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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 22, 2005Berrien County, Clay County, Quitman County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2005, 4:13 PM EST for Berrien County, Clay County, Quitman County, Georgia. It was in force for 281 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2005, 4:13 PM EST (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2005, 3:30 PM EST
In force
281 days
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Berrien County, GA, Clay County, GA, Quitman County, GA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 22, 2:20 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2005-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 714 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2005-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
714 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
7.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
WFUS52 KTAE 222113
TORTAE
GAC019-222200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0021.050322T2113Z-050322T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
413 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NASHVILLE

* UNTIL 500 PM EST

* AT 408 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  WEBER BY 420 PM EST...
  BANNOCKBURN BY 425 PM EST...

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3131 8331 3119 8331 3116 8300 3136 8304

$$

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2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KTAE 222143
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
442 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005

GAC019-222152-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050322T2200Z/
BERRIEN GA-
442 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BERRIEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT WAS POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS MOVED EAST OUT OF 
BERRIEN COUNTY.

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
850-942-8833 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3131 8331 3119 8331 3116 8300 3136 8304

$$

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000 
WFUS52 KTAE 281955
TORTAE
GAC061-239-282030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0021.051228T1954Z-051228T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
254 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 330 PM EST(230 PM CST)

* AT 253 PM EST(153 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR STANDLEYS STORE...OR ABOUT 11
  MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT GAINES...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  RICKS PLACE AND DAYS CROSSROADS BY 300 PM EST(200 PM CST)...
  GARNERSVILLE...MOORES CROSSROADS AND WATSON CROSSROADS BY 305 PM
  EST(205 PM CST)...
  MORRIS AND COTTON HILL BY 310 PM EST(210 PM CST)...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. 

LAT...LON 3178 8492 3178 8495 3177 8496 3174 8496
      3171 8511 3176 8511 3177 8509 3177 8506
      3182 8492

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 8:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin258 days
Mar 22, 8:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell258 days
Mar 22, 9:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay268 days
Mar 22, 9:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur278 days
Mar 22, 10:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly, Seminole281 days
Mar 22, 12:18 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth160 days
Mar 22, 12:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Miller281 days
Mar 22, 12:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Cook, Tift, Turner, Worth281 days
Mar 22, 1:07 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Tift, Worth258 days
Mar 22, 1:12 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEEarly258 days
Mar 22, 1:25 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift258 days
Mar 22, 1:32 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Miller, Seminole268 days
Mar 22, 1:59 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Miller, Mitchell268 days
Mar 22, 2:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEIrwin29 min
Mar 22, 2:39 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Mitchell277 days
Mar 22, 2:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMiller, Seminole33 min
Mar 22, 2:52 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE83 min
Mar 22, 3:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Miller, Mitchell36 min
Mar 22, 3:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWorth46 min
Mar 22, 3:24 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Quitman281 days
Mar 22, 3:46 PM ESTTornado WarningTAETift281 days
Mar 22, 3:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady33 min
Mar 22, 4:01 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE119 min
Mar 22, 4:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Cook25 min
Mar 22, 4:32 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEColquitt58 min
Mar 22, 5:34 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE116 min
Mar 22, 5:58 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE32 min

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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.