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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 7, 2008Dixie County, Lafayette County, Taylor County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2008, 8:19 AM EST for Dixie County, Lafayette County, Taylor County, Florida. It was in force for 41 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, 8:19 AM EST (13:19 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2008, 9:00 AM EST
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Dixie County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Taylor County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:23 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 7, 6:45 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 12:00Z on 2008-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 30 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2008-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 660 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 071320
TORTAE
FLC029-067-123-071400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0021.080307T1319Z-080307T1400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
819 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL DIXIE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STEINHATCHEE...

* UNTIL 900 AM EST

* AT 817 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 26 MILES WEST OF STEINHATCHEE...MOVING EAST AT
  50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DEKLE AND KEATON BEACH BY 830 AM EST...
  9 MILES NORTH OF STEINHATCHEE BY 845 AM EST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A 
STURDY SHELTER.

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 2973 8355 2981 8361 2982 8361 2983 8363
      2993 8370 3001 8329 2976 8313 2966 8340
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 259DEG 44KT 2974 8380

$$

38-GODSEY
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 071337
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
836 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

FLC029-067-123-071400-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080307T1400Z/
LAFAYETTE FL-DIXIE FL-TAYLOR FL-
836 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR...NORTHWESTERN DIXIE AND SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE 
COUNTIES...

AT 835 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEKLE BEACH...OR 
16 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEINHATCHEE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SALEM AND CARBUR BY 850 AM EST...
  COOKS HAMMOCK...6 MILES NORTH OF TENNILLE AIRPORT AND 7 MILES NORTH
  OF TENNILLE BY 855 AM EST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A 
STURDY SHELTER. 

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 2973 8355 2981 8361 2982 8361 2983 8363
      2993 8370 3001 8329 2976 8313 2966 8340
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 259DEG 44KT 2983 8358

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 4:19 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE56 min
Mar 7, 5:11 AM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton38 hr
Mar 7, 5:37 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE23 min
Mar 7, 5:45 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 min
Mar 7, 6:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla44 min
Mar 7, 6:20 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette40 min
Mar 7, 6:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELeon, Liberty, Wakulla36 min
Mar 7, 6:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Wakulla41 min
Mar 7, 6:50 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE115 min
Mar 7, 7:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Wakulla43 min
Mar 7, 7:05 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Wakulla25 min
Mar 7, 7:12 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Wakulla33 min
Mar 7, 7:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison, Taylor44 min
Mar 7, 7:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison41 min
Mar 7, 8:04 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor56 min
Mar 7, 8:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison52 min
Mar 7, 8:10 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison20 min
Mar 7, 8:31 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEDixie44 min
Mar 7, 8:44 AM ESTTornado WarningTAELafayette, Taylor46 min
Mar 7, 8:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Taylor16 min
Mar 7, 9:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette43 min
Mar 7, 11:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAEGadsden, Leon7 days
Mar 7, 11:22 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAELeon23 hr
Mar 7, 11:31 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAEWakulla46 hr
Mar 7, 11:35 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty33 hr
Mar 7, 2:19 PM ESTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more37 hr
Mar 7, 2:19 PM ESTRed Flag WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more29 hr
Mar 7, 2:33 PM ESTFreeze WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more25 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.