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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 2021Baker County, Early County, Miller County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2021, 9:10 AM EDT for Baker County, Early County, Miller County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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, 9:10 AM EDT (13:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 9:45 AM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Baker County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 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, 6:22 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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°0°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.

493 
WFUS52 KTAE 241310
TORTAE
GAC007-099-201-241345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0032.210424T1310Z-210424T1345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
910 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
  Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  East central Early County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 945 AM EDT.
    
* At 910 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles southeast of Blakely, moving east at 60 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northern Miller, Baker and east central Early Counties, including
  the following locations... Iveys Mill, Milford, Damascus,
  Crestview, Hoggard Mill, Douglasville, Centerville, Cuba,
  Hawkinstown and Mimsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3145 8444 3144 8445 3143 8436 3122 8441
      3117 8487 3135 8493 3144 8463 3143 8455
      3144 8454 3143 8453 3144 8451 3143 8451
      3143 8449 3145 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 1310Z 254DEG 50KT 3128 8484 

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

$$

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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, 9:28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.