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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 24, 2012Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2012, 3:49 PM EST for Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
Feb 24, 2012, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2012, 4:15 PM EST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 12:04 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 125 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 2012-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1115 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 2012-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 200 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
1115 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
5.6

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The text

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

893 
WUUS52 KTAE 242049
SVRTAE
GAC173-185-242115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0043.120224T2049Z-120224T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
349 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LANIER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...  
  EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EST

* AT 346 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60   
  MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT...AND   
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  NAYLOR...STOCKTON AND GREENWOOD

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3084 8301 3084 8308 3081 8310 3079 8313
      3074 8313 3073 8326 3082 8330 3101 8297
      3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 247DEG 50KT 3084 8316

$$

38-GODSEY
1 follow-up statement
748 
WWUS52 KTAE 242058
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

GAC173-185-242115-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-120224T2115Z/
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-
358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LANIER AND EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTIES...

AT 355 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NAYLOR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STOCKTON AND GREENWOOD

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 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3084 8301 3084 8308 3081 8310 3080 8312
      3079 8313 3077 8319 3089 8317 3101 8297
      3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 247DEG 50KT 3089 8302

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 5:59 AM ESTFire Weather WatchTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more14 hr
Feb 24, 11:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly, Miller, Seminole30 min
Feb 24, 12:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole38 min
Feb 24, 12:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell34 min
Feb 24, 12:57 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Mitchell33 min
Feb 24, 1:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Cook, Mitchell, Tift, Worth49 min
Feb 24, 1:28 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Cook32 min
Feb 24, 1:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Mitchell50 min
Feb 24, 1:45 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Tift17 min
Feb 24, 1:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas30 min
Feb 24, 2:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Cook, Tift, Worth28 min
Feb 24, 2:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEThomas29 min
Feb 24, 2:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift39 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.