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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 9, 2024Clay County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2024, 2:35 PM EDT for Clay County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 70 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 9, 2024, 2:35 PM EDT (18:35 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2024, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 70 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, AL, Clay County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 9, 1:47 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 9, 1:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 1:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 2:21 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 9, 2:22 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Turner	40 min
May 9, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin	48 min
May 9, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Turner	39 min
May 9, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Irwin	44 min
May 9, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee, Terrell, Turner, Worth	46 min
May 9, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Randolph, Terrell	26 min
May 9, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt, Mitchell	40 min
May 9, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Worth	27 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.