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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 25, 2012Taylor County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2012, 4:21 AM EDT for Taylor County, Florida. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 25, 2012, 4:21 AM EDT (08:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2012, 4:45 AM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Taylor County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 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
Jun 24, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 00:00Z on 2012-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-385 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
317 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

673 
WFUS52 KTAE 250821
TORTAE
FLC123-250845-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0046.120625T0821Z-120625T0845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
421 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 445 AM EDT

* AT 419 AM EDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR STEINHATCHEE...MOVING NORTH AT 25
  MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HOWELL PLACE AND SALEM.

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 2971 8351 2989 8353 2990 8337 2989 8335
      2969 8336 2966 8337 2968 8340 2965 8343
      2965 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0822Z 181DEG 20KT 2970 8345

$$

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1 follow-up statement
026 
WWUS52 KTAE 250838
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
438 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

FLC123-250848-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120625T0845Z/
TAYLOR FL-
438 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
445 AM EDT...

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2971 8351 2989 8353 2990 8337 2989 8335
      2969 8336 2966 8337 2968 8340 2965 8343
      2965 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 181DEG 20KT 2978 8345

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 11:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAEWakulla9 days
Jun 25, 11:37 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAELiberty, Wakulla6 hr
Jun 25, 1:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAELeon3 hr
Jun 25, 4:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAELeon3 hr
Jun 25, 4:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEJefferson, Madison3 hr
Jun 25, 5:22 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyTAEFranklin, Liberty, Wakulla12 hr
Jun 25, 6:18 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAEWakulla4 days
Jun 25, 7:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAELeon6 hr
Jun 25, 7:49 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEJefferson, Madison5 hr
Jun 25, 7:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEJefferson, Madison, Taylor6 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.