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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 27, 2011Jackson County, Florida; Early County, Miller County, Seminole County, Georgia; Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT for Jackson County, Florida; Early County, Miller County, Seminole County, Georgia; Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 14 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
Mar 27, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2011, 5:14 PM CDT
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Houston County, AL, Jackson County, FL, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1068 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1068 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
6.0

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The text

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

575 
WUUS52 KTAE 272200
SVRTAE
ALC069-FLC063-GAC099-201-253-272245-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0038.110327T2200Z-110327T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
500 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT/645 PM EDT/

* AT 454 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
  WEST OF COTTONWOOD...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF DOTHAN...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HODGESVILLE...SEALY SPRINGS...LOVETOWN...SILLS...GRANGEBURG...
  HARMON...MALONE...BASCOM...CROSBY...TWO EGG...LUCY...CHATTAHOOCHEE
  SP...LOVEDALE...BUENA VISTA...JAKIN...HORNSVILLE...STEAM MILL AND
  RIVERTURN.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

LAT...LON 3111 8491 3080 8498 3101 8547 3115 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 277DEG 28KT 3105 8539

$$

85-GIBBS
1 follow-up statement
890 
WWUS52 KTAE 272214
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
514 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

ALC069-FLC063-GAC099-201-253-272224-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110327T2245Z/
HOUSTON AL-MILLER GA-EARLY GA-JACKSON FL-SEMINOLE GA-
514 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE...NORTH
CENTRAL JACKSON...EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL EARLY...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
MILLER AND SOUTHERN HOUSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
SUNDAY EVENING/1100 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3111 8491 3080 8498 3101 8547 3115 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 277DEG 28KT 3104 8526

$$

85-GIBBS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington46 min
Mar 27, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson43 min
Mar 27, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton42 min
Mar 27, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE34 min
Mar 26, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningTAELee22 min
Mar 27, 12:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGrady, Thomas45 min
Mar 27, 1:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Cook, Lanier47 min
Mar 27, 1:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Quitman, Randolph45 min
Mar 27, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller44 min
Mar 27, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly, Miller47 min
Mar 27, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes42 min
Mar 27, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Early, Miller, Mitchell50 min
Mar 27, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes32 min
Mar 27, 3:03 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Miller, Mitchell27 min
Mar 27, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lowndes40 min
Mar 27, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole53 min
Mar 27, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell45 min
Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGrady, Thomas44 min
Mar 27, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes51 min
Mar 27, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lowndes41 min
Mar 27, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Thomas30 min
Mar 27, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes43 min
Mar 27, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale61 min
Mar 27, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Henry50 min
Mar 27, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Henry, Houston42 min
Mar 27, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee22 min
Mar 27, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston46 min
Mar 27, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Henry, Houston40 min
Mar 27, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston39 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.