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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 2021Berrien County, Irwin County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2021, 8:48 PM EDT for Berrien County, Irwin County, Georgia. It was in force for 12 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, 8:48 PM EDT (00:48 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 12 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Berrien County, GA, Irwin County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 24, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 24, 8:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 2012 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 697 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.7
Supercell composite: 19.4

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The text

As transmitted.

127 
WFUS52 KTAE 250048
TORTAE
GAC019-155-250100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0042.210425T0048Z-210425T0100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Irwin County in south central Georgia...
  Northeastern Berrien County in south central Georgia...

* Until 900 PM EDT.
    
* At 848 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Alapaha, or 11 miles south of Ocilla, moving east
  at 45 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
  southeastern Irwin and northeastern Berrien Counties, including the
  following locations... Gladys.

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 3148 8311 3147 8312 3147 8314 3146 8315
      3144 8314 3140 8314 3139 8312 3138 8312
      3137 8327 3148 8331 3155 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 253DEG 39KT 3144 8321 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
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
Apr 24, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more	29 min
Apr 24, 8:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Irwin, Tift, Worth	40 min
Apr 24, 8:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Early	39 min
Apr 24, 8:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Tift, Worth	35 min
Apr 24, 8:26 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Colquitt, Irwin, Mitchell, Tift, Turner and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 24, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth	45 min
Apr 24, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 1 more	68 min
Apr 24, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph and 1 more	39 min
Apr 24, 9:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes and 1 more	54 min
Apr 24, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Turner and 1 more	46 min
Apr 24, 9:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	35 min
Apr 24, 10:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker, Berrien, Colquitt, Irwin, Miller, Mitchell and 2 more	75 min
Apr 24, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	44 min
Apr 24, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	30 min
Apr 24, 10:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	51 min
Apr 24, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	47 min
Apr 24, 11:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Thomas	51 min
Apr 25, 10:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	58 hr
Apr 25, 10:21 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	3 days

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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.