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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2007, 11:56 PM EST for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. 19 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
- Mar 1, 2007, 11:56 PM EST (04:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2007, 12:45 AM EST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Baker County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 12:04 AM EST | TORNADO 2 | 2 Ne Baconton, GA | TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN BAKER COUNTY MOVED INTO MITCHELL COUNTY AT 1204 AM EST. THIS TORNADO STAYED ON THE GROUND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY FOR 7 MILES UNTIL CROSSING INTO WORTH COUNTY. 13 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED IN THE BACONTON AND PLEASANT G |
| Mar 2, 12:04 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 Ne Baconton, GA | TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN BAKER COUNTY MOVED INTO MITCHELL COUNTY AT 1204 AM EST. THIS TORNADO STAYED ON THE GROUND ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY FOR 7 MILES UNTIL CROSSING INTO WORTH COUNTY. 13 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED IN THE BACONTON AND PLEASANT G |
| Mar 2, 12:06 AM EST | TORNADO | 4 Nne Baconton, GA | TREES DOWN. ONE 18 WHEELER JACKKNIFED IN THE MEDIAN OF U.S. HWY 19. |
| Mar 2, 12:08 AM EST | TORNADO | 1 S Putney, GA | NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ON COUNTY LINE ROAD WITH ONE MOBILE HOME IMPACTED BY FALLEN TREE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Mar 2, 12:10 AM EST | TORNADO | 11 N Mitchell Co Airpor, GA | MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED. |
| Mar 2, 12:14 AM EST | TORNADO 2 | 3 N Bridgeboro, GA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. JUST NORTH OF BRIDGEBORO 2 HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. ONLY MINOR INJURIES REPORTED. NWS SURVEY TEAM REPORTS THIS WAS THE SAME TORNADO THAT STARTED IN BAKER COUNTY. ASSIGNED RATING OF EF-2. |
| Mar 2, 12:14 AM EST | TORNADO | 3 N Bridgeboro, GA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. JUST NORTH OF BRIDGEBORO 2 HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. ONLY MINOR INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Mar 2, 12:18 AM EST | TORNADO | 3 S Isabella, GA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. JUST NORTH OF BRIDGEBORO 2 HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED OFF SUMNER LAKES ROAD. ONLY MINOR INJURIES REPORTED BUT INFORMATION REMAINS IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES. |
| Mar 2, 12:18 AM EST | TORNADO | 3 S Isabella, GA | TREES DOWN WITH SOME DAMAGE. |
| Mar 2, 12:20 AM EST | TORNADO 2 | 3 Ssw Tempy, GA | *** 2 INJ *** NWS SURVEY CONFIRMED THIS IS THE SECOND TORNADO IN WORTH COUNTY. VERY LARGE OAK TREES WERE UPROOTED WITH ONE COMING TO REST ON A HOUSE. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS FLIPPED AND ROLLED INTO A NEARBY TREE. A BRICK FRAME HOUSE OFF MACARTY ROAD SUFFERED SEVER |
| Mar 2, 12:20 AM EST | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Tempy, GA | *** 1 INJ *** HOUSE LEVELED WITH ONE INJURY. |
| Mar 2, 12:20 AM EST | TORNADO | 4 S Isabella, GA | TREES DOWN. ONE 18 WHEELER JACKKNIFED IN THE MEDIAN OF U.S. HWY 19. |
| Mar 2, 12:26 AM EST | TORNADO 2 | 1 S Sumner, GA | THIRD TORNADO TRACK TO AFFECT WORTH COUNTY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES ON SUMNER LAKES ROAD. ONE SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS BLOWN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE AREA SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE OR IMPACT DAMAGE |
| Mar 2, 12:26 AM EST | TORNADO | 1 S Sumner, GA | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES ON SUMNER LAKES ROAD. MINOR INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Mar 2, 12:30 AM EST | TORNADO | 3 Nne Tempy, GA | *** 1 INJ *** HOME LEVELED. |
| Mar 2, 12:30 AM EST | TORNADO | 3 S Sycamore, GA | ROOFS TAKEN OFF LARGE METAL HAY BARNS. LARGE BARN COMPLETELY DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM. 12 TO 15 HOMES REPORTED DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 2, 12:33 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 N Chula, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Mar 2, 12:45 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 Ne Baconton, GA | |
| Mar 2, 12:45 AM EST | TORNADO | 4 S Isabella, GA | TREES DOWN. ONE 18 WHEELER JACKKNIFED IN THE MEDIAN OF U.S. HWY 19. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 8:39 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 444 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KTAE 020456 TORTAE GAC007-095-205-277-287-321-020545- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0018.070302T0456Z-070302T0545Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1156 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... TIFT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TIFTON TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SYLVESTER NORTHEASTERN BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SOUTHEASTERN DOUGHERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PUTNEY NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 1245 AM EST * AT 1151 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR BACONTON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... EAST DOUGHERTY BY 1205 AM EST... SYLVESTER BY 1215 AM EST... POULAN BY 1220 AM EST... TY TY BY 1225 AM EST... 7 MILES NORTH OF TIFTON BY 1230 AM EST... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY LAT...LON 3141 8429 3129 8425 3146 8350 3168 8359 $$ 9-FOURNIER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KTAE 020509 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1208 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 GAC007-020518- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070302T0545Z/ BAKER GA- 1208 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BAKER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING FOR FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3144 8415 3138 8412 3146 8350 3168 8359 $$ GAC095-205-277-287-321-020545- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070302T0545Z/ MITCHELL GA-TIFT GA-DOUGHERTY GA-TURNER GA-WORTH GA- 1208 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST FOR WORTH... TURNER...DOUGHERTY...TIFT AND MITCHELL COUNTIES... AT 1207 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF LIVINGSTON...OR ABOUT NEAR PUTNEY...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ALFORDS AND PARKERVILLE BY 1215 AM EST... GORDY...GAMMAGE AND TEMPY BY 1220 AM EST... POULAN...SYLVESTER AND ISABELLA BY 1225 AM EST... SUMNER AND SHINGLER BY 1230 AM EST... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY LAT...LON 3144 8415 3138 8412 3146 8350 3168 8359 $$ 9-FOURNIER
000 WWUS52 KTAE 020528 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1227 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 GAC095-205-020537- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070302T0545Z/ MITCHELL GA-DOUGHERTY GA- 1227 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR DOUGHERTY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3150 8388 3140 8385 3146 8350 3168 8359 $$ GAC277-287-321-020545- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070302T0545Z/ TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WORTH GA- 1227 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST FOR WORTH...TURNER AND TIFT COUNTIES... AT 1223 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TEMPY...OR ABOUT NEAR SYLVESTER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... TY TY BY 1235 AM EST... SUNSWEET...CHULA...INAHA AND HILLSDALE BY 1240 AM EST... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF TIFTON BY 1245 AM EST... LAT...LON 3150 8388 3140 8385 3146 8350 3168 8359 $$ 9-FOURNIER
000 WWUS52 KTAE 020543 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1242 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 GAC277-287-321-020552- /O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070302T0545Z/ TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WORTH GA- 1242 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WORTH...TURNER AND TIFT COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1245 AM EST... THE STORM PRODUCING THE TORNADO IN WORTH COUNTY APPEARS TO HAVE WEAKENED. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN... SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3150 8388 3140 8385 3146 8350 3168 8359 $$ 9-FOURNIER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 8:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 8:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Randolph | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 10:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman | 65 min |
| Mar 1, 11:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 1:56 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Brooks, Thomas | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 2:25 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 2:20 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 29 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.