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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 20219 counties in Georgia

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 24, 8:59 AM EDTTORNADO5 Nnw Rock Hill, GAEF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY STORM SURVEY.
Apr 24, 8:59 AM EDTTORNADO5 Nnw Rock Hill, GATDS 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 EDTTORNADO1 Ssw Sawhatchee, GAEF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY STORM SURVEY.
Apr 24, 9:15 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Fort Gaines, GATREES WITH POWER LINES ON 39 N, 39 S, AND 37E IN CLAY COUNTY.
Apr 24, 9:15 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGColquitt, GAPARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE DUE TO HIGH WINDS.
Apr 24, 9:15 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGFort Gaines, GATREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Apr 24, 9:29 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGBlakely, GAMULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND 26256 HWY 39.
Apr 24, 9:30 AM EDTTORNADODoverel, GAEF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY STORM SURVEY.
Apr 24, 9:45 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGDoverel, GALINE 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 6:22 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 175 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 2021-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 447 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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
 
$$

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1 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
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 1:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more22 hr
Apr 24, 2:00 AM EDTWind AdvisoryTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more18 hr
Apr 24, 8:48 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEEarly, Miller27 min
Apr 24, 8:52 AM EDTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Early53 min
Apr 24, 9:10 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Early, Miller35 min
Apr 24, 9:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell and 2 more62 min
Apr 24, 9:33 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Dougherty, Miller, Mitchell27 min
Apr 24, 10:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 3 more65 min
Apr 24, 11:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole40 min
Apr 24, 11:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady48 min
Apr 24, 11:58 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBaker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 3 more4 hr
Apr 24, 12:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAESeminole3 hr
Apr 24, 12:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGrady, Thomas30 min
Apr 24, 12:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady30 min
Apr 24, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Grady, Thomas52 min
Apr 24, 1:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady27 min
Apr 24, 1:17 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTAEBrooks3 hr
Apr 24, 1:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes41 min
Apr 24, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Grady, Thomas51 min
Apr 24, 1:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole3 hr
Apr 24, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELowndes37 min
Apr 24, 2:09 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes36 min
Apr 24, 2:38 PM EDTTornado WarningTAELowndes19 min
Apr 24, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEEarly19 min
Apr 24, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph56 min
Apr 24, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell41 min
Apr 24, 4:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAETift111 min
Apr 24, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Miller, Mitchell and 3 more47 min
Apr 24, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 2 more44 min
Apr 24, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth31 min
Apr 24, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift, Worth80 min
Apr 24, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Clay, Randolph63 min
Apr 24, 6:37 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Terrell38 min
Apr 24, 6:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAETift3 hr
Apr 24, 7:02 PM EDTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell12 min
Apr 24, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph, Terrell40 min
Apr 24, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth52 min
Apr 24, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift19 min
Apr 24, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph43 min
Apr 24, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift33 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.