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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 22, 20177 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2017, 3:08 PM EST for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 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, 3:08 PM EST (20:08 UTC)
Expired: Jan 22, 2017, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Lee County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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 22, 3:27 PM EST	TSTM WND GST 74	Southwest Ga Regional A, GA	74 MPH GUST MEASURED AT THE ALBANY AIRPORT

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 19 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, 12:47 PM EST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 124 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

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The text

As transmitted.

317 
WUUS52 KTAE 222008
SVRTAE
GAC007-037-095-099-177-273-321-222100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0075.170122T2008Z-170122T2100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Lee County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Terrell County in southwestern Georgia...
  East central Early County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Worth County in south central Georgia...
  Northwestern Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 400 PM EST

* At 307 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Leary, or 9
  miles southeast of Morgan, moving northeast at 70 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Albany, Leesburg, Leary, East Albany, Turner City, Walker,
  Douglasville, Sasser, Patmos, Bethany, Forrester, Rowena,
  Starksville, Mossy Dell, Palmyra, Ducker, Southwest Ga Regional
  A/P, Philema, Byne Crossroads and Neyami.

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 800 PM EST for south central
and southwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3128 8460 3138 8472 3191 8414 3171 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 229DEG 62KT 3147 8446 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

11-MOORE

1 follow-up statement

085 
WWUS52 KTAE 222051
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
351 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

GAC007-037-095-099-177-273-321-222101-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-170122T2100Z/
Lee GA-Calhoun GA-Baker GA-Terrell GA-Early GA-Worth GA-Dougherty GA-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LEE...SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...
NORTHWESTERN BAKER...SOUTHEASTERN TERRELL AND EAST CENTRAL EARLY
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...NORTHWESTERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA AND NORTHWESTERN DOUGHERTY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EST for south central
and southwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3128 8460 3138 8472 3191 8414 3171 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 229DEG 62KT 3195 8381 

$$

11-MOORE

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, 2:44 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 2:44 PM EST, 24 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
244 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017

...High Risk of Severe Weather This Afternoon...

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...
Rare high risk of severe weather along the northeastern Gulf Coast
this afternoon. PDS Tornado Watch is in effect for entire area
through early evening. 18Z KTAE sounding is incredibly sobering
with deep layer shear near 70kt, low-level shear near 35kt, with
over 2000j/kg of SBCAPE. Broken line of supercells will sweep
across the region through the afternoon, with a few long-lived
tornadoes possible, as rapidly deepening low-pressure lifts into
north-central Alabama.

Outside of the storms, very windy conditions are expected, even
behind the line of storms, owing to the deepening surface low.
Will maintain the wind advisory. Conditions will improve after
sunset with drier and cooler air moving in.

.SHORT TERM [Monday Through Tuesday Night]...
Sfc and upper low will become vertically stacked on Monday with
deep northwesterly flow across the area. Expect a grey and breezy
day with a few showers possible along the northern tier.
Temperatures will be closer to seasonal normals the next couple of
days, with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.

.LONG TERM [Wednesday Through Sunday]...
A ridge will build over the southeastern states for the middle of
the week with warming temperatures and dry weather. Another upper
trough will approach by late in the work week, bringing another
chance of rain. Severe chances appear rather low with system at
the moment.

&&

.AVIATION [Through 18Z Monday]...
All area terminals have a threat for severe storms today with IFR
conditions and wind gusts to 50 knots. The convection will end
from west to east this evening with periods of MVFR ceilings
possibly rotating into the region from the north later tonight.
Non-convective wind gusts to 30 kt will be common this evening and
again Monday morning.

&&

.MARINE...
Severe storms and gale conditions will continue into the evening.
The severe storm threat will end from west to east. However, the
gale conditions will continue through Monday morning. Conditions
will improve through the middle of the week.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Windy conditions are expected through Monday. However, fuel
moisture levels will be very high.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Area rivers and streams will be on the rise following the last
several days of rain. Minor to moderate flooding is expected on
the Choctawhatchee Basin. Minor flooding is forecast elsewhere.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   53  65  43  68  48 /  30  10   0   0   0
Panama City   57  65  49  64  57 /  30  10   0   0   0
Dothan        51  62  42  65  48 /  30  10   0   0   0
Albany        51  63  42  66  46 /  30  20   0   0   0
Valdosta      52  64  43  67  46 /  30  10   0   0   0
Cross City    56  66  45  68  47 /  60  10   0   0   0
Apalachicola  58  66  48  66  56 /  50  10   0   0   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Wind Advisory until 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 until 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 until 5 PM CST this afternoon for Coffee-Dale-
     Geneva-Henry-Houston.

GM...Gale Warning until 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...Camp
SHORT TERM...Camp
LONG TERM...Camp
AVIATION...Camp
MARINE...Camp
FIRE WEATHER...Camp
HYDROLOGY...Camp

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 22, 10:23 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1023 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

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

1000 AM     FLOOD            4 W LAKE PARK           30.68N 83.26W
01/22/2017                   LOWNDES            GA   PUBLIC

            COCORAHS OBSERVED MEASURED 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 6 AM
            WITH CONSIDERABLE PONDING OF WATER ON HIGHWAY 376.
            INTERSTATE 75 EXIT 5 INTERCHANGE HAS FLOODED LANES ALONG
            LAKES BLVD.

&&

WOOL

Local storm report, Jan 22, 11:07 AM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1107 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

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

0900 AM     TSTM WND DMG     KILLEARN LAKES          30.58N 84.22W
01/22/2017                   LEON               FL   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR KILLEARN LAKES AND DEERLAKE

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Jan 22, 11:28 AM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1128 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

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

1110 AM     HAIL             DE FUNIAK SPRINGS       30.72N 86.12W
01/22/2017  E1.00 INCH       WALTON             FL   PUBLIC

            PHOTO RECEIVED VIA EMAIL.

&&

WOOL

Local storm report, Jan 22, 12:09 PM EST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1209 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

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

0900 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S BLOCKER             30.57N 84.27W
01/22/2017                   LEON               FL   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Jan 22, 2:23 PM EST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
223 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

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

0258 AM     TORNADO          5 NNE THOMASVILLE MUNIC 30.91N 83.96W
01/22/2017                   THOMAS             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            *** 3 INJ *** DAMAGE REPORTED IN THOMAS COUNTY WITH
            DUAL-POL TDS. 3 INJURIES REPORTED

&&

RH

Local storm report, Jan 22, 2:27 PM EST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
227 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

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

0345 AM     TORNADO          4 SE ADEL               31.09N 83.38W
01/22/2017                   COOK               GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 8 FATAL *** EMS RELAYED REPORT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER
            THAT THESE FATALTITIES HAD OCCURRED.

&&

RH

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, 7:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	29 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, 3:15 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.