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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 31, 2021Gadsden County, Jackson County, Florida; 8 counties in Georgia; Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2021, 6:54 PM EDT for Gadsden County, Jackson County, Florida; 8 counties in Georgia; Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 51 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
Mar 31, 2021, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Houston County, AL, Gadsden County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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
Mar 31, 7:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nne Bascom, FLTREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 2.
Mar 31, 7:30 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 41Decatur Co A/P, GAAWOS STATION KBGE BAINBRIDGE.

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
Mar 31, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 2021-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 49 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

430 
WUUS52 KTAE 312254
SVRTAE
ALC069-FLC039-063-GAC007-037-087-099-131-201-205-253-312345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0044.210331T2254Z-210331T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
654 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
  Northeastern Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Northwestern Gadsden County in Big Bend of Florida...
  Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Grady County in southwestern Georgia...
  Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
  Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
  Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  South central Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
  Seminole County in southwestern Georgia...
  Central Early County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 745 PM EDT/645 PM CDT/.

* At 654 PM EDT/554 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
  a line extending from near Leary to near Colquitt to near
  Cottonwood, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Colquitt, Cottonwood, Newton, Bainbridge, Donalsonville, Pelham,
  Camilla, Arlington, Whigham, West Bainbridge, Chattahoochee,
  Douglasville, Malone, Sneads, Grand Ridge, Greenwood, Sale City,
  Gordon, Iron City and Climax.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3127 8400 3087 8428 3063 8497 3106 8533
      3126 8488 3149 8465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 284DEG 48KT 3141 8452 3120 8476 3103 8523 

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

72-BUNKER
1 follow-up statement
204 
WWUS52 KTAE 312327
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
727 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

GAC037-312336-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210331T2345Z/
Calhoun GA-
727 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY
IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT/700 PM
CDT/ for southeastern Alabama...and southwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3127 8400 3087 8428 3063 8497 3102 8529
      3122 8473 3140 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 318DEG 27KT 3093 8404 3086 8452 3082 8508 

$$

ALC069-FLC039-063-GAC007-087-099-131-201-205-253-312345-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210331T2345Z/
Houston AL-Jackson FL-Gadsden FL-Decatur GA-Grady GA-Miller GA-
Mitchell GA-Baker GA-Seminole GA-Early GA-
727 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM
EDT/645 PM CDT/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN JACKSON...
NORTHWESTERN GADSDEN...DECATUR...NORTHWESTERN GRADY...MILLER...
MITCHELL...CENTRAL BAKER...SEMINOLE AND SOUTHEASTERN EARLY
COUNTIES...

At 726 PM EDT/626 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from near Ochlocknee to near Bainbridge to 10 miles
east of Marianna, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Colquitt, Newton, Bainbridge, Donalsonville, Pelham, Camilla,
Whigham, West Bainbridge, Chattahoochee, Malone, Sneads, Grand Ridge,
Greenwood, Sale City, Iron City, Climax, Brinson, Jakin, Bascom and
Crosby.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3127 8400 3087 8428 3063 8497 3102 8529
      3122 8473 3140 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 318DEG 27KT 3093 8404 3086 8452 3082 8508 

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

AH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 3:00 AM EDTRip Current StatementTAEGulf47 hr
Mar 31, 3:00 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE59 hr
Mar 31, 5:07 AM EDTGale WarningTAE33 hr
Mar 31, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes50 min
Mar 31, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington66 min
Mar 31, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson, Washington57 min
Mar 31, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington36 min
Mar 31, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty47 min
Mar 31, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Mitchell and 1 more48 min
Mar 31, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Early, Miller45 min
Mar 31, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas48 min
Mar 31, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas35 min
Mar 31, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale53 min
Mar 31, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva38 min
Mar 31, 5:42 PM EDTTornado WarningTAECoffee, Dale17 min
Mar 31, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Henry, Houston49 min
Mar 31, 6:03 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEDale, Henry9 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.