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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 1, 20107 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2010, 10:09 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 66 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
Aug 1, 2010, 10:09 PM EDT (02:09 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2010, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

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 Aug 1, 9:10 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 9:10 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
910 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

...DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

...HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EARLIER STORMS ACROSS NORTH
FLORIDA HAS ENHANCED CONVECTION MOVING INTO OUR NORTHERN GEORGIA AND
ALABAMA ZONES LATE THIS EVENING. OTHER STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE
COAST IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLE. HAVE ALREADY UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES
TO REFLECT LATEST RADAR TRENDS AND TO REMOVE TODAY'S HEAT RELATED
HEADLINE. MOST ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 06Z.

.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OVER THE GULF COASTAL
WATERS WITH WINDS SPEEDS GENERALLY 10 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSRA WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
OUTSIDE OF THESE STORMS...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS
WILL PREVAIL. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FOG IS POSSIBLE AROUND DAWN
SUNDAY...WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DENSE FOG PROBABLY AT KVLD. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST EVERYWHERE BY MID MORNING. SCATTERED
TSRA WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY...WITH MOST
TERMINALS STANDING A GOOD CHANCE OF REPORTING TSRA.

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

AL...HEAT ADVISORY MONDAY FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT.
GA...HEAT ADVISORY MONDAY FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM EDT.
FL...HEAT ADVISORY MONDAY 2 PM EDT /1PM CDT/ TO 6PM /5PM CDT/.
GM...NONE.

&&

BARRY/FOURNIER
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 9:31 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
931 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-021000-
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-
931 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 /831 PM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010/

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

...HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK EAST OVER THE
AREA EARLY IN THE WEEK AND THIS WILL PROLONG THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE
FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH THE CENTURY MARK
EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK WITH HEAT INDICES RISING
TO NEAR 110 DEGREES...IF NOT A BIT HIGHER. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT
MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES LATER IN THE WEEK...BUT CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN WARMER THAN NORMAL. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
EACH AFTERNOON AND LIKE ON MOST SUMMER DAYS...ISOLATED STRONG
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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.

BARRY/WOOL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 7:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 8:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
804 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

ALZ067-GAZ120>122-124-020045-
CLAY-HENRY-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-
804 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...HENRY...
QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT/745 PM CDT/

AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
GROUP OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR GEORGETOWN...MOVING SOUTH SOUTHWEST
AT 10 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE 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.

9-FOURNIER
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 8:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
807 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

GAZ122>126-144-020030-
BAKER-CALHOUN-DOUGHERTY-LEE-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-
807 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BAKER...CALHOUN...
DOUGHERTY...LEE...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

AT 806 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DAWSON...OR 28 MILES SOUTH
OF PRESTON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

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.

9-FOURNIER
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
812 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

GAZ128>131-148-020100-
BEN HILL-BERRIEN-IRWIN-TIFT-TURNER-
812 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BEN HILL...BERRIEN...
IRWIN...TIFT AND TURNER COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

AT 812 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ROCHELLE TO 7 MILES EAST OF FITZGERALD TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WILLACOOCHEE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE 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.

9-FOURNIER
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 9:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
908 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

GAZ126>129-131-020200-
IRWIN-LEE-TIFT-TURNER-WORTH-
908 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR IRWIN...LEE...TIFT...
TURNER AND WORTH COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

AT 906 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF
ARABI TO ALAPAHA...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE 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.

9-FOURNIER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 1:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE92 min
Aug 2, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE34 min
Aug 2, 3:28 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more28 hr
Aug 1, 10:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth29 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.