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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 190, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 9, 20194 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2019, 9:59 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 11 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2019, 9:59 PM EDT (01:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2019, 10:10 PM EDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, AL, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Early County, GA, Randolph County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2019-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1009 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2019-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1009 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 9, 4:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 4:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
428 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

.NEAR AND SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Thursday Night]...

Shower and thunderstorm activity will continue across the tri-state
region through the early evening hours, influenced by the elongated
upper low over the region. The combination of strong daytime heating
and PWATs exceeding 2 inches across the region will yield widespread
storm coverage through the early to mid-evening hours before storms
dissipate. A brief lull in storms is expected overnight with mostly
cloudy skies keeping temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.

The aforementioned area of low pressure will propagate into the
Gulf of Mexico overnight. The normal land-breeze circulating back
out to the Gulf of Mexico will provide favorable convergence for
thunderstorm development around the low pressure center. This,
coupled with anonymously warm Gulf of Mexico temperatures will
likely yield in the development of this system into a tropical
depression or storm in the north central Gulf of Mexico during the
day Wednesday. Hi-res model guidance has been consistent in
indicating robust convective development south of the low center
over the Gulf of Mexico. increased southerly flow over land will
enhance the sea-breeze on Wednesday, yielding bands of efficient
rainfall producing showers and thunderstorms across the region.
Storms will have decent forward motions, cutting down on rainfall
totals across the area.

The timing of a mid-level shortwave trough pushing across the lower
and mid-Mississippi Valley along with the position of the Bermuda
High to the east and retreating ridge over the southwest to the east
will be key factors in the eventual track of this system into the
long term.

.LONG TERM [Friday Through Tuesday]...

Operational model guidance continues to align in good agreement in
the general timing of the aforementioned mid-level shortwave
pushing into the southeast late Thursday into Friday. This,
coupled with the retreating high over the Southwest and the
influence of the Bermuda High to the east will help to steer the
system further west. Guidance is indicating this system moving
westward and impacting the southern Louisiana coast by the early
part of the weekend. While there is still some uncertainty in the
forecast regarding the finer details of exactly where this system
will track, confidence has increased in associated impacts
generally remaining to the west of the area, with more seasonable
rain chances resuming across the tri-state area over the weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...
[Through 18Z Wednesday]

Patchy MVFR cigs this afternoon along with scattered
thunderstorms. Overnight, patchy MVFR vsbys possible near TLH and
VLD, which should clear out by 15Z when we'll begin to see
scattered coverage of storms again near ECP, TLH, and VLD. Winds
will generally be light, but may be gustier during storms directly
affecting terminals.

&&

.MARINE...

Conditions will deteriorate on Wednesday and winds increase out of
the south. As a result, waves will also increase with advisory
conditions possible by Thursday or Thursday night. Widespread
heavy rain, thunderstorms and waterspouts will all be possible.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Patchy fog is possible during the early to mid-morning hours
Wednesday and Thursday.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

Little change in the expected rainfall amount forecast this
afternoon associated with the developing system. General rainfall
amounts will range from 1 to 3 inches across the Big Bend of
Florida, with 1 to 2 inches into southern Georgia and southeastern
Alabama. Higher amounts, generally on the order of 2 to 4 inches
will be possible along the Florida Panhandle through Sunday.
Isolated higher amounts are possible given the rainfall rates that
storms will be capable of. The highest rainfall amounts will be
realized in any bands of heavy rain that develop and move across an
area. Flooding concerns at this time will be limited to urban and
poor drainage areas.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   74  91  74  89  74 /  40  80  50  70  40
Panama City   78  88  78  86  78 /  60  70  50  70  50
Dothan        75  93  74  90  74 /  30  80  20  70  20
Albany        76  92  75  90  74 /  20  80  30  70  20
Valdosta      73  89  73  89  72 /  30  80  30  60  20
Cross City    75  88  74  89  74 /  40  80  50  70  50
Apalachicola  77  88  77  86  77 /  60  70  60  80  60

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...Pullin
SHORT TERM...Pullin
LONG TERM...Pullin
AVIATION...Nguyen
MARINE...Pullin
FIRE WEATHER...Barry
HYDROLOGY...Pullin

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 10:19 AM EDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton6 days
Jul 10, 11:00 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE4 days
Jul 10, 3:22 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf, Walton4 days
Jul 10, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon44 min
Jul 9, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEColquitt, Worth49 min
Jul 9, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Early51 min
Jul 9, 9:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEClay, Early49 min

Nearby

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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.