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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Tallahassee, FL

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

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2008, 7:20 PM CDT for Jackson County, Florida; Houston County, Alabama; Early County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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
Aug 25, 2008, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Houston County, AL, Jackson County, FL, Early County, GA

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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2008-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2334 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 00:00Z on 2008-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2334 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
6.9

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KTAE 260020
TORTAE
ALC069-FLC063-GAC099-260100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0048.080826T0020Z-080826T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...            
  SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT/900 PM EDT/

* AT 716 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR MALONE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  COTTONWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GRANGEBURG BY 725 PM CDT...
  CROSBY AND CHATTAHOOCHEE SP BY 740 PM CDT...
  HARMON SCHOOL BY 745 PM CDT...
  GORDON BY 755 PM CDT...
  SAFFOLD...HOWARDS MILL...JAKIN AND CEDAR SPRINGS BY 900 PM EDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

LAT...LON 3116 8493 3108 8498 3108 8501 3106 8500
      3104 8500 3090 8509 3094 8527 3120 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 213DEG 18KT 3095 8516

$$

17-GOULD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEJackson37 min
Aug 25, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEJackson, Washington49 min
Aug 25, 10:16 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEWalton29 min
Aug 25, 11:33 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEHolmes27 min
Aug 26, 3:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE57 min
Aug 26, 10:40 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes, Washington36 hr
Aug 26, 11:03 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryTAEMadison36 hr
Aug 25, 7:10 PM CDTTornado WarningTAECoffee24 min
Aug 25, 7:51 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEHouston39 min
Aug 26, 1:12 AM CDTTornado WarningTAECoffee, Geneva18 min
Aug 25, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEMiller, Seminole46 min
Aug 25, 9:16 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEEarly, Miller44 min
Aug 26, 12:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningTAEDecatur, Miller, Seminole59 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.