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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 19, 2021Randolph County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT for Randolph County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 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: Jun 19, 2021, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2021, 2:54 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Randolph County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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
Jun 19, 2:40 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 Sse Peterson Hill, GA	TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 82 THAT COINCIDE WITH OBSERVED TDS.

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
Jun 19, 10:33 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 168 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: 117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1061 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

786 
WFUS52 KTAE 191821
TORTAE
GAC243-191915-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0050.210619T1821Z-210619T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
221 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Randolph County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 315 PM EDT.
    
* At 221 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Cuthbert, moving north at 30 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...
  Cuthbert around 235 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Springvale Station, Peterson Hill, Coles, White House, Benevolence,
Springvale, Randolph Co A/p, Wades and Coleman.

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 3193 8468 3192 8468 3192 8464 3166 8480
      3168 8492 3192 8490 3192 8481 3193 8480
      3192 8480 3192 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 198DEG 25KT 3170 8486 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

687 
WWUS52 KTAE 191837
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
237 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

GAC243-191915-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210619T1915Z/
Randolph GA-
237 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY...
    
At 237 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cuthbert, moving north at 25 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
northwestern Randolph County, including the following locations...
Springvale Station, Peterson Hill, Coles, White House, Benevolence,
Springvale and Wades.

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 3193 8468 3192 8468 3192 8464 3173 8478
      3176 8490 3192 8490 3192 8481 3193 8480
      3192 8480 3192 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 196DEG 22KT 3178 8483 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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807 
WWUS52 KTAE 191854
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
254 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

GAC243-191904-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210619T1915Z/
Randolph GA-
254 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for southwestern
Georgia.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.

LAT...LON 3193 8468 3192 8468 3192 8464 3173 8478
      3176 8490 3192 8490 3192 8481 3193 8480
      3192 8480 3192 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 198DEG 25KT 3189 8479 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 11:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	37 min
Jun 19, 12:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Early	28 min
Jun 19, 1:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Early	43 min
Jun 19, 1:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Clay, Randolph	53 min
Jun 19, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien, Irwin, Lanier	30 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.