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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 3, 2019Ben Hill County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2019, 3:30 PM EST for Ben Hill County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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
Mar 3, 2019, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2019, 4:00 PM EST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Ben Hill County, GA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 3, 12:24 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 2019-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 260 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2019-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
260 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
677 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

257 
WFUS52 KTAE 032030
TORTAE
GAC017-032100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0021.190303T2030Z-190303T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
330 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Ben Hill County in south central Georgia...

* Until 400 PM EST.
    
* At 329 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fitzgerald, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Ben Hill County, including the following locations...
  Lulaville, Bowens Mill and Queensland.

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 3183 8315 3183 8314 3181 8313 3181 8311
      3182 8311 3181 8310 3181 8309 3180 8308
      3180 8306 3174 8325 3184 8334 3184 8321
      3185 8321 3185 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 260DEG 30KT 3181 8326 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 1:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Quitman28 min
Mar 3, 1:58 PM ESTTornado WarningTAERandolph32 min
Mar 3, 2:12 PM ESTTornado WarningTAETerrell33 min
Mar 3, 2:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty30 min
Mar 3, 2:18 PM ESTTornado WarningTAELee, Terrell42 min
Mar 3, 2:24 PM ESTTornado WarningTAETurner, Worth36 min
Mar 3, 2:25 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEQuitman, Randolph35 min
Mar 3, 2:34 PM ESTTornado WarningTAELee26 min
Mar 3, 2:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Worth38 min
Mar 3, 2:43 PM ESTTornado WarningTAERandolph, Terrell20 min
Mar 3, 2:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner44 min
Mar 3, 3:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph30 min
Mar 3, 3:00 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner45 min
Mar 3, 3:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Early40 min
Mar 3, 3:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell35 min
Mar 3, 3:26 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Early34 min
Mar 3, 3:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAETift, Turner, Worth35 min
Mar 3, 3:45 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner45 min
Mar 3, 3:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell43 min
Mar 3, 3:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin51 min
Mar 3, 4:14 PM ESTTornado WarningTAETurner, Worth31 min
Mar 3, 4:17 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Worth43 min
Mar 3, 4:20 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin27 min
Mar 3, 4:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Irwin23 min
Mar 3, 4:37 PM ESTTornado WarningTAETurner38 min
Mar 3, 4:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Early52 min
Mar 3, 4:54 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEQuitman, Randolph36 min
Mar 3, 5:04 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner56 min
Mar 3, 5:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Early, Lee, Quitman, Randolph and 1 more49 min
Mar 3, 5:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Randolph and 2 more51 min
Mar 3, 5:39 PM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Randolph36 min
Mar 3, 5:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee, Randolph, Terrell38 min
Mar 3, 6:10 PM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Randolph, Terrell35 min
Mar 3, 6:10 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEEarly, Seminole35 min
Mar 3, 6:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Seminole36 min
Mar 3, 6:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady and 6 more33 min
Mar 3, 6:37 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Early, Miller, Seminole23 min
Mar 3, 6:53 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Decatur, Miller, Seminole37 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.