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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 20215 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 8:30 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 45 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, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
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 Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 24, 8:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAlbany, GASCATTERED TREES DOWN THIS EVENING.

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
Apr 24, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 2021-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2012 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 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
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.

137 
WUUS52 KTAE 250030
SVRTAE
GAC037-095-177-273-321-250115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0108.210425T0030Z-210425T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

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

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 830 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
  Leary, or 11 miles east of Morgan, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Morgan, Sylvester, Albany, Putney, Leesburg, Poulan, Leary, East
  Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, Walker, Sumner,
  Warwick, Stocks, Radium Springs, Forrester, Lockett Crossing,
  Sylvester Airport, South Albany and Southwest Ga Regional A/P.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3165 8379 3162 8380 3162 8377 3147 8368
      3144 8444 3145 8446 3144 8457 3155 8460
      3184 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 263DEG 49KT 3153 8440 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more29 min
Apr 24, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Irwin, Tift, Worth40 min
Apr 24, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Early39 min
Apr 24, 8:10 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Tift, Worth35 min
Apr 24, 8:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEBen Hill, Colquitt, Irwin, Mitchell, Tift, Turner and 1 more3 hr
Apr 24, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 1 more68 min
Apr 24, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more39 min
Apr 24, 8:48 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Irwin12 min
Apr 24, 9:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes and 1 more54 min
Apr 24, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Turner and 1 more46 min
Apr 24, 9:55 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes35 min
Apr 24, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Berrien, Colquitt, Irwin, Miller, Mitchell and 2 more75 min
Apr 24, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Thomas44 min
Apr 24, 10:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier, Lowndes30 min
Apr 24, 10:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes51 min
Apr 24, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Lowndes47 min
Apr 24, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Thomas51 min
Apr 25, 10:00 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAEGrady, Thomas58 hr
Apr 25, 10:21 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes3 days

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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.