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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 25, 2024Ben Hill County, Irwin County, Turner County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2024, 3:34 PM EDT for Ben Hill County, Irwin County, Turner County, Georgia. It was in force for 56 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: May 25, 2024, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2024, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ben Hill County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Turner County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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
May 25, 12:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 207 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: 336 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -126 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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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 May 25, 3:29 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 3:29 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 2:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
204 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

GAZ120-122-251845-
Quitman GA-Randolph GA-
204 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RANDOLPH AND EASTERN
QUITMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 204 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Georgetown, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cuthbert, Springvale Station, Hatcher, Morris, Peterson Hill, Coles,
White House, Brooksville, Crossroads, Benevolence, Springvale, and
Wades.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southwestern Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3194 8495 3194 8494 3193 8494 3193 8492
      3192 8491 3192 8481 3193 8481 3192 8480
      3189 8462 3167 8475 3176 8496 3178 8496
      3178 8500 3180 8505 3195 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 295DEG 20KT 3186 8493

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

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Special weather statement, May 25, 2:39 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
139 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

ALZ065-066-251915-
Dale AL-Coffee AL-
139 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DALE AND
NORTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM CDT...

At 139 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brundidge, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ozark, Fort Novosel, Ariton, Mixons Crossroads, Dill, Lowry Mill,
Camp Humming Hills, Wise Mill, Roeton, Dale County Lake, Marley Hill,
Clowers Crossroads, Arcus, Hwy 231 Pea River Bridge, Woodland Grove
Church, Jack, Java, Chestnut Grove, Greater Salem Church, and
Victoria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
southeastern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3162 8566 3144 8555 3144 8603 3162 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 329DEG 27KT 3168 8586

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

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Special weather statement, May 25, 3:04 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 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
May 25, 11:15 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay	18 hr
May 25, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Quitman, Randolph	41 min
May 25, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Turner	26 min
May 25, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin	44 min
May 25, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	36 min
May 25, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee, Dale	64 min
May 25, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	39 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.