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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 27, 2021, 10:27 AM EST for Colquitt County, Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 27, 2021, 10:27 AM EST (15:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2021, 11:15 AM EST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Colquitt County, GA, Grady County, GA, Thomas County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 11:15 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Five Points, GA | A POWER LINE WAS DOWNED IN THOMAS COUNTY. |
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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
253 WUUS52 KTAE 271527 SVRTAE GAC071-131-275-271615- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0006.210127T1527Z-210127T1615Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1027 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Grady County in southwestern Georgia... Thomas County in south central Georgia... South central Colquitt County in south central Georgia... * Until 1115 AM EST. * At 1027 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ochlocknee, or near Cairo, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Cairo, Thomasville, Boston, Ochlocknee, Coolidge, Thomasville Municipal A/P, Akridge, Grady Co A/p, Capel, Autreyville, Dillon, Enon, Patten, Eason, Merrillville, Chastain, Dawesville, Pine Park, Newark and Pasco. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3084 8426 3099 8424 3109 8376 3074 8377 TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 257DEG 27KT 3094 8413 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 11-MM
2 follow-up statements
527
WWUS52 KTAE 271558
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1058 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021
GAC071-131-271607-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210127T1615Z/
Grady GA-Colquitt GA-
1058 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GRADY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL COLQUITT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened and
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
LAT...LON 3074 8377 3081 8408 3103 8406 3104 8400
3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
3104 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 257DEG 27KT 3099 8387
$$
GAC275-271615-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210127T1615Z/
Thomas GA-
1058 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EST
FOR CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTY...
At 1057 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Coolidge, or
12 miles northeast of Thomasville, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Boston, Ochlocknee, Coolidge, Thomasville Municipal A/P,
Dillon, Enon, Patten, Eason, Merrillville, Chastain, Dawesville,
Newark and Pasco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3074 8377 3081 8408 3103 8406 3104 8400
3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
3104 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 257DEG 27KT 3099 8387
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
11-MM585
WWUS52 KTAE 271614
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1114 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021
GAC275-271624-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210127T1615Z/
Thomas GA-
1114 AM EST Wed Jan 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1115 AM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3074 8377 3081 8408 3103 8406 3104 8400
3104 8380 3103 8379 3103 8378 3104 8378
3104 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 257DEG 27KT 3102 8373
$$
11-MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 8:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Seminole | 34 min |
| Jan 27, 8:38 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Seminole | 37 min |
| Jan 27, 9:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 38 min |
| Jan 27, 10:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur | 42 min |
| Jan 27, 12:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lanier | 41 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.