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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 17, 2008Clay County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 17, 2008, 7:32 PM EST for Clay County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 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
Feb 17, 2008, 7:32 PM EST (00:32 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2008, 8:15 PM EST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Clay County, GA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 17, 1:32 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Feb 17, 6:58 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2008-02-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 593 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 00:00Z on 2008-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 274 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
593 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
290 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
6.1

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 180033
TORTAE
GAC061-180115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0011.080218T0032Z-080218T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
732 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FORT GAINES...

* UNTIL 815 PM EST

* AT 627 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  LIKELY TORNADO 15 MILES WEST OF FORT GAINES...OR NEAR              
  ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT GAINES BY 745 PM EST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. 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 100 AM EST MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3177 8497 3165 8494 3160 8505 3161 8506
      3163 8506 3164 8507 3178 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 243DEG 44KT 3165 8525

$$

38-GODSEY
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 180043
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
742 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

ALC045-180052-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080218T0100Z/
DALE AL-
642 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DALE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. 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 SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3169 8511 3167 8509 3161 8510 3158 8521
      3163 8531 3176 8521 3178 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 247DEG 42KT 3168 8511

$$

ALC067-180100-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080218T0100Z/
HENRY AL-
642 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY...

AT 637 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING 
A CONFIRMED TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SCREAMER...OR 8 
MILES NORTHEAST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

AT 637 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE IN THE SCREAMER 
AREA FROM THIS TORNADO ALONG WITH GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. 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 SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3169 8511 3167 8509 3161 8510 3158 8521
      3163 8531 3176 8521 3178 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 247DEG 42KT 3168 8511

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 9:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady39 min
Feb 17, 10:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole57 min
Feb 18, 1:06 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur39 min
Feb 18, 1:06 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDecatur39 min
Feb 18, 1:33 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEGrady42 min
Feb 18, 2:01 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas44 min
Feb 18, 2:37 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEColquitt, Tift, Worth38 min
Feb 18, 3:43 PM ESTRed Flag WarningTAEBaker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur and 15 more27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.