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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 17, 2014Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 6:17 AM EST for Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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: Nov 17, 2014, 6:17 AM EST (11:17 UTC)
Expired: Nov 17, 2014, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 17, 6:20 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Fowlstown, GA	MEDIA REPORTED TREES DOWN IN DECATUR COUNTY. EXACT TIME AND LOCATION APPROXIMATED.
Nov 17, 6:25 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Climax, GA	FEW TREES DOWN ON SYKES MILL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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
Nov 17, 2:32 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Nov 17, 6:11 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 56 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: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 183 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.

511 
WFUS52 KTAE 171117
TORTAE
GAC087-131-171200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0038.141117T1117Z-141117T1200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
617 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  NORTHERN GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAIRO...

* UNTIL 700 AM EST

* AT 616 AM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHIGHAM...OR 9 MILES
  SOUTH OF BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CLIMAX...NICKLEVILLE...BOYDVILLE...PEOPLES STILL AND GRADY CO A/P.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3105 8428 3088 8414 3070 8453 3080 8463
TIME...MOT...LOC 1118Z 232DEG 40KT 3079 8451

$$

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3 follow-up statements

715 
WWUS52 KTAE 171128
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
628 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

GAC087-131-171200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141117T1200Z/
GRADY GA-DECATUR GA-
628 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL DECATUR AND NORTHERN GRADY COUNTIES...

AT 626 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLIMAX...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NICKLEVILLE...BOYDVILLE...WHIGHAM...PEOPLES STILL...CAIRO AND GRADY
CO A/P

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3088 8414 3075 8443 3085 8455 3100 8435
      3105 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 232DEG 40KT 3085 8442

$$

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629 
WWUS52 KTAE 171133
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
633 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

GAC087-131-171200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141117T1200Z/
GRADY GA-DECATUR GA-
633 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL DECATUR AND NORTHERN GRADY COUNTIES...

AT 631 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLIMAX...OR 11
MILES EAST OF BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BOYDVILLE...WHIGHAM...PEOPLES STILL...CAIRO AND GRADY CO A/P

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3088 8414 3080 8437 3089 8449 3100 8435
      3105 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1133Z 232DEG 40KT 3087 8438

$$

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638 
WWUS52 KTAE 171154
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
654 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

GAC087-171204-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141117T1200Z/
DECATUR GA-
654 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3105 8428 3088 8414 3088 8415 3087 8418
      3101 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 232DEG 40KT 3101 8418

$$

GAC131-171200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-141117T1200Z/
GRADY GA-
654 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
GRADY COUNTY...

AT 652 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF GRADY
CO A/P...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CAIRO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3105 8428 3088 8414 3088 8415 3087 8418
      3101 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 232DEG 40KT 3101 8418

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 17, 3:07 AM EST	Freeze Warning	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more	31 hr
Nov 17, 3:07 AM EST	Hard Freeze Watch	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more	24 hr
Nov 17, 5:45 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Decatur	45 min
Nov 17, 6:20 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker, Decatur, Miller, Mitchell	40 min
Nov 17, 6:48 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas	27 min
Nov 17, 6:55 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Decatur, Seminole	50 min
Nov 17, 7:03 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas	57 min
Nov 17, 7:45 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell	30 min
Nov 17, 7:47 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas	28 min
Nov 17, 8:08 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas	52 min
Nov 17, 9:00 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Seminole	45 min
Nov 17, 1:47 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt and 17 more	19 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.