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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 9:21 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 54 min. 8 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
- Apr 24, 2021, 9:21 PM EDT (01:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Thomas County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 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, 9:46 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw I-75 At Exit 29, GA | TREE DOWN AT 8600 MORVEN ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 9:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw I-75 At Exit 29, GA | TREE DOWN AT 7199 SIMPSON ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 9:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S I-75 At Exit 29, GA | TREE DOWN AT 7100 SIMPSON ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 9:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Hahira, GA | TREE DOWN AT FRONTAGE ROAD AND FRANK CREEKS ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 9:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Hahira, GA | TREE DOWN ON BETHANY DRIVE NEAR HIGHWAY 41 NORTH. |
| Apr 24, 9:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Hahira, GA | TREE DOWN AT VAL DEL ROAD AND COPPAGE ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 9:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Hahira, GA | THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 31 CALLS TO REPORT TREES DOWN IN LOWNDES COUNTY, PRIMARILY NORTH END OF THE COUNTY NORTH OF EXIT 22 ON I-75. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. |
| Apr 24, 10:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Moody Afb, GA | TREE DOWN AT 5200 BEATTY ROAD. |
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, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
373
WUUS52 KTAE 250121
SVRTAE
GAC019-027-071-075-173-185-275-250215-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0111.210425T0121Z-210425T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
921 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Cook County in south central Georgia...
Southeastern Berrien County in south central Georgia...
Lanier County in south central Georgia...
Northern Lowndes County in south central Georgia...
Northeastern Thomas County in south central Georgia...
Northern Brooks County in south central Georgia...
Southern Colquitt County in south central Georgia...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 921 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pavo, or 15
miles northwest of Quitman, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Lakeland, Adel, Valdosta, Hahira, Ray City, Pavo, Coolidge, Moody
Air Force Base, Meigs, Morven, Berlin, Barwick, Cecil, Thomasville
Municipal A/P, Barretts, New Lois, Dillon, Greggs, Enon and
Hansell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3082 8390 3107 8396 3121 8305 3118 8305
3118 8297 3091 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 262DEG 48KT 3096 8372
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
AH1 follow-up statement
702
WWUS52 KTAE 250144
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
944 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
GAC019-027-071-075-173-185-275-250215-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210425T0215Z/
Cook GA-Berrien GA-Lanier GA-Lowndes GA-Thomas GA-Brooks GA-
Colquitt GA-
944 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN COOK...SOUTHEASTERN BERRIEN...LANIER...NORTHERN
LOWNDES...EAST CENTRAL THOMAS...NORTHERN BROOKS AND SOUTHEASTERN
COLQUITT COUNTIES...
At 944 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hahira, or 11
miles south of Adel, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Lakeland, Adel, Valdosta, Hahira, Ray City, Pavo, Moody Air Force
Base, Meigs, Morven, Berlin, Barwick, Cecil, Thomasville Municipal
A/P, Barretts, New Lois, Dillon, Greggs, Hansell, Allenville and
Teeterville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3082 8390 3091 8392 3108 8365 3121 8305
3118 8305 3118 8297 3091 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 268DEG 36KT 3098 8344
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
AHThe 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, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early | 39 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, 9:29 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 |
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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.