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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 26, 2008Ben Hill County, Irwin County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 26, 2008, 11:55 AM EST for Ben Hill County, Irwin County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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: Feb 26, 2008, 11:55 AM EST (16:55 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 2008, 12:30 PM EST
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Ben Hill County, GA, Irwin County, GA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 26, 12:00 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Fitzgerald, GA	TREES WERE DOWN ON NORTH MAIN STREET IN FITZGERALD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.

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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 26, 8:39 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Feb 26, 11:00 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 534 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 227 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 253 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 3.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS52 KTAE 261655
SVRTAE
GAC017-155-261730-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0052.080226T1655Z-080226T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1155 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BEN HILL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FITZGERALD...
  EAST CENTRAL IRWIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 1230 PM EST

* AT 1149 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FITZGERALD...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RED BLUFF BY 1205 PM EST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. 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 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3183 8310 3180 8307 3180 8303 3177 8298
      3166 8298 3164 8301 3166 8326 3183 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 274DEG 44KT 3174 8314

$$

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1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS52 KTAE 261724
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1224 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

GAC017-155-261734-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-080226T1730Z/
BEN HILL GA-IRWIN GA-
1224 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN IRWIN AND EASTERN
BEN HILL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 PM EST/1130 AM CST/...

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. 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 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3183 8310 3180 8307 3180 8303 3177 8298
      3166 8298 3164 8301 3166 8326 3183 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 274DEG 44KT 3171 8272

$$

25-CAMP

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 Feb 26, 8:50 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 8:50 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
850 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.UPDATE...LATEST WATER VAPOR/RUC H5 COMPOSITE SHOWS A VIGOROUS SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE WRN OH/TN VALLEYS. A 40-50 KT WSW LOW
LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER DIFFLUENCE AHEAD OF THE
TROUGH IS SETTING THE STAGE FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION TODAY. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NRN AL TO ERN LA WITH A
PREFRONTAL TROUGH JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FROM NWRN GA TO THE
WRN FL PANHANDLE. A SQUALL LINE IS ORIENTED ALONG THIS SURFACE
TROUGH AND IS MOVING INTO A REGION OF MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS (MID
60F DEW POINTS SURGING NWD INTO SERN AL/ERN FL PANHANDLE). THIS
SQUALL LINE IS MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY EWD (50-60 KTS)...AND WILL
AFFECT OUR WRN ZONES BETWEEN 14Z AND 16Z...AND AREAS TO THE EAST
INTO THE AFTERNOON. HAVE COORDINATED WITH THE SPC...AND A SVR TSTM
WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE CWFA UNTIL 20Z.

&&

.MARINE...EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT BUOY 42039 AND
WINDS WILL PICK UP TO ADVISORY CRITERION LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS
WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WE COULD EASILY SEE SUSTAINED WINDS
AROUND 25 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY BEHIND THE FRONT LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL NOT DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

&&

.AVIATION...IFR CIGS AND MVFR/IFR VIS ARE STILL AFFECTING MOST OF
THE TAF SITES THIS MORNING...BUT CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING QUICKLY AT
DHN OUT AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE
SHORT-LIVED...AS THE STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH THE AREA WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. THESE
STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH QUICKLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS...AND EVENTUALLY IMPACT ALL OF THE TAF SITES FROM NW TO SE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...MARIANNA CRESTED A FEW FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WITH
THE FLOOD WAVE TRAVELING DOWNSTREAM AND FLOODING ALTHA TODAY AND
LASTING INTO FRIDAY. BLOXHAM SHOULD BE CRESTING TODAY A FEW FEET
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. HAVANA HAS CRESTED...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AREAL
FLOODING CONTINUES IN SRN LEON COUNTY DUE TO MUNSON SLOUGH DRAINAGE.
TODAYS CONVECTION SHOULD PROGRESS EWD AT A DECENT CLIP...SO BASIN
AVERAGE QPF SHOULD REMAIN UNDER AN INCH. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE
RIVERINE FLOODING...SEE THE NWS TALLAHASSEE WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST
FLOOD WARNINGS AND RIVER FORECASTS PROVIDED THROUGH OUR LOCAL AHPS
SITE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE  71  40  53  24  58 /  80  20  00  00  00
PANAMA CITY  70  41  53  35  60 /  90  10  00  00  00
DOTHAN       66  34  51  29  59 /  90  10  00  00  00
ALBANY       68  35  51  28  57 /  90  10  00  00  00
VALDOSTA     72  39  52  28  57 /  80  20  00  00  00
CROSS CITY   77  42  54  27  59 /  80  60  00  00  00

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...LAKE WIND ADVY ALL ZONES 15-23Z TODAY.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...HOUSTON.

