1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 23, 9:15 AM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
915 AM EST THU JAN 23 2003
.CURRENT...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER AREA WITH EAST COAST
LOW DEEPENING BUT MOVING NE.
.FORECAST...WILL CHANGE SKY TO SUNNY OR MS ALL BUT NW AND EXTREME
NORTH. WILL KEEP FLURRIES HIGHER ELEVATIONS TIL NOON. WINDS
DIMINISHING AS GRADIENT SLACKENS SOME, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DROP
ADVISORY.
.ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY EXTREME NORTHEAST TODAY UNTIL FRIDAY
MORNING
WIND CHILL ADVISORY ELSEWHERE NORTH TONIGHT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING
WIND ADVISORY NORTH TODAY.GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-231600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 AM EST THU JAN 23 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH GEORGIA TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE REST OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL MOVE OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY THREAT... THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER NORTH GEORGIA TODAY...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS OF ZERO OR COLDER IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS TODAY...AND OVER ALL OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY...AND SUBSIDE TONIGHT. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC. BDL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Newnan Times Herald reported that wind gusts associated with a strong Arctic cold front moving through the area damaged a lighted business sign at the Pizza Hut on Jefferson Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339707.