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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 2021Clay County, Early County, Georgia; Dale County, Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 8:06 PM EDT for Clay County, Early County, Georgia; Dale County, Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 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: Apr 24, 2021, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Dale County, AL, Henry County, AL, Clay County, GA, Early County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 24, 8:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Fort Gaines, GA	SCATTERED TREES DOWN IN CLAY 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 24, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 24, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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: 2012 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 697 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.7
Supercell composite: 19.4

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The text

As transmitted.

356 
WUUS52 KTAE 250006
SVRTAE
ALC045-067-GAC061-099-250045-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0106.210425T0006Z-210425T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
806 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Dale County in southeastern Alabama...
  Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
  Western Clay County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Early County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 845 PM EDT/745 PM CDT/.

* At 806 PM EDT/706 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 8
  miles south of Blue Springs State Park, or 10 miles northeast of
  Ozark, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Headland, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Midland City,
  Newton, Ariton, Columbia, Pinckard, Newville, Haleburg,
  Shorterville, Hunt Field, Waterford, Hooper Stage Field, Hayes,
  Watson Crossroads, Scottsboro Crossroads and Pecan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3173 8497 3129 8498 3130 8509 3131 8509
      3131 8527 3134 8577 3162 8568 3162 8542
      3171 8542 3170 8522 3174 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 271DEG 51KT 3155 8553 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

72-BUNKER

2 follow-up statements

878 
WWUS52 KTAE 250024
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
824 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

ALC045-067-GAC061-099-250045-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210425T0045Z/
Dale AL-Henry AL-Clay GA-Early GA-
824 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM
EDT/745 PM CDT/ FOR DALE...HENRY...WESTERN CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN
EARLY COUNTIES...

At 824 PM EDT/724 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located over
Abbeville, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Headland, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Midland City,
Newton, Ariton, Columbia, Pinckard, Newville, Haleburg, Shorterville,
Hunt Field, Waterford, Hooper Stage Field, Hayes, Watson Crossroads,
Scottsboro Crossroads and Pecan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3173 8497 3129 8498 3130 8509 3131 8509
      3131 8527 3134 8577 3162 8568 3162 8542
      3171 8542 3170 8522 3174 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 271DEG 51KT 3155 8522 

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

72-BUNKER

969 
WWUS52 KTAE 250032
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
832 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

ALC045-067-GAC061-099-250045-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210425T0045Z/
Dale AL-Henry AL-Clay GA-Early GA-
832 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM
EDT/745 PM CDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL DALE...HENRY...WESTERN CLAY AND
NORTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTIES...

At 832 PM EDT/732 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Fort Gaines, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Headland, Midland City, Columbia, Newville,
Napier Field, Haleburg, Shorterville, Walter F. George Lock And Dam,
Walter F George Lake, Tumbleton, Kirkland Crossroads, Standleys
Store, Grandberry Crossroads, Hayes, Watson Crossroads, Scottsboro
Crossroads, Double Bridges and Pecan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3173 8497 3129 8498 3130 8509 3131 8509
      3131 8527 3132 8550 3154 8544 3157 8530
      3165 8524 3170 8522 3174 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 271DEG 51KT 3155 8508 

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

72-BUNKER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more	29 min
Apr 24, 8:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Irwin, Tift, Worth	40 min
Apr 24, 8:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Tift, Worth	35 min
Apr 24, 8:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Colquitt, Irwin, Mitchell, Tift, Turner and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 24, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth	45 min
Apr 24, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 1 more	68 min
Apr 24, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more	39 min
Apr 24, 8:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Irwin	12 min
Apr 24, 9:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes and 1 more	54 min
Apr 24, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Turner and 1 more	46 min
Apr 24, 9:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	35 min
Apr 24, 10:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker, Berrien, Colquitt, Irwin, Miller, Mitchell and 2 more	75 min
Apr 24, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	44 min
Apr 24, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	30 min
Apr 24, 10:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	51 min
Apr 24, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	47 min
Apr 24, 11:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Thomas	51 min
Apr 25, 10:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	58 hr
Apr 25, 10:21 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	3 days
Apr 24, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	52 min
Apr 24, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	46 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.