Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2012, 1:45 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 17 min. 4 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, 1:45 PM EST (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 2:02 PM EST
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Berrien County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Tift County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:45 PM EST | TORNADO 0 | 4 Ese Omega, GA | CONFIRMED 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 EST | TORNADO | 4 Ese Omega, GA | SUSPECTED 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 EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Eldorado, GA | PUBLIC REPORT ON THE WALB-TV FACEBOOK PAGE OF A BARN BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE TIFT/COOK COUNTY LINE JUST OFF OF I-75. |
| Feb 24, 1:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nnw Lenox, GA | 1 TREE DOWN NEAR COUNTY LINE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 12:04 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KTAE 241845
TORTAE
GAC019-071-075-277-241930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0006.120224T1845Z-120224T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
145 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTH CENTRAL COOK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN TIFT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 230 PM EST
* AT 141 PM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR OMEGA...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LENOX...ENIGMA AND ALAPAHA
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 3124 8360 3139 8366 3148 8329 3147 8315
3144 8313 3141 8313 3138 8311 3136 8310
3135 8308 3129 8305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 254DEG 46KT 3133 8351
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
203
WWUS52 KTAE 241858
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
158 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
GAC071-241908-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T1930Z/
COLQUITT GA-
158 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3129 8305 3126 8339 3130 8344 3135 8344
3141 8344 3146 8337 3148 8329 3147 8315
3144 8313 3141 8313 3140 8313 3136 8310
3135 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 254DEG 46KT 3137 8336
$$
GAC019-075-277-241930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T1930Z/
TIFT GA-BERRIEN GA-COOK GA-
158 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL COOK...NORTHERN BERRIEN AND EAST CENTRAL TIFT COUNTIES...
AT 155 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOKFIELD...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ENIGMA...ALAPAHA...GLADYS AND GLORY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8305 3126 8339 3130 8344 3135 8344
3141 8344 3146 8337 3148 8329 3147 8315
3144 8313 3141 8313 3140 8313 3136 8310
3135 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 254DEG 46KT 3137 8336
$$
42-DVD571
WWUS52 KTAE 241902
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
202 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
GAC019-075-277-241912-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T1930Z/
TIFT GA-BERRIEN GA-COOK GA-
202 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COOK...NORTHERN BERRIEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN TIFT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3129 8305 3126 8339 3130 8344 3135 8344
3141 8344 3146 8337 3148 8329 3147 8315
3144 8313 3141 8313 3140 8313 3136 8310
3135 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 254DEG 46KT 3138 8330
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 5:59 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early, Miller, Seminole | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 12:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 12:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 12:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Mitchell | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 1:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Cook, Mitchell, Tift, Worth | 49 min |
| Feb 24, 1:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Cook | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 1:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Mitchell | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 1:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 2:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Cook, Tift, Worth | 28 min |
| Feb 24, 2:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Thomas | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 2:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 3:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lanier, Lowndes | 26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.