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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 18, 2021Early County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2021, 7:32 AM EDT for Early County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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: Mar 18, 2021, 7:32 AM EDT (11:32 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2021, 8:15 AM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Early County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:33 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
Mar 18, 7:44 AM EDT	TORNADO	3 Sse Early Co A/P, GA	TDS OBSERVED ON RADAR IN A FORESTED AREA WITH TREE DAMAGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED.

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
Mar 18, 12:02 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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-p

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

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1019 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

807 
WFUS52 KTAE 181132
TORTAE
GAC099-181215-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0016.210318T1132Z-210318T1215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
732 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Early County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 815 AM EDT.
    
* At 732 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Blakely, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Blakely around 735 AM EDT.
  Arlington around 755 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cuba,
Damascus, Early Co A/p, Douglasville, Old Damascus, Hentown, Rock
Hill, Centerville, Rowena and Sawhatchee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3144 8479 3143 8464 3134 8464 3133 8463
      3126 8464 3126 8470 3125 8472 3126 8474
      3125 8475 3126 8492 3124 8492 3123 8503
      3138 8506 3146 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1132Z 255DEG 35KT 3131 8495 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

421 
WWUS52 KTAE 181141
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
741 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

GAC099-181215-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210318T1215Z/
Early GA-
741 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EARLY COUNTY...
    
At 741 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Blakely, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Arlington around 800 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cuba,
Early Co A/p, Douglasville and Rowena.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 8479 3143 8464 3134 8464 3131 8470
      3131 8480 3129 8489 3129 8493 3141 8496
      3146 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 250DEG 33KT 3135 8488 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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463 
WWUS52 KTAE 181146
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
746 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

GAC099-181215-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210318T1215Z/
Early GA-
746 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN EARLY COUNTY...
        
At 746 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles east of
Blakely, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornado will be near...
  Arlington around 800 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cuba,
Early Co A/p, Douglasville and Rowena.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 8479 3143 8464 3134 8464 3131 8470
      3131 8480 3129 8489 3129 8493 3141 8496
      3146 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 255DEG 35KT 3136 8482 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 7:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Seminole	59 min
Mar 18, 7:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Quitman and 2 more	65 min
Mar 18, 8:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole	51 min
Mar 18, 10:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin and 5 more	94 min
Mar 18, 10:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	53 min
Mar 18, 12:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lanier	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.