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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 10:07 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 85 min. 10 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, 10:07 PM EDT (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 11:32 PM EDT
- In force
- 85 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ashburn, GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. |
| May 4, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rebecca, GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. |
| May 4, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sycamore, GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. |
| May 4, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sylvester, GA | POWERLINES DOWN. |
| May 4, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sylvester, GA | TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT WORTH COUNTY, GA. |
| May 4, 10:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fitzgerald, GA | MULTIPLE COUNTY ROADS AND STATE ROUTES CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL ROAD DEPT AND GDOT WORKING NOW TO CLEAR. 1 MOBILE HOME MAJOR DAMAGE, 1 HOUSE MINOR DAMAGE. |
| May 4, 10:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | Fitzgerald Municipal A/, GA | AWOS STATION KFZG FITZGERALD. |
| May 4, 11:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ocilla, GA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY. |
| May 4, 11:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ocilla, GA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. |
| May 4, 11:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ocilla, GA | TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
450
WUUS52 KTAE 050207
SVRTAE
GAC017-019-155-277-287-321-050345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0122.210505T0207Z-210505T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1007 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Irwin County in south central Georgia...
Northern Berrien County in south central Georgia...
Turner County in south central Georgia...
Tift County in south central Georgia...
Ben Hill County in south central Georgia...
Worth County in south central Georgia...
* Until 1145 PM EDT.
* At 1007 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Desoto to 10 miles east of Leary,
moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Tifton, Ashburn, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Sylvester, Enigma, Omega,
Poulan, Ty Ty, Alapaha, Phillipsburg, Mystic, Unionville, Worth,
Terrell, Sycamore, Sumner, Warwick, Rebecca and Minton.
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 3166 8300 3146 8315 3140 8314 3129 8305
3130 8343 3135 8344 3133 8346 3132 8372
3134 8400 3156 8398 3172 8403 3176 8399
3180 8401 3185 8395 3180 8380 3180 8361
3185 8361 3185 8318 3181 8313 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 272DEG 55KT 3192 8393 3152 8434
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
42-DVD3 follow-up statements
602
WWUS52 KTAE 050246
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1046 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
GAC017-019-155-277-287-321-050345-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210505T0345Z/
Irwin GA-Berrien GA-Turner GA-Tift GA-Ben Hill GA-Worth GA-
1046 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR IRWIN...NORTHERN BERRIEN...TURNER...TIFT...BEN HILL AND SOUTHERN
WORTH COUNTIES...
At 1046 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Abbeville to near Pelham, moving east
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Tifton, Ashburn, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Sylvester, Enigma, Omega,
Poulan, Ty Ty, Alapaha, Phillipsburg, Mystic, Unionville, Terrell,
Sycamore, Sumner, Rebecca, Minton, Scooterville and Osierfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tallahassee.
&&
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3146 8315 3140 8314 3129 8305
3130 8343 3135 8344 3133 8346 3132 8372
3134 8400 3149 8394 3157 8385 3163 8378
3169 8373 3171 8371 3174 8362 3180 8361
3185 8361 3185 8318 3181 8313 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 282DEG 47KT 3190 8329 3118 8413
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
42-DVD403
WWUS52 KTAE 050318
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1118 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
GAC277-287-321-050328-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210505T0345Z/
Turner GA-Tift GA-Worth GA-
1118 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TURNER...TIFT AND SOUTHERN
WORTH COUNTIES 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
south central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3163 8302 3161 8306
3158 8306 3146 8315 3140 8314 3129 8305
3130 8343 3136 8343 3140 8337 3146 8337
3147 8334 3155 8324 3167 8322 3170 8314
3181 8313 3179 8304 3178 8303 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 272DEG 55KT 3188 8276 3116 8360
$$
GAC017-019-155-050345-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210505T0345Z/
Irwin GA-Berrien GA-Ben Hill GA-
1118 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IRWIN...NORTHERN BERRIEN AND EASTERN BEN HILL
COUNTIES...
At 1118 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lumber City to 8 miles southeast of Norman Park,
moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Enigma, Alapaha, Gladys, Osierfield, Glory, Wray and Red Bluff.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tallahassee.
&&
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3163 8302 3161 8306
3158 8306 3146 8315 3140 8314 3129 8305
3130 8343 3136 8343 3140 8337 3146 8337
3147 8334 3155 8324 3167 8322 3170 8314
3181 8313 3179 8304 3178 8303 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 272DEG 55KT 3188 8276 3116 8360
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
42-DVD086
WWUS52 KTAE 050332
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1132 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
GAC017-019-155-050342-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210505T0345Z/
Irwin GA-Berrien GA-Ben Hill GA-
1132 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IRWIN...NORTHERN
BERRIEN AND EASTERN BEN HILL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
south central Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.
LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3163 8302 3161 8306
3158 8306 3146 8315 3140 8314 3129 8305
3130 8343 3136 8343 3140 8337 3146 8337
3147 8334 3155 8324 3167 8322 3170 8314
3181 8313 3179 8304 3178 8303 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 272DEG 55KT 3187 8253 3115 8337
$$
42-DVDThe 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, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 4 more | 83 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.