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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 8:40 AM EDT for 9 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 95 min. 9 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
- Apr 24, 2021, 8:40 AM EDT (12:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 95 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Terrell County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:44 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 24, 8:59 AM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Nnw Rock Hill, GA | EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY STORM SURVEY. |
| Apr 24, 8:59 AM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Nnw Rock Hill, GA | TDS APPEARED AT THIS LOCATION WITH A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTING DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF BLOWN OVER AND SNAPPED TREES AS THE TDS MOVED EASTWARD TO JUST NORTH OF BLAKELY. |
| Apr 24, 9:01 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Ssw Sawhatchee, GA | EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY STORM SURVEY. |
| Apr 24, 9:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Fort Gaines, GA | TREES WITH POWER LINES ON 39 N, 39 S, AND 37E IN CLAY COUNTY. |
| Apr 24, 9:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Colquitt, GA | PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE DUE TO HIGH WINDS. |
| Apr 24, 9:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fort Gaines, GA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Apr 24, 9:29 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blakely, GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND 26256 HWY 39. |
| Apr 24, 9:30 AM EDT | TORNADO | Doverel, GA | EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY STORM SURVEY. |
| Apr 24, 9:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Doverel, GA | LINE OF TWISTED AND BROKEN TREES RUNNING FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE. HOUSE HAD A LARGE TREE DROPPED THROUGH MIDDLE. NO INJURIES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 6:22 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 447 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 570 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
767
WUUS52 KTAE 241240
SVRTAE
GAC007-037-061-095-099-201-205-243-273-241415-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0070.210424T1240Z-210424T1415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
840 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
Western Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
Clay County in southwestern Georgia...
Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...
Southwestern Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
Early County in southwestern Georgia...
Southern Terrell County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 1015 AM EDT.
* At 839 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southwest of Richards Crossroads to 7 miles
north of Graceville, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Colquitt, Fort Gaines, Newton, Morgan, Blakely, Dawson, Cuthbert,
Edison, Arlington, Shellman, Columbia, Leary, Walker, Douglasville,
Centerville, Sasser, Damascus, Jakin, Bellville and Bluffton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for southeastern
Alabama...and southwestern Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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 3179 8429 3169 8431 3162 8430 3162 8428
3108 8440 3108 8503 3111 8503 3119 8511
3128 8511 3130 8509 3147 8507 3154 8504
3162 8506 3170 8513 3174 8512 3178 8514
3177 8503 3178 8491 3179 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1239Z 248DEG 52KT 3167 8533 3106 8547
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
42-DVD1 follow-up statement
101
WWUS52 KTAE 241348
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
948 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
GAC037-061-099-243-273-241358-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210424T1415Z/
Clay GA-Randolph GA-Calhoun GA-Early GA-Terrell GA-
948 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLAY...RANDOLPH...CALHOUN...
EARLY AND SOUTHERN TERRELL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for southwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3154 8436 3162 8430 3162 8428 3108 8440
3108 8460 3129 8453 3146 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1348Z 248DEG 52KT 3203 8426 3142 8441
$$
GAC007-095-201-205-241415-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210424T1415Z/
Miller GA-Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-Baker GA-
948 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MILLER...WESTERN DOUGHERTY...SOUTHWESTERN MITCHELL
AND CENTRAL BAKER COUNTIES...
At 948 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Americus to 7 miles southeast of Leary, moving
east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Newton, Walker, Hawkinstown, Mimsville, Hopeful, Hoggard Mill,
Elmodel Wma and Ducker.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for southwestern
Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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 3154 8436 3162 8430 3162 8428 3108 8440
3108 8460 3129 8453 3146 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1348Z 248DEG 52KT 3203 8426 3142 8441
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
25-CAMPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:00 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early, Miller | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 8:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 9:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Early, Miller | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 9:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell and 2 more | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 9:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Miller, Mitchell | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 10:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 3 more | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 11:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 11:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Seminole | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Grady, Thomas | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Grady, Thomas | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 1:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lowndes | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 2:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 2:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lowndes | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph | 56 min |
| Apr 24, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Tift | 111 min |
| Apr 24, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Miller, Mitchell and 3 more | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift, Worth | 80 min |
| Apr 24, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Randolph | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Terrell | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 6:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Tift | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell | 12 min |
| Apr 24, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph, Terrell | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 33 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.