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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 18, 2021Thomas County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 6:12 PM EDT for Thomas County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 min. 3 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: Jul 18, 2021, 6:12 PM EDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2021, 7:03 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Thomas County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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
Jul 18, 6:16 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 42	Thomasville, GA	WIND GUST OF 42 MPH.
Jul 18, 6:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Thomasville, GA	TREE REPORTED DOWN AT OLD MONTICELLO RD AND PLANTATION DR. POWERLINES ALSO WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA.
Jul 18, 6:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 S Thomasville, GA	TREE REPORTED DOWN AT MAGNOLIA RD AND TRAIN TRACKS. POWERLINES WERE ALSO REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 65 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: 912 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 997 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

185 
WUUS52 KTAE 182212
SVRTAE
GAC275-182315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0194.210718T2212Z-210718T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
612 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Thomas County in south central Georgia...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thomasville,
  moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Thomasville, Boston, Pavo, Coolidge, Barwick, Thomasville Municipal
  A/P, Dillon, Enon, Patten, Eason, Merrillville, Dawesville, Newark,
  Pasco, Metcalf, Hollis and Oaklawn.

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 3067 8398 3068 8406 3071 8409 3085 8408
      3087 8407 3088 8408 3092 8408 3104 8385
      3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
      3104 8374 3080 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 233DEG 16KT 3077 8404 

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

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3 follow-up statements

848 
WWUS52 KTAE 182229
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
629 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

GAC275-182315-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-210718T2315Z/
Thomas GA-
629 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTY...

At 629 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thomasville,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Boston, Pavo, Coolidge, Barwick, Thomasville Municipal
A/P, Dillon, Enon, Patten, Eason, Merrillville, Dawesville, Newark,
Pasco, Hollis and Oaklawn.

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 3074 8393 3078 8397 3081 8401 3084 8403
      3086 8404 3088 8404 3092 8408 3104 8385
      3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
      3104 8374 3080 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 224DEG 21KT 3090 8393 

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

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741 
WWUS52 KTAE 182238
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
638 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

GAC275-182315-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-210718T2315Z/
Thomas GA-
638 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN THOMAS COUNTY...

At 638 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Coolidge, or 7
miles northeast of Thomasville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Pavo, Coolidge, Barwick, Thomasville Municipal A/P,
Dillon, Enon, Patten, Merrillville, Dawesville, Pasco, Hollis,
Oaklawn and Eason.

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 3081 8385 3087 8397 3094 8404 3104 8385
      3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
      3104 8374 3080 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 233DEG 16KT 3093 8389 

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

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570 
WWUS52 KTAE 182303
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
703 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

GAC275-182313-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-210718T2315Z/
Thomas GA-
703 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN THOMAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3081 8385 3087 8397 3094 8404 3104 8385
      3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
      3104 8374 3080 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 233DEG 16KT 3100 8378 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady, Thomas	42 min
Jul 18, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt	50 min
Jul 18, 7:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Colquitt	2 hr
Jul 18, 7:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Mitchell	64 min
Jul 18, 7:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Tift	2 hr
Jul 18, 7:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Irwin	2 hr

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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.