Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. 10 reports 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
- Apr 1, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT (20:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2016, 5:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | E Hahira, GA | TREE DOWN WITH POWER LINES DOWN ON STANFILL STREET IN HAHIRA |
| Apr 1, 4:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Valdosta, GA | TRAFFIC LIGHT BLOWN DOWN AT COUNTRY CLUB DR AND NORTH VALDOSTA ROAD |
| Apr 1, 4:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Weber, GA | TREE DOWN AND POWER LINE DOWN |
| Apr 1, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Valdosta, GA | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON WORTH AVE |
| Apr 1, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Valdosta, GA | POWER LINES DOWN ALONG NORTH PERIMETER ROAD |
| Apr 1, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ray City, GA | POWER LINE DOWN |
| Apr 1, 5:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse I-75 At Exit 16, GA | TREE DOWN ON I-75 NEAR MILE POST 13 BLOCKING TWO RIGHT LANES |
| Apr 1, 5:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ne Lakeland, GA | TREES DOWN ALONG BROWNING ROAD |
| Apr 1, 5:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ene Ray City, GA | TREES DOWN ALONG ROYALS ROAD |
| Apr 1, 5:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw I-75 At Exit 5, GA | TREE DOWN ON I-75 NEAR MM6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 339 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
589
WUUS52 KTAE 012045
SVRTAE
GAC019-027-173-185-012145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0092.160401T2045Z-160401T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
445 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
LANIER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 444 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAPAHA TO QUITMAN...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF BLOWING DOWN A FEW
TREES.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKELAND...NASHVILLE...VALDOSTA...LAKE PARK...HAHIRA...RAY CITY...
ALAPAHA...I-75 AT EXIT 16...MOODY AIR FORCE BASE...REMERTON...MEIGS...
DASHER...ALLENVILLE...BLUE SPRINGS...NAYLOR...I-75 AT EXIT 11...GLORY...
VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT...HANSELL AND GREENWOOD.
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 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3087 8297 3085 8309 3077 8314 3069 8314
3073 8352 3100 8338 3104 8329 3107 8328
3111 8332 3116 8330 3119 8333 3124 8333
3125 8336 3148 8325 3147 8315 3140 8314
3133 8306 3128 8304 3119 8305 3118 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 253DEG 40KT 3146 8316 3077 8357
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
202
WWUS52 KTAE 012100
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
500 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
GAC027-012110-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-160401T2145Z/
BROOKS GA-
500 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3087 8297 3085 8309 3077 8314 3069 8314
3072 8344 3083 8339 3084 8335 3088 8336
3114 8324 3147 8315 3140 8314 3133 8306
3128 8304 3119 8305 3118 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 269DEG 36KT 3141 8301 3072 8342
$$
GAC019-173-185-012145-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-160401T2145Z/
BERRIEN GA-LANIER GA-LOWNDES GA-
500 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN BERRIEN...LANIER AND LOWNDES COUNTIES...
AT 500 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WILLACOOCHEE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF I-75 AT EXIT
16...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKELAND...VALDOSTA...LAKE PARK...NASHVILLE...RAY CITY...I-75 AT EXIT 16...
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE...REMERTON...MEIGS...DASHER...ALLENVILLE...
BANNOCKBURN...STOCKTON...TEETERVILLE...NAYLOR...I-75 AT EXIT 11...WEBER...
GLORY...VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT AND COURTHOUSE.
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 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3087 8297 3085 8309 3077 8314 3069 8314
3072 8344 3083 8339 3084 8335 3088 8336
3114 8324 3147 8315 3140 8314 3133 8306
3128 8304 3119 8305 3118 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 269DEG 36KT 3141 8301 3072 8342
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
42-DVD137
WWUS52 KTAE 012118
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
518 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
GAC019-173-185-012128-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-160401T2145Z/
BERRIEN GA-LANIER GA-LOWNDES GA-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN BERRIEN...LANIER AND
LOWNDES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3087 8297 3085 8309 3077 8314 3069 8314
3072 8344 3083 8339 3084 8335 3088 8336
3114 8324 3147 8315 3140 8314 3133 8306
3128 8304 3119 8305 3118 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 253DEG 40KT 3147 8280 3078 8321
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 8:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 5 days |
| Apr 1, 7:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Randolph | 34 min |
| Apr 1, 8:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Randolph | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Thomas and 1 more | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.