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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 26, 2023Early County, Georgia; Geneva County, Henry County, Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2023, 6:20 PM EDT for Early County, Georgia; Geneva County, Henry County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 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: Mar 26, 2023, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired: Mar 26, 2023, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Early County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 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
Mar 26, 1:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 137 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: 1004 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 281 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 3.3

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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 Mar 26, 3:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 3:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 26, 2:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
140 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2023

ALZ065-261930-
Coffee AL-
140 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Coffee
County through 230 PM CDT...

At 140 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Andalusia, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Elba, Lee, Kinston, Alberton, Perry Store, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p,
Danleys Crossroads, Rhoades, Ino, Turner Crossroads, Wise Mill,
Goodman, New Haven, Basin, Holley Store and Marvin Chapel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
southeastern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3147 8620 3151 8603 3137 8597 3120 8596
      3120 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 265DEG 24KT 3131 8641

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

02-MONTGOMERY

Special weather statement, Mar 26, 4:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 26, 4:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 26, 5:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 26, 5:31 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 26, 6:10 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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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 25, 9:14 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	Bay, Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Taylor and 2 more	12 hr
Mar 25, 9:15 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	TAE		12 hr
Mar 26, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Early	44 min
Mar 26, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Early	50 min
Mar 26, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Early, Miller, Seminole	35 min
Mar 26, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay, Randolph	40 min
Mar 26, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Miller	32 min
Mar 26, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	50 min
Mar 26, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee	36 min
Mar 26, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee, Dale, Houston	41 min
Mar 26, 3:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Coffee	3 hr
Mar 26, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	45 min
Mar 26, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Geneva	35 min
Mar 26, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Henry	26 min
Mar 26, 5:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	3 hr
Mar 26, 6:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Geneva, Henry, Houston	3 hr

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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.