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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 10, 20126 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2012, 3:46 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
Jun 10, 2012, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2012, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Early County, GA, Quitman 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 12:41 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2012-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1717 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 2012-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 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
1717 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.8

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The text

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

050 
WUUS52 KTAE 101946
SVRTAE
GAC037-061-099-239-243-273-102030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0182.120610T1946Z-120610T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
346 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  NORTHERN EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  EASTERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  WESTERN TERRELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 342 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15
  MILES NORTHWEST OF CUTHBERT TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CUTHBERT TO 11
  MILES WEST OF BLAKELY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF HENRY COUNTY
  ALABAMA...AND CLAY AND QUITMAN COUNTIES IN GEORGIA.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  EDISON...ARLINGTON...SHELLMAN...MORGAN AND DAWSON

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3198 8496 3195 8494 3193 8487 3193 8445
      3169 8444 3143 8458 3143 8464 3134 8463
      3131 8465 3127 8511 3132 8508 3147 8507
      3154 8504 3157 8506 3165 8503 3199 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 268DEG 33KT 3194 8491 3166 8491
          3132 8507

$$

08-LAMERS
1 follow-up statement
851 
WWUS52 KTAE 102026
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
426 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012

GAC037-061-099-239-243-273-102036-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-120610T2030Z/
TERRELL GA-RANDOLPH GA-CALHOUN GA-EARLY GA-QUITMAN GA-CLAY GA-
426 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLAY...EASTERN QUITMAN...
NORTHERN EARLY...CALHOUN...RANDOLPH AND WESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EDT...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED. A TORNADO WATCH 
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 
(8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

LAT...LON 3198 8496 3195 8494 3193 8487 3193 8445
      3169 8444 3143 8458 3143 8464 3134 8463
      3131 8465 3127 8511 3132 8508 3147 8507
      3154 8504 3157 8506 3165 8503 3199 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 268DEG 33KT 3195 8448 3167 8448
          3133 8464

$$

08-LAMERS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEQuitman37 min
Jun 10, 4:13 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Miller, Seminole32 min
Jun 10, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee31 min
Jun 10, 5:34 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEDougherty, Worth11 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.