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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 18, 20225 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2022, 2:09 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 17 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: Mar 18, 2022, 2:09 PM EDT (18:09 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2022, 2:26 PM EDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Baker County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 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
Mar 18, 2:35 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Decatur Co A/P, GA	AWOS STATION KBGE BAINBRIDGE.

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
Mar 18, 11:53 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 77 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1606 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

804 
WFUS52 KTAE 181809
TORTAE
GAC007-087-201-205-253-181900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.220318T1809Z-220318T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
209 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southern Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northeastern Seminole County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 300 PM EDT.
    
* At 209 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Donalsonville, moving east at 40 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...
  Bainbridge and West Bainbridge around 235 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Vada,
Hanover, Ausmac, Babcock, Brinson, Davis Park, Little Hope, Lela,
Eldorendo and Decatur Co A/P.

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 3112 8437 3083 8440 3099 8493 3115 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 283DEG 34KT 3106 8482 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement

337 
WWUS52 KTAE 181826
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
226 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

GAC007-087-201-205-253-181836-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-220318T1900Z/
Decatur GA-Miller GA-Mitchell GA-Baker GA-Seminole GA-
226 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DECATUR...SOUTHERN MILLER...
SOUTHWESTERN MITCHELL...SOUTHWESTERN BAKER AND NORTHEASTERN SEMINOLE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.  However
gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 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.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect.

LAT...LON 3112 8437 3083 8440 3099 8493 3115 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 283DEG 34KT 3102 8464 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 2:33 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more	7 hr
Mar 18, 11:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Quitman, Randolph	47 min
Mar 18, 12:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay	56 min
Mar 18, 1:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph	62 min
Mar 18, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early and 4 more	97 min
Mar 18, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Lee and 5 more	67 min
Mar 18, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift	49 min
Mar 18, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	41 min
Mar 18, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lanier, Lowndes	33 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.