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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 23, 2021Colquitt County, Cook County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2021, 3:25 PM EDT for Colquitt County, Cook County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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 23, 2021, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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 23, 3:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Cool Spring, GA	LARGE TRUCK TRAILER BLEW OVER IN STRONG WINDS NEAR JR SUBER ROAD AND ELLENTON NORMAN ROAD.
Jul 23, 3:41 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Wnw Sparks, GA	TREE DOWN ON ROUNTREE BRIDGE ROAD.

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, 7.4 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: 2223 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

002 
WUUS52 KTAE 231925
SVRTAE
GAC071-075-232000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0196.210723T1925Z-210723T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
325 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cook County in south central Georgia...
  Eastern Colquitt County in south central Georgia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 323 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sparks, or
  near Adel, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Adel, Sparks, Norman Park, Berlin, Cecil, Ellenton, Reed Bingham
  State Park, Cook Co A/P, Cool Spring, Pineboro, Massee, Greggs,
  Barneyville, Pine Valley, Flat Ford, Wagon Wheel and Laconte.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Frequent continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this 
storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's 
leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close 
enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 8329 3103 8347 3104 8349 3105 8350
      3105 8353 3108 8357 3107 8358 3105 8361
      3105 8369 3129 8369 3124 8334 3118 8333
      3115 8330 3112 8332 3109 8332 3107 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 331DEG 17KT 3118 8352 

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

38-GODSEY

2 follow-up statements

812 
WWUS52 KTAE 231940
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
340 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

GAC071-075-232000-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-210723T2000Z/
Cook GA-Colquitt GA-
340 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR COOK AND SOUTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTIES...

At 340 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Adel, moving
south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Adel, Sparks, Berlin, Cecil, Ellenton, Reed Bingham State Park, Cook
Co A/P, Pineboro, Massee, Greggs, Barneyville, Pine Valley and
Laconte.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 8329 3103 8347 3104 8349 3105 8350
      3105 8353 3108 8357 3107 8358 3105 8361
      3105 8369 3122 8369 3122 8334 3118 8333
      3115 8330 3112 8332 3109 8332 3107 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 338DEG 10KT 3111 8342 

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

38-GODSEY

242 
WWUS52 KTAE 231957
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
357 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

GAC071-075-232006-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-210723T2000Z/
Cook GA-Colquitt GA-
357 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR COOK AND SOUTHEASTERN COLQUITT
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits, therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However 
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 8329 3103 8347 3104 8349 3105 8350
      3105 8353 3108 8357 3107 8358 3105 8361
      3105 8369 3122 8369 3122 8334 3118 8333
      3115 8330 3112 8332 3109 8332 3107 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 331DEG 17KT 3105 8338 

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 12:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	51 min
Jul 23, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Tift	47 min
Jul 23, 3:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Colquitt	114 min
Jul 23, 4:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Colquitt	115 min
Jul 23, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	43 min
Jul 23, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady	42 min
Jul 23, 4:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lee	118 min
Jul 23, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady	46 min
Jul 23, 4:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dougherty	114 min
Jul 23, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Early	46 min
Jul 23, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Seminole	47 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.