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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 9, 2024Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 2024, 1:38 AM CST for Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 67 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
Mar 9, 2024, 1:38 AM CST (07:38 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2024, 2:45 AM CST
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Henry County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 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 Mar 8, 11:47 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 11:47 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 1:14 AM CST, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
114 AM CST Sat Mar 9 2024

ALZ065-066-090745-
Dale AL-Coffee AL-
114 AM CST Sat Mar 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DALE AND
NORTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM CST...

At 114 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
New Brockton, or near Elba, moving east at 45 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...
Elba, Fort Novosel, Ozark, Enterprise, Newton, New Brockton, Ariton,
Mixons Crossroads, Hunt Field, Waterford, Dill, Hooper Stage Field,
Camp Humming Hills, Arguta, Clintonville, Wise Mill, Dale County
Lake, Marley Hill, Camp Alaflo Bsa, and Arcus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3133 8603 3151 8606 3161 8557 3134 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 262DEG 38KT 3144 8596

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

42-DVD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 6:43 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE14 hr
Mar 9, 3:57 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Walton3 hr
Mar 9, 3:59 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryTAE14 hr
Mar 9, 4:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton38 min
Mar 9, 4:41 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes34 min
Mar 9, 5:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson91 min
Mar 9, 5:53 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEJackson3 hr
Mar 9, 6:18 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE57 min
Mar 9, 6:20 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton25 min
Mar 9, 6:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson47 min
Mar 9, 7:25 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Gadsden50 min
Mar 9, 8:00 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE90 min
Mar 9, 8:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Gadsden32 min
Mar 9, 8:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty44 min
Mar 9, 9:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Gulf, Leon, Liberty48 min
Mar 9, 9:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon44 min
Mar 9, 10:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison38 min
Mar 9, 10:34 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEJackson63 hr
Mar 9, 11:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison44 min
Mar 9, 11:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Jefferson, Wakulla43 min
Mar 9, 12:10 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEJefferson, Madison, Taylor3 hr
Mar 9, 12:46 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin44 min
Mar 9, 12:48 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE87 min
Mar 9, 1:52 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE22 hr
Mar 9, 1:59 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton8 hr
Mar 9, 2:07 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor38 min
Mar 9, 2:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Madison, Taylor25 min
Mar 9, 4:06 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty15 days
Mar 9, 12:34 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEClay, Lee, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell7 hr
Mar 9, 2:21 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEClay8 min
Mar 9, 3:02 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early5 hr
Mar 9, 3:58 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth5 hr
Mar 9, 4:48 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEBaker, Early, Miller, Mitchell4 hr
Mar 9, 5:35 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner, Worth40 min
Mar 9, 6:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Irwin35 min
Mar 9, 6:18 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAELee5 days
Mar 9, 6:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAETerrell, Webster50 hr
Mar 9, 6:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift43 min
Mar 9, 6:41 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Mitchell, Tift49 min
Mar 9, 10:33 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEClay51 hr
Mar 9, 10:35 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAELee58 hr
Mar 9, 10:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier, Lowndes36 min
Mar 9, 12:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Henry7 hr
Mar 9, 1:14 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale31 min
Mar 9, 1:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale58 min
Mar 9, 1:38 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEDale, Henry31 min
Mar 9, 2:08 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale5 hr
Mar 9, 2:37 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva, Henry, Houston5 hr
Mar 9, 3:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGeneva48 min
Mar 9, 3:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale32 min
Mar 9, 3:46 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale11 hr
Mar 9, 4:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHouston43 min
Mar 9, 7:37 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEDale59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.