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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 22, 2017Decatur County, Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2017, 7:16 AM EST for Decatur County, Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report 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, 7:16 AM EST (12:16 UTC)
Expired: Jan 22, 2017, 7:45 AM EST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA, Thomas County, GA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 22, 7:25 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Nne Thomasville, GA	POWER LINES DOWN ON FREDONIA ROAD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 9 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 22, 3:20 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 47 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1298 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 296 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 441 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.9
Supercell composite: 15.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

636 
WUUS52 KTAE 221216
SVRTAE
GAC087-131-275-221245-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0042.170122T1216Z-170122T1245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
  Western Thomas County in south central Georgia...
  Grady County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 745 AM EST

* At 716 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
  Whigham, or 10 miles southwest of Cairo, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Cairo, Thomasville, Ochlocknee, Whigham, Climax, Newark, Akridge,
  Metcalf, Princes Still, Moncrief, Pasco, Pine Park, Amsterdam,
  Beachton, Reno, Dawesville, Darsey, Everett, Calvary and Grady Co
  A/p.

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 for Big Bend of
Florida...and south central and southwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3068 8378 3067 8400 3069 8446 3091 8445
      3103 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 1216Z 264DEG 38KT 3076 8432 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

38-GODSEY

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 22, 6:21 AM EST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 6:21 AM EST, 55 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
621 AM EST Sun Jan 22 2017

.AVIATION [Through 12Z Monday]...

Scattered showers and storms will develop this morning ahead of a
cold front and potential squall line to move from west to east
across the area this afternoon. Low pressure will develop across
the northern Gulf coast, deepen rapidly, and move northeast
towards northern Georgia this evening. Low level wind fields will
strengthen today with windy conditions by the afternoon gusts to
35 knots possible. Severe weather is possible through the day with
large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes possible. Cold front
should clear the area by this evening with breezy conditions
continuing overnight.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION [334 AM EST]...

.NEAR TERM [Through Today]...

A brief lull in the showers and thunderstorms is expected in the
predawn hours as the current MCS shifts northeastward. Attention
turns back west towards the upper trough which will move across
the ARKLATEX into MS/AL by late today. This will induce surface
cyclogenesis across southern MS with a surface low deepening
rapidly and moving northeast. Large scale ascent will increase
with showers and storms increasing in coverage and intensity this
morning in the warm sector and also along the westward moving cold
front progged to enter western fL panhandle and SE AL by midday.
All modes of severe weather is possible until the cold front moves
through. SPC has atleast an enhanced risk of severe weather
across all Tri-State counties today with a MODERATE RISK for
severe weather across SW GA and FL Big Bend counties. Again, all
modes of severe weather is possible including a strong tornado or
two.

Severe threat will decrease from west to east later this
afternoon as the cold front moves through and mid level dry air
advects in.

The surface wind field strengthens today as the aforementioned
surface low pressure deepens. Although models differ on placement
on stronger winds today, most agree that wind advisory criteria
will be met across portions of the Tri-State region this
afternoon. Therefore, have issued a wind advisory for this
afternoon.

.SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Tuesday]...

Wrap around moisture from the upper trough itself will keep slight
chances of rainfall in the forecast through Monday morning.
Nothing severe, just light showers as this feature moves away from
the area. Monday afternoon through Tuesday are dry with high
pressure building in. Highs in the 60s with lows in the 40s to
lower 50s.

.LONG TERM [Tuesday Night Through Sunday]...

Tranquil weather is anticipated through Wednesday at which time
another cold front will swing through Wednesday night and
Thursday. Colder air will accompany this system with highs Friday
and into the weekend in the 50s with lows in the 30s and
approaching freezing across SE AL and SW GA.

.MARINE...

A gale warning has been hoisted for all coastal water zones
beginning this afternoon through midday monday. Conditions will
continue to deteriorate as winds increase in response to
developing low pressure across the southeast united states.
Conditions appear to improve beginning Tuesday.

.FIRE WEATHER...

Other than high dispersions later this afternoon, no fire weather
concerns.

.HYDROLOGY...

Another round of precipitation is expected today. 1-2 inches of
rainfall is possible with locally higher amounts before rainfall
generally ends this evening. Where areas received heavy rainfall
last night, rivers are responding with the Choctawhatchee River at
Newton forecasted to reach flood stage today. Other area rivers
will need to be watched today and tonight.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   74  52  65  42  67 /  90  30  10   0   0
Panama City   71  56  63  47  63 /  90  30  10   0   0
Dothan        72  50  61  41  65 /  90  30  10   0   0
Albany        73  51  63  41  65 /  90  30  20   0   0
Valdosta      74  51  64  42  65 /  90  30  10   0   0
Cross City    75  55  65  43  66 /  80  50  10   0   0
Apalachicola  72  56  65  47  64 /  90  40  10   0   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FL...Wind Advisory from noon EST /11 AM CST/ today to 6 PM EST /5 PM
     CST/ this evening for Calhoun-Central Walton-Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Dixie-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-Coastal
     Jefferson-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Wakulla-Gadsden-Holmes-
     Inland Bay-Inland Dixie-Inland Franklin-Inland Gulf-Inland
     Jefferson-Inland Taylor-Inland Wakulla-Jackson-Lafayette-
     Leon-Liberty-Madison-North Walton-South Walton-Washington.

