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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 22, 2017Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia; 4 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2017, 6:33 AM EST for Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia; 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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
Jan 22, 2017, 6:33 AM EST (11:33 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2017, 7:15 AM EST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Leon County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 7:15 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Hinson, FLPOWER LINES DOWN NEAR 2061 FAIRBANKS FERRY ROAD
Jan 22, 7:15 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG4 Ese Quincy, FLTREE DOWN ON MCCLENDON LANE

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 22, 3:20 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 2017-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 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 2017-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-175 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1065 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

804 
WUUS52 KTAE 221133
SVRTAE
FLC013-039-073-077-GAC087-131-221215-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0039.170122T1133Z-170122T1215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
633 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Gadsden County in Big Bend of Florida...
  Central Leon County in Big Bend of Florida...
  Central Liberty County in Big Bend of Florida...
  East central Calhoun County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Southeastern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Grady County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 715 AM EST/615 AM CST/

* At 633 AM EST/533 AM CST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 13
  miles south of Greensboro, or 15 miles east of Blountstown, moving
  northeast at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Havana, Midway, Tallahassee, Quincy, Blountstown, Greensboro,
  Tallahassee Comm College, Gretna, Bristol, Quincy Airport, Forest
  Meadows Park, Branchville, Tallahassee Mall, Juniper, Clio,
  Bloxham, Calvary, Santa Clara, Hosford and Killearn Estates.

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 1000 AM EST/900 AM CST/ for
Big Bend of Florida...and southwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3020 8500 3043 8506 3074 8439 3067 8415
      3049 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1133Z 242DEG 52KT 3039 8480 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

30-PULLIN
1 follow-up statement
307 
WWUS52 KTAE 221151
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
651 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

FLC013-039-073-077-GAC087-131-221215-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-170122T1215Z/
Gadsden FL-Leon FL-Liberty FL-Calhoun FL-Decatur GA-Grady GA-
651 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM
EST/615 AM CST/ FOR GADSDEN...CENTRAL LEON AND CENTRAL LIBERTY
COUNTIES IN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...EAST CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR AND SOUTHWESTERN GRADY
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...

At 651 AM EST/551 AM CST/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Midway, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Havana, Midway, Tallahassee, Quincy, Blountstown, Greensboro,
Tallahassee Comm College, Gretna, Bristol, Quincy Airport, Forest
Meadows Park, Branchville, Tallahassee Mall, Juniper, Clio, Bloxham,
Calvary, Santa Clara, Hosford and Killearn Estates.

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 1000 AM EST/900 AM CST/ for
Big Bend of Florida...and southwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3020 8500 3043 8506 3074 8439 3067 8415
      3049 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1151Z 242DEG 52KT 3051 8453 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

30-PULLIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 10:23 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Miller, Mitchell27 min
Jan 21, 10:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Tift, Turner and 1 more32 min
Jan 21, 11:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEIrwin, Tift, Turner, Worth47 min
Jan 21, 11:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 2 more55 min
Jan 22, 12:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill23 min
Jan 22, 12:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Worth58 min
Jan 22, 12:35 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEDougherty, Lee4 hr
Jan 22, 12:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Early46 min
Jan 22, 1:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth18 min
Jan 22, 1:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more41 min
Jan 22, 2:02 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Worth28 min
Jan 22, 2:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Decatur, Grady, Thomas65 min
Jan 22, 2:27 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDougherty, Turner, Worth33 min
Jan 22, 2:44 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEIrwin, Tift, Turner18 min
Jan 22, 2:49 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEThomas41 min
Jan 22, 2:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Early, Miller, Seminole46 min
Jan 22, 3:10 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Cook50 min
Jan 22, 3:34 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBerrien56 min
Jan 22, 3:39 AM ESTWind AdvisoryTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more14 hr
Jan 22, 3:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth46 min
Jan 22, 4:24 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth66 min
Jan 22, 5:00 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin30 min
Jan 22, 5:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady56 min
Jan 22, 6:00 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Irwin and 1 more75 min
Jan 22, 6:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas74 min
Jan 22, 6:47 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes58 min
Jan 22, 7:10 AM ESTTornado WarningTAELanier, Lowndes35 min
Jan 22, 7:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Cook, Thomas45 min
Jan 22, 7:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Thomas29 min
Jan 22, 7:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Thomas39 min
Jan 22, 7:52 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBrooks38 min
Jan 22, 7:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes47 min
Jan 22, 8:05 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes25 min
Jan 22, 8:27 AM ESTTornado WarningTAELanier, Lowndes33 min
Jan 22, 8:37 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGrady, Thomas38 min
Jan 22, 8:44 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEGrady, Thomas31 min
Jan 22, 9:09 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEGrady, Thomas36 min
Jan 22, 9:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Miller, Seminole49 min
Jan 22, 9:33 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes57 min
Jan 22, 9:41 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAELee5 days
Jan 22, 9:53 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Grady37 min
Jan 22, 10:06 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early39 min
Jan 22, 10:38 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Thomas37 min
Jan 22, 10:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee, Worth20 min
Jan 22, 11:11 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Cook, Lowndes31 min
Jan 22, 11:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Thomas43 min
Jan 22, 12:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Randolph, Terrell36 min
Jan 22, 1:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Early46 min
Jan 22, 2:20 PM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph25 min
Jan 22, 2:35 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur8 min
Jan 22, 2:39 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Early, Miller, Seminole36 min
Jan 22, 2:42 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAECalhoun, Clay, Randolph, Terrell27 min
Jan 22, 3:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Terrell and 1 more52 min
Jan 22, 3:15 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyTAEBaker, Dougherty, Lee, Turner, Worth30 min
Jan 22, 3:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGrady, Thomas34 min
Jan 22, 3:40 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEBen Hill, Turner, Worth35 min
Jan 22, 3:42 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDougherty, Mitchell, Worth33 min
Jan 22, 3:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes, Thomas37 min
Jan 22, 4:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Thomas, Tift26 min
Jan 22, 4:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes37 min
Jan 22, 1:24 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson, Washington24 min
Jan 22, 3:47 AM ESTGale WarningTAE33 hr
Jan 22, 7:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty36 min
Jan 22, 7:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson30 min
Jan 22, 7:33 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGadsden, Liberty117 min
Jan 22, 7:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE98 min
Jan 22, 7:52 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison38 min
Jan 22, 7:54 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Liberty51 min
Jan 22, 8:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun40 min
Jan 22, 8:20 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE55 min
Jan 22, 8:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington40 min
Jan 22, 8:40 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Washington50 min
Jan 22, 8:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton, Washington16 min
Jan 22, 9:07 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington38 min
Jan 22, 9:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Walton, Washington36 min
Jan 22, 9:11 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE64 min
Jan 22, 9:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Washington7 days
Jan 22, 9:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton, Washington9 days
Jan 22, 9:51 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Liberty39 min
Jan 22, 9:53 AM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Liberty37 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.