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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 31, 2020Clay County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2020, 12:35 PM EDT for Clay County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 40 min. 3 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: Mar 31, 2020, 12:35 PM EDT (16:35 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2020, 1:15 PM EDT
In force: 40 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, Randolph County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 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
Mar 31, 12:48 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Wsw Wire Bridge, GA	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS QUITMAN COUNTY WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH TDS AND VISUAL SIGHTINGS.
Mar 31, 12:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Wire Bridge, GA	TREE DOWN ALONG COOL BRANCH ROAD.
Mar 31, 12:59 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Crossroads, GA	* 1 INJ * TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ALONG HIGHWAY 82 WITH ONE PERSON INJURED. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 31, 9:51 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2296 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 316 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 406 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

485 
WFUS52 KTAE 311635
TORTAE
ALC067-GAC061-239-243-311715-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0002.200331T1635Z-200331T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1235 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

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...
  Northwestern Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...
  Quitman County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 115 PM EDT/1215 PM CDT/.

* At 1235 PM EDT/1135 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms capable of
  producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage
  were located near Richards Crossroads, or 8 miles southwest of
  Eufaula, moving east at 50 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.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
  Georgetown around 1250 PM EDT.
  Cuthbert around 105 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Springvale Station, Wire Bridge, Bonapartes Retreat, Peterson Hill,
White House, Crossroads, Ricks Place, Garnersville, Coates and Bagby
State Park.

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 3198 8504 3197 8495 3195 8496 3192 8491
      3193 8480 3192 8480 3192 8469 3193 8468
      3192 8467 3179 8476 3171 8521 3174 8521
      3177 8516 3177 8512 3178 8514 3186 8514
      3189 8513 3194 8508 3199 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 260DEG 42KT 3180 8525 

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

$$

72-BUNKER

1 follow-up statement

075 
WWUS52 KTAE 311646
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1246 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

ALC067-GAC061-239-243-311715-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200331T1715Z/
Henry AL-Clay GA-Randolph GA-Quitman GA-
1246 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT/1215 PM CDT/
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HENRY...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH
AND QUITMAN COUNTIES...
        
At 1246 PM EDT/1146 AM CDT/, a confirmed tornado was located near
Georgetown, moving east at 50 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...
  Cuthbert around 105 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Springvale Station, Wire Bridge, Bonapartes Retreat, Peterson Hill,
White House, Crossroads, Ricks Place, Garnersville, Coates and Bagby
State Park.

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 3198 8504 3197 8495 3195 8496 3192 8491
      3193 8480 3192 8480 3192 8469 3193 8468
      3192 8467 3179 8476 3171 8521 3174 8521
      3177 8516 3177 8512 3178 8514 3186 8514
      3189 8513 3194 8508 3199 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 260DEG 42KT 3182 8509 

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

$$

72-BUNKER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 12:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay	67 min
Mar 31, 12:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 4 more	25 min
Mar 31, 1:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 7 more	55 min
Mar 31, 1:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Quitman, Randolph, Terrell	35 min
Mar 31, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Seminole	61 min
Mar 31, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady and 6 more	62 min
Mar 31, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Tift, Worth	36 min
Mar 31, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Seminole	63 min
Mar 31, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift	44 min
Mar 31, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	21 min
Mar 31, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas	54 min
Mar 31, 11:18 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Geneva	27 min
Mar 31, 11:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee, Dale	62 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.