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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2012, 9:16 AM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 44 min. 2 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
- Mar 3, 2012, 9:16 AM EST (14:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gadsden County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Liberty County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 9:25 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Wetumpka, FL | 20-25 TREES DOWN NO STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. |
| Mar 3, 9:25 AM EST | TORNADO | 1 E Wetumpka, FL | 20-25 TREES DOWN. WITNESS CLAIMS HE SAW A TORNADO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 7:35 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 21 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
140 WFUS52 KTAE 031416 TORTAE FLC039-065-073-077-031500- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0021.120303T1416Z-120303T1500Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 916 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA... WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA... NORTHERN LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA... * UNTIL 1000 AM EST * AT 913 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF QUINCY...OR NEAR WETUMPKA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE TALQUIN...FORT BRADEN...GREENSBORO...SANTA CLARA...LITTMAN... MIDWAY...SHADY REST...FLORENCE...FREEMONT...SCOTLAND...GIBSON... HAVANA...TALLAHASSEE COML AIRPORT...HINSON...LAKE JACKSON...LEVY PARK...TALLAHASSEE MALL...LAKE ELLA...CONCORD...ORCHARD POND... MACON COMMUNITY PARK...FOREST MEADOWS PARK...MACLAY STATE GARDENS...KILLEARN ESTATES...LAKE IAMONIA...BRADFORDVILLE... KILLEARN LAKES AND PISGAH CHURCH. 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. 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 3069 8434 3051 8404 3038 8467 3051 8474 TIME...MOT...LOC 1416Z 249DEG 35KT 3049 8463 $$ 15-HARRIGAN
2 follow-up statements
448
WWUS52 KTAE 031431
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
931 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
FLC065-077-031441-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120303T1500Z/
LIBERTY FL-JEFFERSON FL-
931 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN
LIBERTY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3049 8451 3057 8461 3065 8444 3069 8435
3069 8433 3062 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 1431Z 249DEG 35KT 3054 8451
$$
FLC039-073-031500-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120303T1500Z/
LEON FL-GADSDEN FL-
931 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN GADSDEN AND NORTH CENTRAL LEON COUNTIES...
AT 929 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENSBORO...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LITTMAN...SHADY REST...FLORENCE...FREEMONT...SCOTLAND...GIBSON...
HAVANA...TALLAHASSEE COML AIRPORT...HINSON...CONCORD...ORCHARD POND
AND LAKE IAMONIA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 8451 3057 8461 3065 8444 3069 8435
3069 8433 3062 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 1431Z 249DEG 35KT 3054 8451
$$
15-HARRIGAN339
WWUS52 KTAE 031443
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
943 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
FLC039-073-031500-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120303T1500Z/
LEON FL-GADSDEN FL-
943 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN GADSDEN AND NORTH CENTRAL LEON COUNTIES...
AT 941 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SCOTLAND...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CONCORD...ORCHARD POND AND LAKE IAMONIA
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3062 8423 3053 8441 3062 8450 3067 8440
3069 8435 3062 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 1444Z 248DEG 33KT 3059 8440
$$
15-HARRIGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 8:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 11:16 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:16 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 9 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:40 AM EST | Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:40 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Walton | 11 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:51 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 18 hr | |
| Mar 3, 7:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 8:01 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 32 min | |
| Mar 3, 8:05 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 55 min | |
| Mar 3, 8:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 8:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 3, 8:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton, Washington | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 8:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 8:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 9:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 9:57 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 10:16 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 29 min |
| Mar 3, 10:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 11:09 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Jackson, Walton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 11:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 12:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:22 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Walton and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:29 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gulf, Leon, Liberty | 64 min |
| Mar 3, 2:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 2:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 2:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Leon | 115 min |
| Mar 3, 2:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Madison | 47 min |
| Mar 3, 2:53 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 52 min | |
| Mar 3, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla | 60 min |
| Mar 3, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison, Taylor and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor | 62 min |
| Mar 3, 3:39 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Mar 3, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 4:57 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 93 min | |
| Mar 3, 5:29 PM EST | Gale Warning | TAE | 17 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 26 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 9 more | 10 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.