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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2005, 10:24 PM EST for Decatur County, Georgia; Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 175 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 7, 2005, 10:24 PM EST (03:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2005, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 175 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Franklin County, FL, Decatur County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 6:26 PM EDT | TORNADO | Brinson, GA | CROSSED HWY 84 NEAR SPRING CREEK ROAD. PHOTO TAKEN WITH CELL PHONE. NO INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE. |
| Aug 29, 6:31 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 W Hanover, GA | MULTIPLE REPORTS |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 9:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KTAE 080324 TORTAE FLC037-080400- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0007.050308T0324Z-050308T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1024 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA * UNTIL 1100 PM EST * AT 1021 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO NEAR FORT GADSDEN...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF APALACHICOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 UNTIL 4 AM. LAT...LON 2998 8502 2987 8496 3001 8476 3001 8496 $$ 23-MCNATT
2 follow-up statements
000 WFUS52 KTAE 292231 TORTAE GAC087-292300- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0007.050829T2231Z-050829T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 631 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 700 PM EDT(600 PM CDT) * AT 627 PM EDT(527 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF WEST BAINBRIDGE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... DECATUR CO AIRPORT...AUSMAC AND LYNN BY 640 PM EDT(540 PM CDT)... ELDORENDO AND STEINHAM STORE BY 645 PM EDT(545 PM CDT)... RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3084 8477 3080 8465 3103 8452 3107 8473 $$
000 WWUS52 KTAE 292239 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 638 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 GAC087-292300- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-050829T2300Z/ DECATUR GA- 638 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR DECATUR COUNTY... AT 633 PM EDT(533 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC OF BRIEF TOUCH DOWNS. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LYNN...OR ABOUT NEAR BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTH AT 35 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3084 8477 3080 8465 3103 8452 3107 8473 $$ 7-TREXLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:18 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 57 min | |
| Mar 7, 8:42 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 48 min | |
| Mar 7, 9:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 64 min | |
| Mar 7, 9:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early, Miller | 165 days |
| Mar 7, 10:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 95 min | |
| Mar 7, 10:49 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 116 min | |
| Mar 8, 12:38 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 97 min | |
| Mar 7, 9:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gulf | 175 days |
| Mar 7, 10:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Liberty | 175 days |
| Mar 7, 10:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gulf | 175 days |
| Mar 7, 10:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Liberty, Wakulla | 175 days |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.