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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 6, 2022Lee County, Terrell County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2022, 2:25 PM EDT for Lee County, Terrell 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 6, 2022, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2022, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lee County, GA, Terrell County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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 6, 1:32 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 1825 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 485 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 4.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 6, 1:52 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 1:52 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 1:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 1:44 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 1:58 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
158 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

FLZ011-013-016-GAZ155-156-061830-
Gadsden FL-Calhoun FL-Jackson FL-Decatur GA-Seminole GA-
158 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Jackson and
northeastern Calhoun Counties in the Panhandle of Florida,
northwestern Gadsden County in Big Bend of Florida, southwestern
Decatur and central Seminole Counties in southwestern Georgia through
230 PM EDT/130 PM CDT/...

At 158 PM EDT/1258 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 12 miles west of Chattahoochee, or 12 miles southeast of
Marianna, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Chattahoochee, Sneads, Grand Ridge, Altha, Ocheesee, Selman,
Rosedale, Blue Spring, Recovery, Union City, Chipola, Henderson Mill,
Lovedale, Jinks, Dellwood, Riverturn, Star, Alliance, Blountstown
Airport and Buena Vista.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3062 8518 3070 8526 3100 8494 3073 8467
      3059 8488 3060 8489 3061 8493 3059 8495
      3058 8495 3058 8496 3057 8496 3051 8499
      3043 8512 3055 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 239DEG 23KT 3069 8505

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Haner

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 2:07 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
207 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

GAZ122-124-126-061830-
Randolph GA-Lee GA-Terrell GA-
207 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central
Randolph, northern Lee and Terrell Counties through 230 PM EDT...

At 207 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dawson, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Dawson, Leesburg, Smithville, Sasser, Bronwood, Parrott, Bridges
Crossroad, Herod, Jordan Place, Yeomans, Clarks Mill, Dawson
Municipal A/P, Starksville, Graves, Scrutchins, Oakville, Olivers
Mill, Neyami, Chickasawhatchee and Doverel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for southwestern
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 8434 3192 8434 3191 8410 3180 8401
      3162 8450 3182 8464 3192 8449 3192 8445
      3196 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 239DEG 23KT 3178 8451

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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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 6, 8:31 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	TAE		11 hr
Apr 6, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson	36 min
Apr 6, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson	32 min
Apr 6, 1:59 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		3 days
Apr 6, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	41 min
Apr 6, 3:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	23 min
Apr 6, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon	39 min
Apr 6, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon	25 min
Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	49 min
Apr 6, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	31 min
Apr 6, 5:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon	3 hr
Apr 6, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	47 min
Apr 6, 5:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	30 min
Apr 6, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	32 min
Apr 6, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson	44 min
Apr 6, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay	31 min
Apr 6, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Randolph	39 min
Apr 6, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee, Terrell	23 min
Apr 6, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur	32 min
Apr 6, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TAE	Randolph, Terrell	39 min
Apr 6, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	34 min
Apr 6, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur	31 min
Apr 6, 3:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lee	21 min
Apr 6, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker, Dougherty	51 min
Apr 6, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee	15 min
Apr 6, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee, Terrell	26 min
Apr 6, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Turner	36 min
Apr 6, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Turner, Worth	44 min
Apr 6, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee	38 min
Apr 6, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TAE	Lee, Worth	25 min
Apr 6, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	36 min
Apr 6, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	62 min
Apr 6, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	35 min
Apr 6, 6:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks	31 min
Apr 6, 7:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lowndes	30 min
Apr 6, 7:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lowndes	29 min
Apr 6, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Thomas	37 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.