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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 177, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 15, 20244 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2024, 8:18 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 42 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 15, 2024, 8:18 PM EDT (00:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Decatur County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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 15, 7:35 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 7:35 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 15, 5:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
544 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

GAZ127>129-152230-
Tift GA-Worth GA-Turner GA-
544 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN TURNER...NORTHWESTERN
TIFT AND EAST CENTRAL WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 544 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Poulan, or 8 miles northeast of Sylvester, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Ashburn, Tifton, Ty Ty, Terrell, Sycamore, Coverdale, Chula, Turner
Co Airport, Inaha, Sunsweet, and Hobby.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3165 8349 3162 8349 3162 8350 3157 8350
      3157 8347 3156 8347 3156 8346 3150 8345
      3147 8370 3164 8378 3176 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 250DEG 8KT 3158 8369

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

16-WORSTER
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 5:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
558 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

GAZ121-123-125-142-144-152300-
Baker GA-Dougherty GA-Calhoun GA-Clay GA-Early GA-
558 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN DOUGHERTY...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY...NORTHERN BAKER...SOUTHERN CALHOUN AND NORTHERN
EARLY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Arlington to near Blakely. Movement was
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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, Blakely, Arlington, Leary, Walker, Douglasville, Bluffton,
Iveys Mill, Milford, Red Store Crossroads, Parksville, Holt, Ducker,
Colomokee, Commissary Hill, Turman, Ferrell Crossroads, Early Co A/p,
Bermuda, and Elmodel Wma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3141 8417 3138 8420 3136 8420 3136 8422
      3134 8423 3133 8509 3141 8508 3143 8507
      3147 8507 3153 8504 3154 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 283DEG 9KT 3147 8468 3146 8496

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

16-WORSTER
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 6:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
640 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

GAZ127-129-152345-
Tift GA-Worth GA-
640 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT TIFT AND SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTIES
THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

At 639 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ty Ty, or 7 miles southeast of Sylvester. The strong thunderstorm is
nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Sylvester, Tifton, Omega, Poulan, Ty Ty, Unionville, Phillipsburg,
Marine Corps Logistics Base, Sumner, Bridgeboro, Minton, Eldorado,
Scooterville, Sylvester Airport, Anderson City, Tempy, Parkerville,
Harding, Pritchetts, and Crestwood.

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 3159 8350 3157 8350 3155 8342 3149 8338
      3147 8334 3146 8337 3140 8337 3133 8346
      3133 8371 3132 8372 3132 8376 3133 8376
      3134 8400 3146 8400 3146 8398 3148 8400
      3155 8400 3159 8367 3157 8366 3160 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 268DEG 4KT 3145 8373

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

16-WORSTER
Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:23 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:41 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Liberty45 min
Jul 16, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun46 min
Jul 16, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington29 min
Jul 15, 8:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEEarly, Miller60 min
Jul 15, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEEarly, Miller, Seminole60 min
Jul 15, 8:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEEarly, Miller, Seminole56 min
Jul 16, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks41 min
Jul 16, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Cook, Lowndes35 min
Jul 16, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee58 min
Jul 16, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale39 min
Jul 16, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale66 min
Jul 16, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee28 min
Jul 16, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.