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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 30, 2013Calhoun County, Early County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 30, 2013, 7:07 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Early County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 30, 2013, 7:07 PM EDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, GA, Early County, GA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 30, 4:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 4:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 5:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 5:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:16 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
616 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013

ALZ066-067-069-302245-
DALE AL-HOUSTON AL-HENRY AL-
516 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST
DALE...FAR SOUTHWEST HENRY AND NORTHWEST HOUSTON COUNTIES INCLUDING
THE CITY OF DOTHAN...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

AT 514 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR MIDLAND CITY...OR NEAR SYLVAN GROVE...MOVING SOUTH
AT 15 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GUSTS MAY
OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAINFALL...SO DO NOT WAIT FOR RAIN TO OCCUR
BEFORE YOU SEEK SHELTER.

LAT...LON 3123 8519 3117 8548 3120 8549 3119 8559
      3144 8558 3146 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 352DEG 13KT 3134 8544

08-LAMERS

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:47 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:49 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
649 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013

GAZ121-123-142-302315-
CALHOUN GA-EARLY GA-CLAY GA-
649 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
CALHOUN...SOUTHEAST CLAY AND NORTHEAST EARLY COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

AT 645 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR EDISON...OR NEAR PARKSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3141 8465 3138 8488 3157 8490 3161 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 350DEG 13KT 3152 8480

08-LAMERS

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:56 PM EDT, 11 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
Aug 30, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	24 min
Aug 30, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson	54 min
Aug 30, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	27 min
Aug 30, 5:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lowndes	82 min
Aug 30, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dougherty, Worth	46 min
Aug 30, 6:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dougherty, Worth	3 hr
Aug 30, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Mitchell	43 min
Aug 30, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	26 min
Aug 30, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Worth	45 min
Aug 30, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Early, Miller	49 min
Aug 30, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	66 min
Aug 30, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur	49 min
Aug 30, 7:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Early, Miller	2 hr
Aug 30, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	33 min
Aug 30, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	29 min
Aug 30, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.