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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 13, 2025Colquitt County, Mitchell County, Worth County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2025, 4:21 PM EDT for Colquitt County, Mitchell County, Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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 13, 2025, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Colquitt County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 234 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 814 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 2 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 Mar 13, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
307 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025

GAZ123-125>127-131945-
Worth GA-Lee GA-Dougherty GA-Calhoun GA-
307 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT DOUGHERTY...SOUTH CENTRAL LEE...
EASTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL
WORTH COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 307 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Leary, or near Morgan, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Stocks, Radium Springs, Forrester, Lockett Crossing, East Albany,
Marine Corps Logistics Base, Walker, South Albany, Southwest Ga
Regional A/P, Palmyra, Pecan City, Holt, Ducker, Cordrays Mill,
Leary, Acree, Turner City, Putney, Bermuda, and Williamsburg.

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 3167 8399 3140 8398 3140 8400 3144 8400
      3144 8444 3145 8446 3143 8449 3144 8451
      3143 8453 3144 8454 3143 8455 3143 8457
      3161 8458 3162 8430 3164 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 267DEG 30KT 3153 8449

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

97-OLIVER

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
316 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025

GAZ155>157-132000-
Decatur GA-Seminole GA-Grady GA-
316 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DECATUR...SOUTHWESTERN
GRADY AND SOUTHEASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 316 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of West Bainbridge, or 9 miles southwest of
Bainbridge, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Reno, Reynoldsville, Fowlstown, Climax, West Bainbridge, Bainbridge,
Nickleville, Whigham, and Attapulgus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3077 8484 3089 8483 3097 8428 3074 8427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 267DEG 28KT 3083 8469

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

58-REESE

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:34 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
234 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

FLZ010>013-132015-
Inland Bay FL-Calhoun FL-Jackson FL-Washington FL-
234 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...
NORTHEASTERN BAY...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA THROUGH 315 PM CDT...

At 234 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Vernon, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Betts, Moose Pond, Ridgetop, Fountain, Singer Road, Saunders,
Greenhead, Camps Head, Vernon, Holmes Valley, Gilberts Mill, Center
Lake, Porter Lake, Smyrna, Spring Hollow, Compass Lake, Sylvania,
Riverside, and Wausau.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3050 8579 3066 8575 3064 8523 3037 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 279DEG 22KT 3056 8567

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

58-REESE

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:51 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
251 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

ALZ066-067-132015-
Dale AL-Henry AL-
251 PM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DALE AND
SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CDT...

At 251 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Headland, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Bells Crossroads, Newville, Echo, Tumbleton, Kirkland Crossroads,
Hardwickburg, Blackwood, Capps, Grandberry Crossroads, Snells
Crossroads, Murphy Station, Goldberg Field, Headland Municipal A/P,
Dancey, Miller, Balkum, Willis Crossroads, Haleburg, Headland, and
Abbeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3139 8547 3153 8547 3156 8514 3133 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 272DEG 18KT 3145 8542

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

97-OLIVER

Local storm report, Mar 13, 4:02 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
402 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0334 PM     Hail             3 SSE Oakland           31.64N 84.25W
03/13/2025  E0.25 Inch       Lee                GA   Broadcast Media

            Video of small hail in southwest Lee county.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 13, 4:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
421 PM EDT Thu Mar 13 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     Hail             Baconton                31.38N 84.16W
03/13/2025  E0.25 Inch       Mitchell           GA   Public

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 13, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	45 min
Mar 13, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	44 min
Mar 13, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Walton, Washington	52 min
Mar 13, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	41 min
Mar 13, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	50 min
Mar 13, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson	40 min
Mar 13, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson	23 min
Mar 13, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson	46 min
Mar 13, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes	54 min
Mar 13, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Clay	36 min
Mar 13, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Randolph	23 min
Mar 13, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	34 min
Mar 13, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dougherty	38 min
Mar 13, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur	44 min
Mar 13, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell	40 min
Mar 13, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell	40 min
Mar 13, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lee, Terrell	39 min
Mar 13, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady	30 min
Mar 13, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt, Cook	43 min
Mar 13, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt, Cook	27 min
Mar 13, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva, Houston	42 min
Mar 13, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva	34 min
Mar 13, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	51 min
Mar 13, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Henry	24 min
Mar 13, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	25 min
Mar 13, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dale, Geneva, Houston	60 min
Mar 13, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Geneva	28 min
Mar 13, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva	70 min
Mar 13, 6:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Houston	65 min
Mar 13, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Houston	51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.