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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 24, 201626 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama; 16 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2016, 3:54 AM EST for 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama; 16 counties in Florida. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2016, 3:54 AM EST (08:54 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 47 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 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 nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 100 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

055 
WWUS72 KTAE 240854
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
354 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST. LOCALLY...WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH...THEN WEAKEN
AROUND SUNSET.

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-242300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0004.160224T0854Z-160224T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-
COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-
EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON...
BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...
GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY...
LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...QUINCY...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...
MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS...
PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...
CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...
DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...
TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...
COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...
NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...
QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
354 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /254 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNSET.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THEY CAN ALSO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND
DOWNED TREE LIMBS. 

&&

$$

FOURNIER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 11:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Early, Miller, Randolph51 min
Feb 24, 12:10 AM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph25 min
Feb 24, 12:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 2 more56 min
Feb 24, 12:38 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller, Randolph and 1 more67 min
Feb 24, 12:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole88 min
Feb 24, 12:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth25 min
Feb 24, 12:52 AM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth38 min
Feb 24, 1:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 4 more65 min
Feb 24, 1:12 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Early, Miller, Seminole48 min
Feb 24, 1:25 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty35 min
Feb 24, 1:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 2 more49 min
Feb 24, 1:43 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Early, Miller, Mitchell31 min
Feb 24, 1:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Turner27 min
Feb 24, 1:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Seminole86 min
Feb 24, 2:03 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Worth27 min
Feb 24, 2:09 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth20 min
Feb 24, 2:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early and 6 more63 min
Feb 24, 2:21 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 1 more54 min
Feb 24, 2:42 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Dougherty, Lee, Turner, Worth29 min
Feb 24, 2:43 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEGrady32 min
Feb 24, 2:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas46 min
Feb 24, 3:12 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Turner19 min
Feb 24, 3:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Thomas53 min
Feb 24, 4:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Irwin, Tift27 min
Feb 24, 4:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes48 min
Feb 23, 9:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGeneva43 min
Feb 23, 10:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGeneva51 min
Feb 23, 10:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston40 min
Feb 23, 11:14 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Henry, Houston46 min
Feb 23, 11:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Henry, Houston65 min
Feb 23, 11:37 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGeneva113 min
Feb 23, 11:48 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEHenry30 min
Feb 24, 12:41 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHouston2 hr
Feb 23, 9:48 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEWalton27 min
Feb 23, 11:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington60 min
Feb 23, 11:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington83 min
Feb 24, 12:20 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE25 min
Feb 24, 12:22 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBay38 min
Feb 24, 12:43 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Feb 24, 1:15 AM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Jackson, Liberty17 min
Feb 24, 1:26 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Feb 24, 2:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty, Wakulla62 min
Feb 24, 2:33 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Washington5 days
Feb 24, 3:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla55 min
Feb 24, 3:30 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Feb 24, 3:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla80 min
Feb 24, 4:02 AM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf, Walton33 hr
Feb 24, 5:21 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE24 min
Feb 24, 6:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton25 hr
Feb 24, 10:04 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE54 hr
Feb 24, 1:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty20 days

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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.