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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 6, 20124 counties in Alabama; Early County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2012, 1:11 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama; Early County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2012, 1:11 PM CDT (18:11 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Early County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 6, 1:13 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Ward Bridge, ALTREE DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 59...NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 36.
May 6, 1:25 PM CDTHAIL 0.754 Ne Fort Rucker, ALPENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR LOGAN RD.
May 6, 1:34 PM CDTHAIL 1.54 Ne Fort Rucker, ALHAIL UP TO 1.5 INCHES NOW FALLING NEAR LOGAN RD.
May 6, 1:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 493 E Midland City, ALMEASURED AT THE DOTHAN AIRPORT ASOS...KDHN.
May 6, 1:58 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Enterprise, ALTREE DOWN ON A POWER LINE AT THE 300 BLOCK OF VALLEY STREAM DRIVE.
May 6, 1:59 PM CDTHAIL 1Headland, ALPICTURE ON FACEBOOK OF ESTIMATED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AROUND HEADLAND.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 6, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 2012-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 900 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
900 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

040 
WUUS52 KTAE 061811
SVRTAE
ALC031-045-067-069-GAC099-061900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0108.120506T1811Z-120506T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
111 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  DALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  WESTERN EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT/300 PM EDT/

* AT 109 PM CDT/209 PM EDT/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS
  DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE
  STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF ELBA TO BLAKELY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BULLOCK TO
  BLAKELY...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HEADLAND...COLUMBIA...NEW BROCKTON...FORT RUCKER...KINSEY...
  NEWTON...MIDLAND CITY...PINCKARD...WEBB...ENTERPRISE...LEVEL PLAINS
  AND DALEVILLE

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3153 8620 3154 8615 3162 8614 3162 8560
      3147 8489 3120 8493 3126 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 004DEG 14KT 3151 8617 3134 8491

$$

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1 follow-up statement
684 
WWUS52 KTAE 061834
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
134 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012

ALC031-045-067-069-GAC099-061900-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-120506T1900Z/
COFFEE AL-DALE AL-HOUSTON AL-EARLY GA-HENRY AL-
134 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM
CDT/300 PM EDT/ FOR SOUTHERN HENRY...WESTERN EARLY...NORTHERN
HOUSTON...DALE AND COFFEE COUNTIES...

AT 132 PM CDT/232 PM EDT/...THE PUBLIC REPORTED PING PONG SIZED HAIL 
IN OZARK.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 
PINE LEVEL TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF BLAKELY...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLINTONVILLE...HILTON...COLUMBIA...PLEASANT 
PLAINS...SAWHATCHEE...ELBA...WATERFORD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY
EVENING/900 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING/ FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8620 3154 8615 3162 8614 3162 8560
      3147 8489 3120 8493 3126 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 004DEG 14KT 3145 8617 3128 8491

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 1:05 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston7 hr
May 6, 12:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale42 min
May 6, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston48 min
May 6, 1:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell42 min
May 6, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 3 more52 min
May 6, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELowndes29 min
May 6, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt39 min
May 6, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Worth49 min
May 6, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Early, Miller46 min
May 6, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMitchell38 min
May 6, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes51 min
May 6, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Mitchell, Thomas44 min
May 6, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes47 min
May 6, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Seminole, Thomas46 min
May 6, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole27 min
May 6, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Thomas38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.