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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 2, 2007Madison County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2007, 2:02 AM EST for Madison County, Florida. It was in force for 63 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
Mar 2, 2007, 2:02 AM EST (07:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 2, 2007, 3:05 AM EST
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Madison County, FL

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 2, 2:30 AM ESTTORNADOCherry Lake, FLBRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR CHERRY LAKE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALL AROUND COUNTY ROAD 471.

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
Mar 1, 8:39 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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 2007-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2007-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 362 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
0 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
444 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
12.8

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The text

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

000 
WUUS52 KTAE 020704
SVRTAE
FLC079-020805-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0021.070302T0702Z-070302T0805Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
202 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MADISON COUNTY IN FLORIDA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MADISON

* UNTIL 305 AM EST

* AT 200 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 31
  MILES WEST OF MADISON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MONTICELLO...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MADISON BY 245 AM EST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY 
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU 
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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.

LAT...LON 3063 8359 3031 8380 3030 8323 3062 8327

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 9:43 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton32 min
Mar 1, 10:03 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE87 min
Mar 1, 11:29 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Mar 2, 12:06 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Jackson39 min
Mar 2, 12:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Liberty60 min
Mar 2, 12:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELeon55 min
Mar 2, 1:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELiberty, Wakulla63 min
Mar 2, 1:36 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon54 min
Mar 2, 2:10 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEJefferson25 min
Mar 2, 2:17 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEMadison28 min
Mar 2, 2:31 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEFranklin14 min
Mar 2, 2:32 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE43 min
Mar 2, 3:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison18 min
Mar 2, 3:43 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Taylor47 min
Mar 2, 5:16 AM ESTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more9 hr
Mar 2, 2:20 PM ESTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more29 hr

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.