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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2012, 10:59 AM CDT for Geneva County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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
- Jun 10, 2012, 10:59 AM CDT (15:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2012, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Geneva County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 11:15 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Geneva, AL | TREES UPROOTED ON TOM FAIN RD |
| Jun 10, 11:15 AM CDT | TORNADO | 6 N Geneva, AL | TREES UPROOTED ON TOM FAIN RD |
| Jun 10, 11:35 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nne Geneva, AL | SPOTTER REPORTS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON NEVA DRIVE IN ROAD JUST NORTH OF GENEVA |
| Jun 10, 11:35 AM CDT | TORNADO | N Chancellor, AL | TORNADO SITED BY RETIRED POLICE OFFICER IN CHANCELLOR, AL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 1717 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
422 WFUS52 KTAE 101559 TORTAE ALC061-101630- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0041.120610T1559Z-120610T1630Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1059 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1130 AM CDT * AT 1057 AM CDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR GENEVA...OR NEAR VAUGHANVILLE... MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LYTLE...EUNOLA...MARL...GENEVA MUNICIPAL A/P...SELLERSVILLE... SPEARS...HIGHFALLS...COFFEE SPRINGS...CHANCELLOR AND BELLWOOD. 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 3120 8599 3120 8573 3100 8587 3101 8606 TIME...MOT...LOC 1559Z 201DEG 23KT 3104 8594 $$ 42-DVD
2 follow-up statements
683 WWUS52 KTAE 101611 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1111 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ALC061-101630- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120610T1630Z/ GENEVA AL- 1111 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY... AT 1106 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LYTLE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPEARS...COFFEE SPRINGS...CHANCELLOR AND BELLWOOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3120 8599 3120 8573 3102 8587 3104 8597 TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 201DEG 21KT 3109 8590 $$ 42-DVD
197 WWUS52 KTAE 101618 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1118 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ALC061-101630- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120610T1630Z/ GENEVA AL- 1118 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY... AT 1115 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COFFEE SPRINGS... MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHANCELLOR AND BELLWOOD PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3120 8573 3108 8583 3109 8593 3119 8595 TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 201DEG 21KT 3113 8588 $$ 42-DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 10:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 10:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 11:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 12:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Houston | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.