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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 12, 20234 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2023, 7:43 AM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 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: Jun 12, 2023, 7:43 AM EDT (11:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2023, 8:30 AM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Baker County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 231 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: 721 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1139 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 252 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 3.5

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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 Jun 12, 5:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 5:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:12 AM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
412 AM EDT Mon Jun 12 2023

GAZ120>122-124-126-120845-
Quitman GA-Randolph GA-Lee GA-Terrell GA-Clay GA-
412 AM EDT Mon Jun 12 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of north central Clay,
Randolph, northwestern Lee, Quitman and central Terrell Counties
through 445 AM EDT...

At 411 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Oglethorpe to near Plains to 9 miles northeast
of Fort Gaines. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Dawson, Cuthbert, Georgetown, Shellman, Smithville, Bronwood,
Parrott, Wire Bridge, Carnegie, Crossroads, Randolph Co A/p,
Chambliss, Olivers Mill, Hatcher, Morris, Martins Crossroads,
Benevolence, Springvale, Cotton Hill and Wades.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3195 8496 3192 8491 3192 8445 3196 8444
      3187 8434 3192 8434 3191 8406 3163 8476
      3180 8513 3184 8514 3198 8498 3197 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 0811Z 280DEG 32KT 3229 8409 3201 8446 3175 8497

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:18 AM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:14 AM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:15 AM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 26 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
Jun 12, 8:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Walton, Washington	49 min
Jun 12, 8:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Walton, Washington	39 min
Jun 12, 8:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	29 min
Jun 12, 10:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Madison	61 min
Jun 12, 11:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon	39 min
Jun 12, 11:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	42 min
Jun 12, 12:06 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Gulf	14 hr
Jun 12, 12:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Madison, Taylor	31 min
Jun 12, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	39 min
Jun 12, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Washington	42 min
Jun 12, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	51 min
Jun 12, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty	34 min
Jun 12, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jackson	50 min
Jun 12, 3:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Quitman	29 min
Jun 12, 4:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Quitman, Randolph, Terrell	33 min
Jun 12, 4:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell, Worth	30 min
Jun 12, 5:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Tift, Turner, Worth	30 min
Jun 12, 5:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	42 min
Jun 12, 5:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Clay, Early, Randolph	42 min
Jun 12, 5:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Colquitt, Dougherty, Irwin, Mitchell, Tift and 2 more	47 min
Jun 12, 5:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Dougherty, Early and 3 more	66 min
Jun 12, 6:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Cook, Irwin	43 min
Jun 12, 6:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Mitchell, Thomas	49 min
Jun 12, 7:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes and 1 more	48 min
Jun 12, 7:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Colquitt, Mitchell	2 hr
Jun 12, 8:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt, Cook	45 min
Jun 12, 9:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas	41 min
Jun 12, 9:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Grady, Thomas	2 hr
Jun 12, 9:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	50 min
Jun 12, 9:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady, Thomas	44 min
Jun 12, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Worth	30 min
Jun 12, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Tift	37 min
Jun 12, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Terrell	29 min
Jun 12, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Randolph	27 min
Jun 12, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Terrell	33 min
Jun 12, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Mitchell	31 min
Jun 12, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill	36 min
Jun 12, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell, Worth	63 min
Jun 12, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt	51 min
Jun 12, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Mitchell, Tift, Worth	38 min
Jun 12, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Tift, Worth	32 min
Jun 12, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker	34 min
Jun 12, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Mitchell	39 min
Jun 12, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Mitchell	35 min
Jun 12, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay	36 min
Jun 12, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Henry	27 min
Jun 12, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	39 min
Jun 12, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	23 min
Jun 12, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	52 min
Jun 12, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	30 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.