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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2007, 12:47 PM CST for Coffee County, Geneva County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. 6 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 1, 2007, 12:47 PM CST (18:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 1:30 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Coffee County, AL, Geneva County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1:05 PM CST | TORNADO | Sw Enterprise, AL | EM REPORTED TORNADO ON GROUND OVER ENTERPRISE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE REPORTS YET. |
| Mar 1, 1:10 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | Enterprise, AL | *** 9 FATAL, 50 INJ *** 8 KILLED IN SCHOOL WHEN CONCRETE WALL COLLAPSED IN HALLWAY. FOOTBALL STADIUM COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CARS OVERTURNED. DOWTOWN HIT HARD WITH DAMAGE AT DIXIE DRIVE AND COLLEGE STREET. SR27, SR88, SR134 IMPASSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED UTILITY LINES |
| Mar 1, 1:10 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | Enterprise, AL | *** 9 FATAL *** 8 KILLED IN SCHOOL WHEN CONCRETE WALL COLLAPSED IN HALLWAY. TORNADO PATH APPROX. 200 YARDS WIDE AND 10 MILES LONG. INFO BASED ON STORM SURVEY BY WCM ON 3/2/07. |
| Mar 1, 1:10 PM CST | TORNADO | Enterprise, AL | IN COFFEE COUNTY...1/8 MILE WIDE DAMAGE PATH THROUGH ENTERPRISE. POSSIBLY DOZENS OF HOMES DAMAGED. BASED ON RADAR...TORNADO WENT THROUGH ENTERPRISE AT 110PM CST. |
| Mar 1, 1:15 PM CST | TORNADO | Enterprise, AL | STUDENTS REPORTED TRAPPED IN ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL GYM. POSSIBLE INJURIES. REPORTED BY TV STATION WSFA. |
| Mar 1, 1:25 PM CST | TORNADO | Enterprise, AL | TORNADO REPORTED ON GROUND ON FT RUCKER BLVD IN ENTERPRISE. NO DAMAGE REPORTS YET. |
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 1, 9:47 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 011847
TORTAE
ALC031-061-011930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0009.070301T1847Z-070301T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1247 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ENTERPRISE
NORTHWESTERN GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
* UNTIL 130 PM CST
* AT 1245 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR SAMSON...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
GENEVA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ENTERPRISE AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW BROCKTON BY 105 PM CST...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3123 8580 3119 8581 3117 8586 3114 8592
3105 8609 3115 8619 3121 8619 3121 8617
3150 8581
$$
14-MROCZKA2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KTAE 011902
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
202 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007
ALC061-011912-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070301T1930Z/
GENEVA AL-
102 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GENEVA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3148 8581 3122 8580 3121 8617 3121 8616
3129 8608 3129 8606 3137 8596 3137 8595
$$
ALC031-011930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070301T1930Z/
COFFEE AL-
102 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTY...
AT 100 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR GOODMAN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENTERPRISE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ENTERPRISE...KEYTON AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW BROCKTON BY 110 PM
CST...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLINTONVILLE BY 115 PM CST...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3148 8581 3122 8580 3121 8617 3121 8616
3129 8608 3129 8606 3137 8596 3137 8595
$$
14-MROCZKA000
WWUS52 KTAE 011914
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
212 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007
ALC031-011930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070301T1930Z/
COFFEE AL-
112 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE COUNTY...
AT 110 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ENTERPRISE MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...OR ABOUT NEAR ENTERPRISE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL OR
LARGER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3150 8580 3124 8581 3121 8617 3121 8616
3129 8608 3131 8605 3139 8596 3141 8592
$$
14-MROCZKAThe 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, 11:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 48 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.