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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 27, 20234 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2023, 5:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 73 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 27, 2023, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2023, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 73 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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 27, 11:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

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 27, 3:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
422 PM EDT THU APR 27 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0411 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 ESE TYNDALL AFB       30.07N 85.57W
04/27/2023  M56 MPH          BAY                FL   AWOS

            AWOS STATION KPAM TYNDALL AFB.

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 5:14 PM EDT, 33 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
Apr 27, 11:42 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		63 min
Apr 27, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		60 min
Apr 27, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	44 min
Apr 27, 1:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	52 min
Apr 27, 1:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Bay	16 min
Apr 27, 1:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Bay	26 min
Apr 27, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		38 min
Apr 27, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf	44 min
Apr 27, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		44 min
Apr 27, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty	64 min
Apr 27, 2:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty	26 min
Apr 27, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf	34 min
Apr 27, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		88 min
Apr 27, 3:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Liberty	35 min
Apr 27, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton	84 min
Apr 27, 3:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 27, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	67 min
Apr 27, 3:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Bay	30 min
Apr 27, 3:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon, Liberty	26 min
Apr 27, 3:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Bay	50 min
Apr 27, 4:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	TAE	Gadsden, Liberty	15 min
Apr 27, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty and 1 more	75 min
Apr 27, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		3 hr
Apr 27, 4:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Gulf	17 min
Apr 27, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Leon and 2 more	69 min
Apr 27, 5:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Leon, Wakulla	12 min
Apr 27, 5:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden	45 min
Apr 27, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		3 hr
Apr 27, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	86 min
Apr 27, 6:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Leon	22 min
Apr 27, 6:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Jefferson, Madison	18 min
Apr 27, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor	86 min
Apr 27, 6:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Thomas	27 min
Apr 27, 6:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Thomas	33 min
Apr 27, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	45 min
Apr 27, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes	71 min
Apr 27, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.