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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 25, 2008Houston County, Alabama; Early County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2008, 6:14 PM CDT for Houston County, Alabama; Early County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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
Aug 25, 2008, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2008, 6:44 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Houston County, AL, Early County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 25, 6:26 PM CDTTORNADO2 Se Gordon, ALTORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN THE LUCY COMMUNITY. 1 MOBILE HOME DESTROYED IN THE 7400 BLOCK OF EAST COUNTY ROAD 8.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 25, 7:28 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2008-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2886 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2008-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2886 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 252314
TORTAE
ALC069-GAC099-260000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0046.080825T2314Z-080826T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
614 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT/800 PM EDT/

* AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 17 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA...OR 6 MILES EAST OF
  COTTONWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.

  REPORTS HAVE COME IN FROM THE PUBLIC OF AN EARLIER TORNADO ON THE
  GROUND IN NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GORDON BY BY 620 PM CDT...

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.

LAT...LON 3131 8512 3123 8492 3100 8514 3107 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 216DEG 19KT 3108 8518

$$

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2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KTAE 252331
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
731 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

ALC069-GAC099-260000-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080826T0000Z/
HOUSTON AL-EARLY GA-
729 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT/700 PM CDT/
FOR SOUTHWESTERN EARLY AND NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES...

AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GORDON...OR 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF COTTONWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH.

A TORNADO HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON THE GROUND WITH THIS STORM 
NEAR THE GORDON AREA OF EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  JOSEPH M. FARLEY NP...CEDAR SPRINGS AND HOWARDS MILL BY 740 PM
  EDT...
  COLUMBIA BY 650 PM CDT...
  HILTON BY 755 PM EDT...

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.

LAT...LON 3126 8499 3123 8492 3122 8494 3121 8494
      3108 8506 3116 8519 3131 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 216DEG 19KT 3115 8512

$$

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000 
WWUS52 KTAE 252344
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
744 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

ALC069-GAC099-252352-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080826T0000Z/
HOUSTON AL-EARLY GA-
742 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN EARLY AND NORTHEASTERN
HOUSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE ROTATION WITH THIS STORM HAS
SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED RESULTING IN THE CANCELLATION OF THE
TORNADO WARNING.

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.

LAT...LON 3126 8499 3123 8492 3122 8494 3121 8494
      3108 8506 3116 8519 3131 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 216DEG 19KT 3121 8507

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 7:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Houston48 min
Aug 25, 7:58 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEDale32 min
Aug 25, 9:22 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEHenry27 min
Aug 25, 10:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston32 hr
Aug 25, 5:50 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEHouston25 min
Aug 25, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Dougherty20 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.