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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2017, 10:33 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. 31 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, 10:33 PM EST (03:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2017, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 10:33 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Red Rock, GA | TREES DOWN ON PEARSON ROAD AT WOODCREST ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:34 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Red Rock, GA | TREES DOWN NEAR WORTHY AND RICH ROADS |
| Jan 2, 10:34 PM EST | TORNADO | 5 E Stocks, GA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE AREA ALONG WITH DUAL-POL TDS SIGNATURE FROM JGX RADAR ALONG THE DOUGHERTY...WORTH...LEE COUNTY LINE. |
| Jan 2, 10:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Red Rock, GA | TREES DOWN ON HOLLHOUSE ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Doles, GA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON BLUE SPRINGS ROAD FROM CHURCH TO JEWEL CROWE ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Doles, GA | ROOF OFF A FARM HOUSE ALONG CLEO BOYD ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Doles, GA | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED AT THE CHARITY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH |
| Jan 2, 10:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Red Rock, GA | TREES DOWN ON HARRIS ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Doles, GA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON AUSBY ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Red Rock, GA | TREES DOWN ON FOWLER ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:38 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Red Rock, GA | TREES DOWN ON CROWE LANE |
| Jan 2, 10:39 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Doles, GA | DAMAGE TO A SHOP ALONG HIGHWAY 313 NORTH |
| Jan 2, 10:43 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Doles, GA | TREES DOWN ON RED OAK ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:43 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Doles, GA | ROOF DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 313 NORTH |
| Jan 2, 10:43 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Doles, GA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON SAWYER ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:43 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Doles, GA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 313 |
| Jan 2, 10:44 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Doles, GA | TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE ON HOWARD DRIVE |
| Jan 2, 10:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Doles, GA | ROOF DAMAGE...POOL DAMAGE...OUTBUILDING DAMAGE...AND VEHICLE DAMAGE ON HIGHWAY 32 EAST |
| Jan 2, 10:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Doles, GA | TREES DOWN ON ABRAMS ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Doles, GA | ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL LARGE COMMERCIAL CHICKEN HOUSES AND LARGE BARNS |
| Jan 2, 10:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Doles, GA | TREES DOWN ON ERIC ALRED ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Doles, GA | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF BARN AND ROOF OFF AN OUTBUILDING ON HIGHWAY 32 EAST. |
| Jan 2, 10:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Five Points, GA | TREES DOWN ON JODIE HOBBY ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:46 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Doles, GA | TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 32 |
| Jan 2, 10:49 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Arabi, GA | TREE ON A POWER LINE ON HIGHWAY 33 SOUTH OF GLEATON ROAD |
| Jan 2, 10:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Doles, GA | ROOF TO A SCREENED IN PORCH RIPPED OFF ALONG HIGHWAY 313 NORTH |
| Jan 2, 10:52 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Ashburn, GA | *** 1 FATAL *** STRAIGHT LINE WINDS DESTROYED A SMALL UNSECURED BUILDING KILLING THE OCCUPANT. WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 80 MPH. |
| Jan 2, 10:52 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wnw Ashburn, GA | TREES DOWN ON WARWICK HIGHWAY |
| Jan 2, 10:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ashburn, GA | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TURNER COUNTY |
| Jan 2, 10:56 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Ashburn, GA | TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 159 |
| Jan 2, 10:56 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Ashburn, GA | TREES DOWN ON IRELAND ROAD |
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 |
| Jan 2, 10:27 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.
053
WFUS52 KTAE 030333
TORTAE
GAC095-177-287-321-030400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0014.170103T0333Z-170103T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1033 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Lee County in southwestern Georgia...
Western Turner County in south central Georgia...
Northern Worth County in south central Georgia...
Northeastern Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 1100 PM EST
* At 1033 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 7 miles northeast of Marine Corps Logistics
Base, or 11 miles east of Albany, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
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 dangerous storm will be near...
Ashburn around 1100 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hobby,
Sibley, Coverdale, Worth, Doles, Dakota, Turner Co Airport and
Sycamore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3182 8385 3183 8384 3181 8383 3180 8380
3180 8367 3164 8357 3158 8404 3168 8409
3183 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 248DEG 38KT 3164 8398
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
ADLThe 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, 9:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Miller and 1 more | 56 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, 10:54 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.