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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 2021Lowndes County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 2:08 PM EDT for Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. 19 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, 2:08 PM EDT (18:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lowndes County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 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
Apr 24, 2:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne I-75 At Exit 11, GAA COUPLE OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG CARROLL ULMER ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:13 PM EDTHAIL 1Valdosta Regional Airpo, GAQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT KVLD.
Apr 24, 2:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Clyattville, GATREE DOWN ON A POWER LINE AT 3826 OLD CLYATTVILLE ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nw Twin Lakes, GATREE DOWN NEAR SPORTSMAN COVE ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:33 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W I-75 At Exit 5, GATREE DOWN NEAR LAKES BLVD AND LOCH LAUREL ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:33 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S I-75 At Exit 11, GATREE DOWN ON LINE AT 4074 TWIN OAKS ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGClyattville, GATREE DOWN NEAR CLYATTVILLE NANKIN ROAD AND OLD CLYATTVILLE ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGClyattville, GATREE DOWN NEAR LANES ROAD AND SANTA CLAUSE LANE.
Apr 24, 2:36 PM EDTHAIL 1.251 W Lake Park, GAESTIMATED HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL NEAR LAKE PARK, GA.
Apr 24, 2:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Clyattville, GATREE DOWN NEAR KNIGHTS ROAD AND JOHNSON ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:39 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw I-75 At Exit 5, GALINE DOWN AT 3958 WILLIAMS ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:39 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGTwin Lakes, GALINE DOWN AT 5495 DANIELI DRIVE.
Apr 24, 2:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse I-75 At Exit 11, GALINE DOWN AT 4213 WATER OAKS DRIVE.
Apr 24, 2:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Twin Lakes, GATREE DOWN NEAR CORINTH CHURCH ROAD AND LOCH LAUREL ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Lake Park, GALINE DOWN AT 5918 SEVILLE DRIVE.
Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nne Dasher, GATREE DOWN AT MCLEOD LANE AND OLD LAKE PARK ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se I-75 At Exit 11, GALINE DOWN AT 3592 LOCH LAUREL ROAD.
Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ese Dasher, GALINE DOWN ALONG WISENBAKER ROAD NEAR NAGEL LANE.
Apr 24, 2:46 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Lake Park, GA

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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 118 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

332 
WUUS52 KTAE 241808
SVRTAE
GAC185-241845-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0084.210424T1808Z-210424T1845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
208 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Lowndes County in south central Georgia...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 208 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Park,
  moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lake Park, Valdosta, I-75 At Exit 16, Dasher, I-75 At Exit 5, Twin
  Lakes, Clyattville, I-75 At Exit 11, Valdosta Regional Airport and
  Kinderlou.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for south central
Georgia.

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 3085 8303 3085 8309 3083 8309 3083 8310
      3080 8310 3080 8312 3079 8313 3063 8314
      3064 8323 3064 8335 3084 8338 3084 8335
      3086 8302
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 263DEG 35KT 3073 8327 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
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, 8:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 3 more95 min
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, 2:09 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.