Tornado Warning 66, NWS Tallahassee, FL

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WWUS52 KTAE 081934
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
334 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008

FLC063-081945-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-081008T1945Z/
JACKSON FL-
233 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY...

AT 231 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CYPRESS...OR 10
MILES EAST OF MARIANNA...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTH OF HAYNES AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF PARRAMORE BY 245 PM
  CDT...

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.

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 3091 8497 3084 8492 3083 8493 3075 8492
      3075 8491 3074 8488 3072 8487 3068 8512
      3080 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 258DEG 23KT 3076 8505

$$

38-GODSEY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1028 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2008

.UPDATE...THE MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED THE COLD FRONT JUST
WEST OF OUR FORECAST AREA APPROACHING MOBILE. PLENTY OF DEEP
LAYER MOISTURE AND LIFT AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY WILL KEEP THE RAIN
CHANCES UP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
INTO OUR WESTERN ZONES...SOUTHEAST AL/EASTERN FL PANHANDLE...THIS
AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
EVENING AND THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. A GRADUAL DRYING TREND
WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.

THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE IN THE 12Z TAE SOUNDING INDICATED SOME
DECENT LOW-LEVEL SHEAR. AS A RESULT...SOME ROTATION ON RADAR
ASSOCIATED WITH A FEW COASTAL STORMS HAS LEAD TO A COUPLE OF
TORNADO WARNINGS...ONE OVER AND PANAMA CITY AND THE OTHER OVER ST.
GEORGE ISLAND. WE DID GET VERIFICATION ON THE PANAMA CITY TORNADO
WITH SOME REPORTS OF DAMAGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DAMAGE
REFER TO THE LOCAL STORM REPORT (LSR).

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH
WE ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATING A FLOOD EVENT...SOME STORMS MAY
PRODUCE ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES
TODAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST.

.AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY...WITH MVFR VIS/CIGS OCCURRING IN THESE
SHOWERS. THE STRONGER STORMS MAY HAVE WIND GUSTS TO 25KT AND BRIEF
IFR VIS/CIGS. THE RAIN WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
THIS EVENING AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...GIBBS
AVIATION...FOURNIER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
600 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2008

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-090800-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
600 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2008 /500 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND BEGIN CROSSING THE AREA TONIGHT.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. THE SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN
COVERAGE ACROSS THE WEST LATER TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY
EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH...HOWEVER WITH ABUNDANT GULF
MOISTURE AVAILABLE...A FEW LOCATIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
SEE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN SEVERAL INCHES
OF RAINFALL. THIS RAINFALL WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND MORE POPULATED AREAS.

SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
CAUTIONARY WINDS ACROSS THE MARINE AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS AND ASSOCIATED SURF WILL ALSO RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING ALONG THE BEACHES OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

SCATTERED LINGERING SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING.

A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND IS
ANTICIPATED TO RESULT IN A PERIOD OF CAUTIONARY WINDS AND SEAS
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THESE WINDS AND SEAS ARE THEN
ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE BUILDING TO POTENTIAL ADVISORY LEVELS
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

14-MROCZKA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1019 AM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0925 AM     TORNADO          PANAMA CITY             30.17N 85.67W
10/08/2008                   BAY                FL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DAMAGE REPORTS TO BAYPOINT SUBDIVISION NEAR SAINT ANDREW
            STATE PARK. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT ONE OR MORE HOMES. ROOF
            DAMAGE TO A BUSINESS BUILDING. SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
            LINES DOWN.

&&

FOURNIER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
115 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008

FLZ007-008-081800-
COASTAL WALTON-INLAND WALTON-
1215 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WALTON COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 100 PM CDT

AT 1210 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT 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.

38-GODSEY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
142 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008

FLZ009-081845-
HOLMES-
1242 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR HOLMES COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT

AT 1237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...MOVING
EAST AT 21 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT 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.

38-GODSEY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
159 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008

ALZ066-069-081845-
DALE-HOUSTON-
1259 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DALE AND
WESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT

AT 1256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF PINCKARD...OR 10 MILES WEST OF
DOWNTOWN DOTHAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

ONE OF MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT 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.

38-GODSEY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
214 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008

FLZ010-011-081915-
JACKSON-WASHINGTON-
114 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2008

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT

AT 107 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHIPLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT 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.

38-GODSEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
232 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1257 PM     TORNADO          ENTERPRISE              31.31N 85.85W
10/08/2008                   COFFEE             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO CIVIC CENTER...ROOF PEELED OFF AND
            WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. CAR WINDOWS BLOWN OUT TOO. SEVERAL
            TREES DOWN AND A LOT OF DEBRIS.

&&

FOURNIER