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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 24, 20144 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 24, 2014, 7:09 AM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 36 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, 7:09 AM EST (12:09 UTC)
Expired
Dec 24, 2014, 7:45 AM EST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Colquitt County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:11 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
Dec 24, 6:32 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 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 12:00Z on 2014-12-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1288 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 12:00Z on 2014-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 334 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1288 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
344 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.0
Supercell composite
11.7

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The text

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

593 
WFUS52 KTAE 241209
TORTAE
GAC071-095-205-321-241245-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0053.141224T1209Z-141224T1245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SYLVESTER...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DOUGHERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  EASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMILLA...

* UNTIL 745 AM EST

* AT 706 AM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR CAMILLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DOERUN AND POULAN

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 3163 8385 3146 8367 3115 8416 3123 8424
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 228DEG 51KT 3125 8413

$$

25-CAMP
1 follow-up statement
667 
WWUS52 KTAE 241232
SVSTAE

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

GAC071-095-205-241242-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-141224T1245Z/
MITCHELL GA-COLQUITT GA-DOUGHERTY GA-
732 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DOUGHERTY...
NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT AND NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

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 3134 8391 3140 8399 3163 8385 3146 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 1232Z 228DEG 51KT 3147 8385

$$

GAC321-241245-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-141224T1245Z/
WORTH GA-
732 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EST FOR SOUTHERN
WORTH COUNTY...

AT 729 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GORDY...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SYLVESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GAMMAGE...ISABELLA...POULAN AND SUMNER

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.

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 3134 8391 3140 8399 3163 8385 3146 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 1232Z 228DEG 51KT 3147 8385

$$

25-CAMP

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, 2:51 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Early, Miller, Seminole4 min
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, 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

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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.