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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 22, 202696 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2026, 12:36 AM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 22, 2026, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2026, 12:36 AM EST (05:36 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2026, 8:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 22, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 96 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley 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, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery 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, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Towns County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:38 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 50 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 2026-02-22Temperature 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 2026-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

360 
WWUS72 KFFC 220536
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1236 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-221345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.260222T1300Z-260223T0000Z/
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-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-
Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-
Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-
Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-
Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-
Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-
Toombs-
Including the cities of Buena Vista, Cedartown, Cumming, Stockbridge,
LaFayette, Cleveland, Hawkinsville, Fort Oglethorpe, Athens, Mount
Vernon, Gray, Talbotton, Trenton, Bremen, Washington, Eatonton,
Commerce, Alamo, Ellijay, Eastman, Toomsboro, Macon, Decatur,
Crawfordville, Dawsonville, Jasper, Watkinsville, Vienna, Winder,
Griffin, Greensboro, Marietta, Lawrenceville, Warner Robins,
Douglasville, Ellaville, Blairsville, GIbson, Rome, Calhoun, East
Point, Warrenton, Cordele, Preston, Roberts, Comer, Columbus,
Carrollton, Crawford, Gainesville, Louisville, Jeffersonville,
Manchester, Lumpkin, Dahlonega, Mcrae, Fort Benning, Peachtree City,
Vidalia, Madison, Sandersville, Monroe, Monticello, Americus, Sparta,
Zebulon, Homer, Forsyth, Conyers, Newnan, Jackson, West Point,
Cartersville, Montezuma, Riverdale, Dalton, Atlanta, Milledgeville,
Fort Valley, Dallas, Wrightsville, Hiawassee, Blue Ridge, Abbeville,
Covington, Summerville, Cochran, Pine Mountain, Swainsboro, Dublin,
Chatsworth, Soperton, Thomaston, Butler, Barnesville, Franklin, and
Woodstock
1236 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
024 
WWUS72 KFFC 221503
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1003 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-230000-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260223T0000Z/
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-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-
Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-
Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-
Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-
Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-
Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-
Toombs-
Including the cities of East Point, Comer, Fort Oglethorpe,
Carrollton, Warrenton, Calhoun, Forsyth, Blairsville, Zebulon,
Lumpkin, Greensboro, Pine Mountain, Peachtree City, Decatur,
Columbus, Macon, Fort Valley, Homer, Watkinsville, Sandersville,
Thomaston, Lawrenceville, Mcrae, Jeffersonville, Chatsworth, Butler,
Cartersville, Marietta, Milledgeville, Summerville, Covington,
Jackson, Barnesville, Toomsboro, Ellijay, Atlanta, LaFayette,
Stockbridge, Athens, Vienna, Cordele, Conyers, Preston, Rome, Mount
Vernon, Riverdale, Fort Benning, Warner Robins, Washington,
Crawfordville, Eatonton, Trenton, Dahlonega, Gainesville, Jasper,
Woodstock, Dallas, Commerce, Franklin, Louisville, Madison, Monroe,
Dawsonville, GIbson, Griffin, Wrightsville, Eastman, Dublin,
Montezuma, Ellaville, Cleveland, Blue Ridge, West Point, Americus,
Hiawassee, Abbeville, Talbotton, Dalton, Sparta, Vidalia, Cedartown,
Alamo, Manchester, Gray, Buena Vista, Cumming, Crawford, Swainsboro,
Newnan, Cochran, Roberts, Douglasville, Soperton, Winder, Bremen,
Hawkinsville, and Monticello
1003 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
602 
WWUS72 KFFC 221703
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1203 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-230600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.CW.Y.0004.260223T0600Z-260223T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260223T0000Z/
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-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-
Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-
Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-
Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-
Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-
Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery-
Toombs-
Including the cities of East Point, Comer, Fort Oglethorpe,
Carrollton, Warrenton, Calhoun, Forsyth, Blairsville, Zebulon,
Lumpkin, Greensboro, Pine Mountain, Peachtree City, Decatur,
Columbus, Macon, Fort Valley, Homer, Watkinsville, Sandersville,
Thomaston, Lawrenceville, Mcrae, Jeffersonville, Chatsworth, Butler,
Cartersville, Marietta, Milledgeville, Summerville, Covington,
Jackson, Barnesville, Toomsboro, Ellijay, Atlanta, LaFayette,
Stockbridge, Athens, Vienna, Cordele, Conyers, Preston, Rome, Mount
Vernon, Riverdale, Fort Benning, Warner Robins, Washington,
Crawfordville, Eatonton, Trenton, Dahlonega, Gainesville, Jasper,
Woodstock, Dallas, Commerce, Franklin, Louisville, Madison, Monroe,
Dawsonville, GIbson, Griffin, Wrightsville, Eastman, Dublin,
Montezuma, Ellaville, Cleveland, Blue Ridge, West Point, Americus,
Hiawassee, Abbeville, Talbotton, Dalton, Sparta, Vidalia, Cedartown,
Alamo, Manchester, Gray, Buena Vista, Cumming, Crawford, Swainsboro,
Newnan, Cochran, Roberts, Douglasville, Soperton, Winder, Bremen,
Hawkinsville, and Monticello
1203 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with
  gusts up to 40 mph expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very
  cold wind chills ranging from 10 degrees above zero to a few
  degrees below zero expected.

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

* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening. For the
  Cold Weather Advisory, from 1 AM to 10 AM EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Very
  cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 12:03 PM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more22 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.