Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2004, 8:56 PM EDT for Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 2004, 8:56 PM EDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2004, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Worth County, GA
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 2215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1227 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 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 250056 SVRTLH GAC321-250145- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 855 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 945 PM EDT * AT 855 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF POULAN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYLVESTER...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... POULAN...SYLVESTER BY 900 PM EDT... TEMPY...POWELLTOWN BY 905 PM EDT... MINTON...GORDY BY 910 PM EDT... ANDERSON CITY...PARKERVILLE BY 915 PM EDT... LIBERTY HILL...LIVINGSTON BY 920 PM EDT... PRITCHETTS BY 925 PM EDT... 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. LAT...LON 3134 8366 3157 8378 3161 8398 3135 8399 $$ 17-GOULD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 24, 8:45 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 8:45 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 845 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 .DISCUSSION... THE 00 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT ORIENTED EAST TO WEST ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA...TENNESSEE...AND ARKANSAS...BUT HARDLY ANY SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OVER OUR AREA. THE DEEP MOIST CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON (AND IS STILL ONGOING) WAS TRIGGERED MOSTLY BY THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE...AND TO SOME EXTENT SOME LOCAL SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS. DESPITE THE UNIMPRESSIVE LAPSE RATES A FEW OF THESE STORMS MANAGED TO REACH SEVERE CRITERIA. THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY LINGER UNTIL MIDNIGHT. HEAT INDICES (WHICH WERE 105 TO 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON) HAVE FINALLY DROPPED ENOUGH TO TAKE THE HEADLINES OUT OF THE ZONES. THE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND NO MAJOR CHANGES ARE PLANNED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 230 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONT LIES ACROSS NORTHERN AL AND GA. A LONE THUNDERSTORM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS HAS BEEN THE ONLY IMPACT OF THE TROUGH. MOST LOCATIONS HAVE STARTED TO REACH INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S DUE TO THE LACK OF CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING...BUT SLOWLY A CU FIELD HAS DEVELOPED. DEWPOINTS HAVE ALSO REMAINED IN THE MID 70S WHICH HAVE ALLOWED HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB TO THE MID TO UPPER 100S IN A FEW LOCATIONS. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST TONIGHT AND THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE AREA. A SURFACE LOW WILL FORM ALONG THIS FRONT TOMORROW AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS ALSO IN PLACE OVER THE REGION...ADDING INSTABILITY FROM THE LOW AND SUFFICIENT HEATING RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ON THE RISE FOR THE START OF THE WEEK. MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF A TAD WITH POPS AS MOST OF THE ENERGY WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA. YET LIKELY CHANCES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST ON MONDAY AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST KEEPING A BOUNDARY OVER THE CWA INTO MONDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LONG TERM FORECAST REMAINS CONSISTENT. RAIN CHANCES ON TUESDAY ARE IN THE LIKELY RANGE AS A BOUNDARY WASHES OUT ACROSS THE AREA AND THE PARENT LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST. THEN CHANCE POPS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS FLOW REMAINS S TO SE THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPS WILL MODERATE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER AND RAIN TUESDAY...AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK TEMPS SHOULD WARM A TAD TO THE LOW 90S FOR MAX TEMPS AND LOW 70S FOR MIN TEMPS. && .MARINE...NEAR SHORE WINDS HAVE BECOME ONSHORE AS THE SEA BREEZE KICKS IN...WHILE OFFSHORE WINDS REMAIN NORTH. THEY SHOULD SLOWLY BACK AROUND TONIGHT AS THE A TROUGH MOVES WESTWARD. WINDS & WILL SEAS REMAIN LOW THIS WEEKEND. GENERAL LIGHT FLOW BECOMES MORE W-SW OVER WEEKEND. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 75 91 74 90 / 30 50 40 60 PFN 77 90 76 87 / 30 50 40 60 DHN 75 91 74 88 / 30 50 40 60 ABY 75 91 74 89 / 30 50 40 60 VLD 74 91 73 90 / 30 50 40 60 CTY 73 91 73 89 / 30 50 40 60 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. && CURRENT DISCUSSION...FOURNIER PREV DISCUSSION...BOLINSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 5:44 AM EDT, 15 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 544 AM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-250945- BAKER GA-BAY FL-BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA- CALHOUN FL-CLAY GA-COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA- DALE AL-DECATUR GA-DIXIE FL-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-FRANKLIN FL- GADSDEN FL-GENEVA AL-GRADY GA-GULF FL-HENRY AL-HOLMES FL-HOUSTON AL- INLAND WALTON FL-IRWIN GA-JACKSON FL-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL- LANIER GA-LEE GA-LEON FL-LIBERTY FL-LOWNDES GA-MADISON FL-MILLER GA- MITCHELL GA-QUITMAN GA-RANDOLPH GA-SEMINOLE GA-TAYLOR FL-TERRELL GA- THOMAS GA-TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL-WORTH GA- 545 AM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE THREE STATE AREA TODAY. OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH...WITH THE THREAT OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER REMAINING LOW. ALSO SOME AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S...AND COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE HEAT INDICES FROM THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 104 DEGREES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 90 TO THE LOWER 90S THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHICH WILL PRODUCT HEAT INDICES IN SOME LOCALS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 104 AT TIMES. ALSO THE CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...DUE TO A STALLED BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA...AND SOME SEA BREEZE AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACTION. THE OVER THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ONLY ISOLATED TO AT TIMES SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. 7-TREXLER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 4:33 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 433 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 FLZ014-015-242133- FRANKLIN FL-GULF FL- 434 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 AT 433 PM EDT (333 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH INTO GULF COUNTY. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING VERY FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 17-GOULD
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 600 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 FLZ029-034-242300- DIXIE FL-LAFAYETTE FL- 600 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 AT 600 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH INTO DIXIE AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF VERY FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 17-GOULD
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 659 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 GAZ160-242329- LOWNDES GA- 701 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 AT 7 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOURS...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. 9-FOURNIER
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 7:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 718 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 FLZ018-019-028-029-GAZ158>160-242329- BROOKS GA-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL-LOWNDES GA-MADISON FL-TAYLOR FL- THOMAS GA- 719 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 AT 715 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT LOWNDES...BROOKS...AND THOMAS COUNTIES IN GEORGIA...AND MADISON...LAFAYETTE...TAYLOR...AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES IN NORTH FLORIDA. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. SOME SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN IN WIND GUSTS. 9-FOURNIER
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:31 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 831 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 FLZ017-250115- LEON FL- 831 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2004 AT 831 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH INTO EASTERN SECTIONS OF LEON COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TRAVERSING THE COUNTY DURING THE NEXT 45 MINUTES AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 17-GOULD
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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.