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Freeze Warning 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 2, 202112 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this freeze warning at Apr 2, 2021, 8:37 PM EDT for 12 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Alabama. It took effect at Apr 3, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2021, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Henry County, AL, Ben Hill County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lee County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2383 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

935 
WWUS72 KTAE 030037
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
837 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021

ALZ067-GAZ120>131-031300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FR.Y.0002.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.W.0001.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Henry-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-
Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-
Including the cities of Blackwood, Headland, 
Headland Municipal A/P, Abbeville, Abbeville Municipal A/P, 
Lawrenceville, Screamer, Crossroads, Georgetown, Hatcher, 
Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, Days Crossroads, 
Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, Pecan, 
Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, and Ocilla
837 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 /737 PM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 9 AM EDT
/8 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Freeze
Warning, which is in effect from 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 9 AM EDT
/8 AM CDT/ Saturday. The Frost Advisory is no longer in effect. 

* WHAT...Freeze warning with temperatures around 32 degrees. 

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Georgia and southeast Alabama.

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ 
  Saturday. 

* TEMPERATURE...Around 32 degrees.

* Impacts...Temperatures could impact or kill sensitive 
  vegetation and crops. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

ALZ065-066-068-069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ142>148-155>161-031300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FR.Y.0002.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Coffee-Dale-Geneva-Houston-North Walton-Central Walton-Holmes-
Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin-
Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Liberty-Inland Wakulla-
Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie-Coastal Franklin-
Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie-
Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-
Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier-
Including the cities of Battens Crossroads, Enterprise, 
Enterprise Municipal A/P, Keyton, Asbury, Beamon, 
Blackwell Field A/P, Browns Crossroads, Daleville, Dill, Ewell, 
Fort Rucker, Mabson, Ozark, Geneva, Geneva Municipal A/P, 
Fadette, Hartford, Ganer, Hacoda, Logan Field Municipal A/P, 
Dothan, Ashford, Cottonwood, Alpine Heights, Argyle, 
Center Ridge, Cluster Springs, De Funiak Spring Airport, 
De Funiak Springs, Glendale, Eucheeanna, Pleasant Ridge, 
Barker Store, Leonia, New Hope, Bonifay, Holmes County Airport, 
Cobb Crossroads, Crystal Lake, Poplar Head, Chipley, 
Chipley Municipal Airport, Orange Hill, Five Points, Marianna, 
Simsville, Richter Crossroads, Browntown, Graceville, Malone, 
Sneads, Bennett, Econfina, Nixon, Youngstown, Abe Springs, 
Blountstown, Clarksville, Durham, Frink, Marysville, 
Scotts Ferry, Howard Creek, Dalkeith, Honeyville, Wewahitchka, 
Beverly, Buck Siding, Fort Gadsden, Morgan Place, Littman, 
Quincy, Quincy Airport, Santa Clara, Wetumpka, Chattahoochee, 
Hardin Heights, Bradfordville, Capitola, Chaires, 
Chaires Crossroads, Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes, 
Maclay State Gardens, Tallahassee, Alma, Capps, Casa Blanco, 
Dills, Drifton, Festus, Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett, Cherry Lake,
Hanson, Hopewell, Madison, Pinetta, Sweetwater, Bethel, 
Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena, Boyd, Bucell Junction, 
Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, 
Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, 
Jonesboro, Old Town, Apalachicola, Apalachicola Airport, 
Bay City, Tilton, Creels, Hays Place, High Bluff, Buckhorn, 
Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, Saint Marks, Adams Beach, 
Blue Springs, Cedar Island, Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, 
Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, Horseshoe Beach, Jena, 
Shired Island, Suwannee, Douglasville, Blakely, Centerville, 
Cuba, Early Co A/P, Mayhaw, Babcock, Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, 
Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, Hoggard Mill, Newton, 
Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, Branchville, Camilla, 
Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, 
Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, 
Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Brooks Co A/P, 
Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
837 PM EDT Fri Apr 2 2021 /737 PM CDT Fri Apr 2 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO
9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation. 

