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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 8, 2024Gadsden County, Florida; Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2024, 5:49 PM EDT for Gadsden County, Florida; Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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: Jul 8, 2024, 5:49 PM EDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2024, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Gadsden County, FL, Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 45 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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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 Jul 8, 3:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
343 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

FLZ029-034-082030-
Inland Dixie FL-Lafayette FL-
343 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND
NORTHEASTERN DIXIE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 343 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles north of Cross City. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

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...
Hatch Bend.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2982 8291 2983 8292 2981 8293 2980 8293
      2967 8307 2984 8326 2998 8307 2984 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 095DEG 3KT 2983 8311

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

71-BUNKER

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:27 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
527 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

FLZ016-017-GAZ155>157-082215-
Gadsden FL-Leon FL-Decatur GA-Seminole GA-Grady GA-
527 PM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GADSDEN...NORTH CENTRAL LEON...
DECATUR...GRADY AND EASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Quincy, moving north 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...
Tallahassee, Bainbridge, Midway, Donalsonville, Quincy, Havana,
Cairo, Whigham, Greensboro, West Bainbridge, Chattahoochee, Gretna,
Attapulgus, Iron City, Climax, Brinson, Juniper, Douglas City, Capel,
and Florence.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3104 8412 3097 8412 3093 8410 3045 8437
      3054 8485 3106 8489 3108 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 186DEG 19KT 3065 8454

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

21-WD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 2:58 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	16 hr
Jul 8, 6:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		115 min
Jul 8, 8:29 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
Jul 8, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette	47 min
Jul 8, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	48 min
Jul 8, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin, Turner	63 min
Jul 8, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lowndes	51 min

Nearby

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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.