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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 3, 2012Gadsden County, Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 3, 2012, 2:03 PM EST for Gadsden County, Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
Mar 3, 2012, 2:03 PM EST (19:03 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2012, 2:30 PM EST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Gadsden County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:02 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 3, 1:04 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 26 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 2012-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 499 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
499 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
472 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
283 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

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

571 
WUUS52 KTAE 031903
SVRTAE
FLC039-065-073-031930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0066.120303T1903Z-120303T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
203 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  NORTHEASTERN LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EST

* AT 158 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 29 MILES WEST OF MONTICELLO...OR NEAR
  TALLAHASSEE COML AIRPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MACLAY STATE GARDENS...LAKE IAMONIA...KILLEARN ESTATES...KILLEARN
  LAKES...BRADFORDVILLE...PISGAH CHURCH...IAMONIA...MOCCASIN GAP...
  BAUM...CONCORD...MICCOSUKEE...LLOYD...LAKE MICCOSUKEE...FINCHER...
  FESTUS...JARROTT...LOIS...ALMA...MONTIVILLA AND CASA BLANCO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 8390 3053 8447 3069 8439 3066 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 267DEG 45KT 3057 8429

$$

08-LAMERS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 8:43 PM ESTTornado WarningTAEJackson32 min
Mar 2, 11:16 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon and 3 more10 hr
Mar 2, 11:16 PM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryTAE9 hr
Mar 3, 3:40 AM ESTFlood WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 5 more14 hr
Mar 3, 3:40 AM ESTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Walton11 hr
Mar 3, 3:51 AM ESTFire Weather WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more18 hr
Mar 3, 4:30 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE18 hr
Mar 3, 7:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson26 min
Mar 3, 8:01 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE32 min
Mar 3, 8:05 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE55 min
Mar 3, 8:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton32 min
Mar 3, 8:21 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington39 min
Mar 3, 8:27 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton, Washington48 min
Mar 3, 8:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington27 min
Mar 3, 8:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington33 min
Mar 3, 9:16 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty44 min
Mar 3, 9:54 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon36 min
Mar 3, 9:57 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty48 min
Mar 3, 10:16 AM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty29 min
Mar 3, 10:43 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEGadsden32 min
Mar 3, 11:09 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEJackson, Walton, Washington3 hr
Mar 3, 11:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon32 min
Mar 3, 11:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon32 min
Mar 3, 12:04 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty3 hr
Mar 3, 12:22 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Walton and 1 more4 hr
Mar 3, 1:29 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEGadsden, Jackson3 hr
Mar 3, 1:56 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf, Leon, Liberty64 min
Mar 3, 2:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla50 min
Mar 3, 2:20 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAELeon115 min
Mar 3, 2:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Madison47 min
Mar 3, 2:53 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE52 min
Mar 3, 3:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla60 min
Mar 3, 3:02 PM ESTWind AdvisoryTAEDixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison, Taylor and 1 more5 hr
Mar 3, 3:13 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor62 min
Mar 3, 3:39 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE66 min
Mar 3, 4:24 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Wakulla51 min
Mar 3, 4:57 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE93 min
Mar 3, 5:29 PM ESTGale WarningTAE17 hr
Mar 3, 5:29 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE26 hr
Mar 3, 5:38 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 9 more10 hr

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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.