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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 4, 2024Tift County, Worth County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2024, 3:11 PM EDT for Tift County, Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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: May 4, 2024, 3:11 PM EDT (19:11 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2024, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Tift County, GA, Worth County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 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: 727 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 4, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 4, 2:27 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 2:27 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 3:00 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 3:02 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
302 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

FLZ015-026-027-115-127-042000-
Inland Franklin FL-Liberty FL-Coastal Wakulla FL-Coastal Franklin FL-
Inland Wakulla FL-
302 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL WAKULLA...SOUTHEASTERN
LIBERTY AND NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 302 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Crawfordville, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Carrabelle, Crawfordville, St. Marks, Sopchoppy, Carrabelle Beach,
Shadeville, Panacea, Poplar Camp, Medart, Buckhorn, Liveoak Island,
Curtis Mill, Morgan Place, Saint Teresa, Turkey Point, Hyde Park,
Panacea-Wakulla Airport, Arran, Mcintyre, and Yent Place.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 3009 8479 3025 8437 3008 8408 2981 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 310DEG 5KT 3015 8442

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

71-BUNKER

Special weather statement, May 4, 3:05 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
305 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

GAZ127>131-146>148-041930-
Berrien GA-Tift GA-Worth GA-Colquitt GA-Irwin GA-Cook GA-Turner GA-
Ben Hill GA-
305 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL COOK...IRWIN...
NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN...SOUTHEASTERN TURNER...NORTHEASTERN COLQUITT...
TIFT...BEN HILL AND SOUTHEASTERN WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 305 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Rochelle to 8 miles west
of Mystic to near Ty Ty to 6 miles southeast of Poulan. Movement was
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Fitzgerald, Tifton, Ocilla, Enigma, Omega, Ty Ty, Mystic, Unionville,
Phillipsburg, Eldorado, Scooterville, Gladys, Harding, Waterloo,
Pinetta, Ashton, Irwinville, Irwinville Airport, Abba, and
Vanceville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3177 8310 3143 8324 3129 8340 3127 8357
      3143 8381 3166 8354 3185 8346 3185 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 311DEG 20KT 3186 8339 3161 8347 3147 8361 3144
8371

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

55-SCHOLL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 2:44 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	49 hr
May 4, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette	25 min
May 4, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Madison	34 min
May 4, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette	44 min
May 4, 2:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor	110 min
May 4, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	48 min
May 4, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	50 min
May 4, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	33 min
May 4, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	45 min
May 4, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	58 min
May 4, 3:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dixie	101 min
May 4, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	47 min
May 4, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	24 min
May 4, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Franklin	44 min
May 4, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	33 min
May 4, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Mitchell	42 min
May 4, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Irwin	48 min
May 4, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	28 min
May 4, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift	25 min
May 4, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	17 min
May 4, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Tift	50 min
May 4, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Tift, Worth	20 min
May 4, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien, Cook	46 min
May 4, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dougherty, Terrell	64 min
May 4, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Mitchell	34 min
May 4, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell	47 min
May 4, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	43 min
May 4, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Thomas	37 min
May 4, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	28 min
May 4, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	40 min
May 4, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Miller	48 min
May 4, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Grady, Thomas	44 min
May 4, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Lowndes, Thomas	29 min
May 4, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur, Miller, Seminole	31 min
May 4, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee	57 min
May 4, 6:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Brooks, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Thomas	3 hr
May 4, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Early, Miller	46 min
May 4, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady, Thomas	41 min
May 4, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Early, Miller	46 min
May 4, 7:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole	3 hr
May 4, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur	39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.