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia and 
  the Big Bend and Panhandle of Florida. 

* WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ 
  Saturday. 

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
459 
WWUS72 KTAE 030522
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
122 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021

ALZ067-GAZ120>131-031300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FZ.W.0001.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Henry-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-
Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-
Including the cities of Blackwood, Headland, 
Headland Municipal A/P, Abbeville, Abbeville Municipal A/P, 
Lawrenceville, Screamer, Crossroads, Georgetown, Hatcher, 
Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, Days Crossroads, 
Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, Pecan, 
Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, and Ocilla
122 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 /1222 AM CDT Sat Apr 3 2021/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Freeze warning with temperatures around 32 degrees. 

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama and south central and 
  southwest Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this morning.

* IMPACTS...Temperatures could impact or kill sensitive 
  vegetation and crops. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

&&

$$

ALZ065-066-068-069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ142>148-155>161-031300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FR.Y.0002.210403T0600Z-210403T1300Z/
Coffee-Dale-Geneva-Houston-North Walton-Central Walton-Holmes-
Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin-
Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Liberty-Inland Wakulla-
Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie-Coastal Franklin-
Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie-
Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-
Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier-
Including the cities of Battens Crossroads, Enterprise, 
Enterprise Municipal A/P, Keyton, Asbury, Beamon, 
Blackwell Field A/P, Browns Crossroads, Daleville, Dill, Ewell, 
Fort Rucker, Mabson, Ozark, Geneva, Geneva Municipal A/P, 
Fadette, Hartford, Ganer, Hacoda, Logan Field Municipal A/P, 
Dothan, Ashford, Cottonwood, Alpine Heights, Argyle, 
Center Ridge, Cluster Springs, De Funiak Spring Airport, 
De Funiak Springs, Glendale, Eucheeanna, Pleasant Ridge, 
Barker Store, Leonia, New Hope, Bonifay, Holmes County Airport, 
Cobb Crossroads, Crystal Lake, Poplar Head, Chipley, 
Chipley Municipal Airport, Orange Hill, Five Points, Marianna, 
Simsville, Richter Crossroads, Browntown, Graceville, Malone, 
Sneads, Bennett, Econfina, Nixon, Youngstown, Abe Springs, 
Blountstown, Clarksville, Durham, Frink, Marysville, 
Scotts Ferry, Howard Creek, Dalkeith, Honeyville, Wewahitchka, 
Beverly, Buck Siding, Fort Gadsden, Morgan Place, Littman, 
Quincy, Quincy Airport, Santa Clara, Wetumpka, Chattahoochee, 
Hardin Heights, Bradfordville, Capitola, Chaires, 
Chaires Crossroads, Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes, 
Maclay State Gardens, Tallahassee, Alma, Capps, Casa Blanco, 
Dills, Drifton, Festus, Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett, Cherry Lake,
Hanson, Hopewell, Madison, Pinetta, Sweetwater, Bethel, 
Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena, Boyd, Bucell Junction, 
Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, 
Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, 
Jonesboro, Old Town, Apalachicola, Apalachicola Airport, 
Bay City, Tilton, Creels, Hays Place, High Bluff, Buckhorn, 
Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, Saint Marks, Adams Beach, 
Blue Springs, Cedar Island, Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, 
Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, Horseshoe Beach, Jena, 
Shired Island, Suwannee, Douglasville, Blakely, Centerville, 
Cuba, Early Co A/P, Mayhaw, Babcock, Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, 
Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, Hoggard Mill, Newton, 
Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, Branchville, Camilla, 
Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, 
Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, 
Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Brooks Co A/P, 
Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
122 AM EDT Sat Apr 3 2021 /1222 AM CDT Sat Apr 3 2021/

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, south central and 
  southwest Georgia and the Big Bend and Panhandle of Florida.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

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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.