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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 26, 2005Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida; Randolph County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2005, 10:38 PM EST for Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida; Randolph County, Georgia. It was in force for 277 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 26, 2005, 10:38 PM EST (03:38 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2005, 4:00 PM EST
In force
277 days
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Randolph County, GA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 26, 10:00 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 18 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 00:00Z on 2005-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 149 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 00:00Z on 2005-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 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
149 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 270338
TORTAE
FLC065-073-270430-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0022.050327T0339Z-050327T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1039 PM EST SAT MAR 26 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONTICELLO
  CENTRAL LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE

* UNTIL 1130 PM EST

* AT 1036 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR TALLAHASSEE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  MONTICELLO BY 1100 PM EST...

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

LAT...LON 3053 8432 3034 8432 3030 8387 3064 8379

$$

9-FOURNIER
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 270356
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1055 PM EST SAT MAR 26 2005

FLC065-073-270405-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-050327T0430Z/
JEFFERSON FL-LEON FL-
1055 PM EST SAT MAR 26 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LEON AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

RADAR INDICATED THE STORM THAT WAS PRODUCING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO HAS 
WEAKENED. HOWEVER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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 3053 8432 3034 8432 3030 8387 3064 8379

$$

9-FOURNIER
000 
WFUS52 KTAE 282035
TORTAE
GAC243-282100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0022.051228T2034Z-051228T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
334 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CUTHBERT

* UNTIL 400 PM EST (300 PM CST)

* AT 328 PM EST(228 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR CUTHBERT...MOVING NORTHEAST    
  AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO TWO  
  INCHES.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  WADES AND BENEVOLENCE BY 340 PM EST(240 PM CST)...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3181 8491 3173 8488 3178 8463 3191 8473

$$

23-MCNATT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 7:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton37 min
Mar 26, 7:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Washington26 min
Mar 26, 7:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington30 min
Mar 26, 8:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Washington46 min
Mar 26, 8:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson37 min
Mar 26, 8:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden37 min
Mar 26, 8:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun46 min
Mar 26, 9:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Liberty45 min
Mar 26, 10:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon48 min
Mar 26, 11:56 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEJackson277 days
Mar 27, 3:41 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay34 min
Mar 26, 7:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly, Seminole26 min
Mar 26, 8:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole30 min
Mar 26, 9:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady47 min
Mar 26, 10:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas38 min
Mar 26, 10:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Thomas47 min
Mar 26, 11:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes25 min
Mar 27, 3:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEQuitman41 min
Mar 27, 5:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Quitman, Randolph41 min
Mar 27, 5:53 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell52 min
Mar 27, 8:43 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBen Hill, Quitman276 days
Mar 27, 11:08 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAELee4 hr
Mar 27, 11:09 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEWorth276 days
Mar 27, 11:20 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE115 min
Mar 27, 11:25 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEClay, Quitman, Randolph3 hr
Mar 27, 12:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Randolph35 min
Mar 27, 1:13 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Mar 27, 3:09 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE96 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.