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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 3, 2012Ben Hill County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2012, 7:19 PM EDT for Ben Hill County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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: Jul 3, 2012, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Ben Hill County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 181 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.

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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: 1410 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1092 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 10 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.

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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 Jul 3, 7:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 7:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 8:20 AM EDT, 10 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
820 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-041100-
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-
820 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 /240 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 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...

SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD
CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...AND A SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

MORE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS OUR REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON THE 4TH OF JULY...EXPECT SCATTERED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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.

EVANS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 6:19 PM EDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
619 PM EDT TUE JUL 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE TALLAHASSEE COML  30.55N 84.36W
07/03/2012                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES AND SOME POWERLINES DOWN ALONG BOXWOOD LANE.

&&

WALSH/DVD

Local storm report, Jul 3, 6:20 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
620 PM EDT TUE JUL 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N LEE                 30.43N 83.30W
07/03/2012                   MADISON            FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES DOWN NEAR LEE.

&&

WALSH/DVD

Local storm report, Jul 3, 6:26 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
626 PM EDT TUE JUL 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0613 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S LESLIE              31.88N 84.08W
07/03/2012                   LEE                GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 195.

0618 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE CHOKEE            31.88N 83.99W
07/03/2012                   LEE                GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN ALONG NEW YORK ROAD.

&&

DVD

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 6:38 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
638 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

GAZ160-161-032315-
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-
638 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LANIER
AND NORTHEAST LOWNDES COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

AT 635 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR MOODY AFB...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN LOWNDES AND WESTERN LANIER
COUNTIES...INCLUDING MOODY AFB...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 3083 8309 3088 8334 3103 8332 3103 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 207DEG 5KT 3094 8323

42-DVD

Local storm report, Jul 3, 7:08 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 7:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Washington	31 min
Jul 3, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Washington	39 min
Jul 3, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jackson	53 min
Jul 3, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Walton	43 min
Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jackson	51 min
Jul 3, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	48 min
Jul 3, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Leon, Wakulla	43 min
Jul 3, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	36 min
Jul 3, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay	63 min
Jul 3, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee	39 min
Jul 3, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee, Worth	27 min
Jul 3, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lowndes	37 min
Jul 3, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	46 min
Jul 3, 7:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill	42 min
Jul 3, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva, Houston	49 min
Jul 3, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	58 min
Jul 3, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	56 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.