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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 3, 2021Coffee County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2021, 1:31 PM CDT for Coffee County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 3, 2021, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Coffee County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 190 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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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: 444 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1000 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.8

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 3, 12:52 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:52 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 1:31 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
131 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

ALZ065-031915-
Coffee AL-
131 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN COFFEE COUNTY UNTIL 215
PM CDT...

At 131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Opp, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Elba, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, New Brockton, Kinston, Perry Store,
Lucile, Ino, Turner Crossroads, Central City, Clintonville, Goodman,
Camp Alaflo Bsa, Basin, Enterprise Municipal A/P, Alberton, Richburg,
Rhoades, Cool Springs and Battens Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southeastern Alabama.

LAT...LON 3145 8579 3120 8579 3119 8599 3120 8599
      3119 8602 3119 8611 3118 8612 3119 8612
      3119 8619 3121 8620 3135 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 247DEG 17KT 3120 8620

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 2:05 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	23 hr
May 3, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay	24 min
May 3, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Terrell	38 min
May 3, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee	63 min
May 3, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	41 min
May 3, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	48 min
May 3, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	28 min
May 3, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale, Henry	29 min

Nearby

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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.