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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 5, 2011Lee County, Randolph County, Terrell County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2011, 1:08 AM EDT for Lee County, Randolph County, Terrell County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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 5, 2011, 1:08 AM EDT (05:08 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Lee County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Terrell 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 4, 10:28 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 165 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 176 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1790 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 251 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.0

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The text

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

217 
WFUS52 KTAE 050508
TORTAE
GAC177-243-273-050600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0019.110405T0508Z-110405T0600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
108 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  EASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  NORTHERN TERRELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT

* AT 103 AM EDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 6 MILES WEST OF SHELLMAN...OR 21 MILES
  SOUTH OF LUMPKIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DAWSON AND SMITHVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
MOVE TO A HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
OUTSIDE WALLS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3188 8435 3192 8434 3192 8403 3190 8402
      3189 8402 3166 8470 3183 8478 3193 8453
      3193 8446 3196 8445 3197 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 246DEG 51KT 3178 8463

$$

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1 follow-up statement

851 
WWUS52 KTAE 050540
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
140 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

GAC243-050550-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110405T0600Z/
RANDOLPH GA-
140 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN RANDOLPH 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 500 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING 
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3193 8446 3196 8444 3188 8435 3192 8434
      3192 8403 3190 8402 3189 8402 3175 8449
      3189 8454 3192 8454 3193 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 250DEG 41KT 3183 8433

$$

GAC177-273-050600-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110405T0600Z/
TERRELL GA-LEE GA-
140 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEE AND NORTHERN TERRELL COUNTIES...

AT 137 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRONWOOD...OR 19
MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMERICUS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SMITHVILLE...SCRUTCHINS AND CHOKEE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 500 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3193 8446 3196 8444 3188 8435 3192 8434
      3192 8403 3190 8402 3189 8402 3175 8449
      3189 8454 3192 8454 3193 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 250DEG 41KT 3183 8433

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 12:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Quitman, Randolph	47 min
Apr 5, 12:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Randolph, Terrell	49 min
Apr 5, 12:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph, Terrell	31 min
Apr 5, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 4 more	32 min
Apr 5, 1:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Seminole	47 min
Apr 5, 1:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Turner, Worth	44 min
Apr 5, 1:49 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lee, Turner, Worth	41 min
Apr 5, 1:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Lee and 5 more	32 min
Apr 5, 2:17 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth	43 min
Apr 5, 2:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Dougherty, Irwin and 4 more	52 min
Apr 5, 2:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Seminole	47 min
Apr 5, 2:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas	45 min
Apr 5, 2:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	46 min
Apr 5, 3:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin and 4 more	39 min
Apr 5, 3:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes and 1 more	47 min
Apr 5, 3:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Lanier	33 min
Apr 5, 4:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Lanier, Lowndes	25 min
Apr 5, 4:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	49 min
Apr 5, 3:40 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more	28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.