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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 30, 20225 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Nov 30, 2022, 8:10 AM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 50 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
Nov 30, 2022, 8:10 AM EST (13:10 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2022, 9:00 AM EST
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

Counties Calhoun County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Lee County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 124 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 nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2022-11-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 365 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-199 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
915 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
365 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
423 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

190 
WWUS82 KTAE 301310
SPSTAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
810 AM EST Wed Nov 30 2022
 
GAZ122>127-144-145-301400-
Worth GA-Randolph GA-Baker GA-Lee GA-Dougherty GA-Terrell GA-
Mitchell GA-Calhoun GA-
810 AM EST Wed Nov 30 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Dougherty, eastern
Randolph, northeastern Mitchell, Lee, northeastern Baker, Calhoun,
Terrell Counties in southwestern Georgia and western Worth Counties
in south central Georgia through 900 AM EST...

At 810 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles west of Smithville to near Dawson to
near Arlington. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Morgan, Albany, Dawson, Leesburg, Putney, Sylvester, Edison,
Shellman, Baconton, Leary, Smithville, East Albany, Marine Corps
Logistics Base, Turner City, Walker, Warwick, Sale City, Sasser and
Bronwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon EST for southwestern
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 8434 3192 8434 3191 8392 3185 8394
      3184 8386 3182 8385 3183 8384 3180 8380
      3162 8380 3162 8378 3133 8397 3133 8400
      3127 8401 3127 8435 3146 8462 3146 8480
      3168 8470 3192 8462 3192 8445 3196 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1310Z 269DEG 43KT 3190 8440 3169 8442 3147 8467 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

73-YOUNG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 2:19 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE57 hr
Nov 30, 5:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE83 min
Nov 30, 7:45 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson, Washington60 min
Nov 30, 7:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington74 min
Nov 30, 7:58 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes32 min
Nov 30, 8:22 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE113 min
Nov 30, 8:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Walton, Washington98 min
Nov 30, 8:35 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEWalton21 min
Nov 30, 8:44 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson, Washington61 min
Nov 30, 8:54 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBay, Walton36 min
Nov 30, 9:01 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBay, Washington29 min
Nov 30, 9:19 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBay26 min
Nov 30, 9:21 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, Liberty and 1 more84 min
Nov 30, 9:25 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBay35 min
Nov 30, 9:46 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE119 min
Nov 30, 10:12 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor93 min
Nov 30, 10:15 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Nov 30, 10:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin66 min
Nov 30, 10:49 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE116 min
Nov 30, 10:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla38 min
Nov 30, 11:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin25 min
Nov 30, 11:27 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Nov 30, 11:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE113 min
Nov 30, 11:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie, Lafayette82 min
Nov 30, 7:22 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell53 min
Nov 30, 9:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 3 more93 min
Nov 30, 9:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Lanier and 3 more89 min
Nov 30, 11:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier15 min
Nov 30, 6:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTAECoffee, Dale58 min
Nov 30, 6:56 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston64 min
Nov 30, 7:09 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHenry51 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.