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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 8:08 AM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report 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, 8:08 AM EST (13:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2014, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Colquitt County, GA, Grady County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Thomas County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 8:20 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Doerun, GA | TWO TREES DOWN ON HAGIN STILL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 362 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 411 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 WFUS52 KTAE 171308 TORTAE GAC071-131-205-275-171400- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0044.141117T1308Z-141117T1400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 808 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOULTRIE... NORTHWESTERN THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... NORTHERN GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PELHAM... * UNTIL 900 AM EST * AT 806 AM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PELHAM...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAIRO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OCHLOCKNEE 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 3132 8386 3106 8368 3091 8425 3106 8436 TIME...MOT...LOC 1308Z 247DEG 35KT 3102 8425 $$ 42-DVD
3 follow-up statements
996 WWUS52 KTAE 171322 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 822 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 GAC071-131-205-275-171400- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/ THOMAS GA-MITCHELL GA-COLQUITT GA-GRADY GA- 822 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST FOR NORTHEASTERN GRADY...WESTERN COLQUITT...SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND NORTHWESTERN THOMAS COUNTIES... AT 819 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUALITY...OR NEAR PELHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COTTON...HINSONTON...CHASTAIN...HARTSFIELD...BAY...CENTER HILL... MURPHY...FUNSTON...MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL A/P...AUTREYVILLE...SIGSBEE... SCHLEY...MOULTRIE AND SOUTH MOULTRIE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES. GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE TORNADO AS POSSIBLE. && LAT...LON 3098 8411 3108 8419 3132 8386 3106 8368 TIME...MOT...LOC 1322Z 247DEG 35KT 3107 8409 $$ 42-DVD
196
WWUS52 KTAE 171338
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
838 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
GAC131-205-275-171348-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/
THOMAS GA-MITCHELL GA-GRADY GA-
838 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRADY...SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL
AND NORTHWESTERN THOMAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3132 8386 3106 8368 3105 8373 3104 8380
3104 8399 3105 8400 3110 8400 3111 8402
3112 8400 3121 8400 3122 8400 3127 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 247DEG 35KT 3113 8393
$$
GAC071-171400-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/
COLQUITT GA-
838 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST FOR WESTERN
COLQUITT COUNTY...
AT 835 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTER HILL...OR
11 MILES EAST OF PELHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY...
MURPHY...FUNSTON...MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL A/P...AUTREYVILLE...SIGSBEE...
SCHLEY...MOULTRIE AND SOUTH MOULTRIE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3132 8386 3106 8368 3105 8373 3104 8380
3104 8399 3105 8400 3110 8400 3111 8402
3112 8400 3121 8400 3122 8400 3127 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1338Z 247DEG 35KT 3113 8393
$$
42-DVD209
WWUS52 KTAE 171353
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
853 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
GAC071-171404-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/
COLQUITT GA-
853 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN COLQUITT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 900
AM EST...
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3... OR YOU MAY CONTACT LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
LAT...LON 3132 8386 3106 8368 3105 8373 3104 8380
3104 8399 3105 8400 3110 8400 3111 8402
3112 8400 3121 8400 3122 8400 3127 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1354Z 247DEG 35KT 3119 8376
$$
42-DVDThe 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, 6:17 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 43 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, 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.