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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 3, 20124 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2012, 9:16 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 29 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, 9:16 AM CST (15:16 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2012, 9:45 AM CST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Liberty County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:20 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.

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, 6:35 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

398 
WFUS52 KTAE 031516
TORTAE
FLC013-039-063-077-031545-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0023.120303T1516Z-120303T1545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1016 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  NORTH CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 1045 AM EST/945 AM CST/

* AT 911 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR CHIPOLA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  NETTLE RIDGE...HENDERSON MILL...MACEDONIA...SELMAN...OCHEESEE...
  SWEETWATER...TORREYA STATE PARK...ROCK BLUFF...ROY...SYCAMORE...
  HARDIN HEIGHTS...RIVER JUNCTION...ROSEDALE...JUNIPER...HARDAWAY...
  WETUMPKA AND SAWDUST

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 3071 8479 3048 8461 3046 8502 3047 8516
      3055 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 255DEG 42KT 3053 8508

$$

15-HARRIGAN

1 follow-up statement

029 
WWUS52 KTAE 031535
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

FLC013-039-063-077-031545-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120303T1545Z/
CALHOUN FL-JACKSON FL-LIBERTY FL-GADSDEN FL-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EST/945 AM CST/
FOR NORTHWESTERN GADSDEN AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTIES
IN FLORIDA...AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

AT 1032 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TORREYA STATE
PARK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SYCAMORE...HARDIN HEIGHTS...RIVER JUNCTION...ROSEDALE AND HARDAWAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON/100 PM CST SATURDAY AFTERNOON/ FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3053 8495 3063 8500 3071 8479 3057 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 257DEG 38KT 3058 8491

$$

15-HARRIGAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 7:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Jackson	32 min
Mar 2, 10:16 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon and 3 more	10 hr
Mar 2, 10:16 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	TAE		9 hr
Mar 3, 2:40 AM CST	Flood Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 5 more	14 hr
Mar 3, 2:40 AM CST	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Walton	11 hr
Mar 3, 2:51 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	18 hr
Mar 3, 3:30 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		18 hr
Mar 3, 6:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Jackson	26 min
Mar 3, 7:01 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		32 min
Mar 3, 7:05 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		55 min
Mar 3, 7:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Walton	32 min
Mar 3, 7:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Washington	39 min
Mar 3, 7:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Walton, Washington	48 min
Mar 3, 7:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	27 min
Mar 3, 7:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Washington	33 min
Mar 3, 8:16 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty	44 min
Mar 3, 8:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon	36 min
Mar 3, 8:57 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon, Liberty	48 min
Mar 3, 9:43 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Gadsden	32 min
Mar 3, 10:09 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Jackson, Walton, Washington	3 hr
Mar 3, 10:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	32 min
Mar 3, 10:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	32 min
Mar 3, 11:04 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty	3 hr
Mar 3, 11:22 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, Walton and 1 more	4 hr
Mar 3, 12:29 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jackson	3 hr
Mar 3, 12:56 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf, Leon, Liberty	64 min
Mar 3, 1:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon	27 min
Mar 3, 1:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	50 min
Mar 3, 1:20 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Leon	115 min
Mar 3, 1:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon, Madison	47 min
Mar 3, 1:53 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		52 min
Mar 3, 2:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Wakulla	60 min
Mar 3, 2:02 PM CST	Wind Advisory	TAE	Dixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison, Taylor and 1 more	5 hr
Mar 3, 2:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor	62 min
Mar 3, 2:39 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		66 min
Mar 3, 3:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Franklin, Wakulla	51 min
Mar 3, 3:57 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		93 min
Mar 3, 4:29 PM CST	Gale Warning	TAE		17 hr
Mar 3, 4:29 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		26 hr
Mar 3, 4:38 PM CST	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.