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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 20215 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 3:49 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia; Henry County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2021, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Early County, GA, Randolph County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.

966 
WUUS52 KTAE 241949
SVRTAE
ALC067-069-GAC007-037-061-099-243-242045-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0087.210424T1949Z-210424T2045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
  Northeastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
  Southeastern Clay County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southern Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia...
  Early County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 445 PM EDT/345 PM CDT/.

* At 349 PM EDT/249 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Headland, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Morgan, Blakely, Headland, Edison,
  Arlington, Webb, Shellman, Columbia, Kinsey, Douglasville,
  Centerville, Newville, Damascus, Bellville, Haleburg, Bluffton,
  Shorterville and Iveys Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3124 8533 3151 8533 3175 8460 3130 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 256DEG 37KT 3139 8528 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

72-BUNKER

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, 2:08 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, 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
Apr 24, 7:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva59 min
Apr 24, 8:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Henry, Houston93 min
Apr 24, 8:25 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEDale, Henry31 min
Apr 24, 10:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGeneva, Houston119 min
Apr 24, 10:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva, Houston3 hr
Apr 24, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGeneva, Houston64 min
Apr 24, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale67 min
Apr 24, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston60 min
Apr 24, 2:20 PM EDTTornado WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva40 min
Apr 24, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston63 min
Apr 24, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale44 min
Apr 24, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Henry51 min
Apr 24, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee41 min
Apr 24, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Henry37 min
Apr 24, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee31 min
Apr 24, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.