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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2005, 10:45 PM EST for Liberty County, Wakulla County, Florida; Dale County, Alabama. It was in force for 175 days. 3 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, 10:45 PM EST (03:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2005, 7:44 PM EDT
- In force
- 175 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Dale County, AL, Liberty County, FL, Wakulla County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ariton, AL | THREE TREES DOWN. |
| Aug 15, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ariton, AL | FOUR TREES DOWN IN ARITON. |
| Aug 15, 7:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ozark, AL | DOWNTOWN OZARK LOST POWER. 911 CENTER WAS ON BACKUP GENERATOR. |
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 |
| Mar 7, 5:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 080345
TORTAE
FLC077-129-080430-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0009.050308T0345Z-050308T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1045 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA
WESTERN WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA
* UNTIL 1130 PM EST
* AT 1038 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF SANBORN...OR ABOUT 16 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CARRABELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SMITH
CREEK AND SOPCHOPPY.
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 3017 8486 3003 8477 3002 8446 3029 8459
3026 8471
$$
23-MCNATT3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KTAE 080410
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1109 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005
FLC077-080419-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050308T0430Z/
LIBERTY FL-
1109 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LIBERTY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE. OR YOU
CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE DIRECTLY AT
850-942-8833 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.
LAT...LON 3028 8465 3004 8454 3010 8432 3031 8430
3030 8452
$$
FLC129-080430-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050308T0430Z/
WAKULLA FL-
1109 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1130 PM EST FOR CENTRAL WAKULLA
COUNTY...
AT 1108 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HILLIARDVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SOPCHOPPY...BROWN HOUSE HUNTING CAMP...WAKULLA GARDENS...SHADEVILLE
AND BETHEL.
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 3028 8465 3004 8454 3010 8432 3031 8430
3030 8452
$$
23-MCNATT000 WFUS52 KTAE 292328 TORTAE ALC045-300015- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0009.050829T2328Z-050830T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 728 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN DALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...DALEVILLE * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR LEVEL PLAINS...OR ABOUT NEAR DALEVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... OZARK BY 640 PM CDT... ARITON BY 650 PM CDT... RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. LAT...LON 3121 8580 3121 8571 3162 8552 3163 8578 $$ 8-JAMSKI
000 WWUS52 KTAE 292344 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 741 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 ALC045-292351- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-050830T0015Z/ DALE AL- 741 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DALE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE ROTATING THUNDERSTORM CELL OVER WESTERN DALE COUNTY HAS WEAKENED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA UNTIL 500 AM CDT TUESDAY. LAT...LON 3121 8580 3121 8571 3162 8552 3163 8578 $$ 8-JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 9:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 165 days |
| 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, 10:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 175 days |
| Mar 7, 10:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gulf | 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.