Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 9:44 AM EDT for Early County, Miller County, Georgia; Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 61 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
- Apr 9, 2021, 9:44 AM EDT (13:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 10:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Houston County, AL, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:00 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | Columbia, AL | REPORT OF 1 INCH HAIL NEAR COLUMBIA AL. |
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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
846
WUUS52 KTAE 091344
SVRTAE
ALC069-GAC099-201-091445-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0054.210409T1344Z-210409T1445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
944 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
Northwestern Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
Early County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 1045 AM EDT/945 AM CDT/.
* At 944 AM EDT/844 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Ashford, or 12 miles northeast of Cottonwood, moving northeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Blakely, Ashford, Columbia, Centerville, Gordon, Pansey, Howards
Mill, Sigma, Pearce, Rock Hill, Colomokee, Barber, Cuba, Early Co
A/p, Farley Nuclear Plant, Cedar Springs, Hentown, Hilton,
Sawhatchee and Saffold.
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 3148 8487 3125 8471 3107 8517 3123 8528
3131 8515 3131 8509 3135 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1344Z 238DEG 23KT 3119 8515
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
252
WWUS52 KTAE 091417
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1017 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
ALC069-GAC201-091427-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210409T1445Z/
Houston AL-Miller GA-
1017 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND
NORTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3148 8487 3130 8476 3125 8489 3126 8492
3124 8492 3123 8496 3131 8506 3135 8509
3136 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1417Z 236DEG 23KT 3132 8495
$$
GAC099-091445-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210409T1445Z/
Early GA-
1017 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL EARLY COUNTY...
At 1017 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blakely,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Blakely, Centerville, Colomokee, Cuba, Early Co A/p, Hentown and Rock
Hill.
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 3148 8487 3130 8476 3125 8489 3126 8492
3124 8492 3123 8496 3131 8506 3135 8509
3136 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1417Z 236DEG 23KT 3132 8495
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
42-DVD406
WWUS52 KTAE 091435
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
GAC099-091445-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210409T1445Z/
Early GA-
1035 AM EDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL EARLY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1045 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.
LAT...LON 3148 8487 3130 8476 3125 8489 3126 8492
3124 8492 3123 8496 3131 8506 3135 8509
3136 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1435Z 238DEG 23KT 3137 8486
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 8:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Randolph | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Decatur | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 9:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Terrell | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Seminole | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 8:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 63 min |
Nearby
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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.