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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2017, 12:04 PM EDT for Quitman County, Randolph County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
- Apr 5, 2017, 12:04 PM EDT (16:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 12:24 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Wnw Benevolence, GA | MULT REPORTS TO EM OF TORNADO SIGHTED WITH DAMAGE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 7:54 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 703 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KTAE 051604
TORTAE
GAC239-243-051630-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0059.170405T1604Z-170405T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1204 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...
Quitman County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 1230 PM EDT
* At 1204 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Georgetown, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northern Randolph and Quitman Counties, including the following
locations: Springvale Station, Wire Bridge, Hatcher, Morris, White
House, Brooksville, Crossroads, Benevolence, Springvale and Wades.
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 3197 8495 3197 8496 3194 8495 3193 8492
3192 8491 3192 8481 3193 8480 3192 8480
3192 8469 3193 8468 3181 8463 3178 8503
3186 8512 3198 8497 3198 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 238DEG 33KT 3185 8504
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
09-FOURNIER1 follow-up statement
030
WWUS52 KTAE 051620
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1220 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
GAC239-243-051630-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-170405T1630Z/
Randolph GA-Quitman GA-
1220 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
RANDOLPH AND QUITMAN COUNTIES...
At 1220 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southwest of Lumpkin, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, Springvale Station, Wire Bridge, Hatcher, Morris, White
House, Brooksville, Crossroads, Benevolence, Springvale and Wades.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3197 8495 3197 8496 3194 8495 3193 8492
3192 8491 3192 8481 3193 8480 3192 8480
3192 8469 3193 8468 3181 8463 3178 8503
3186 8512 3198 8497 3198 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 238DEG 33KT 3193 8489
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
09-FOURNIERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 3:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman, Randolph | 17 min |
| Apr 5, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Quitman, Randolph | 15 min |
| Apr 5, 5:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell | 21 min |
| Apr 5, 5:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman, Randolph | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 11:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman, Randolph | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 12:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Randolph, Terrell | 16 min |
| Apr 5, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lee, Terrell | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 2:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lee, Turner, Worth | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Turner, Worth | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Turner | 34 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.