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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2005, 1:25 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 258 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2005, 1:25 PM EST (18:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2005, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- 258 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Berrien County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Tift County, GA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 8:40 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:05 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KTAE 221826
TORTAE
GAC019-277-221915-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0015.050322T1825Z-050322T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
125 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
TIFT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TIFTON
* UNTIL 215 PM EST
* AT 121 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHILLIPSBURG...OR ABOUT 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIFTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
UNIONVILLE...PHILLIPSBURG AND TIFTON BY 130 PM EST...
ENIGMA BY 145 PM EST...
ALAPAHA BY 155 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3155 8346 3155 8342 3147 8335 3147 8316
3139 8313 3133 8336 3133 8341 3135 8342
3133 8346 3134 8365 3159 8363 3159 8350
$$
WATSON2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KTAE 221847
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
145 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005
GAC019-277-221915-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-050322T1915Z/
BERRIEN GA-TIFT GA-
145 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR TIFT AND
NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES...
AT 143 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
VANCEVILLE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TIFTON...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ENIGMA BY 150 PM EST...
GLADYS BY 205 PM EST...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE. OR YOU
CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE DIRECTLY AT
850-942-8833 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3155 8346 3155 8342 3147 8335 3147 8316
3139 8313 3133 8336 3133 8341 3135 8342
3133 8346 3134 8365 3159 8363 3159 8350
$$
WATSON000 WFUS52 KTAE 051922 TORTAE GAC173-185-051945- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0015.051205T1921Z-051205T1945Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 221 PM EST MON DEC 5 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN LANIER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAKELAND NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VALDOSTA * UNTIL 245 PM EST * AT 217 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR VALDOSTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... MOODY AFB BY 230 PM EST... LAKELAND BY 240 PM EST... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. LAT...LON 3090 8338 3077 8332 3086 8300 3111 8299 $$ 12-WATSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 8:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin | 258 days |
| Mar 22, 8:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell | 258 days |
| Mar 22, 9:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay | 268 days |
| Mar 22, 9:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur | 278 days |
| Mar 22, 10:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early, Seminole | 281 days |
| Mar 22, 12:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 160 days |
| Mar 22, 12:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Miller | 281 days |
| Mar 22, 12:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Cook, Tift, Turner, Worth | 281 days |
| Mar 22, 1:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Tift, Worth | 258 days |
| Mar 22, 1:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early | 258 days |
| Mar 22, 1:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur, Miller, Seminole | 268 days |
| Mar 22, 1:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Miller, Mitchell | 268 days |
| Mar 22, 2:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Irwin | 29 min |
| Mar 22, 2:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Mitchell | 277 days |
| Mar 22, 2:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Miller, Seminole | 33 min |
| Mar 22, 2:52 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 83 min | |
| Mar 22, 3:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Miller, Mitchell | 36 min |
| Mar 22, 3:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Worth | 46 min |
| Mar 22, 3:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Quitman | 281 days |
| Mar 22, 3:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Tift | 281 days |
| Mar 22, 3:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 33 min |
| Mar 22, 4:01 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 119 min | |
| Mar 22, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Cook | 25 min |
| Mar 22, 4:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Berrien, Clay, Quitman | 281 days |
| Mar 22, 4:32 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Colquitt | 58 min |
| Mar 22, 5:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 116 min | |
| Mar 22, 5:58 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 32 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.