Paulding County Weather

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
343 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

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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…GAINESVILLE…MARIETTA…
ATLANTA…LAWRENCEVILLE…ATHENS…CARROLLTON…
DOUGLASVILLE…EAST POINT…DECATUR…CONYERS…
COVINGTON…NEWNAN…PEACHTREE CITY…GRIFFIN…
MILLEDGEVILLE…MACON…SWAINSBORO…COLUMBUS…
WARNER ROBINS…DUBLIN…LUMPKIN…AMERICUS…
CORDELE…VIDALIA
343 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY…

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS IT MOVES EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT…A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL SLOWLY RETREAT…TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUST NEARING 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH…OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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Advisory Message has been issued by the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office.

Tuesday December 8, 2009 15:57 PM EST

Wind Advisory in effect for North Georgia including Paulding County 6am to 6pm Wednesday

National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Paulding County effective Wednesday 6am to 6pm due to an associated cold front that will cross Georgia Wednesday. Winds of 15-30mph with occassional higher gusts are possible which could down some trees and power lines. Drivers are urged to use extreme caution especially those driving high profile vehicles!

There is also the possibility of severe weather ahead of the front tonight and early hours Wednesday.

For full details, go to http://local.nixle.com/alert/398103/

Contact Information:

Det. Stephen Dooley

Hazardous Weather Specialist

770-443-3010    sdooley@paulding.gov

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER ALABAMA IN THE MORNING DEEPENS…THEN MOVES INTO EASTERN TENNESSEE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH…OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS NORTH GEORGIA AND MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.

* FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WEST GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE AND STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WILL MOVE TO SOUTH ALABAMA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SCENARIO WILL ALLOW ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE TO INCREASE OVER GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT WITH A WARM FRONT PUSHING NORTH THROUGH THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY…BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA…THEN SPREADING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE…BUT MAINLY IN WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE AREA OF GREATEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL WILL BE GENERALLY FROM CARROLLTON TO CLEVELAND TO LOUISVILLE TO ABBEVILLE. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE MAJOR METRO CITIES OF ATLANTA…ATHENS…MACON AND COLUMBUS. ELSEWHERE… RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

WHILE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR OVER A WEEK…SOIL MOISTURE AND AVERAGE STREAM FLOWS REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THE PROJECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MINOR TO ISOLATED MODERATE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER…THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. CONSEQUENTLY…NO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.