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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at May 13, 2012, 3:56 AM CDT for Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 34 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
- May 13, 2012, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2012, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
873 WFUS52 KTAE 130856 TORTAE FLC133-130930- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0035.120513T0856Z-120513T0930Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 356 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... * UNTIL 430 AM CDT * AT 353 AM CDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR GREENHEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SMYRNA...SYLVANIA...SPRING HOLLOW...WAUSAU...BRADFORD...GILBERTS MILL...ORANGE HILL AND SUNNY HILLS 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE!. && LAT...LON 3073 8559 3066 8544 3047 8559 3053 8574 TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 215DEG 20KT 3055 8563 $$ 42-DVD
2 follow-up statements
214 WWUS52 KTAE 130905 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 405 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 FLC133-130930- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120513T0930Z/ WASHINGTON FL- 405 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 402 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WAUSAU...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRADFORD...GILBERTS MILL...ORANGE HILL AND SUNNY HILLS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3054 8565 3072 8556 3066 8544 3050 8557 TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 223DEG 19KT 3058 8557 $$ 42-DVD
218 WWUS52 KTAE 130918 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 418 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 FLC133-130930- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120513T0930Z/ WASHINGTON FL- 418 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 416 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GILBERTS MILL... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ORANGE HILL AND SUNNY HILLS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. && LAT...LON 3057 8557 3070 8554 3066 8544 3056 8552 TIME...MOT...LOC 0918Z 230DEG 17KT 3061 8551 $$ 42-DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 4:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 31 min |
| May 13, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 59 min | |
| May 13, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 55 min | |
| May 13, 7:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 61 min | |
| May 13, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 28 min | |
| May 13, 8:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 61 min | |
| May 13, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| May 13, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 39 min |
| May 13, 9:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 52 min | |
| May 13, 9:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 32 min |
| May 13, 9:31 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 59 min | |
| May 13, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 30 min | |
| May 13, 10:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 6 min |
| May 13, 10:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton, Washington | 12 min |
| May 13, 10:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton | 14 min |
| May 13, 11:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 55 min |
| May 13, 11:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay | 58 min |
| May 13, 11:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 53 min | |
| May 13, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 52 min |
| May 13, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 67 min | |
| May 13, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 40 min |
| May 13, 1:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Bay | 116 min |
| May 13, 1:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gulf | 52 min |
| May 13, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gulf | 31 min |
| May 13, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 31 min |
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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.