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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 16, 2011Baker County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 4:44 PM EST for Baker County, Georgia. It was in force for 14 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
Nov 16, 2011, 4:44 PM EST (21:44 UTC)
Expired
Nov 16, 2011, 4:58 PM EST
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Baker County, GA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 16, 1:35 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2011-11-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 546 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2011-11-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

362 
WFUS52 KTAE 162144
TORTAE
GAC007-162215-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0047.111116T2144Z-111116T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
444 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 515 PM EST

* AT 443 PM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 16 MILES WEST OF NEWTON...OR NEAR
  CRESTVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MILFORD AND ELMODEL WMA.

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 3133 8428 3131 8434 3127 8462 3128 8463
      3131 8464 3133 8463 3140 8464 3144 8443
      3144 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 246DEG 43KT 3136 8457

$$

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2 follow-up statements
991 
WWUS52 KTAE 162152
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
452 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC007-162215-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-111116T2215Z/
BAKER GA-
452 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
BAKER COUNTY...

AT 448 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILFORD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEWTON

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3133 8428 3131 8434 3130 8452 3132 8453
      3135 8457 3140 8459 3144 8443 3144 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 246DEG 43KT 3140 8447

$$

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045 
WWUS52 KTAE 162158
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
458 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC007-162208-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-111116T2215Z/
BAKER GA-
458 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BAKER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

ROTATION HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY...SO THE 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 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3133 8428 3131 8434 3130 8452 3132 8453
      3135 8457 3140 8459 3144 8443 3144 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 246DEG 43KT 3142 8440

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 9:27 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryTAEBerrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Lanier and 2 more8 hr
Nov 16, 3:34 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEEarly, Miller, Seminole26 min
Nov 16, 4:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee23 min
Nov 16, 4:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee, Worth35 min
Nov 16, 5:00 PM ESTTornado WarningTAELee, Turner, Worth30 min
Nov 16, 5:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAETurner35 min
Nov 16, 5:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas39 min
Nov 16, 6:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Grady, Thomas26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.