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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 6, 20205 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 6, 2020, 3:20 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. 4 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
Feb 6, 2020, 3:20 PM EST (20:20 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 6, 3:27 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWarwick, GATREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ON THE 100 BLOCK OF WASHINGTON STREET IN WARWICK.
Feb 6, 3:40 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 W South Albany, GADAMAGED GAS STATION CANOPY ON W. GORDON STREET.
Feb 6, 3:40 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Albany, GADOWNED TREE AT THE 700 BLOCK OF PINEKNOLL LANE.
Feb 6, 3:56 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGStocks, GALEE COUNTY REPORTED NINE TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 6, 12:17 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2020-02-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 123 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 2020-02-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 488 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
123 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
488 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
438 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

956 
WUUS52 KTAE 062020
SVRTAE
GAC037-095-177-273-321-062100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0021.200206T2020Z-200206T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
320 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2020

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
  Lee County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Terrell County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Worth County in south central Georgia...

* Until 400 PM EST.

* At 320 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Leary, or 11
  miles east of Morgan, moving northeast at 70 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Leesburg, Albany, Putney, Leary, East Albany, Marine Corps
  Logistics Base, Turner City, Walker, Warwick, Sasser, Chokee,
  Stocks, Radium Springs, Forrester, Lockett Crossing, South Albany,
  Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Palmyra, Holt and Acree.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EST for south central
and southwestern Georgia.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

&&

LAT...LON 3184 8394 3184 8387 3182 8385 3183 8384
      3180 8380 3176 8380 3144 8410 3144 8444
      3145 8446 3143 8449 3144 8459 3191 8420
      3191 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 228DEG 60KT 3149 8442 

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

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 1:29 AM ESTWind AdvisoryTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more20 hr
Feb 6, 7:58 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAELee69 hr
Feb 6, 2:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 1 more62 min
Feb 6, 3:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Thomas47 min
Feb 6, 4:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Seminole58 min
Feb 6, 4:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Thomas73 min
Feb 6, 5:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Thomas49 min
Feb 6, 5:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Grady, Thomas68 min
Feb 6, 6:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift42 min
Feb 6, 6:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Lanier, Lowndes47 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.