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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 24, 20144 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 24, 2014, 2:51 AM EST for 4 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2014, 2:51 AM EST (07:51 UTC)
Expired
Dec 24, 2014, 2:55 AM EST
In force
4 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Baker County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 23, 11:55 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-12-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 397 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
397 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
547 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

393 
WFUS52 KTAE 240751
TORTAE
ALC067-069-GAC007-099-201-253-240815-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0050.141224T0751Z-141224T0815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
251 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...  
  WESTERN BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...  
  EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLAKELY...
  NORTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 315 AM EST/215 AM CST/

* AT 248 AM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA...OR 13 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF DONALSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JONES
  CROSSROADS...HILTON...SAWHATCHEE...MAYHAW...ROCK HILL...
  CENTERVILLE...HENTOWN...CUBA...HARMONY CHURCH RD/HWY 45...
  JETERVILLE...EARLY CO A/P...MACEDONIA...OLD DAMASCUS AND DAMASCUS.

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 3149 8502 3127 8460 3106 8504 3115 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 0750Z 220DEG 50KT 3119 8502

$$

17-GOULD
1 follow-up statement
105 
WWUS52 KTAE 240755
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
255 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

ALC067-069-GAC007-099-201-253-240806-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-141224T0815Z/
MILLER GA-BAKER GA-EARLY GA-SEMINOLE GA-HOUSTON AL-HENRY AL-
255 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY...NORTHEASTERN
HOUSTON...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE...EARLY...WEST CENTRAL BAKER
AND NORTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3149 8502 3127 8460 3106 8504 3115 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 220DEG 50KT 3125 8496

$$

17-GOULD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 8:17 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEBrooks, Thomas5 hr
Dec 23, 8:37 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryTAEGrady, Thomas36 hr
Dec 23, 9:32 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes6 days
Dec 24, 1:50 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEClay, Early3 hr
Dec 24, 3:12 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Randolph33 min
Dec 24, 4:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell, Worth41 min
Dec 24, 4:43 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEEarly3 hr
Dec 24, 5:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth49 min
Dec 24, 6:02 AM ESTWind AdvisoryTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur and 11 more4 hr
Dec 24, 6:59 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole3 hr
Dec 24, 7:09 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth36 min
Dec 24, 8:15 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEDecatur, Grady3 hr
Dec 24, 9:35 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift115 min
Dec 24, 10:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes, Thomas34 min
Dec 24, 10:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAELee5 days
Dec 24, 11:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes28 min
Dec 23, 10:15 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva4 hr
Dec 24, 2:44 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva3 hr
Dec 24, 4:08 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Houston22 min
Dec 24, 5:28 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.