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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 3, 20124 counties in Florida; Brooks County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 3, 2012, 3:13 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida; Brooks County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 62 min. 1 report 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: Mar 3, 2012, 3:13 PM EST (20:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2012, 4:15 PM EST
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Brooks County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 3, 3:15 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Ashville, FL	RESIDENTS NEAR THE JEFFERSON/BROOKS COUNTY LINE REPORT TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 221. REPORTED OBTAINED FROM WTXL NEWS ARTICLE. TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 3, 1:04 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 84 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: 499 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 472 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 283 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 4.1

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The text

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

825 
WUUS52 KTAE 032013
SVRTAE
FLC065-073-079-123-GAC027-173-185-032115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0069.120303T2013Z-120303T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
313 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  MADISON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LANIER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EST

* AT 307 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A LINE OF
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  22 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALDOSTA TO WOODVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE      
  EXTENDING FROM GREENWOOD TO WOODVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. 
  REPORTS ARE COMING IN FROM MADISON COUNTY OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING   
  DUST ON I-10 AND TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE  
  LINE OF STORMS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MADISON

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 IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

WIND DAMAGE WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT
WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3084 8301 3084 8308 3080 8312 3063 8313
      3062 8326 3048 8323 3041 8320 3011 8371
      3027 8408 3027 8424 3030 8425 3031 8438
      3104 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 291DEG 31KT 3097 8289 3029 8423

$$

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2 follow-up statements

301 
WWUS52 KTAE 032029
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
329 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

FLC073-032038-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120303T2115Z/
LEON FL-
329 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3084 8302 3084 8308 3080 8312 3063 8313
      3062 8326 3041 8320 3011 8371 3027 8408
      3045 8401 3104 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 291DEG 31KT 3098 8290 3024 8405

$$

FLC065-079-123-GAC027-173-185-032115-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120303T2115Z/
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-BROOKS GA-MADISON FL-TAYLOR FL-JEFFERSON FL-
329 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST
FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR...MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN
BROOKS...SOUTHEASTERN LANIER AND SOUTHERN LOWNDES COUNTIES...

AT 325 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GREENWOOD TO FANLEW...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HAMBURG...LAMONT...CLYATTVILLE...DASHER...GREENVILLE...CHERRY LAKE...
TWIN LAKES...I-75 AT EXIT 5...PINETTA...LAKE PARK...HANSON...ERIDU...
SIRMANS...EBB...CABBAGE GROVE...IDDO...MADISON...MOSELEY HALL...
RIVERSIDE...SHADY GROVE...HOPEWELL...LAKE BIRD...LEE...SECOTAN AND
BOYD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3084 8302 3084 8308 3080 8312 3063 8313
      3062 8326 3041 8320 3011 8371 3027 8408
      3045 8401 3104 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 291DEG 31KT 3098 8290 3024 8405

$$

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184 
WWUS52 KTAE 032111
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
411 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

FLC065-079-123-GAC027-173-185-032121-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-120303T2115Z/
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-BROOKS GA-MADISON FL-TAYLOR FL-JEFFERSON FL-
411 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN
TAYLOR...MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS...SOUTHEASTERN LANIER AND
SOUTHERN LOWNDES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EST...

THE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED...BUT GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL 
LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE LINE.

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 SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3084 8302 3084 8308 3080 8312 3063 8313
      3062 8326 3041 8320 3011 8371 3027 8408
      3045 8401 3104 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 291DEG 31KT 3092 8278 3018 8393

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 8:43 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Jackson	32 min
Mar 2, 11:16 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon and 3 more	10 hr
Mar 2, 11:16 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	TAE		9 hr
Mar 3, 3:40 AM EST	Flood Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 5 more	14 hr
Mar 3, 3:40 AM EST	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Walton	11 hr
Mar 3, 3:51 AM EST	Fire Weather Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	18 hr
Mar 3, 4:30 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		18 hr
Mar 3, 7:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Jackson	26 min
Mar 3, 8:01 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		32 min
Mar 3, 8:05 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		55 min
Mar 3, 8:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Walton	32 min
Mar 3, 8:21 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Washington	39 min
Mar 3, 8:27 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Walton, Washington	48 min
Mar 3, 8:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	27 min
Mar 3, 8:57 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Washington	33 min
Mar 3, 9:16 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty	44 min
Mar 3, 9:54 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon	36 min
Mar 3, 9:57 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon, Liberty	48 min
Mar 3, 10:16 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty	29 min
Mar 3, 10:43 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden	32 min
Mar 3, 11:09 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Jackson, Walton, Washington	3 hr
Mar 3, 11:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	32 min
Mar 3, 11:28 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	32 min
Mar 3, 12:04 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty	3 hr
Mar 3, 12:22 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Walton and 1 more	4 hr
Mar 3, 1:29 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jackson	3 hr
Mar 3, 1:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf, Leon, Liberty	64 min
Mar 3, 2:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon	27 min
Mar 3, 2:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	50 min
Mar 3, 2:20 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Leon	115 min
Mar 3, 2:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon, Madison	47 min
Mar 3, 2:53 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		52 min
Mar 3, 3:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla	60 min
Mar 3, 3:02 PM EST	Wind Advisory	TAE	Dixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison, Taylor and 1 more	5 hr
Mar 3, 3:39 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		66 min
Mar 3, 4:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Franklin, Wakulla	51 min
Mar 3, 4:57 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		93 min
Mar 3, 5:29 PM EST	Gale Warning	TAE		17 hr
Mar 3, 5:29 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		26 hr
Mar 3, 5:38 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 9 more	10 hr
Mar 2, 8:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun, Early	48 min
Mar 2, 9:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Early	28 min
Mar 2, 9:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Early	27 min
Mar 2, 9:15 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty	10 min
Mar 2, 10:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dougherty	38 min
Mar 2, 11:26 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	49 min
Mar 3, 12:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Miller	36 min
Mar 3, 12:43 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker, Dougherty	47 min
Mar 3, 7:18 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker, Miller, Mitchell	42 min
Mar 3, 7:42 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth	33 min
Mar 3, 8:20 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Early, Miller, Mitchell	40 min
Mar 3, 8:29 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Mitchell	31 min
Mar 3, 9:13 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift	32 min
Mar 3, 10:36 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	24 min
Mar 3, 10:59 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	31 min
Mar 3, 11:31 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	29 min
Mar 3, 11:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	27 min
Mar 3, 12:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	29 min
Mar 3, 12:23 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	37 min
Mar 3, 12:34 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Baker, Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole	3 hr
Mar 3, 12:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	30 min
Mar 3, 12:53 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	37 min
Mar 3, 1:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas	62 min
Mar 3, 1:34 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Decatur, Grady, Lanier and 2 more	3 hr
Mar 3, 4:11 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lowndes	3 hr
Mar 3, 4:29 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	83 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2012 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2012 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

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.