Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 19, 2002, 5:01 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 29 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2002, 5:01 PM EST (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2002, 5:30 PM EST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Terrell County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 5:05 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwest Portion, GA | Some downed trees. Reported by the Randolph County Sheriff. |
| Jan 19, 5:20 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide, GA | The EMA office in Dawson sustained roof damage. Numerous downed trees. Reported by the Terrell County EMA. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KTAE 192201 SVRTLH GAC037-061-243-273-192230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 500 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN GEORGIA SOUTHEAST CLAY COUNTY IN GEORGIA SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTY IN GEORGIA * UNTIL 530 PM EST... * AT 457 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF RANDOLPH CO AIRPORT TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ZETTO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CUTHBERT TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT GAINES...MOVING EAST AT 55 TO 60 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... GOFFS MILL...PACHITLA BY 505 PM EST... MARTINS CROSSROADS...FOUNTAIN BRIDGE BY 510 PM EST... GRAVES...AYCOCK MILL BY 515 PM EST... CORDRAYS MILL...DOVEREL BY 520 PM EST... IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE. OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE DIRECTLY AT 850-942-8999 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. LAT...LON 3173 8490 3153 8504 3158 8454 3182 8442 .END 8-JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 6:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 49 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.