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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 22, 2018Brooks County, Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2018, 6:22 PM EDT for Brooks County, Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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: Jul 22, 2018, 6:22 PM EDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2018, 6:52 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Brooks County, GA, Grady County, GA, Thomas County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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
Jul 22, 6:34 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	2 Nnw Thomasville, GA	CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 2 NNW THOMASVILLE. QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL SPOTTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 84 AND OLD ALBANY RD IN THOMASVILLE, GA.
Jul 22, 6:36 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	1 Nnw Newark, GA	MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED OFF SUMMER HILL ROAD AND GATLIN CREEK ROAD IN THOMAS COUNTY, GEORGIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 22, 11:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 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: 3735 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 7.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

311 
WUUS52 KTAE 222222
SVRTAE
GAC027-131-275-222315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0178.180722T2222Z-180722T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
622 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Grady County in southwestern Georgia...
  Thomas County in south central Georgia...
  West central Brooks County in south central Georgia...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 622 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thomasville,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Thomasville, Boston, Pavo, Coolidge, Barwick, Thomasville Municipal
  A/P, Dillon, Enon, Patten, Eason, Oaklawn, Merrillville,
  Dawesville, Pine Park, Hollis, Newark and Pasco.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3082 8364 3074 8407 3092 8415 3104 8386
      3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
      3104 8373
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 258DEG 32KT 3085 8405 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

15-HARRIGAN

2 follow-up statements

451 
WWUS52 KTAE 222243
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
643 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

GAC131-222253-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-180722T2315Z/
Grady GA-
643 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRADY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central Georgia.

LAT...LON 3077 8393 3087 8397 3094 8391 3104 8380
      3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378 3104 8373
      3082 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 258DEG 32KT 3089 8383 

$$

GAC027-275-222315-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-180722T2315Z/
Thomas GA-Brooks GA-
643 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND WEST CENTRAL BROOKS COUNTIES...

At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Boston, or 9 miles east of Thomasville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Boston, Pavo, Barwick, Thomasville Municipal A/P,
Dillon, Enon, Patten, Eason, Oaklawn, Merrillville, Hollis and
Newark.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3077 8393 3087 8397 3094 8391 3104 8380
      3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378 3104 8373
      3082 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 258DEG 32KT 3089 8383 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

15-HARRIGAN

348 
WWUS52 KTAE 222252
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
652 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

GAC027-275-222302-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-180722T2315Z/
Thomas GA-Brooks GA-
652 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND WEST
CENTRAL BROOKS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central Georgia.

LAT...LON 3077 8393 3087 8397 3094 8391 3104 8380
      3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378 3104 8373
      3082 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 258DEG 32KT 3091 8373 

$$

15-HARRIGAN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 22, 3:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
338 PM EDT Sun Jul 22 2018

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...

Unusually amplified pattern for late July continues to support
rounds of severe weather across the forecast area. Convection
continues to develop along and just west of the Suwannee River,
generally becoming severe after moving across the river. To the
west, severe convection has formed along the nose of a 500mb speed
max, where deep layer shear is maximized. Developing in a strongly
unstable atmosphere (SBCAPE of 4500j/kg from 18Z KTAE sounding) with
unidirectional shear, these cells are showing splitting
characteristics with strong left and right moving members. This
cluster is expected to continue developing southeastward with time
this afternoon, bringing the threat for damaging winds, large hail,
and isolated tornadoes through SE Alabama and into the Florida
Panhandle and Big Bend.

This activity will continue offshore and into the southeastern Big
Bend this evening before exiting the region overnight.

.SHORT TERM [Monday Through Tuesday Night]...

The incredibly anomalous (-4 standard deviation) upper-low will
slide over the Tri-State region on Monday. As it does so, the best
large-scale forcing and deep layer shear will be southwest and
east of us. Expect scattered seabreeze development to remain in
north Florida, though boundaries from storms developing east of
us, and boundaries put off from seabreeze storms could result in
a scattering of storms region-wide tomorrow. On Tuesday, the
frontal boundary associated with the filling upper-low may drift
back inland and westward as it begins to weaken. This, combined
with the seabreeze will be the focus for scattered storms. Again,
severe weather is not expected.

.LONG TERM [Wednesday Through Sunday]...

