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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 11, 2009Lee County, Turner County, Worth County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2009, 12:51 AM EDT for Lee County, Turner County, Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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
Apr 11, 2009, 12:51 AM EDT (04:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2009, 1:30 AM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lee County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 10, 11:11 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 00:00Z on 2009-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 793 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 00:00Z on 2009-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
793 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
748 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
339 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
6.7

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 110451
TORTAE
GAC177-287-321-110530-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0065.090411T0451Z-090411T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1251 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTHERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 130 AM EDT

* AT 1246 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHILEMA...OR 8 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF LEESBURG...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PHILEMA BY 105 AM EDT...
  OAKFIELD AND WARWICK BY 110 AM EDT...
  DAVIS MILL BY 115 AM EDT...
  DOLES BY 120 AM EDT...
  CUFFIETOWN BY 125 AM EDT...
  OAK GROVE...HARMONY...WORTH AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAKOTA BY 130
  AM EDT...

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 400 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3185 8390 3184 8386 3182 8384 3181 8365
      3159 8374 3169 8407 3186 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 287DEG 35KT 3182 8417

$$

85-GIBBS
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 110518
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
118 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

GAC177-110527-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090411T0530Z/
LEE GA-
117 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IS 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 400 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3181 8381 3181 8365 3162 8373 3170 8401
      3172 8400 3176 8398 3180 8398 3185 8394
      3184 8386 3182 8384 3182 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 287DEG 35KT 3175 8389

$$

GAC287-321-110530-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-090411T0530Z/
TURNER GA-WORTH GA-
117 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WORTH AND WESTERN TURNER COUNTIES...

AT 115 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DAVIS MILL...OR 15
MILES WEST OF ASHBURN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS 
HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CUFFIETOWN BY 125 AM EDT...
  OAK GROVE...HARMONY...DAKOTA AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF SIBLEY BY 130 AM
  EDT...

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 400 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3181 8381 3181 8365 3162 8373 3170 8401
      3172 8400 3176 8398 3180 8398 3185 8394
      3184 8386 3182 8384 3182 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 287DEG 35KT 3175 8389

$$

85-GIBBS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 11:59 PM EDTTornado WarningTAERandolph, Terrell46 min
Apr 11, 12:26 AM EDTTornado WarningTAELee, Terrell49 min
Apr 11, 12:43 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner47 min
Apr 11, 1:25 AM EDTTornado WarningTAETurner, Worth35 min
Apr 11, 1:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner45 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.