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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 16, 2011Lee County, Turner County, Worth County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 5:00 PM EST for Lee County, Turner County, Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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
Nov 16, 2011, 5:00 PM EST (22:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 16, 2011, 5:30 PM EST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 16, 1:35 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 150 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 2011-11-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 546 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 2011-11-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
486 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

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

102 
WFUS52 KTAE 162200
TORTAE
GAC177-287-321-162230-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0048.111116T2200Z-111116T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
500 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 530 PM EST

* AT 456 PM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR PHILEMA...OR NEAR STOCKS...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  OAKFIELD...DOLES AND HOBBY

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3181 8381 3181 8373 3166 8371 3164 8377
      3161 8400 3163 8401 3165 8399 3165 8402
      3163 8405 3173 8413 3184 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 242DEG 44KT 3170 8398

$$

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1 follow-up statement
427 
WWUS52 KTAE 162208
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
508 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC177-162218-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111116T2230Z/
LEE GA-
508 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3181 8381 3181 8373 3166 8371 3164 8377
      3161 8400 3163 8401 3165 8399 3165 8402
      3167 8401 3172 8403 3177 8399 3179 8399
      3184 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 247DEG 36KT 3171 8392

$$

GAC287-321-162230-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111116T2230Z/
TURNER GA-WORTH GA-
508 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WORTH AND WEST CENTRAL TURNER COUNTIES...

AT 505 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOLES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOBBY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3181 8381 3181 8373 3166 8371 3164 8377
      3161 8400 3163 8401 3165 8399 3165 8402
      3167 8401 3172 8403 3177 8399 3179 8399
      3184 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 247DEG 36KT 3171 8392

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 9:27 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Lanier and 2 more8 hr
Nov 16, 3:34 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEEarly, Miller, Seminole26 min
Nov 16, 4:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee23 min
Nov 16, 4:44 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker14 min
Nov 16, 4:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee, Worth35 min
Nov 16, 5:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAETurner35 min
Nov 16, 5:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas39 min
Nov 16, 6:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Grady, Thomas26 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.