     High Rip Current Risk through late Monday night for Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

     High Surf Advisory until 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Tuesday for
     Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

GA...Wind Advisory from noon today to 6 PM EST this evening for Baker-
     Ben Hill-Berrien-Brooks-Calhoun-Clay-Colquitt-Cook-Decatur-
     Dougherty-Early-Grady-Irwin-Lanier-Lee-Lowndes-Miller-
     Mitchell-Quitman-Randolph-Seminole-Terrell-Thomas-Tift-
     Turner-Worth.

AL...Wind Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 5 PM CST this afternoon
     for Coffee-Dale-Geneva-Henry-Houston.

GM...Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EST this afternoon for Apalachee
     Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee
     River Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River
     to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal waters from
     Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM-Coastal waters
     from Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM-Waters from
     Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters
     from Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM.

     Gale Warning from 1 PM this afternoon to 1 PM EST Monday for
     Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to
     Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal Waters From
     Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal
     waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM-
     Coastal waters from Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM-
     Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60
     NM-Waters from Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

NEAR TERM...Scholl
SHORT TERM...Scholl
LONG TERM...Scholl
AVIATION...Scholl
MARINE...Scholl
FIRE WEATHER...Scholl
HYDROLOGY...Scholl

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 22, 4:45 AM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
445 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0345 AM     TORNADO          5 SE ADEL               31.08N 83.37W
01/22/2017                   COOK               GA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAMAGE REPORTED ON CAULIE HARRIS ROAD WITH DUAL POL TDS
            SIGNATURE

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jan 22, 5:31 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
531 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0350 AM     TORNADO          2 NW NEW LOIS           31.11N 83.29W
01/22/2017                   BERRIEN            GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE ALONG OLD LOIS ROAD. LIKELY CONTINUATION OF
            TORNADO FROM COOK COUNTY

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jan 22, 6:15 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
615 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0613 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW HINSON            30.64N 84.44W
01/22/2017                   GADSDEN            FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON SALEM ROAD

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jan 22, 6:22 AM EST, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
622 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CONCORD                 30.66N 84.37W
01/22/2017                   GADSDEN            FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN ON FAIRBANKS FERRY ROAD

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Jan 22, 7:13 AM EST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
713 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE HINSON            30.66N 84.40W
01/22/2017                   GADSDEN            FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON MCBRIDE CT

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Jan 22, 7:14 AM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
714 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W CONCORD             30.66N 84.38W
01/22/2017                   GADSDEN            FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON MCNAIR RD.

&&

EWESTON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 21, 10:23 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Miller, Mitchell	27 min
Jan 21, 10:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Tift, Turner and 1 more	32 min
Jan 21, 11:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth	47 min
Jan 21, 11:44 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Lee and 2 more	55 min
Jan 22, 12:07 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill	23 min
Jan 22, 12:10 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dougherty, Lee, Worth	58 min
Jan 22, 12:35 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Dougherty, Lee	4 hr
Jan 22, 12:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Early	46 min
Jan 22, 1:04 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth	18 min
Jan 22, 1:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more	41 min
Jan 22, 2:02 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Worth	28 min
Jan 22, 2:25 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Thomas	65 min
Jan 22, 2:27 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Dougherty, Turner, Worth	33 min
Jan 22, 2:44 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Irwin, Tift, Turner	18 min
Jan 22, 2:49 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Thomas	41 min
Jan 22, 2:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Early, Miller, Seminole	46 min
Jan 22, 3:10 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Cook	50 min
Jan 22, 3:34 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien	56 min
Jan 22, 3:39 AM EST	Wind Advisory	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more	14 hr
Jan 22, 3:44 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth	46 min
Jan 22, 4:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth	66 min
Jan 22, 5:00 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin	30 min
Jan 22, 5:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady	56 min
Jan 22, 6:00 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Irwin and 1 more	75 min
Jan 22, 6:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas	74 min
Jan 22, 6:33 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady	42 min
Jan 22, 6:47 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	58 min
Jan 22, 7:10 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	35 min
Jan 22, 7:15 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Thomas	45 min
Jan 22, 7:36 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	39 min
Jan 22, 7:52 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks	38 min
Jan 22, 7:58 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	47 min
Jan 22, 8:05 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	25 min
Jan 22, 8:27 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	33 min
Jan 22, 8:37 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	38 min
Jan 22, 8:44 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	31 min
Jan 22, 9:09 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	36 min
Jan 22, 9:11 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Miller, Seminole	49 min
Jan 22, 9:33 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes	57 min
Jan 22, 9:41 AM EST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Lee	5 days
Jan 22, 9:53 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady	37 min
Jan 22, 10:06 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early	39 min
Jan 22, 10:38 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	37 min
Jan 22, 10:55 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee, Worth	20 min
Jan 22, 11:11 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Cook, Lowndes	31 min
Jan 22, 11:47 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Thomas	43 min
Jan 22, 12:39 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Randolph, Terrell	36 min
Jan 22, 1:59 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Early	46 min
Jan 22, 2:20 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph	25 min
Jan 22, 2:35 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Decatur	8 min
Jan 22, 2:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Early, Miller, Seminole	36 min
Jan 22, 2:42 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Randolph, Terrell	27 min
Jan 22, 3:08 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Terrell and 1 more	52 min
Jan 22, 3:15 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	TAE	Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Turner, Worth	30 min
Jan 22, 3:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	34 min
Jan 22, 3:40 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Ben Hill, Turner, Worth	35 min
Jan 22, 3:42 PM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth	33 min
Jan 22, 3:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas	37 min
Jan 22, 4:04 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Thomas, Tift	26 min
Jan 22, 4:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes	37 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.