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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 4, 2021Brooks County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 11:13 PM EDT for Brooks County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 77 min. 5 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, 11:13 PM EDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2021, 12:30 AM EDT
In force: 77 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Brooks County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 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, 11:56 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 44	Moody Afb, GA	AWOS STATION KVAD MOODY AFB.
May 5, 12:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Valdosta, GA	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 NNE VALDOSTA. TREES AND POWELINES DOWN.
May 5, 12:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Valdosta, GA	TREES DOWN.
May 5, 12:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ne Valdosta, GA	TREES DOWN ON TOWER RD & LAKELAND HWY.
May 5, 12:05 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lakeland, GA	SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN LANIER 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.

135 
WUUS52 KTAE 050313
SVRTAE
GAC027-173-185-050445-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0126.210505T0313Z-210505T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1113 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Lanier County in south central Georgia...
  Lowndes County in south central Georgia...
  Brooks County in south central Georgia...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 1113 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles southwest of Ambrose to near Ochlocknee,
  moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Lake Park, Lakeland, Quitman, Valdosta, Hahira, Pavo, I-75 At Exit
  16, Moody Air Force Base, Remerton, Meigs, Dasher, Morven, Barwick,
  Grooverville, Barretts, Hansell, Nankin, Empress, Clyattville and
  Brooks Co A/p.

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 3085 8302 3085 8309 3081 8311 3080 8313
      3063 8314 3066 8374 3104 8373 3103 8357
      3107 8356 3105 8355 3105 8350 3103 8347
      3103 8320 3115 8310 3115 8304 3118 8305
      3118 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 289DEG 36KT 3153 8309 3091 8402 

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

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2 follow-up statements

897 
WWUS52 KTAE 050413
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1213 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

GAC027-173-185-050445-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210505T0445Z/
Lanier GA-Lowndes GA-Brooks GA-
1213 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
FOR LANIER...LOWNDES AND SOUTHERN BROOKS COUNTIES...

At 1213 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lakeland to 10 miles south of Quitman, moving
southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lake Park, Lakeland, Valdosta, Quitman, Moody Air Force Base, I-75 At
Exit 16, Remerton, Meigs, Dasher, Naylor, Courthouse, Greenwood,
Barretts, Twin Lakes, Hansell, Valdosta Regional Airport, Kinderlou,
I-75 At Exit 5, Nankin and Empress.

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 3085 8302 3085 8309 3081 8311 3080 8313
      3063 8314 3066 8373 3077 8359 3083 8348
      3087 8345 3088 8343 3088 8338 3092 8329
      3103 8319 3115 8309 3115 8303 3118 8304
      3118 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 315DEG 28KT 3105 8298 3064 8359 

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

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665 
WWUS52 KTAE 050430
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1230 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

GAC027-173-185-050440-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210505T0445Z/
Lanier GA-Lowndes GA-Brooks GA-
1230 AM EDT Wed May 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LANIER...LOWNDES AND SOUTHERN
BROOKS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned 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 3085 8302 3085 8309 3081 8311 3080 8313
      3063 8314 3066 8373 3077 8359 3083 8348
      3087 8345 3088 8343 3088 8338 3092 8329
      3103 8319 3115 8309 3115 8303 3118 8304
      3118 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 289DEG 36KT 3100 8280 3059 8342 

$$

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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, 9:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 4 more	83 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

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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.