyth, Dalton, Monticello, Jasper, Talbotton, Vienna, Blairsville, Fort Oglethorpe, Barnesville, Trenton, Hiawassee, Covington, Marietta, Crawford, West Point, Peachtree City, Thomaston, Greensboro, and Montezuma 1024 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Locally higher gusts possible at elevations above 2000 feet. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Sunday. * 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. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
492 WWUS72 KFFC 160851 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 451 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>050-052>060-066>072- 078>082-089>095-102>108-161000- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250316T0900Z/ 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-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry- Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe- Jones-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee- Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly- Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox- Including the cities of Athens, Summerville, Blairsville, Douglasville, Decatur, Peachtree City, Macon, Marietta, Fort Oglethorpe, Madison, Rome, Ellaville, Covington, Calhoun, Columbus, Hawkinsville, East Point, Thomaston, Roberts, Preston, Greensboro, Cordele, Atlanta, Cartersville, Forsyth, Crawford, Washington, Dalton, Franklin, Ellijay, Lumpkin, Stockbridge, Jackson, Hiawassee, Dawsonville, Gainesville, Riverdale, Zebulon, Americus, Dallas, LaFayette, Cumming, Buena Vista, Cedartown, Blue Ridge, Bremen, Winder, Watkinsville, Talbotton, Lawrenceville, Newnan, Cleveland, Trenton, Barnesville, Commerce, Chatsworth, Monroe, Conyers, Jasper, Gray, Fort Valley, Manchester, Carrollton, Butler, Dahlonega, Pine Mountain, Monticello, Fort Benning, Eatonton, Griffin, West Point, Comer, Montezuma, Homer, Warner Robins, Abbeville, Vienna, and Woodstock 451 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds have fallen below Wind Advisory criteria. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 7:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 8:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 9:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 25 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 44 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 3 days |
| Mar 15, 10:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 27 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.