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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 24, 2012Berrien County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Mar 24, 2012, 10:08 AM EDT for Berrien County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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
Mar 24, 2012, 10:08 AM EDT (14:08 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Berrien County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 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 2012-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1610 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2012-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 124 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
1610 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
468 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
5.8

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 24, 3:30 AM EDT, 6 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:30 AM EDT, 6 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 4:00 AM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
400 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-250800-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-
COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-
EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
400 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012 /300 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS ARE FORECAST FOR
TODAY. HOWEVER THE LATEST GUIDANCE IS LESS OPTIMISTIC THAT SEVERE
WEATHER WILL OCCUR. THE FOCUS FOR ANY STORMS WILL BE THIS MORNING
TO EARLY AFTERNOON...INITIALLY OVER THE WATERS THEN SPREADING TO
THE BIG BEND AND ADJACENT GEORGIA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG
WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL WOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THIS THREAT
WILL END AS A COLD FRONT EXITS EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A DRIER AIRMASS
WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY SUNDAY AND DOMINATE INTO THE
UPCOMING WORK WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 8:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 9:45 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
945 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

FLZ019-028-029-241430-
LAFAYETTE FL-MADISON FL-INLAND TAYLOR FL-
945 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
LAFAYETTE...SOUTHEAST MADISON AND NORTHEAST TAYLOR COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 1030 AM EDT

AT 942 AM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF PERRY...OR 8 MILES EAST OF LAKE
BIRD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR...NORTHERN LAFAYETTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH
MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 3034 8320 3031 8321 3025 8324 3018 8324
      3017 8323 3014 8324 3016 8357 3034 8360
      3045 8322 3043 8322 3041 8317 3038 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1345Z 262DEG 19KT 3027 8347

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Special weather statement, Mar 24, 10:08 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1008 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

GAZ148-241500-
BERRIEN GA-
1008 AM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1100 AM EDT

AT 1004 AM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF NASHVILLE...OR NEAR BERRIEN CO A/P...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL BERRIEN COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3124 8304 3117 8304 3118 8306 3118 8333
      3136 8335 3139 8311 3136 8310 3133 8305
      3131 8305 3127 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 268DEG 21KT 3128 8323

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 4:53 AM EDTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 9 more12 hr
Mar 24, 8:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson42 min
Mar 24, 9:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison45 min
Mar 24, 10:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Madison, Taylor26 min
Mar 24, 11:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie46 min
Mar 24, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette25 min
Mar 24, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla39 min
Mar 24, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE54 min
Mar 24, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie27 min
Mar 24, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla32 min
Mar 24, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE48 min
Mar 24, 4:58 PM EDTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more26 hr
Mar 24, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE37 min
Mar 24, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier48 min
Mar 24, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier32 min
Mar 24, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes23 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.