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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 28, 2018Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 28, 2018, 10:38 AM CST for Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 28, 2018, 10:38 AM CST (16:38 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2018, 11:15 AM CST
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Henry County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:37 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 12:00Z on 2018-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1110 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 196 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
1110 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
488 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

As transmitted.

157 
WUUS52 KTAE 281638
SVRTAE
ALC067-281715-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0310.181228T1638Z-181228T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1038 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Henry County in southeastern Alabama...

* Until 1115 AM CST.

* At 1037 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Headland,
  moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Headland, Kinsey, Haleburg, Grandberry Crossroads, Headland
  Municipal A/P and Miller.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3131 8510 3131 8536 3135 8539 3147 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 252DEG 23KT 3134 8535 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

38-GODSEY
1 follow-up statement
328 
WWUS52 KTAE 281659
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1059 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018

ALC067-281715-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-181228T1715Z/
Henry AL-
1059 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY...

At 1058 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of 
Headland, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Haleburg, Grandberry Crossroads and Miller. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and wind damage. 
Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to 
an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm may 
cause serious injury and significant property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 3131 8510 3131 8530 3138 8530 3147 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 267DEG 21KT 3134 8520 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 9:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale38 min
Dec 28, 10:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHouston43 min
Dec 28, 10:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHouston51 min
Dec 28, 11:02 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEHenry, Houston28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.