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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 2:34 PM CST for Henry County, Houston County, Alabama; Jackson County, Florida; Early County, Miller County, Seminole County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. 4 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
- Nov 16, 2011, 2:34 PM CST (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Jackson County, FL, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Seminole County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2:50 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Wnw Crosby, AL | 1 TREE DOWN AT 12901 E COUNTY ROAD 8. DELAYED REPORT FROM WEDNESDAY. |
| Nov 16, 2:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Gordon, AL | 1 TREE DOWN AT 490 N STATE HIGHWAY 95. DELAYED REPORT FROM WEDNESDAY. |
| Nov 16, 2:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Dothan, AL | 1 TREE DOWN AT 5832 OLD WEBB ROAD. DELAYED REPORT FROM WEDNESDAY. |
| Nov 16, 2:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Ne Ashford, AL | 1 TREE DOWN AT 102 5TH AVENUE IN ASHFORD. DELAYED REPORT FROM WEDNESDAY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 9:46 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 16, 12:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 546 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
552 WFUS52 KTAE 162034 TORTAE ALC067-069-FLC063-GAC099-201-253-162100- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0046.111116T2034Z-111116T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 234 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERB JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... SOUTHWESTERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 300 PM CST/400 PM EST/ * AT 231 PM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COTTONWOOD...OR NEAR ELLAVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COWARTS...ASHFORD...WEBB AND COLUMBIA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES. MOVE TO A HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE WALLS. && LAT...LON 3141 8518 3109 8481 3091 8538 3104 8549 TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 237DEG 38KT 3102 8536 $$ 9-FOURNIER
1 follow-up statement
062 WWUS52 KTAE 162048 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 348 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 FLC063-162058- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111116T2100Z/ JACKSON FL- 248 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3140 8517 3109 8481 3101 8528 3110 8535 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 237DEG 38KT 3109 8523 $$ ALC067-069-GAC099-201-253-162100- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111116T2100Z/ HOUSTON AL-MILLER GA-EARLY GA-SEMINOLE GA-HENRY AL- 248 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST/400 PM EST/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SEMINOLE...SOUTHWESTERN EARLY...SOUTHWESTERN MILLER AND EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES... AT 245 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COTTONWOOD... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AVON... ENON...ASHFORD...HARMON...PANSEY...BARBER...PEARCE...SIGMA...FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT...GORDON...COLUMBIA...SAWHATCHEE...SAFFOLD... KILLARNEY...JONES CROSSROADS...JAKIN...HOWARDS MILL...HILTON AND CEDAR SPRINGS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && LAT...LON 3140 8517 3109 8481 3101 8528 3110 8535 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 237DEG 38KT 3109 8523 $$ 9-FOURNIER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 8:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Lafayette and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:05 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Walton | 15 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:12 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 6 more | 22 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:18 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 72 min | |
| Nov 16, 2:40 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 69 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee | 23 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker | 14 min |
| Nov 16, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lee, Worth | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lee, Turner, Worth | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 4:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Turner | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 5:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Grady, Thomas | 26 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.