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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 15, 20219 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2021, 4:52 PM EST for 9 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
Feb 15, 2021, 4:52 PM EST (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2021, 5:30 PM EST
In force
38 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, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Grady County, GA, Lee County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Terrell County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 15, 5:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 N Vada, GATREE DOWN ALONG DELLWOOD ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 97.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 15, 12:55 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Feb 15, 3:02 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 135 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 252 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
468 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
303 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

798 
WUUS52 KTAE 152152
SVRTAE
GAC007-037-087-095-131-177-201-205-273-152230-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0022.210215T2152Z-210215T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
452 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Grady County in southwestern Georgia...
  Eastern Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
  Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
  Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
  Lee County in southwestern Georgia...
  Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  Eastern Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
  Terrell County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 530 PM EST.

* At 452 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Leary to near Bainbridge, moving northeast at 50
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Newton, Morgan, Albany, Dawson, Leesburg, Pelham, Putney, Camilla,
  Baconton, Leary, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner
  City, Smithville, Walker, Sale City, Sasser, Bronwood, Iveys Mill
  and Stocks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for southwestern
Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1000 PM EST for
south central and southwestern Georgia.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3191 8392 3185 8394 3180 8398 3180 8401
      3176 8399 3172 8403 3165 8402 3165 8399
      3163 8401 3156 8398 3112 8400 3089 8446
      3108 8446 3108 8458 3163 8462 3162 8455
      3168 8454 3177 8456 3179 8460 3192 8419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 240DEG 45KT 3148 8450 3088 8450 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

21-WD
1 follow-up statement
304 
WWUS52 KTAE 152153
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
453 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

GAC007-037-087-095-131-177-201-205-273-152230-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210215T2230Z/
Decatur GA-Grady GA-Miller GA-Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-Lee GA-
Baker GA-Calhoun GA-Terrell GA-
453 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST
FOR NORTHEASTERN DECATUR...NORTHWESTERN GRADY...EASTERN MILLER...
DOUGHERTY...MITCHELL...LEE...BAKER...EASTERN CALHOUN AND TERRELL
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...

At 453 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Leary to near Bainbridge, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Morgan, Albany, Dawson, Leesburg, Pelham, Putney, Camilla,
Baconton, Leary, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner
City, Smithville, Walker, Sale City, Sasser, Bronwood, Iveys Mill and
Stocks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for southwestern
Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1000 PM EST for
south central and southwestern Georgia.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3191 8392 3185 8394 3180 8398 3180 8401
      3176 8399 3172 8403 3165 8402 3165 8399
      3163 8401 3156 8398 3112 8400 3089 8446
      3108 8446 3108 8458 3163 8462 3162 8455
      3168 8454 3177 8456 3179 8460 3192 8419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 240DEG 45KT 3148 8450 3088 8450 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

21-WD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 2:39 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryTAECalhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell20 hr
Feb 15, 3:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes55 min
Feb 15, 4:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 6 more59 min
Feb 15, 4:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole57 min
Feb 15, 4:28 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Miller, Seminole16 min
Feb 15, 4:30 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Early, Miller19 min
Feb 15, 4:42 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early17 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.