Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 17, 2008, 1:36 PM CST for Coffee County, Alabama. It was in force for 54 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
- Feb 17, 2008, 1:36 PM CST (19:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2008, 2:30 PM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Coffee County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2:17 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 Wnw Jack, AL | TORNADO TRACKED ACROSS FAR NORTHWESTERN COFFEE COUNTY. ROOFS REMOVED FROM TWO BARNS WITH A ROOF ON A SINGLE FAMILY HOME PARTIALLY REMOVED. DAMAGE RATED BY STORM SURVEY AS AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95 MPH. PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS. DAMAGE REPORTED B |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 12:32 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 350 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KTAE 171937
TORTAE
ALC031-172030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0007.080217T1936Z-080217T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
136 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELBA...
* UNTIL 230 PM CST
* AT 135 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 27 MILES WEST OF ELBA...OR NEAR ANDALUSIA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELBA BY 210 PM CST...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THIS STORM MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.
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 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3163 8579 3156 8579 3146 8599 3134 8619
3154 8619 3154 8614 3163 8613
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 234DEG 36KT 3130 8650
$$
38-GODSEY3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KTAE 171956
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
253 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008
ALC031-172030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080217T2030Z/
COFFEE AL-
153 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
COFFEE COUNTY...
AT 150 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ANDALUSIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DANLEYS CROSSROADS AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CURTIS BY 200 PM CST...
NEWBY BY 210 PM CST...
SHADY GROVE BY 215 PM CST...
JACK AND VICTORIA BY 220 PM CST...
NEW HOPE BY 225 PM CST...
ROETON BY 225 PM CST...
THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALONG ITS
PATH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK A STURDY SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING
PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3163 8579 3156 8579 3146 8599 3134 8619
3154 8619 3154 8614 3163 8613
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 240DEG 42KT 3143 8630
$$
38-GODSEY000
WWUS52 KTAE 172008
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
305 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008
ALC031-172030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080217T2030Z/
COFFEE AL-
205 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
COFFEE COUNTY...
AT 203 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LARGE AND DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NEWBY...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELBA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEWBY BY 210 PM CST...
SHADY GROVE BY 215 PM CST...
JACK BY 220 PM CST...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VICTORIA BY 225 PM CST...
ROETON BY 225 PM CST...
THIS TORNADO HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ALONG
ITS PATH. IF YOU ARE IN NORTHERN COFFEE COUNTY...SEEK A STURDY
STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
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 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3156 8586 3149 8599 3142 8619 3144 8618
3154 8619 3154 8614 3163 8613 3163 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 244DEG 41KT 3152 8619
$$
38-GODSEY000
WWUS52 KTAE 172030
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
330 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008
ALC031-172038-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080217T2030Z/
COFFEE AL-
230 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN COFFEE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT 230 PM CST...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS NOW MOVED INTO
SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS.
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3156 8586 3149 8599 3142 8619 3144 8618
3154 8619 3154 8614 3163 8613 3163 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 244DEG 41KT 3163 8591
$$
38-GODSEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 9:23 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 9 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:56 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 56 min |
| Feb 17, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale | 45 min |
| Feb 17, 3:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 23 min |
| Feb 17, 4:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 56 min |
| Feb 17, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 64 min |
| Feb 17, 4:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 53 min |
| Feb 17, 5:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 48 min |
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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.