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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 11, 20147 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 11, 2014, 1:57 PM EST for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 63 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: Jan 11, 2014, 1:57 PM EST (18:57 UTC)
Expired: Jan 11, 2014, 3:00 PM EST
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Thomas County, GA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 11, 2:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nw Nankin, GA	TREE DOWN ON MADISON HWY
Jan 11, 2:25 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Valdosta, GA	LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN ON JERRY JONES ROAD REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Jan 11, 2:30 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Valdosta, GA	TREE DOWN ON JUDY LN
Jan 11, 2:40 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Lakeland, GA	TREE DOWN ON RIVER ROAD

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
Jan 11, 11:04 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 117 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-p

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: 15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 195 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.4

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The text

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

779 
WUUS52 KTAE 111857
SVRTAE
GAC019-027-071-075-173-185-275-112000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0013.140111T1857Z-140111T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
157 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  BROOKS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUITMAN...
  SOUTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  LANIER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAKELAND...
  LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VALDOSTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 300 PM EST

* AT 154 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A LINE OF
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8
  MILES NORTHEAST OF PAVO TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF BOSTON...OR ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM BERLIN TO EVERETT...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HAHIRA...I-75 AT EXIT 16...RAY CITY AND MOODY AFB

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

&&

LAT...LON 3086 8297 3084 8301 3084 8308 3081 8310
      3080 8312 3062 8314 3066 8386 3112 8370
      3112 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 271DEG 36KT 3105 8361 3067 8377

$$

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2 follow-up statements

754 
WWUS52 KTAE 111915
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
215 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

GAC071-275-111925-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140111T2000Z/
THOMAS GA-COLQUITT GA-
215 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLQUITT AND
SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3086 8297 3084 8301 3084 8308 3080 8312
      3079 8313 3063 8314 3066 8365 3096 8353
      3112 8345 3112 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 271DEG 36KT 3108 8337 3065 8354

$$

GAC019-027-075-173-185-112000-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140111T2000Z/
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-BROOKS GA-BERRIEN GA-COOK GA-
215 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COOK...SOUTH CENTRAL BERRIEN...EASTERN BROOKS...
LANIER AND LOWNDES COUNTIES...

AT 213 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CECIL TO EMPRESS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17
MILES NORTHWEST OF VALDOSTA TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF QUITMAN...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HAHIRA...NANKIN...I-75 AT EXIT 22...NEW LOIS...KINDERLOU...
REMERTON...I-75 AT EXIT 16...RAY CITY...BARRETTS...CLYATTVILLE...
VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT...MOODY AFB...I-75 AT EXIT 11...
TEETERVILLE...MEIGS...DASHER...I-75 AT EXIT 5...LAKELAND...TWIN
LAKES...HANSELL...LAKE PARK...COURTHOUSE...NAYLOR...STOCKTON AND
GREENWOOD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

&&

LAT...LON 3086 8297 3084 8301 3084 8308 3080 8312
      3079 8313 3063 8314 3066 8365 3096 8353
      3112 8345 3112 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 271DEG 36KT 3108 8337 3065 8354

$$

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551 
WWUS52 KTAE 111930
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
230 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

GAC075-111940-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140111T2000Z/
COOK GA-
230 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3086 8297 3084 8301 3084 8308 3079 8313
      3063 8314 3065 8351 3094 8332 3112 8322
      3112 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 271DEG 36KT 3111 8309 3065 8346

$$

GAC019-027-173-185-112000-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140111T2000Z/
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-BROOKS GA-BERRIEN GA-
230 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BERRIEN...SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS...LANIER AND LOWNDES
COUNTIES...

AT 227 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM TEETERVILLE TO NANKIN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKELAND TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
VALDOSTA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. AT LEAST ONE TREE HAS BEEN 
REPORTED DOWN IN BROOKS COUNTY WITH THIS STORM.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MEIGS...VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT...COURTHOUSE...HANSELL...I-75 AT
EXIT 11...CLYATTVILLE...DASHER...NAYLOR...I-75 AT EXIT 5...TWIN
LAKES...STOCKTON...LAKE PARK AND GREENWOOD

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

&&

LAT...LON 3086 8297 3084 8301 3084 8308 3079 8313
      3063 8314 3065 8351 3094 8332 3112 8322
      3112 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 271DEG 36KT 3111 8309 3065 8346

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 11, 11:12 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Dougherty, Randolph, Terrell	33 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.