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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2016, 1:43 AM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 31 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, 1:43 AM EST (06:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 2:14 AM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Baker County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:43 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.
656
WFUS52 KTAE 240643
TORTAE
GAC007-099-201-205-240730-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0017.160224T0643Z-160224T0730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
143 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
CENTRAL BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
CENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 230 AM EST
* AT 143 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF COLQUITT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NEWTON AROUND 200 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MACEDONIA...HOGGARD MILL...HAWKINSTOWN...MIMSVILLE...COOKTOWN...
BELLVIEW AND ELMODEL WMA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3114 8464 3123 8470 3140 8437 3127 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 237DEG 51KT 3122 8460
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
15-HARRIGAN2 follow-up statements
696
WWUS52 KTAE 240701
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
201 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAC099-201-240711-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0730Z/
EARLY GA-MILLER GA-
201 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EARLY AND NORTHEASTERN MILLER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3128 8447 3132 8452 3140 8437 3131 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 235DEG 42KT 3133 8442
$$
GAC007-205-240730-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0730Z/
BAKER GA-MITCHELL GA-
201 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BAKER AND CENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTIES...
AT 201 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NEWTON AROUND 205 AM EST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3128 8447 3132 8452 3140 8437 3131 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 235DEG 42KT 3133 8442
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
15-HARRIGAN360
WWUS52 KTAE 240714
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
214 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAC007-205-240724-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0730Z/
BAKER GA-MITCHELL GA-
214 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BAKER AND CENTRAL MITCHELL
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3128 8447 3132 8452 3140 8437 3131 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 237DEG 51KT 3143 8424
$$
15-HARRIGANThe 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, 1:48 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, 4:29 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.