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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2008, 7:05 AM EST for Jefferson County, Leon County, Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 25 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 7, 2008, 7:05 AM EST (12:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2008, 7:30 AM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 7:15 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Se Tallahassee, FL | CARS WERE DAMAGED BY FURNITURE THAT WAS TOSSED AROUND OUTSIDE A STARBUCKS IN SOUTHWOOD. A POWER OUTAGE WAS ALSO REPORTED. |
| Mar 7, 7:25 AM EST | TORNADO 1 | Capitola, FL | *** 1 INJ *** SIX TO EIGHT HOUSES WERE DAMAGED ON WHITE HOUSE ROAD AND CAPITOLA ROAD. BASED ON THE LATEST REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT...IT APPEARS THERE WERE NO FATALITIES IN CAPITOLA. ONE INJURED PERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. OFFICIAL NWS SURVEY ES |
| Mar 7, 7:25 AM EST | TORNADO | Capitola, FL | TORNADO SIGHTED AT BUCK LAKE ROAD. |
| Mar 7, 7:30 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Chaires Crossroads, FL | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. |
| Mar 7, 7:30 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | N Capitola, FL | TREES DOWN, TRAFFIC LIGHT BLOWN OFF LINE. |
| Mar 7, 7:30 AM EST | TORNADO | Chaires, FL | SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGED, TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
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 7, 6:45 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 660 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 928 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KTAE 071205 TORTAE FLC065-073-129-071230- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0019.080307T1205Z-080307T1230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 705 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA... SOUTHEASTERN LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA... EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA... * UNTIL 730 AM EST * AT 702 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF WOODVILLE...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WOODVILLE BY 710 AM EST... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. 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 NOON EST FRIDAY FOR NORTH FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3056 8412 3042 8388 3024 8438 3029 8442 TIME...MOT...LOC 1205Z 236DEG 48KT 3030 8432 $$ 38-GODSEY
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS52 KTAE 071229 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 728 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 FLC065-073-129-071238- /O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080307T1230Z/ JEFFERSON FL-LEON FL-WAKULLA FL- 728 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WAKULLA...SOUTHEASTERN LEON AND WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM EST... RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR NORTH FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3056 8412 3042 8388 3024 8438 3029 8442 TIME...MOT...LOC 1228Z 236DEG 48KT 3047 8402 $$ 38-GODSEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:19 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Mar 7, 5:11 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 38 hr |
| Mar 7, 5:37 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 23 min | |
| Mar 7, 5:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Mar 7, 6:01 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 6:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 40 min |
| Mar 7, 6:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 6:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 6:50 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 115 min | |
| Mar 7, 7:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 7:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Wakulla | 33 min |
| Mar 7, 7:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 7:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 8:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 56 min |
| Mar 7, 8:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 52 min |
| Mar 7, 8:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 20 min |
| Mar 7, 8:19 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 8:31 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dixie | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 8:44 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 8:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 16 min |
| Mar 7, 9:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 11:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 7 days |
| Mar 7, 11:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 23 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:31 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 46 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 33 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:19 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:19 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:33 PM EST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 25 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.