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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 23, 2017Randolph County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 11:47 AM EDT for Randolph County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min. 3 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: May 23, 2017, 11:47 AM EDT (15:47 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 12:15 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Randolph County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 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
May 23, 11:47 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Coleman, GA	MPING REPORT OF WIND DAMAGE...TREE LIMBS OR SHINGLE DAMAGE
May 23, 11:48 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Carnegie, GA	TREE DOWN RESULTED IN A POWER OUTAGE VIA GEORGIA POWER OUTAGE WEBSITE
May 23, 12:04 PM EDT	TORNADO	Wsw Goffs Mill, GA	REPORT OF HOUSE DAMAGE JUST EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF CW LUMPKIN ROAD AND FOUNTAIN BRIDGE ROAD. REPORTED VIA TWITTER.

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
May 23, 10:10 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 146 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: 205 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 185 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

108 
WFUS52 KTAE 231547
TORTAE
GAC243-231615-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0068.170523T1547Z-170523T1615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1147 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 1215 PM EDT
    
* At 1147 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 9 miles southwest of Cuthbert, moving east at
  30 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...
  Shellman around 1215 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Fountain Bridge, Goffs Mill, Pachitla, Shivers Mill, Aycock Mill,
Carnegie, Coleman, Martins Crossroads and Randolph Co A/p.

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 8460 3177 8460 3177 8458 3168 8454
      3164 8454 3162 8455 3163 8457 3162 8458
      3164 8458 3162 8459 3164 8460 3163 8462
      3164 8465 3162 8466 3162 8489 3168 8491
      3184 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 257DEG 24KT 3165 8486 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

15-HARRIGAN

2 follow-up statements

506 
WWUS52 KTAE 231550
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1150 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC243-231615-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170523T1615Z/
Randolph GA-
1150 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
RANDOLPH COUNTY...
        
At 1150 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles south of
Cuthbert, moving east at 30 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 tornado will be near...
  Shellman around 1215 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Fountain Bridge, Goffs Mill, Pachitla, Shivers Mill, Aycock Mill,
Carnegie, Martins Crossroads and Randolph Co A/p.

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 3182 8460 3177 8460 3177 8458 3168 8454
      3164 8454 3162 8455 3163 8457 3162 8458
      3164 8458 3162 8459 3164 8460 3163 8462
      3164 8465 3162 8466 3163 8486 3168 8488
      3184 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 257DEG 24KT 3166 8483 

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

$$

15-HARRIGAN

559 
WWUS52 KTAE 231610
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1210 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC243-231620-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170523T1615Z/
Randolph GA-
1210 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1215 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for southwestern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3182 8460 3177 8460 3177 8458 3168 8454
      3164 8454 3162 8455 3163 8457 3162 8458
      3164 8458 3162 8459 3164 8460 3163 8462
      3164 8465 3162 8466 3163 8486 3168 8488
      3184 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 257DEG 24KT 3169 8468 

$$

15-HARRIGAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 11:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Randolph	38 min
May 23, 1:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lee, Worth	11 min
May 23, 5:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker	20 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.