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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- 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 13:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
802 WWUS72 KFFC 121315 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 915 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-130000- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.260312T1315Z-260313T0000Z/ 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 West Point, Blairsville, Butler, Lumpkin, Franklin, Summerville, Fort Oglethorpe, LaFayette, Barnesville, Roberts, Americus, Swainsboro, Cedartown, Bremen, Dalton, Fort Valley, Buena Vista, Gray, Rome, Newnan, Comer, Milledgeville, Gainesville, Macon, Preston, Zebulon, Columbus, Covington, Jeffersonville, Dublin, Stockbridge, Louisville, Manchester, East Point, Eatonton, Warrenton, Abbeville, Wrightsville, Pine Mountain, Hiawassee, Dahlonega, Toomsboro, Soperton, Jasper, Carrollton, Montezuma, Crawford, Alamo, Atlanta, Calhoun, Lawrenceville, Crawfordville, Dawsonville, Forsyth, GIbson, Monticello, Mcrae, Douglasville, Vienna, Thomaston, Blue Ridge, Cumming, Watkinsville, Washington, Decatur, Griffin, Sandersville, Talbotton, Jackson, Winder, Greensboro, Madison, Conyers, Eastman, Woodstock, Vidalia, Cleveland, Chatsworth, Ellijay, Athens, Homer, Dallas, Fort Benning, Mount Vernon, Commerce, Trenton, Peachtree City, Ellaville, Marietta, Cochran, Monroe, Sparta, Hawkinsville, Riverdale, Cartersville, Cordele, and Warner Robins 915 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
412 WWUS72 KFFC 121601 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1201 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 GAZ012-019>021-030>035-037-041>049-052>057-066>068-130215- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0001.260313T0600Z-260313T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260313T0000Z/ Gordon-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton- Gwinnett-Barrow-Oconee-Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton- DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton- Spalding-Henry-Troup-Meriwether-Pike- Including the cities of Conyers, Rome, Cartersville, Bremen, Winder, Lawrenceville, Riverdale, Atlanta, Griffin, Zebulon, Marietta, East Point, Manchester, Franklin, Cedartown, Decatur, Carrollton, West Point, Monroe, Covington, Dallas, Woodstock, Madison, Calhoun, Peachtree City, Watkinsville, Douglasville, Newnan, and Stockbridge 1201 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, north winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 35 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Frost Advisory, from 2 AM to 11 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ GAZ001>009-011-013>016-022>025-027-036-038-039-050-051-058>062- 069>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-130000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260313T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson- Madison-Clarke-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Greene-Taliaferro-Butts-Jasper- Putnam-Hancock-Warren-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 Trenton, Commerce, Vidalia, Fort Benning, Macon, Dahlonega, Comer, Lumpkin, Dalton, Swainsboro, Butler, Blairsville, Vienna, Homer, Jasper, Eatonton, Sparta, Eastman, Athens, GIbson, Monticello, Thomaston, Jeffersonville, Montezuma, Toomsboro, Columbus, Talbotton, Soperton, Hawkinsville, Fort Oglethorpe, Chatsworth, Alamo, Blue Ridge, Buena Vista, Warrenton, LaFayette, Crawford, Barnesville, Mcrae, Wrightsville, Ellijay, Pine Mountain, Sandersville, Cochran, Dawsonville, Gray, Forsyth, Cordele, Washington, Cleveland, Greensboro, Fort Valley, Warner Robins, Preston, Louisville, Mount Vernon, Crawfordville, Milledgeville, Roberts, Americus, Gainesville, Cumming, Hiawassee, Ellaville, Summerville, Dublin, Abbeville, and Jackson 1201 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 3:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 4:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 4:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 4:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 4:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot and 1 more | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Rockdale | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 4:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 5:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Talbot and 1 more | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 5:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Schley and 5 more | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 5:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 5:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Talbot and 2 more | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 6:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 6 more | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 6:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 6:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones and 4 more | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 6:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Putnam | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 6:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 6:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 6:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston and 5 more | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Greene, Hancock, Houston, Jones and 4 more | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair and 5 more | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington | 19 min |
| Mar 12, 7:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs | 16 min |
| Mar 12, 7:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens and 3 more | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 7:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 7:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 8:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Wilkinson | 14 min |
| Mar 12, 8:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery and 5 more | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 8:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 8:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 15 min |
| Mar 12, 12:01 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb and 22 more | 23 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.