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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2010, 4:16 PM EDT for Dougherty County, Lee County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2010, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2010, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
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 Apr 8, 3:30 PM EDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:30 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 12:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1227 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-091015- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL 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- 1227 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 /1127 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO TONIGHT .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THIS AFTERNOON IN TO EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CROSSING THE AREA BEFORE SUNDOWN...AND DURING PEAK HEATING WITH INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PROFILES SUPPORTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS. THE STORMS WILL CROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE UNTIL MID AFTERNOON...CROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE...WESTERN BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...A FEW HAILERS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES REMAIN POSSIBLE. THE WEATHER SERVICE ALREADY WARNED FOR A TORNADO AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CONVECTION AROUND 12 PM EDT. THE BEST WINDOW FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES. ONSHORE WINDS WILL KICK UP TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY...SO MARINERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO OFFSHORE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER IS ON TAP. OUTSIDE OF FIRE WEATHER ISSUES...THE ONLY WEATHER THREAT WILL BE NOCTURNAL SURGES ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. EAST OT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL KICK UP TO EXERCISE CAUTION RANGE EACH NIGHT AND THEN DROP OFF DURING EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRST CONVECTIVE WATCH 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, Apr 8, 1:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 139 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 FLZ016-026-081830- GADSDEN-LIBERTY- 139 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR GADSDEN AND LIBERTY COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... * UNTIL 230 PM EDT AT 131 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED 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. 17-GOULD
Local storm report, Apr 8, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
245 PM EDT THU APR 08 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM TORNADO 3 S QUINCY 30.54N 84.58W
04/08/2010 GADSDEN FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ALONG
HWY 267. MANY TREES DOWN...FURTHER DAMAGE WILL BE
INVESTIGATED.
&&
GOULDSpecial weather statement, Apr 8, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 250 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ALZ067-069-GAZ121>123-142-081930- CALHOUN-CLAY-EARLY-HENRY-HOUSTON-RANDOLPH- 250 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN...CLAY...EARLY... HENRY...HOUSTON AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES... * UNTIL 330 PM EDT/230 PM CDT/ AT 248 PM EDT/148 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF EDISON TO 8 MILES WEST OF BLAKELY TO KINSEY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF FORT GAINES TO 8 MILES WEST OF BLAKELY TO DOWNTOWN DOTHAN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... COLUMBIA BY 205 PM CDT. BLAKELY BY 320 PM EDT. ARLINGTON BY 330 PM EDT. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. 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. 25-CAMP
Local storm report, Apr 8, 3:18 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
318 PM EDT THU APR 08 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM TORNADO NEW BROCKTON 31.39N 85.93W
04/08/2010 COFFEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN AT A RESIDENCE IN NEW BROCKTON ALAMABA.
DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND THE PORCH WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
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GOULDSpecial weather statement, Apr 8, 3:49 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 25 min |
| Apr 8, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 11:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Houston | 23 min |
| Apr 8, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 12:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 1:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 34 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.