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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 12, 2024, 6:50 PM EST for Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia; Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida. It was in force for 25 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, 2024, 6:50 PM EST (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2024, 7:15 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Grady County, GA, Thomas County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 1391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 501 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
218
WUUS52 KTAE 122350
SVRTAE
FLC065-073-GAC131-275-130030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0021.240112T2350Z-240113T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
650 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Jefferson County in Big Bend Florida...
Northeastern Leon County in Big Bend Florida...
Southeastern Grady County in southwestern Georgia...
Thomas County in south central Georgia...
* Until 730 PM EST.
* At 650 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast
of Tallahassee, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Tallahassee, Thomasville, Boston, Pavo, Barwick, Alma, Thomasville
Municipal A/P, Dillon, Enon, Everett, Rocky Hill, Miccosukee,
Merrillville, Pisgah Church, Fincher, Moncrief, Festus, Lake
Iamonia, Patten, and Eason.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3068 8374 3049 8419 3065 8430 3103 8380
3096 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 240DEG 52KT 3062 8416
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
21-HANER2 follow-up statements
477
WWUS52 KTAE 130001
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
701 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024
GAC131-130010-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240113T0030Z/
Grady GA-
701 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRADY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3068 8375 3058 8404 3066 8412 3068 8411
3068 8408 3070 8409 3103 8380 3096 8374
3072 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 245DEG 41KT 3076 8381
$$
FLC065-073-GAC275-130030-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240113T0030Z/
Jefferson FL-Leon FL-Thomas GA-
701 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN LEON AND SOUTHEASTERN
THOMAS COUNTIES...
At 700 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boston, or 11
miles southeast of Thomasville, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Thomasville, Boston, Pavo, Barwick, Fincher, Thomasville Municipal
A/P, Dillon, Enon, Everett, Patten, Eason, Miccosukee, Jarrott,
Newark, Metcalf, Hollis, and Oaklawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3068 8375 3058 8404 3066 8412 3068 8411
3068 8408 3070 8409 3103 8380 3096 8374
3072 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 245DEG 41KT 3076 8381
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
21-HANER670
WWUS52 KTAE 130015
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
715 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024
FLC065-073-GAC275-130024-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240113T0030Z/
Jefferson FL-Leon FL-Thomas GA-
715 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...
NORTHEASTERN LEON AND SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled. However, gusty winds are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3068 8375 3058 8404 3066 8412 3068 8411
3068 8408 3070 8409 3103 8380 3096 8374
3072 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 240DEG 52KT 3086 8360
$$
21-HANERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 5:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 44 min |
| Jan 12, 6:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Thomas, Tift | 44 min |
| Jan 12, 6:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Brooks, Thomas | 53 min |
| Jan 12, 6:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Berrien | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 3:48 AM EST | Gale Warning | TAE | 23 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.