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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2009, 12:43 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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 28, 2009, 12:43 PM EDT (16:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Colquitt County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Worth County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1:00 PM EDT | TORNADO | Doerun, GA | TREES DOWN POSSIBLE TORNADO SEVERAL SHEDS WITH ROOFS OFF |
| Mar 28, 1:08 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Sylvester, GA | QUARTER SIZE HAIL |
| Mar 28, 1:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 E Sylvester, GA | POLAND AND SUMNER 1 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN SYLVESTER NICKLE SIZE HAIL. |
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 28, 10:20 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 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
- 510 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 355 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KTAE 281643
TORTAE
GAC071-095-205-321-281730-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0041.090328T1643Z-090328T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1243 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SYLVESTER...
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGHERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PUTNEY...
NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT
* AT 1241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 6 MILES EAST OF BACONTON...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PUTNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SPOTTERS
RECENTLY REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM. DAMAGE
HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED NEAR CAMILLA.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOERUN BY 1250 PM EDT...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAST DOUGHERTY BY 1255 PM EDT...
POULAN AND SYLVESTER BY 105 PM EDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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 EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3163 8379 3162 8376 3147 8366 3130 8364
3118 8413 3136 8421 3137 8420 3139 8420
3139 8417 3143 8415 3144 8419 3146 8418
3167 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 237DEG 39KT 3137 8404
$$
38-GODSEY1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KTAE 281657
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1257 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
GAC095-205-281705-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090328T1730Z/
MITCHELL GA-DOUGHERTY GA-
1255 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGHERTY AND NORTHEASTERN
MITCHELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXITED THE
COUNTY...SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3167 8379 3162 8379 3162 8376 3147 8366
3134 8365 3130 8364 3121 8400 3146 8399
3147 8398 3148 8398 3148 8399 3155 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 244DEG 41KT 3142 8389
$$
GAC071-321-281730-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090328T1730Z/
COLQUITT GA-WORTH GA-
1255 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WORTH AND NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT COUNTIES...
AT 1252 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIBERTY HILL...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SYLVESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO REPORT A ROTATING WALL CLOUD
WITH THIS STORM.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TEMPY...POWELLTOWN...GORDY AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GAMMAGE BY 100
PM EDT...
POULAN...SYLVESTER...7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SCOOTERVILLE AND 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ISABELLA BY 105 PM EDT...
SUMNER AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHINGLER BY 110 PM EDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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 EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3167 8379 3162 8379 3162 8376 3147 8366
3134 8365 3130 8364 3121 8400 3146 8399
3147 8398 3148 8398 3148 8399 3155 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 244DEG 41KT 3142 8389
$$
38-GODSEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 8:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 8:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Quitman and 1 more | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 9:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman, Randolph | 24 min |
| Mar 28, 9:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Randolph, Terrell | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 9:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Mitchell and 2 more | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 9:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 10:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Early, Miller, Seminole | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 6 more | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 10:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 1 more | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 10:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 10:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Early, Seminole | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller and 1 more | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 11:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Tift, Turner, Worth | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 11:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Seminole | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell and 3 more | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 11:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Miller, Mitchell | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 12:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Turner, Worth | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 12:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Mitchell | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 12:24 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Lee | 10 days |
| Mar 28, 12:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 12:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early, Miller | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 1:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Early, Miller | 16 min |
| Mar 28, 1:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 1:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole | 2 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 1:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 2:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Clay | 8 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin | 114 min |
| Mar 28, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 2:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 8 more | 119 min |
| Mar 28, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Tift, Worth | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Mitchell | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 3:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Baker, Brooks, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Miller and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Mitchell | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:21 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Grady, Thomas | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Thomas | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Cook, Tift | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 5:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur | 15 days |
| Mar 28, 5:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Dougherty | 19 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 4 more | 116 min |
| Mar 28, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Grady, Thomas | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Tift, Worth | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 6:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift, Worth | 90 min |
| Mar 28, 7:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 2 more | 6 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.