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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2008, 7:12 AM EST for Jefferson County, Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 33 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 7, 2008, 7:12 AM EST (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2008, 7:45 AM EST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 071213
TORTAE
FLC065-129-071245-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0020.080307T1212Z-080307T1245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
712 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
EAST CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 745 AM EST
* AT 708 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR NEWPORT...OR NEAR SAINT MARKS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
THOMAS CITY AND WACISSA BY 725 AM EST...
LAMONT...CAPPS AND NASH BY 730 AM EST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A STURDY 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 3013 8419 3020 8423 3028 8410 3028 8408
3048 8388 3036 8380 3035 8381 3033 8378
3032 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 232DEG 56KT 3022 8412
$$
38-GODSEY1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KTAE 071224
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
724 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
FLC129-071234-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080307T1245Z/
WAKULLA FL-
724 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED
AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR NORTH
FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3021 8402 3029 8407 3039 8398 3040 8395
3042 8395 3048 8388 3036 8380 3035 8381
3033 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 232DEG 56KT 3033 8395
$$
FLC065-071245-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080307T1245Z/
JEFFERSON FL-
724 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EST FOR SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON COUNTY...
AT 719 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FANLEW...OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF SAINT MARKS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAMONT...CAPPS AND NASH BY 730 AM EST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3021 8402 3029 8407 3039 8398 3040 8395
3042 8395 3048 8388 3036 8380 3035 8381
3033 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 232DEG 56KT 3033 8395
$$
38-GODSEYThe 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, 7:05 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.