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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 12, 2023, 7:38 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 37 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
- Jan 12, 2023, 7:38 PM EST (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2023, 8:15 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Baker County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Dougherty 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 00:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:36 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 227 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 965 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KTAE 130038
TORTAE
GAC007-071-095-205-321-130115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.230113T0038Z-230113T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
738 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia...
Northeastern Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...
Northeastern Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
Northwestern Colquitt County in south central Georgia...
Southwestern Worth County in south central Georgia...
* Until 815 PM EST.
* At 738 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Newton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Baconton around 750 PM EST.
Putney around 800 PM EST.
Marine Corps Logistics Base around 810 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bridgeboro, Flint, Red Store Crossroads, Livingston, Ticknor,
Minnesota, Pecan City, Acree, Lester and Pritchetts.
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 3125 8438 3136 8442 3157 8400 3129 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 249DEG 40KT 3132 8433
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
331 follow-up statement
169
WWUS52 KTAE 130056
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
756 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
GAC007-071-095-205-321-130115-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230113T0115Z/
Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-Baker GA-Colquitt GA-Worth GA-
756 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGHERTY...NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL...NORTHEASTERN
BAKER...NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT AND SOUTHWESTERN WORTH COUNTIES...
At 756 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Baconton, or near Putney, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Marine Corps Logistics Base around 810 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bridgeboro, Flint, Livingston, Ticknor, Minnesota, Pecan City, Acree,
Lester, Pritchetts and Freeman.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3127 8419 3145 8424 3157 8400 3129 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 249DEG 40KT 3139 8411
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
33The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 7:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Seminole | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 7:19 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Early, Miller | 26 min |
| Jan 12, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dougherty, Turner, Worth | 61 min |
| Jan 12, 7:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 38 min |
| Jan 12, 7:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady and 5 more | 66 min |
| Jan 12, 8:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Tift, Worth | 17 min |
| Jan 12, 8:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 8:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Mitchell and 3 more | 36 min |
| Jan 12, 9:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Grady | 27 min |
| Jan 12, 9:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook | 53 min |
| Jan 12, 9:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas | 64 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.