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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 24, 2012Colquitt County, Cook County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2012, 1:28 PM EST for Colquitt County, Cook County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 min. 3 reports 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
Feb 24, 2012, 1:28 PM EST (18:28 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 24, 1:45 PM ESTTORNADO 04 Ese Omega, GACONFIRMED EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF ELLENTON OMEGA ROAD AND TRAVELED NORTHEASTWARD AROUND 3 MILES WHILE SKIPPING UP AND DOWN BEFORE LIFTING PERMANENTLY NEAR THE COLQUITT/COOK COUNTY BORDER JUST PAST LAWYER SUMNER ROAD BUT BEFORE CROSSING I-75
Feb 24, 1:45 PM ESTTORNADO4 Ese Omega, GASUSPECTED TORNADO BASED ON MEDIA REPORTS EAST SOUTHEAST OF OMEGA IN COLQUITT COUNTY. SUSPECTED TORNADO PATH IS ESIMATED TO HAVE CONTINUED EASTWARD ALONG THE TIFT-COOK COUNTY LINE NEAR INTERSTATE 75.
Feb 24, 1:50 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Eldorado, GAPUBLIC REPORT ON THE WALB-TV FACEBOOK PAGE OF A BARN BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE TIFT/COOK COUNTY LINE JUST OFF OF I-75.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 12:04 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

422 
WFUS52 KTAE 241828
TORTAE
GAC071-075-241900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0005.120224T1828Z-120224T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
128 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 200 PM EST

* AT 126 PM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 6 MILES NORTH OF MOULTRIE...OR NEAR NEW
  ELM...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  NORMAN PARK AND LENOX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
MOVE TO A HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND
OUTSIDE WALLS.

&&

LAT...LON 3117 8386 3133 8388 3133 8376 3132 8375
      3132 8372 3133 8371 3133 8346 3134 8346
      3134 8344 3117 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 262DEG 44KT 3127 8376

$$

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2 follow-up statements
992 
WWUS52 KTAE 241838
SVSTAE

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

GAC071-075-241900-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120224T1900Z/
COLQUITT GA-COOK GA-
138 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL COOK AND NORTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTIES...

AT 136 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CROSLAND...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FLAT
FORD...WAGON WHEEL...LENOX...STAUNTON...BARNEYVILLE AND LACONTE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3121 8369 3132 8372 3133 8371 3133 8346
      3134 8346 3134 8344 3121 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 262DEG 44KT 3130 8360

$$

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274 
WWUS52 KTAE 241859
SVSTAE

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

GAC071-075-241909-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120224T1900Z/
COLQUITT GA-COOK GA-
159 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COOK AND NORTHEASTERN
COLQUITT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EST...

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

LAT...LON 3121 8369 3132 8372 3133 8371 3133 8346
      3134 8346 3134 8344 3121 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 262DEG 44KT 3133 8330

$$

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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, 1:40 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
Feb 24, 3:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.