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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 4, 2019Clay County, Quitman County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 4, 2019, 5:37 AM EST for Clay County, Quitman County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 12 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: Jan 4, 2019, 5:37 AM EST (10:37 UTC)
Expired: Jan 4, 2019, 5:49 AM EST
In force: 12 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Henry County, AL, Clay County, GA, Quitman County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 4, 5:40 AM EST	TORNADO	2 N Graball, AL	TREE DAMAGE FROM A BRIEF TORNADO ABOUT 1.5 MI N OF ABBEVILLE / 2 MI N GRABALL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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: 72 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 785 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

569 
WFUS52 KTAE 041037
TORTAE
ALC067-GAC061-239-041115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0002.190104T1037Z-190104T1115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
537 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2019

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
  Northwestern Clay County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Quitman County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 615 AM EST/515 AM CST/.
    
* At 537 AM EST/437 AM CST/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
  producing a tornado was located near Abbeville, moving northeast at
  45 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...
  Georgetown around 605 AM EST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Screamer, Coates, Wire Bridge, Bonapartes Retreat, Thomas Mill Creek,
Scottsboro Crossroads, Hatcher, Double Bridges, Lawrenceville and
Ricks Place.

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 8499 3159 8526 3163 8532 3170 8527
      3170 8522 3174 8520 3176 8517 3177 8516
      3177 8512 3178 8514 3179 8513 3183 8513
      3184 8514 3186 8514 3188 8513 3189 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1037Z 218DEG 41KT 3164 8526 

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

$$

15-HARRIGAN

2 follow-up statements

715 
WWUS52 KTAE 041040
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
540 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2019

ALC067-GAC061-239-041115-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190104T1115Z/
Henry AL-Clay GA-Quitman GA-
540 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EST/515 AM CST/
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HENRY...NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHWESTERN QUITMAN
COUNTIES...
        
At 539 AM EST/439 AM CST/, a confirmed tornado was located near
Richards Crossroads, or near Abbeville, moving northeast at 45 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...
  Georgetown around 600 AM EST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Screamer, Coates, Wire Bridge, Bonapartes Retreat, Thomas Mill Creek,
Scottsboro Crossroads, Hatcher, Double Bridges, Lawrenceville and
Ricks Place.

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 8499 3162 8525 3164 8528 3170 8527
      3170 8522 3174 8520 3176 8517 3177 8516
      3177 8512 3178 8514 3179 8513 3183 8513
      3184 8514 3186 8514 3188 8513 3189 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1039Z 218DEG 41KT 3167 8524 

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

$$

15-HARRIGAN

301 
WWUS52 KTAE 041049
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
549 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2019

ALC067-GAC061-239-041059-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190104T1115Z/
Henry AL-Clay GA-Quitman GA-
549 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HENRY...NORTHWESTERN CLAY
AND SOUTHWESTERN QUITMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3182 8499 3162 8525 3164 8528 3170 8527
      3170 8522 3174 8520 3176 8517 3177 8516
      3177 8512 3178 8514 3179 8513 3183 8513
      3184 8514 3186 8514 3188 8513 3189 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 218DEG 41KT 3176 8515 

$$

15-HARRIGAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 4, 5:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay	26 min
Jan 4, 6:26 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Randolph, Terrell	17 min
Jan 4, 7:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth	44 min
Jan 4, 7:54 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Mitchell	36 min
Jan 4, 8:30 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	45 min
Jan 4, 10:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill	35 min
Jan 4, 5:03 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Dale, Henry	27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.