Starting Wednesday, we'll transition back to a more typical
summertime patter across the region, with the seabreeze being the
main forcing mechanism for afternoon storms. Highs and lows will
run about normal for this time of year.

&&

.AVIATION [Through 18Z Monday]...

Thunderstorms with strong winds and hail have the potential to
impact area terminals this afternoon, especially KDHN, KECP,and
KTLH. Activity should diminish from west to east after dark, with
VFR conditions expected to prevail overnight.

&&

.MARINE...

Advisory conditions will continue into tonight before subsiding to
Cautionary conditions on Monday, and below headline levels by
Monday night. A return to typically low winds and seas is expected
by Tuesday.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Hazardous fire weather conditions are not expected over the next
several days.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

As storms become more scattered in nature beginning tomorrow, the
threat for flooding will decrease significantly.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is requested. Spotters should safely report
significant weather conditions and/or damage by calling the office or
tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   73  90  72  89  72 /  50  50  20  60  30
Panama City   78  89  76  87  77 /  50  40  20  50  30
Dothan        72  88  72  87  73 /  30  40  20  60  30
Albany        72  88  72  88  74 /  30  40  20  70  30
Valdosta      71  89  72  88  72 /  40  50  20  70  30
Cross City    74  90  73  87  73 /  70  50  30  60  50
Apalachicola  78  88  76  87  77 /  60  30  20  50  30

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...High Rip Current Risk through Monday morning for Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

     Heat Advisory until 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ this evening for Calhoun-
     Central Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-
     Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Wakulla-Gadsden-
     Holmes-Inland Bay-Inland Franklin-Inland Gulf-Inland
     Jefferson-Inland Taylor-Inland Wakulla-Jackson-Leon-Liberty-
     North Walton-South Walton-Washington.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Monday for Apalachee Bay or
     Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River FL
     out to 20 Nm-Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to
     Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal waters from Suwannee
     River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from
     Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters
     from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL out 20
     NM-Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to
     60 NM-Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from 20
     to 60 NM-Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County
     Line FL from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

NEAR TERM...Camp
SHORT TERM...Harrigan
LONG TERM...Harrigan
AVIATION...Camp
MARINE...Harrigan
FIRE WEATHER...Harrigan
HYDROLOGY...Harrigan

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 3:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
351 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0312 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OZARK                   31.45N 85.65W
07/22/2018                   DALE               AL   911 CALL CENTER

            REPORTS OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS DALE
            COUNTY ALONG WITH REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZED
            HAIL.

&&

RH

Local storm report, Jul 22, 4:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
401 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S GANER               31.03N 86.12W
07/22/2018                   GENEVA             AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 153.

&&

RH

Local storm report, Jul 22, 4:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
458 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S FORT GAINES         31.60N 85.05W
07/22/2018                   CLAY               GA   PUBLIC

            POWER LINE DOWN SOUTH OF FORT GAINES ALONG
            SMITH LN.

&&

FD

Local storm report, Jul 22, 5:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
501 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0406 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE FORT GAINES        31.61N 85.03W
07/22/2018                   CLAY               GA   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TRESS DOWN WEST OF FORT GAINES, GA
            ALONG EDISON HWY.

&&

FD

Local storm report, Jul 22, 6:18 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
618 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0406 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW REHOBETH          31.11N 85.45W
07/22/2018                   HOUSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN.

&&

FD

Local storm report, Jul 22, 6:21 PM EDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
621 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0412 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE HODGESVILLE       31.08N 85.36W
07/22/2018                   HOUSTON            AL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN.

&&

FD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 21, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Quitman, Randolph, Terrell	47 min
Jul 21, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Quitman, Randolph	33 min
Jul 21, 9:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph	53 min
Jul 21, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell	51 min
Jul 21, 9:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell	51 min
Jul 21, 10:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 1 more	48 min
Jul 21, 10:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	71 min
Jul 22, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Randolph	49 min
Jul 22, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Quitman and 2 more	52 min
Jul 22, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Randolph and 1 more	39 min
Jul 22, 5:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee, Worth	41 min
Jul 22, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth	36 min
Jul 22, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	39 min
Jul 22, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Grady, Thomas	45 min
Jul 22, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lowndes	36 min
Jul 22, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas	50 min
Jul 22, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin	46 min
Jul 22, 7:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Lanier, Lowndes	55 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.