GA...LAKE WIND ADVY ALL ZONES 15-23Z TODAY.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN...CLAY...
     COLQUITT...COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...
     IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...MITCHELL...
     QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...THOMAS...TIFT...
     TURNER...WORTH.

FL...LAKE WIND ADVY ALL ZONES 15-23Z TODAY.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...DIXIE...
     FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...
     JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...
     TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TODAY TO 7 PM EST WED ALL LEGS.

&&

JAMSKI/GOULD

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 5:48 AM EST, 6 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
548 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-271100-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
548 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 /448 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...THE AREA IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND HAIL THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...STORMS EARLY IN THE DAY
WILL BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL SHEAR TO PRODUCE
A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY DISCRETE CELLS
THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE MAIN CONVECTIVE LINE. DEEP LAYER SHEAR
PROFILES WILL BECOME MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL WITH TIME...BUT SPLITTING
SUPERCELLS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE RIGHT MOVERS POSING THE
TORNADO THREAT AND THE LEFT MOVERS A HAIL THREAT. THE STORMS WILL
AFFECT SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AROUND MIDDAY...AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
THE EASTERN BIG BEND IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE
ENTIRE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN PROGRESSIVE...THUS
LIMITING THE IMPACT TO ALREADY SWOLLEN AREA RIVERS. MANY RIVERS
REMAIN IN FLOOD ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
CONSULT LOCAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR RIVER
CREST FORECASTS AND POTENTIAL FLOODING IMPACTS.

WINDS OVER THE AREA WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 30 MPH TODAY. THIS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO BOATERS ON AREA LAKES
AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING UNTIL JUST
BEFORE SUNSET.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. WINDS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THIS MORNING IN THE
PREFRONTAL ONSHORE FLOW...AND GET EVEN HIGHER AS FRONTAL PASSAGE
SHIFTS WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FINALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT ON
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 20S WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
A WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH FREEZE
DURATIONS OF 6 TO 8 HOURS OVER RURAL INLAND AREAS. IN FACT...A
HARD FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORMALLY COLDER AREAS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH GEORGIA. COASTAL AND URBAN AREAS WILL
NOT GET QUITE AS COLD. A LIGHT FREEZE IS ALSO EXPECTED THURSDAY
NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR TODAY.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

18-WOOL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 11:24 AM EST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1124 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

FLZ015-018-026-027-261730-
FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-
1124 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR FRANKLIN...
JEFFERSON...LIBERTY AND WAKULLA COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 1230 PM EST/1130 AM CST/

AT 1118 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES WEST OF CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

85-GIBBS

Local storm report, Feb 26, 11:26 AM EST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1126 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 AM     HAIL             HARTSFIELD              31.22N 83.98W
02/26/2008  M0.75 INCH       COLQUITT           GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

&&

GOULD

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 11:30 AM EST, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1130 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

GAZ147-148-159>161-261715-
BERRIEN-BROOKS-COOK-LANIER-LOWNDES-
1130 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN...BROOKS...COOK...
LANIER AND LOWNDES COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EST

AT 1126 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ADEL TO 7 MILES
SOUTH OF BOSTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ADEL TO 11 MILES
NORTH OF MONTICELLO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HAHIRA BY 1140 AM EST.
  QUITMAN BY 1145 AM EST.
  RAY CITY BY 1150 AM EST.
  MOODY AFB BY NOON EST.
  WEST VALDOSTA BY 1205 PM EST.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Local storm report, Feb 26, 11:35 AM EST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1135 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SE NEWBY              31.47N 86.04W
02/26/2008                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES KNOCKED DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 331.

&&

GOULD

Local storm report, Feb 26, 11:37 AM EST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1137 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0915 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E JACK                31.58N 85.91W
02/26/2008                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES KNOCK DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 201. ROAD PARTIALLY
            BLOCKED.

&&

GOULD

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 11:50 AM EST, 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1150 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

GAZ130-131-261715-
BEN HILL-IRWIN-
1150 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BEN HILL AND IRWIN
COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 1215 PM EST

AT 1144 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF
FITZGERALD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MYSTIC...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF FITZGERALD TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF TIFTON...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  OCILLA BY 1155 AM EST.

WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 26, 4:20 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more	14 hr
Feb 26, 5:23 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur and 15 more	38 hr
Feb 26, 10:41 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Mitchell, Thomas	34 min
Feb 26, 11:12 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	63 min
Feb 26, 11:36 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	39 min
Feb 26, 12:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	30 min
Feb 26, 12:28 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lowndes	17 min
Feb 26, 12:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Grady, Thomas	28 min
Feb 26, 1:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	31 min
Feb 26, 2:39 PM EST	Fire Weather Watch	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more	37 hr

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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.