Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2016, 4:29 AM EST for Berrien County, Irwin County, Tift County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 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, 4:29 AM EST (09:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 4:56 AM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Berrien County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Tift County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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.
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.
259
WUUS52 KTAE 240929
SVRTAE
GAC019-155-277-241015-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0049.160224T0929Z-160224T1015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
429 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN TIFT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
IRWIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 515 AM EST
* AT 429 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ENIGMA...OR
11 MILES EAST OF TIFTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCILLA...TIFTON...ENIGMA...ALAPAHA...GLORY...OSIERFIELD...TIFT
AIRPORT...WRAY...VANCEVILLE...ELDORADO...BROOKFIELD...GLADYS AND
FENDER.
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 SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3161 8306
3156 8306 3149 8310 3146 8315 3140 8314
3138 8312 3126 8339 3130 8344 3135 8343
3133 8347 3141 8354 3144 8349 3165 8327
3165 8318 3168 8317 3167 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0929Z 240DEG 49KT 3142 8332
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
959
WWUS52 KTAE 240944
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
444 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAC277-240954-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160224T1015Z/
TIFT GA-
444 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIFT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3161 8306
3156 8306 3149 8310 3146 8315 3140 8314
3138 8312 3132 8327 3131 8333 3132 8333
3135 8334 3138 8336 3142 8334 3165 8327
3165 8318 3168 8317 3167 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 239DEG 42KT 3150 8317
$$
GAC019-155-241015-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160224T1015Z/
BERRIEN GA-IRWIN GA-
444 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EST
FOR NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN AND SOUTHEASTERN IRWIN COUNTIES...
AT 444 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF OCILLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCILLA...ENIGMA...ALAPAHA...GLORY...OSIERFIELD...WRAY AND GLADYS.
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 SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3161 8306
3156 8306 3149 8310 3146 8315 3140 8314
3138 8312 3132 8327 3131 8333 3132 8333
3135 8334 3138 8336 3142 8334 3165 8327
3165 8318 3168 8317 3167 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 239DEG 42KT 3150 8317
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
42-DVD574
WWUS52 KTAE 240956
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
456 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAC019-155-241006-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160224T1015Z/
BERRIEN GA-IRWIN GA-
456 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN IRWIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3161 8306
3156 8306 3149 8310 3146 8315 3140 8314
3138 8312 3132 8327 3131 8333 3132 8333
3135 8334 3138 8336 3142 8334 3165 8327
3165 8318 3168 8317 3167 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0954Z 240DEG 49KT 3159 8300
$$
42-DVDThe 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, 2:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 1 more | 54 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, 4:42 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.