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Tornado Warning 87, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 27, 2009, 9:14 AM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 32 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
- Oct 27, 2009, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2009, 9:46 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 8:14 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 421 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KTAE 271414
TORTAE
FLC005-131-271500-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0087.091027T1414Z-091027T1500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
914 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 911 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTH OF CHOCTAW...OR 14 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SANTA ROSA BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BUNKER...CHOCTAW AND PORT WASHINGTON BY 935 AM CDT...
SEMINOLE HILLS BY 940 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3040 8614 3040 8612 3042 8614 3049 8614
3041 8598 3041 8595 3042 8592 3041 8588
3026 8597 3029 8603 3033 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 200DEG 27KT 3021 8610
$$
38-GODSEY1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KTAE 271446
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
946 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009
FLC005-131-271455-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-091027T1500Z/
WALTON FL-BAY FL-
946 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL WALTON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED...THUS THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3040 8614 3040 8612 3042 8614 3049 8614
3041 8598 3041 8595 3042 8592 3041 8588
3026 8597 3029 8603 3033 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 200DEG 27KT 3043 8601
$$
38-GODSEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 6:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 81 min | |
| Oct 27, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 91 min | |
| Oct 27, 9:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton | 44 min |
| Oct 27, 9:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 95 min | |
| Oct 27, 9:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 50 min |
| Oct 27, 10:40 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 80 min | |
| Oct 27, 10:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 38 min | |
| Oct 27, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.