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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2010, 2:35 PM EDT for Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia; Gadsden County, Leon County, Florida. It was in force for 25 min. 3 reports 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
- Apr 8, 2010, 2:35 PM EDT (18:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2010, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gadsden County, FL, Leon County, FL, Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:38 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 S Quincy, FL | AN NWS SURVEY CREW IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOUND THE DAMAGE IN THIS LOCATION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 TORNADO WHICH TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTHWEST OF FLORIDA HIGHWAY 267 AND TRACKED NORTHWEST ONTO HOLT LANE. DAMAGE SOUTHWEST OF HOLT L |
| Apr 8, 2:38 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 S Quincy, FL | 5 STRUCTURES DAMAGED ON HOLT LANE JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. 1 STRUCTURE SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES REPORTED. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW. |
| Apr 8, 2:40 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 S Quincy, FL | TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 3 MILES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 ALONG HWY 267. MANY TREES DOWN...FURTHER DAMAGE WILL BE INVESTIGATED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
251 WFUS52 KTAE 081835 TORTAE FLC039-073-GAC087-131-081900- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.100408T1835Z-100408T1900Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 235 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA... NORTH CENTRAL LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA... SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... SOUTHWESTERN GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT * AT 233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR QUINCY...OR 19 MILES WEST OF TALLAHASSEE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SANTA CLARA AND QUINCY AIRPORT BY 240 PM EDT... SHADY REST...FLORENCE...LITTMAN AND MIDWAY BY 245 PM EDT... SCOTLAND...FREEMONT AND BRANCHVILLE BY 250 PM EDT... RICH BAY BY 255 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. && LAT...LON 3080 8436 3055 8416 3044 8462 3057 8467 TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 242DEG 27KT 3053 8457 $$ 14-MROCZKA
1 follow-up statement
594 WWUS52 KTAE 081839 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 239 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 FLC039-073-GAC087-131-081900- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100408T1900Z/ LEON FL-GADSDEN FL-GRADY GA-DECATUR GA- 239 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR...SOUTHWESTERN GRADY...EASTERN GADSDEN AND NORTH WEST LEON COUNTIES... AT 233 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUINCY...OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF TALLAHASSEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SHADY REST...FLORENCE AND LITTMAN BY 245 PM EDT... FREEMONT...SCOTLAND AND BRANCHVILLE BY 250 PM EDT... HAVANA...RICH BAY...GIBSON AND JAMIESON BY 255 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3080 8436 3055 8416 3044 8462 3057 8467 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 242DEG 27KT 3055 8455 $$ 14-MROCZKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.