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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 8, 2025Coffee County, Dale County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2025, 7:05 PM CDT for Coffee County, Dale County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 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 8, 2025, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired: May 8, 2025, 7:31 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 249 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: 1326 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1420 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 5.0

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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 8, 7:03 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 7:03 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 8, 3:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
422 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

FLZ011-GAZ155-156-082100-
Jackson FL-Decatur GA-Seminole GA-
422 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL JACKSON...
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR AND CENTRAL SEMINOLE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM
EDT/400 PM CDT/...

At 422 PM EDT/322 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 11 miles west of Chattahoochee, or 12 miles east of
Marianna, moving northeast 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...
Seminole State Park, Desser, Reynoldsville, Grand Ridge, Blue Spring,
Recovery, Haynes, Drakes Still, Dellwood, Cypress, Fairchild, Lake
Seminole, Two Egg, and Sneads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3093 8469 3075 8464 3070 8510 3080 8516
      3095 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 241DEG 25KT 3076 8503

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

02-MONTGOMERY

Special weather statement, May 8, 3:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
428 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

GAZ146>148-158>161-082115-
Berrien GA-Brooks GA-Lanier GA-Lowndes GA-Colquitt GA-Cook GA-
Thomas GA-
428 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT COOK...SOUTHEASTERN BERRIEN...
LANIER...NORTHWESTERN LOWNDES...NORTHEASTERN THOMAS...NORTHWESTERN
BROOKS AND SOUTHERN COLQUITT COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ray City to near Coolidge. Movement was
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Barretts, New Lois, Massee, Greggs, Enon, Hansell, Merrillville,
Chastain, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Allenville, Morven, Cecil, Ray
City, Murphy, Teeterville, Courthouse, Cottle, Cook Co A/P, Barney,
and Berrien Co A/P.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3089 8343 3085 8376 3105 8401 3123 8326
      3113 8297 3103 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 291DEG 15KT 3114 8320 3104 8386

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

02-MONTGOMERY

Special weather statement, May 8, 3:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
355 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

ALZ068-FLZ009-082130-
Geneva AL-Holmes FL-
355 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN GENEVA AND NORTHERN
HOLMES COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT...

At 355 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Geneva, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Kellys Crossroads, Tendil Crossing, Geneva, Black, Geneva Municipal
A/P, Holland Crossroads, Noma, Hendrix Crossroad, Cobb Crossroads,
Smith Crossroads, Izagora, New Hope, Noma Junction, Somerset, Miller
Crossroads, Fadette, Eunola, Barker Store, Bethlehem, and High Bluff.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3120 8576 3117 8555 3101 8549 3083 8577
      3096 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 218DEG 18KT 3096 8580

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

02-MONTGOMERY

Special weather statement, May 8, 4:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
514 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

GAZ129-131-148-082200-
Berrien GA-Tift GA-Irwin GA-
514 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN IRWIN...
NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN AND EASTERN TIFT COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Unionville, or near Tifton, moving northeast at 15 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...
Vanceville, Tift Airport, Enigma, Harding, Brookfield, Pinetta,
Tifton, and Unionville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3137 8345 3148 8354 3157 8346 3161 8337
      3156 8325 3145 8324 3138 8336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 237DEG 14KT 3146 8344

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

97-OLIVER

Special weather statement, May 8, 4:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
541 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

GAZ127-128-082215-
Worth GA-Turner GA-
541 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TURNER AND CENTRAL
WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sylvester, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Gordy, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Tempy, Red Rock, Coverdale,
Terrell, Poulan, Gammage, Sumner, Hobby, Shingler, and Isabella.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3168 8370 3163 8364 3160 8365 3148 8365
      3148 8367 3143 8386 3160 8398 3170 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 239DEG 13KT 3154 8385

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

02-MONTGOMERY

Special weather statement, May 8, 6:10 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
710 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

GAZ127-128-082345-
Worth GA-Turner GA-
710 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL TURNER AND
NORTHWESTERN WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

At 710 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Arabi, or 13 miles southwest of Cordele, moving
north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Warwick and Oakfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3184 8386 3182 8385 3183 8384 3181 8383
      3180 8380 3180 8373 3169 8378 3173 8395
      3180 8398 3184 8396 3185 8395 3184 8394
      3185 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 189DEG 8KT 3178 8387

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

02-MONTGOMERY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 11:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette	44 min
May 9, 11:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf	54 min
May 9, 12:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson, Washington	47 min
May 9, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	38 min
May 9, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	26 min
May 9, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	34 min
May 9, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon	25 min
May 9, 1:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Walton, Washington	40 min
May 9, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		26 min
May 9, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon	45 min
May 9, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden	40 min
May 9, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	43 min
May 9, 2:53 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		61 hr
May 9, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		59 min
May 9, 3:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun, Washington	48 min
May 9, 4:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Washington	3 hr
May 9, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	48 min
May 8, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Randolph	36 min
May 9, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Thomas	47 min
May 9, 3:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Thomas	114 min
May 9, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas	62 min
May 9, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Tift	39 min
May 9, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Terrell	38 min
May 9, 4:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Terrell	114 min
May 9, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Turner, Worth	32 min
May 9, 6:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Coffee, Geneva	3 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.