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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 4, 2021Lee County, Terrell County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT for Lee County, Terrell County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 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
May 4, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lee County, GA, Terrell County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 4, 9:44 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 401 Sse Dawson, GAUGA WEATHER NETWORK AT USDA-ARS NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LAB GUSTED TO 40 MPH.
May 4, 9:44 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 402 Ene Graves, GAUGA WEATHER NETWORK AT NEWMAN FARM MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 40 MPH.
May 4, 9:44 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 501 Ene Herod, GASTATION NEAR DAWSON REPORTED A GUST TO 50 MPH.
May 4, 9:45 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 452 Se Dawson Municipal A, GAUGA WEATHER NETWORK AT HOOKS-HANNER ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTER GUSTED TO 45 MPH.
May 4, 9:50 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDawson, GANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
May 4, 9:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Parrott, GATREE DOWN ON HOUSE.
May 4, 9:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nne Starksville, GATREES DOWN.
May 4, 9:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLeesburg, GANUMEROUS TREES AND POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 4, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1458 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 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
1458 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1099 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
5.9

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The text

As transmitted.

275 
WUUS52 KTAE 050144
SVRTAE
GAC177-273-050230-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0119.210505T0144Z-210505T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
944 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Lee County in southwestern Georgia...
  Terrell County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 944 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dawson,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dawson, Leesburg, Albany, Smithville, Sasser, Bronwood, Parrott,
  Chokee, Stocks, Forrester, Palmyra, Clarks Mill, Dawson Municipal
  A/P, Chambliss, Olivers Mill, Neyami, Chickasawhatchee, Bridges
  Crossroad, Century and Herod.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Tallahassee.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 8434 3192 8434 3191 8392 3188 8393
      3186 8393 3183 8397 3180 8398 3180 8401
      3176 8399 3172 8403 3166 8401 3162 8405
      3162 8455 3168 8454 3176 8457 3177 8456
      3177 8460 3192 8460 3192 8445 3196 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 287DEG 39KT 3176 8448 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 8:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Quitman, Randolph84 min
May 4, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner39 min
May 4, 9:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill40 min
May 4, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 4 more83 min
May 4, 10:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth85 min
May 4, 10:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAESeminole63 min
May 4, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook75 min
May 4, 10:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady, Thomas92 min
May 4, 11:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes77 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.