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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2021, 4:52 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 49 min. 4 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
- Mar 31, 2021, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 5:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Newton, AL | TREE DOWN IN N EDWARDS ST/E KINGS ST & NEWTON. |
| Mar 31, 5:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 44 | Lowe Army Heliport, AL | AWOS STATION KLOR FORT RUCKER. |
| Mar 31, 5:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Echo, AL | TREE DOWN NEAR 67 N COUNTY (67TH ECHO AREA). |
| Mar 31, 5:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Napier Field, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS52 KTAE 312152
SVRTAE
ALC031-045-067-069-312300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0041.210331T2152Z-210331T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
452 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Dale County in southeastern Alabama...
Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
Northeastern Coffee County in southeastern Alabama...
North central Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 452 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of severe
thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60
mph. These storms were located along a line extending from Tyler
Crossroads to near Ozark to near New Brockton, and moving east at
45 mph.
* Locations impacted include...
Daleville, Abbeville, Headland, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, Ozark,
Midland City, Kinsey, Level Plains, Newton, New Brockton, Ariton,
Pinckard, Grimes, Newville, Napier Field, Hunt Field, Waterford,
Hooper Stage Field and Gerald.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds, destructive hail, deadly
lightning and very heavy rain. For your protection, move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of your home or business. Heavy
rains flood roads quickly so do not drive into areas where water
covers the road.
&&
LAT...LON 3170 8521 3162 8519 3129 8519 3131 8597
3162 8584 3162 8542 3171 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 261DEG 40KT 3169 8552 3151 8566 3131 8591
$$
72-BUNKER2 follow-up statements
502
WWUS52 KTAE 312217
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
517 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021
ALC031-312226-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210331T2300Z/
Coffee AL-
517 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have. moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
southeastern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3170 8521 3162 8519 3129 8519 3131 8578
3160 8548 3162 8542 3171 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 261DEG 40KT 3173 8522 3155 8536 3135 8561
$$
ALC045-067-069-312300-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210331T2300Z/
Dale AL-Henry AL-Houston AL-
517 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN DALE...HENRY AND NORTH CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTIES...
At 516 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Richards Crossroads to 6 miles west of Abbeville
to Newton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Daleville, Abbeville, Headland, Ozark, Fort Rucker, Enterprise,
Midland City, Kinsey, Level Plains, Newton, Pinckard, Grimes,
Newville, Napier Field, Hunt Field, Waterford, Gerald, Scottsboro
Crossroads, Ewell and Balkum.
LAT...LON 3170 8521 3162 8519 3129 8519 3131 8578
3160 8548 3162 8542 3171 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 261DEG 40KT 3173 8522 3155 8536 3135 8561
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
72-BUNKER865
WWUS52 KTAE 312241
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
541 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021
ALC045-067-069-312251-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210331T2300Z/
Dale AL-Henry AL-Houston AL-
541 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN DALE...HENRY AND
NORTH CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
southeastern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3170 8521 3162 8519 3129 8519 3131 8578
3160 8548 3162 8542 3171 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 261DEG 40KT 3177 8491 3159 8505 3139 8530
$$
72-BUNKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 17 min |
| Mar 31, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 9 min |
| Mar 31, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 51 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.