Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 1989
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1989, 8:09 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1989, 8:09 PM EDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1989, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Apalachicola Mun, FL (KAQQ), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2929 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KTLH 090009
TORTLH
FLC065-073-090045-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
809 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTH FLORIDA
...LEON...JEFERSON
805 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO
5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOODVILLE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. US
E BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 243 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 439 IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. AT 231 PM EDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE 5 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF MILTON...EXTENDED EAST TO CRESTVIEW...NORTHEAST TO ENTERPRISE ALABAMA...AND SOUTH TO FREEPORT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LARGE AREAS OF RAIN WERE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE GULF WITHIN 60 MILES OF SHORE BETWEEN P[ANAMA CITY AND APALACHICOLA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LARGE PATCHES OF RAIN WERE ALSO OVER THE GULF. MOVEVENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:28 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 438 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 439 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A 325 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH JACKSON COUNTY AT 25 MPH AND INTO SEMINOLE COUNTY GA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDQS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 340 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 439 IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. AT 326 PM EDT...SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE GULF FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA TO 35 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE SAN BLAS. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER HOLMES AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OR ROUGHLY AMOUNG DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...BONIFAY... AND GRACEVILLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LARGE AREAS OF RAIN WERE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. MOVEVENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 438 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 ...TORDAOD WATCH NUMBER 439 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A 325 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH JACKSON COUNTY AT 25 MPH AND INTO SEMINOLE COUNTY GA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDOS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 443 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 439 IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. AT 229 PM EDT...SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE GULF FROM JUST SOUTH THROUGH 25 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE SAN BLAS AND FROM 25 TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OCCURRING FROM WESTVILLE IN HOLMES COUNTY TO 20 MILES EAST OF CAMBELLTON IN JACKSON COUNTY. WATERSPOUTS MAY DEVELOP IN THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SAN BLAS TO CARRABELLE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LARGE AREAS OF RAIN WERE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. > MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAS@T AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 635 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 439 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A 630 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM GRACEVILLE, FL TO FT. WALTON BEACH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO NOTED FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF CARABELLE TO APPALACHICOLA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 9:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 1:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Okaloosa | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 9:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 10:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 12:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes | 3 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Florida, 1989Every tornado warning in 1989Tornadoes in 1989
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.