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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2007, 11:27 AM CST for Coffee County, Dale County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 min. 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 1, 2007, 11:27 AM CST (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 12:15 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL
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 1, 9:47 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -377 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 447 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KTAE 011727 TORTAE ALC031-045-011815- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0007.070301T1727Z-070301T1815Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1127 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELBA NORTHWESTERN DALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA * UNTIL 1215 PM CST * AT 1124 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR NEW BROCKTON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ARITON BY 1155 AM CST... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER 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. 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 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3141 8610 3126 8595 3160 8546 3161 8587 $$ 25-CAMP
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KTAE 011802 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 102 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ALC031-011812- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070301T1815Z/ COFFEE AL- 1202 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR COFFEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3157 8578 3147 8579 3162 8548 3162 8577 $$ ALC045-011815- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070301T1815Z/ DALE AL- 1202 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN DALE COUNTY... AT NOON CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKY HEAD...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF OZARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BARNES AND ARITON BY 1210 PM CST... PHILLIPS CROSSROADS...ARGUTA...6 MILES WEST OF DYKES CROSSROADS AND 8 MILES WEST OF ROBERTS CROSSROADS BY 1215 PM CST... 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. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER 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. 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 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3157 8578 3147 8579 3162 8548 3162 8577 $$ 25-CAMP
000 WWUS52 KTAE 011815 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 115 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007 ALC045-011825- /O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070301T1815Z/ DALE AL- 1215 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DALE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1215 PM CST... RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3157 8578 3147 8579 3162 8548 3162 8577 $$ 25-CAMP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 10:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 12:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 12:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 12:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 1:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale | 51 min |
| Mar 1, 1:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 1:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 35 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.