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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 10, 2024Lee County, Worth County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2024, 4:16 PM EDT for Lee County, Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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 10, 2024, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2024, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lee County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 195 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: 598 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -125 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 843 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.1
Supercell composite: -1.9

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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 10, 4:03 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 4:03 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
210 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024

ALZ065-102000-
Coffee AL-
210 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL COFFEE COUNTY THROUGH
300 PM CDT...

At 210 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Opp, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Elba, Enterprise, Fort Novosel, New Brockton, Alberton, Richburg,
Mixons Crossroads, Perry Store, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p, Danleys
Crossroads, Rhoades, Ino, Turner Crossroads, Camp Humming Hills,
Clintonville, Shell Army Field, Goodman, New Haven, and Tabernacle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8619 3145 8619 3147 8608 3149 8592
      3146 8583 3133 8585 3127 8590 3123 8601
      3124 8614 3127 8620 3142 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 285DEG 16KT 3136 8621

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

97-OLIVER

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:20 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
320 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

GAZ122>125-102000-
Randolph GA-Dougherty GA-Terrell GA-Calhoun GA-
320 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN DOUGHERTY...SOUTHEASTERN
RANDOLPH...CALHOUN AND SOUTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 320 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Morgan, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Morgan, Leary, Walker, Herod, Holt, Ducker, Cordrays Mill, Clarks
Mill, Goffs Mill, Aycock Mill, Bermuda, Martins Crossroads,
Chickasawhatchee, Dickey, and Doverel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3172 8438 3165 8430 3162 8430 3162 8429
      3155 8430 3147 8436 3147 8447 3150 8469
      3153 8475 3154 8468 3165 8465 3171 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 273DEG 7KT 3158 8456

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

97-OLIVER

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:45 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 3:51 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:53 PM EDT, 23 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 10, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	30 min
Jun 10, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	39 min
Jun 10, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	52 min
Jun 10, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee, Turner, Worth	52 min
Jun 10, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill	46 min
Jun 10, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay	46 min
Jun 10, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	40 min
Jun 10, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lee, Worth	44 min
Jun 10, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dougherty	37 min
Jun 10, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Terrell	40 min
Jun 10, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Early	40 min
Jun 10, 5:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lee, Worth	114 min
Jun 10, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	37 min
Jun 10, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill	39 min
Jun 10, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Terrell	36 min
Jun 10, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Quitman, Randolph	33 min
Jun 10, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Mitchell	41 min
Jun 10, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Henry	44 min
Jun 10, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	50 min
Jun 10, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	50 min
Jun 10, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee	46 min
Jun 10, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Henry	50 min
Jun 10, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	46 min
Jun 10, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	41 min
Jun 10, 6:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dale, Henry	2 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.