Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2017, 4:23 PM EST for Brooks County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 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, 4:23 PM EST (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2017, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brooks County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Valdosta, GA | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON 5 HOUSES IN PINECLIFF DR AREA OF VALDOSTA. TREES DOWN ACROSS VALDOSTA AND LAKE PARK AREA. |
| Jan 22, 4:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Park, GA | TREES REPORTED DOWN IN LAKE PARK |
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 22, 12:47 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
813
WUUS52 KTAE 222123
SVRTAE
GAC027-173-185-222200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0080.170122T2123Z-170122T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
423 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lanier County in south central Georgia...
Lowndes County in south central Georgia...
Southeastern Brooks County in south central Georgia...
* Until 500 PM EST
* At 423 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Quitman, moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lakeland, Lake Park, Valdosta, Quitman, I-75 At Exit 16, Moody Air
Force Base, Remerton, Meigs, Dasher, I-75 At Exit 5, Stockton, Blue
Springs, Nankin, Naylor, I-75 At Exit 11, Valdosta Regional
Airport, Courthouse, Hansell, Greenwood and Kinderlou.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.
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
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3086 8300 3085 8301 3085 8309 3083 8309
3083 8310 3080 8310 3080 8313 3077 8314
3068 8314 3065 8350 3078 8358 3103 8322
3103 8320 3104 8320 3118 8300 3112 8297
3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 234DEG 59KT 3074 8346
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
09-FOURNIER1 follow-up statement
984
WWUS52 KTAE 222137
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
437 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
GAC027-222147-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-170122T2200Z/
Brooks GA-
437 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved
out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EST for south central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3075 8327 3090 8335 3117 8299 3112 8297
3091 8297 3086 8308 3085 8309 3085 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 235DEG 73KT 3091 8322
$$
GAC173-185-222200-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-170122T2200Z/
Lanier GA-Lowndes GA-
437 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST
FOR LANIER AND CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTIES...
At 437 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Moody Air Force
Base, or near Valdosta, moving northeast at 85 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lakeland, Valdosta, Moody Air Force Base, Remerton, Meigs, Valdosta
Regional Airport, Stockton, Courthouse, Hansell, Greenwood, Naylor
and Barretts.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.
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
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3075 8327 3090 8335 3117 8299 3112 8297
3091 8297 3086 8308 3085 8309 3085 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 235DEG 73KT 3091 8322
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
09-FOURNIERThe 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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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.