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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 4, 202110 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 9:52 PM EDT for 10 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 83 min. 15 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, 9:52 PM EDT (01:52 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2021, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 83 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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
May 4, 10:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Albany, GA	TREE DOWN NEAR 400 FOREST GLEN DRIVE.
May 4, 10:16 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Albany, GA	TREE DOWN AT 2000 W OGLETHORPE BLVD.
May 4, 10:17 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Albany, GA	POWER LINE DOWN AT GILLIONVILLE ROAD AND N SLAPPEY BLVD.
May 4, 10:17 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Albany, GA	TREE DOWN AT PINE AVE AND NORTH HARDING ST.
May 4, 10:17 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Pretoria, GA	TREE DOWN AT LEARY ROAD AND EIGHT MILE ROAD.
May 4, 10:17 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 62	Southwest Ga Regional A, GA	ASOS STATION KABY ALBANY REPORTED A GUST TO 62 MPH.
May 4, 10:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ssw Pretoria, GA	TREE DOWN ON THE 2700 BLOCK OF TARVA ROAD.
May 4, 10:22 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 42	2 Nnw Crestview, GA	UGA WEATHER NETWORK AT TONY SMITH FARMS MEASURED A GUST OF 42 MPH.
May 4, 10:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Putney, GA	PICTURE OF A TREE DOWN IN PUTNEY VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
May 4, 10:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 44	4 Se Newton, GA	UGA WEATHER NETWORK AT STRIPLING IRRIGATION RESEARCH PARK MEASURED A GUST OF 44 MPH.
May 4, 10:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Baconton, GA	REPORTED TREES DOWN.
May 4, 10:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sse Flint, GA	TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 112 NEAR FLINT ROAD.
May 4, 10:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Greenough, GA	TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 112 NEAR GREENOUGH ROAD.
May 4, 10:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Camilla, GA	MULTIPLE LINES AND TREES DOWN ON ANDREWS IN CAMILLA, GA.
May 4, 10:51 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Se Cotton, GA	TREE DOWN ACROSS HWY 111 NEAR THE COLQUITT/MITCHELL COUNTY LINE.

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
May 4, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 112 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: 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.

579 
WUUS52 KTAE 050152
SVRTAE
GAC007-037-061-087-095-099-201-205-243-253-050315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0121.210505T0152Z-210505T0315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
  Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
  Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Clay County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...
  Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
  Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northern Seminole County in southwestern Georgia...
  Early County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 1115 PM EDT.

* At 952 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Morgan to near Columbia, moving southeast at 55
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Colquitt, Newton, Morgan, Albany, Blakely, Pelham, Putney,
  Donalsonville, Camilla, Edison, Arlington, Baconton, Columbia,
  Leary, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner City,
  Walker, Douglasville and Centerville.

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 3163 8455 3162 8455 3162 8405 3165 8403
      3165 8399 3163 8401 3156 8398 3155 8400
      3108 8401 3108 8437 3106 8438 3096 8498
      3097 8500 3110 8503 3119 8511 3128 8511
      3130 8509 3137 8509 3154 8504 3168 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 314DEG 46KT 3160 8454 3135 8517 

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

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1 follow-up statement

246 
WWUS52 KTAE 050236
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1036 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

GAC037-061-243-050245-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210505T0315Z/
Clay GA-Randolph GA-Calhoun GA-
1036 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY...
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH AND CALHOUN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
southeastern Alabama...the Panhandle of Florida...and south central
and southwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3165 8399 3163 8401 3156 8398 3155 8400
      3108 8401 3108 8437 3106 8438 3096 8498
      3097 8500 3110 8503 3119 8511 3137 8509
      3134 8496 3144 8461 3143 8449 3145 8446
      3144 8443 3148 8442 3162 8405 3165 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 311DEG 36KT 3140 8413 3115 8500 

$$

GAC007-087-095-099-201-205-253-050315-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210505T0315Z/
Decatur GA-Miller GA-Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-Baker GA-Seminole GA-
Early GA-
1036 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DECATUR...MILLER...DOUGHERTY...MITCHELL...BAKER...
NORTHERN SEMINOLE AND EARLY COUNTIES...

At 1035 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Baconton to 10 miles northwest of Donalsonville,
moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Colquitt, Newton, Donalsonville, Pelham, Putney, Camilla, Albany,
Baconton, Columbia, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner
City, Douglasville, Centerville, Sale City, Gordon, Iron City,
Damascus, Jakin and Iveys Mill.

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 3165 8399 3163 8401 3156 8398 3155 8400
      3108 8401 3108 8437 3106 8438 3096 8498
      3097 8500 3110 8503 3119 8511 3137 8509
      3134 8496 3144 8461 3143 8449 3145 8446
      3144 8443 3148 8442 3162 8405 3165 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 311DEG 36KT 3140 8413 3115 8500 

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

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 8:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Quitman, Randolph	84 min
May 4, 8:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin, Turner	39 min
May 4, 9:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill	40 min
May 4, 9:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee, Terrell	46 min
May 4, 10:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth	85 min
May 4, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Seminole	63 min
May 4, 10:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Colquitt, Cook	75 min
May 4, 10:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	92 min
May 4, 11:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes	77 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.