Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 1989
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1989, 5:22 PM EDT for Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 38 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1989, 5:22 PM EDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1989, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Franklin County, FL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 5:30 PM EDT | Tornado F0 | Franklin, FL | |
| Jun 8, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado F2 | Franklin, FL | |
| Jun 8, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado F0 | Franklin, FL |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Apalachicola Mun, FL (KAQQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 21 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1038 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KAQQ 082124
TORAQQ
FLC037-082200-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL
522 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN APALACHICOLA HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
...FRANKLIN
AT 520 PM EDT A TORNADO WAS MOVING OVER THE BRIDGE AT APALCHICOLA
FLORIDA. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST.
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. USE 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, 1:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 143 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 438 IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. AT 129 PM EDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE 5 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF PENSACOLA...AND EXTENDED EAST TO DE FUNIAK SPRINGS. 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 FROM 5 TO 70 MILES OFFSHORE BETWEEN DESTIN AND APALACHICOLA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LARGE PATCHES OF RAIN WERE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF FROM CEDAR KEY TO 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA. MOVEVENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 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, 1 hour 54 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, 1 hour 31 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, 44 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, 36 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 9:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 69 min |
| Jun 8, 6:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 7:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Escambia | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 10:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 11:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 12:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 2:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Okaloosa, Walton | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 3:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Santa Rosa | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 47 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.