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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2021, 2:38 PM EDT for Lowndes County, Georgia; Madison County, Florida. It was in force for 19 min. 9 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, 2:38 PM EDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 2:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Madison County, FL, Lowndes County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw I-75 At Exit 5, GA | LINE DOWN AT 3958 WILLIAMS ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 2:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Twin Lakes, GA | LINE DOWN AT 5495 DANIELI DRIVE. |
| Apr 24, 2:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse I-75 At Exit 11, GA | LINE DOWN AT 4213 WATER OAKS DRIVE. |
| Apr 24, 2:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Twin Lakes, GA | TREE DOWN NEAR CORINTH CHURCH ROAD AND LOCH LAUREL ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Lake Park, GA | LINE DOWN AT 5918 SEVILLE DRIVE. |
| Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Dasher, GA | TREE DOWN AT MCLEOD LANE AND OLD LAKE PARK ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se I-75 At Exit 11, GA | LINE DOWN AT 3592 LOCH LAUREL ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 2:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Dasher, GA | LINE DOWN ALONG WISENBAKER ROAD NEAR NAGEL LANE. |
| Apr 24, 2:46 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Lake 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 6:22 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 111 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
262
WFUS52 KTAE 241838
TORTAE
FLC079-GAC185-241915-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0037.210424T1838Z-210424T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
238 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Madison County in Big Bend of Florida...
Southeastern Lowndes County in south central Georgia...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 237 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado ands winds near 70 mph was located near Lake Park, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado, damaging winds and golf ball size hail.
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
northeastern Madison and southeastern Lowndes Counties, including
the following locations... Dasher, I-75 At Exit 5, I-75 At Exit 11,
Twin Lakes and Clyattville.
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.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3080 8313 3077 8314 3076 8313 3063 8314
3063 8328 3059 8326 3056 8326 3056 8334
3075 8338 3081 8311 3080 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 259DEG 33KT 3064 8326
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
11-MM1 follow-up statement
342
WWUS52 KTAE 241857
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
257 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
FLC079-GAC185-241905-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210424T1915Z/
Madison FL-Lowndes GA-
257 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN
LOWNDES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for Big Bend of
Florida...and south central Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.
LAT...LON 3080 8313 3077 8314 3076 8313 3063 8314
3063 8328 3059 8326 3056 8326 3056 8334
3075 8338 3081 8311 3080 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 259DEG 33KT 3067 8306
$$
11-MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:00 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 3 more | 95 min |
| Apr 24, 8:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early, Miller | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 8:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 9:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Early, Miller | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 9:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell and 2 more | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 9:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Miller, Mitchell | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 10:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 3 more | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 11:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 11:58 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Seminole | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Grady, Thomas | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Grady, Thomas | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 1:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lowndes | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 2:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph | 56 min |
| Apr 24, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 4:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Tift | 111 min |
| Apr 24, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Miller, Mitchell and 3 more | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift, Worth | 80 min |
| Apr 24, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Randolph | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Terrell | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 6:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Tift | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell | 12 min |
| Apr 24, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph, Terrell | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 7:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 59 min |
| Apr 24, 9:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 10:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton | 119 min |
| Apr 24, 10:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 10:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 10:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 14 min |
| Apr 24, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 12:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 41 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 1:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 3 hr |
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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.