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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 15, 2006Henry County, Alabama; Clay County, Quitman County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2006, 1:49 PM CST for Henry County, Alabama; Clay County, Quitman County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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
Nov 15, 2006, 1:49 PM CST (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Nov 15, 2006, 2:30 PM CST
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Henry County, AL, Clay County, GA, Quitman County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 15, 2:35 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGNewville, ALWIND DAMAGE TO PLANT FACILITY

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
Nov 15, 9:54 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC11 hr
Nov 15, 12:15 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2006-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 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 2006-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-188 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
657 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 151949
TORTAE
ALC067-GAC061-239-152030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0040.061115T1949Z-061115T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
149 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ABBEVILLE
  CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT GAINES
  QUITMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 230 PM CST(330 PM EST)

* AT 146 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTH OF ABBEVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR
  HEADLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ABBEVILLE BY 155 PM CST...
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT GAINES BY 310 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.

LAT...LON 3141 8543 3132 8525 3172 8496 3195 8502

$$

9-FOURNIER
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 152015
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
315 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006

ALC067-152025-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-061115T2030Z/
HENRY AL-
215 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HENRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3173 8511 3164 8506 3191 8491 3196 8506

$$

GAC061-239-152030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-061115T2030Z/
CLAY GA-QUITMAN GA-
315 PM EST WED NOV 15 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR QUITMAN
AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...

AT 311 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF
UNION...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF AMERICUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH. REPORTS OF DOWN TREES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM
IN HENRY COUNTY. 

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.

LAT...LON 3173 8511 3164 8506 3191 8491 3196 8506

$$

9-FOURNIER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 3:42 AM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston17 hr
Nov 15, 11:31 AM CSTTornado WarningTAECoffee44 min
Nov 15, 12:11 PM CSTTornado WarningTAECoffee, Dale19 min
Nov 15, 1:03 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEGeneva27 min
Nov 15, 1:26 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEDale, Houston34 min
Nov 15, 1:42 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEGeneva48 min
Nov 15, 2:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHenry, Houston35 min
Nov 15, 2:40 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEHenry35 min
Nov 15, 2:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Randolph32 min

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.