Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 2, 2017, 9:34 PM EST for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 56 min. 17 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 2, 2017, 9:34 PM EST (02:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2017, 10:30 PM EST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Grady County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W West Bainbridge, GA | DAMAGE TO FARM EQUIPMENT DEALER AND AUTMOBILE DEALER REPORTED BY DECATUR COUNTY EMA. THE DAMAGE WAS CONCENTRATED ALONG A SMALL STRETCH OF DOTHAN ROAD IN WESTERN BAINBRIDGE. PHOTOS OF DAMAGE ANALYZED AND DETERMINED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP T |
| Jan 2, 9:37 PM EST | TORNADO | West Bainbridge, GA | REPORT OF TORNADO IN WEST BAINBRIDGE. PROPERY DAMAGE AND TREES DOWN DOTHAN RD AT JIMMYS AND JOHN DEERE...DONALD DR...HAWK ST...DENNARD ST...MILLER AVE...BETHEL RD...NEWTON RD...SPRING CREEK RD...HALES LANDING...JOHN SAM RD. |
| Jan 2, 9:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Recovery, GA | POWER LINES DOWN IN SOUTHWEST DECATUR COUNTY |
| Jan 2, 9:41 PM EST | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Cooktown, GA | EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR ALBANY HWY AND KIMBREL RD IN EASTERN MILLER COUNTY. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST 10 MILES...DOING HEAVY DAMAGE TO TREES ALONG THE PATH. A HOME AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED NEAR HWY 200 IN BAKER CO. BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED. M |
| Jan 2, 9:47 PM EST | TORNADO | 2 S Hawkinstown, GA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND 2 HOMES POSSIBLY DAMAGED ALONG JULIENNE SHEO ROAD. LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE WITH TDS SIGNATURE NOTED ON DUAL POL RADAR |
| Jan 2, 9:50 PM EST | TORNADO | Leary, GA | DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE LEARY AREA. PROBABLE TORNADO |
| Jan 2, 9:54 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Newton, GA | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND A FEW STRUCTURES IN THE TOWN OF NEWTON. SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 10:05 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 60 | Ducker, GA | 60 MPH GUST MEASURED BY THE GEORGIA AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING NETWORK SITE AT DUCKER |
| Jan 2, 10:08 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 Ssw Putney, GA | NWS GROUND SURVEY INDICATES EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR FLINT RIVER JUST WEST OF US 19. NUMEROUS PECAN TREES UPROOTED AND PINE TREES SNAPPED. ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES OFF STAGE COACH ROAD. MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 TO 95 MPH. TORNADO MAY HAVE TOUC |
| Jan 2, 10:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Elpino, GA | SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN NORTH OF CAIRO |
| Jan 2, 10:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Putney, GA | MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 2, 10:12 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Putney, GA | MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 2, 10:14 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Spence, GA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE MACEDONIA CHURCH AREA |
| Jan 2, 10:14 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Albany, GA | SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED A 3 TO 4 MILE SWATH OF 80 TO 85 WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF ALBANY CAUSING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE ACROSS THE CITY. THE STORM SNAPPED OR UPROOTED HUNDREDS OF TREES ALONG WITH MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS. MOST OF |
| Jan 2, 10:17 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Albany, GA | LOTS OF STORM DAMAGE BEING REPORTED IN THE ALBANY AREA. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...SOME ON HOUSES AND CARS. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 2, 10:19 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 W Albany, GA | WEATHERBUG STATION AT DARTON STATE COLLEGE REPORTED 68 MPH GUST AT 1019 PM ET. |
| Jan 2, 10:32 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 E Stocks, GA | EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST INSIDE DOUGHERTY CO. LINE ALONG CORDELE RD BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO WORTH COUNTY. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 313 AFTER TRAVELING 9.2 MILES. A STRONGLY CONVERGENT SIGNATURE WAS NOTED IN THE TREE DAMAGE SUPPORTING |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:46 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
388
WUUS52 KTAE 030234
SVRTAE
GAC007-037-087-095-131-201-205-030330-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0007.170103T0234Z-170103T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
934 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
Eastern Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
Grady County in southwestern Georgia...
Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 1030 PM EST
* At 933 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Morgan to 9 miles east of Chattahoochee, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Newton, Camilla, Putney, Cairo, Bainbridge, Albany, Pelham,
Baconton, Leary, Whigham, Marine Corps Logistics Base, West
Bainbridge, Turner City, East Albany, Walker, Attapulgus, Sale
City, Climax, Cotton and Vada.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across the area. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows! Torrential rainfall is
occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EST for south central
and southwestern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3165 8399 3163 8401 3157 8400 3156 8398
3155 8400 3148 8400 3146 8398 3146 8400
3108 8403 3108 8412 3097 8412 3092 8408
3086 8407 3068 8410 3071 8473 3162 8447
3162 8405 3165 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 250DEG 40KT 3160 8461 3072 8469
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
38-GODSEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 8:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jan 2, 8:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 63 min |
| Jan 2, 9:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early, Miller | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 9:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early, Miller, Seminole | 37 min |
| Jan 2, 9:17 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early | 28 min |
| Jan 2, 9:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Early | 37 min |
| Jan 2, 9:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell | 64 min |
| Jan 2, 9:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur | 32 min |
| Jan 2, 9:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Terrell | 36 min |
| Jan 2, 9:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Miller, Mitchell | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 10:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Terrell | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 10:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lee | 42 min |
| Jan 2, 10:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Thomas, Tift, Turner and 1 more | 66 min |
| Jan 2, 10:19 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Worth | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 10:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee, Turner, Worth | 27 min |
| Jan 2, 10:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Tift | 66 min |
| Jan 2, 10:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes | 61 min |
| Jan 3, 5:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Terrell, Webster | 38 hr |
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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.