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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2016, 2:21 AM EST for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 54 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 2:21 AM EST (07:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:15 AM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baker County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Seminole County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:23 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 9:08 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
456 WUUS52 KTAE 240721 SVRTAE GAC007-071-087-131-201-205-253-240815- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0043.160224T0721Z-160224T0815Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 221 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... EASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... EASTERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... SOUTHWESTERN BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... MITCHELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... EAST CENTRAL SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... * UNTIL 315 AM EST * AT 221 AM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NEWTON TO NEAR BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...BAINBRIDGE...SALE CITY...BRINSON... VADA...BRANCHVILLE...HARRELLS STILL...LYNN...HOPEFUL...HOGGARD MILL...MIMSVILLE...PEOPLES STILL...COOKTOWN...BOYKIN...STEINHAM STORE...CYRENE...MITCHELL CO A/P AND MOUNT PLEASANT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3131 8399 3092 8423 3094 8480 3130 8461 TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 234DEG 41KT 3135 8438 3094 8454 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 15-HARRIGAN
3 follow-up statements
886
WWUS52 KTAE 240740
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
240 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAC201-253-240750-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160224T0815Z/
MILLER GA-SEMINOLE GA-
240 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MILLER AND EAST
CENTRAL SEMINOLE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3093 8456 3129 8440 3131 8414 3131 8399
3092 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 231DEG 49KT 3127 8420 3086 8436
$$
GAC007-071-087-131-205-240815-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160224T0815Z/
GRADY GA-DECATUR GA-COLQUITT GA-BAKER GA-MITCHELL GA-
240 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN GRADY...EASTERN DECATUR...NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT...
CENTRAL BAKER AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...
AT 240 AM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CAMILLA TO NEAR WHIGHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PELHAM...CAMILLA...SALE CITY...MITCHELL CO A/P...MOUNT PLEASANT...
SPENCE...VADA...PEOPLES STILL...BRANCHVILLE...HARRELLS STILL...
CAPEL...ELPINO AND HOPEFUL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3093 8456 3129 8440 3131 8414 3131 8399
3092 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 231DEG 49KT 3127 8420 3086 8436
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
15-HARRIGAN996
WWUS52 KTAE 240753 RRA
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
253 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAC007-240803-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160224T0815Z/
BAKER GA-
253 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BAKER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3093 8444 3130 8423 3131 8414 3131 8399
3092 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 0753Z 234DEG 41KT 3135 8407 3094 8423
$$
GAC071-087-131-205-240815-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160224T0815Z/
GRADY GA-DECATUR GA-COLQUITT GA-MITCHELL GA-
253 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN GRADY...EAST CENTRAL DECATUR...NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT
AND SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTIES...
AT 253 AM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BACONTON TO NEAR CAIRO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PELHAM...CAMILLA...SALE CITY...MITCHELL CO A/P...SPENCE...PEOPLES
STILL...HARRELLS STILL...CAPEL...ELPINO AND BRANCHVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3093 8444 3130 8423 3131 8414 3131 8399
3092 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 0753Z 234DEG 41KT 3135 8407 3094 8423
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
15-HARRIGAN469
WWUS52 KTAE 240806
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
306 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAC071-087-131-205-240815-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160224T0815Z/
GRADY GA-DECATUR GA-COLQUITT GA-MITCHELL GA-
306 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRADY...EAST
CENTRAL DECATUR...NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT AND SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 AM EST...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3093 8444 3130 8423 3131 8414 3131 8399
3092 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 0802Z 234DEG 41KT 3135 8407 3094 8423
$$
9-FOURNIERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 11:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early, Miller, Randolph | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 12:10 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 12:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 2 more | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 12:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller, Randolph and 1 more | 67 min |
| Feb 24, 12:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 88 min |
| Feb 24, 12:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 12:52 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 1:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 4 more | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 1:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 1:25 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty | 35 min |
| Feb 24, 1:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 2 more | 49 min |
| Feb 24, 1:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Early, Miller, Mitchell | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 1:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Turner | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 1:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Seminole | 86 min |
| Feb 24, 2:03 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Worth | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 2:09 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 20 min |
| Feb 24, 2:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early and 6 more | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 2:42 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Dougherty, Lee, Turner, Worth | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 2:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Grady | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 2:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 3:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Turner | 19 min |
| Feb 24, 3:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Thomas | 53 min |
| Feb 24, 3:54 AM EST | Wind Advisory | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 4:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes | 48 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.