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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 22, 2005Colquitt County, Tift County, Worth County, Georgia; Wakulla County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2005, 1:07 PM EST for Colquitt County, Tift County, Worth County, Georgia; Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 258 days. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2005, 1:07 PM EST (18:07 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2005, 1:45 PM EST
In force
258 days
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Wakulla County, FL, Colquitt County, GA, Tift County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 5, 1:15 PM ESTTORNADO3 N Crawfordville, FLMULTIPLE REPORTS OF TORNADO SITED NORTH OF CRAWFORDVILLE
Dec 5, 1:15 PM ESTTORNADOCrawfordville, FLPUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN ON HOUSES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF IVAN CHURCH ROAD AND HWY 319

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 22, 8:40 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 20 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2005-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 714 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2005-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
714 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
7.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
WFUS52 KTAE 221807
TORTAE
GAC071-277-321-221830-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.050322T1807Z-050322T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
107 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN TIFT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TIFTON
  SOUTHEASTERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 130 PM EST

* AT 104 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR OMEGA...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  MOULTRIE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PHILLIPSBURG AND UNIONVILLE.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3128 8387 3126 8356 3144 8339 3152 8376

$$

23-MCNATT
2 follow-up statements
000 
WFUS52 KTAE 051814
TORTAE
FLC129-051845-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.051205T1813Z-051205T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
113 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CRAWFORDVILLE

* UNTIL 145 PM EST

* AT 109 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  WAKULLA GARDENS...SHADEVILLE...WAKULLA SPRINGS AND BETHEL BY 120 PM
  EST...
  WAKULLA BY 130 PM EST...
  NEWPORT BY 135 PM EST...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO...MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833.

LAT...LON 3014 8442 3025 8445 3030 8434 3030 8425
      3027 8424 3027 8408 3019 8408 3014 8435

$$

12-WATSON
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 051837
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
137 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005

FLC129-051845-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-051205T1845Z/
WAKULLA FL-
137 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EST FOR 
NORTHEASTERN WAKULLA COUNTY...

AT 131 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM 
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. MARKS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE. OR YOU
CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE DIRECTLY AT
850-942-8833 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.

LAT...LON 3014 8442 3025 8445 3030 8434 3030 8425
      3027 8424 3027 8408 3019 8408 3014 8435

$$

12-WATSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 8:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin258 days
Mar 22, 8:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell258 days
Mar 22, 9:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay268 days
Mar 22, 9:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur278 days
Mar 22, 10:30 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly, Seminole281 days
Mar 22, 12:18 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth160 days
Mar 22, 12:47 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Miller281 days
Mar 22, 12:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Cook, Tift, Turner, Worth281 days
Mar 22, 1:12 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEEarly258 days
Mar 22, 1:25 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift258 days
Mar 22, 1:32 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur, Miller, Seminole268 days
Mar 22, 1:59 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Miller, Mitchell268 days
Mar 22, 2:01 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEIrwin29 min
Mar 22, 2:39 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Mitchell277 days
Mar 22, 2:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMiller, Seminole33 min
Mar 22, 2:52 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE83 min
Mar 22, 3:09 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Miller, Mitchell36 min
Mar 22, 3:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWorth46 min
Mar 22, 3:24 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Quitman281 days
Mar 22, 3:46 PM ESTTornado WarningTAETift281 days
Mar 22, 3:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady33 min
Mar 22, 4:01 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE119 min
Mar 22, 4:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Cook25 min
Mar 22, 4:13 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Clay, Quitman281 days
Mar 22, 4:32 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEColquitt58 min
Mar 22, 5:34 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE116 min
Mar 22, 5:58 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE32 min
Mar 22, 12:25 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Washington258 days
Mar 22, 12:42 PM ESTTornado WarningTAELiberty, Wakulla258 days
Mar 22, 5:44 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison31 min
Mar 22, 6:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton50 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.