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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 2, 2017Dougherty County, Lee County, Terrell County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2017, 10:00 PM EST for Dougherty County, Lee County, Terrell County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min. 4 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, 10:00 PM EST (03:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2017, 10:30 PM EST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Terrell County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 2, 10:05 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 60Ducker, GA60 MPH GUST MEASURED BY THE GEORGIA AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING NETWORK SITE AT DUCKER
Jan 2, 10:14 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGAlbany, GASEVERE 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 ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Albany, GALOTS OF STORM DAMAGE BEING REPORTED IN THE ALBANY AREA. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...SOME ON HOUSES AND CARS. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Jan 2, 10:19 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 682 W Albany, GAWEATHERBUG STATION AT DARTON STATE COLLEGE REPORTED 68 MPH GUST AT 1019 PM ET.

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 2, 4:46 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2017-01-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 202 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2017-01-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

393 
WFUS52 KTAE 030300
TORTAE
GAC095-177-273-030330-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0012.170103T0300Z-170103T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1000 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Lee County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Terrell County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 1030 PM EST
    
* At 1000 PM EST, a tornado producing storm was located 7 miles
  northeast of Leary, or 11 miles east of Morgan, moving northeast at
  50 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This tornadic storm will be near... 
  Albany around 1025 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Palmyra, Ducker, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Century, Jordan Place,
Forrester, South Albany, Lockett Crossing, Armena and Walker.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3154 8410 3149 8442 3151 8444 3154 8445
      3155 8446 3158 8445 3176 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 247DEG 43KT 3153 8440 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

ADL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 8:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller and 1 more60 min
Jan 2, 8:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole63 min
Jan 2, 9:04 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEEarly, Miller26 min
Jan 2, 9:08 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEEarly, Miller, Seminole37 min
Jan 2, 9:17 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEEarly28 min
Jan 2, 9:23 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEBaker, Calhoun, Early37 min
Jan 2, 9:26 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell64 min
Jan 2, 9:28 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur32 min
Jan 2, 9:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Miller and 1 more56 min
Jan 2, 9:39 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Terrell36 min
Jan 2, 9:44 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Miller, Mitchell31 min
Jan 2, 10:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee42 min
Jan 2, 10:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Cook, Thomas, Tift, Turner and 1 more66 min
Jan 2, 10:19 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Worth26 min
Jan 2, 10:33 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Turner, Worth27 min
Jan 2, 10:54 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Tift66 min
Jan 2, 10:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes61 min
Jan 3, 5:15 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAETerrell, Webster38 hr

Nearby

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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.