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Tornado Watch 54
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Feb 12, 2008, 7:30 PM CST for 5 counties in Alabama; 17 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2008, 7:30 PM CST (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2008, 11:16 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 1 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 48 counties
Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 30%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 5%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 30%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 10%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 10%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 5%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 50%
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 7:09 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and 1 more | 64 min |
| Feb 12, 6:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alachua, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus and 34 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:39 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alachua, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto and 25 more | 96 min |
| Feb 12, 9:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto and 30 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:25 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla | 95 min |
| Feb 13, 2:12 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier and 30 more | 93 min |
| Feb 13, 7:19 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and 4 more | 56 min |
| Feb 13, 9:52 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Miami-Dade and 4 more | 53 min |
| Feb 13, 10:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 4 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.