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Tornado Warning 58, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2012, 4:37 AM CDT for Geneva County, Alabama; Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 43 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
- Aug 30, 2012, 4:37 AM CDT (09:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 5:20 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Geneva County, AL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 837 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
730
WFUS52 KTAE 300937
TORTAE
ALC061-FLC131-301030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0058.120830T0937Z-120830T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
437 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEAST WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
WESTERN GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 530 AM CDT
* AT 435 AM CDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 12 MILES SOUTH OF SAMSON...OR NEAR
DARLINGTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GASKIN...HACODA...GANER...LOGAN FIELD MUNICIPAL A/P...EARLYTOWN...
PERA...WEEKS...PINEY GROVE AND LOWERY.
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 3119 8613 3118 8612 3119 8612 3119 8602
3119 8601 3100 8602 3099 8603 3089 8603
3088 8614 3115 8620 3119 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 175DEG 25KT 3096 8608
$$
08-LAMERS3 follow-up statements
901
WWUS52 KTAE 300955
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
555 AM EDT THU AUG 30 2012
FLC131-301005-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-120830T1030Z/
WALTON FL-
455 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEAST WALTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF WALTON
COUNTY...INTO GENEVA COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3119 8613 3118 8612 3119 8612 3119 8602
3102 8606 3102 8613 3115 8619 3119 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0955Z 173DEG 24KT 3107 8610
$$
ALC061-301030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-120830T1030Z/
GENEVA AL-
455 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
GENEVA COUNTY...
AT 453 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GANER...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOGAN
FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SAMSON...EARLYTOWN...PERA...WEEKS...PINEY
GROVE AND LOWERY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3119 8613 3118 8612 3119 8612 3119 8602
3102 8606 3102 8613 3115 8619 3119 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0955Z 173DEG 24KT 3107 8610
$$
08-LAMERS292
WWUS52 KTAE 301009
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
509 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
ALC061-301030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-120830T1030Z/
GENEVA AL-
509 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GENEVA COUNTY...
AT 507 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEEKS...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3111 8608 3111 8614 3119 8618 3119 8613
3118 8612 3119 8612 3119 8605
TIME...MOT...LOC 1010Z 173DEG 24KT 3117 8611
$$
08-LAMERS481
WWUS52 KTAE 301020
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
520 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
ALC061-301029-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-120830T1030Z/
GENEVA AL-
520 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GENEVA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF NORTHWEST
GENEVA COUNTY INTO SOUTHWEST COFFEE COUNTY.
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
(8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LAT...LON 3111 8608 3111 8614 3119 8618 3119 8613
3118 8612 3119 8612 3119 8605
TIME...MOT...LOC 1019Z 173DEG 24KT 3123 8612
$$
08-LAMERSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 5:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 1:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Aug 30, 1:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 2:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 3:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 35 min | |
| Aug 30, 4:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 6:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 9:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 9:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 22 min | |
| Aug 30, 10:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 34 min |
| Aug 30, 12:05 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 40 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.