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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 20, 2012Dale County, Henry County, Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 20, 2012, 11:46 AM CST for Dale County, Henry County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 19 min. 3 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: Dec 20, 2012, 11:46 AM CST (17:46 UTC)
Expired: Dec 20, 2012, 12:05 PM CST
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Dale County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Dec 20, 11:47 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Sse Pinckard, AL	DAMAGE AT 505 BEAVER CREEK ROAD...MULTIPLE TREES DOWN...STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A GARAGE...AND A FENCE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Dec 20, 11:48 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Wnw Dothan, AL	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND A TRUCK OVERTURNED ALONG HWY 84 WEST OF DOTHAN. POSSIBLE SMALL TORNADO.
Dec 20, 12:00 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Tumbleton, AL	TREES DOWN IN A FEW PLACES AROUND THE COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 20, 9:19 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2063 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 202 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.

096 
WFUS52 KTAE 201746
TORTAE
ALC045-067-069-201815-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0065.121220T1746Z-121220T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1146 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1215 PM CST

* AT 1144 AM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR PINCKARD...OR NEAR HOLLIS DAIRY
  ROAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MIDLAND CITY...DOTHAN...KINSEY...HEADLAND AND WEBB

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 3123 8516 3120 8549 3120 8553 3129 8558
      3148 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 244DEG 26KT 3125 8551

$$

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2 follow-up statements

614 
WWUS52 KTAE 201756
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1256 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

ALC045-201806-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1815Z/
DALE AL-
1156 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DALE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3125 8518 3124 8541 3128 8543 3129 8542
      3130 8542 3148 8526 3145 8525 3131 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 248DEG 36KT 3129 8538

$$

ALC067-069-201815-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1815Z/
HOUSTON AL-HENRY AL-
1156 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND NORTH CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTIES...

AT 1154 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINSEY...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HEADLAND...WEBB...HEADLAND MUNICIPAL A/P...PEARCE...PLEASANT
PLAINS...TUMBLETON...SIGMA AND GRANDBERRY CROSSROADS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3125 8518 3124 8541 3128 8543 3129 8542
      3130 8542 3148 8526 3145 8525 3131 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 248DEG 36KT 3129 8538

$$

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284 
WWUS52 KTAE 201805
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1205 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

ALC067-069-201815-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-121220T1815Z/
HOUSTON AL-HENRY AL-
1205 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY AND NORTH CENTRAL
HOUSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

ROTATION HAS WEAKENED AND THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF A TORNADO HAS 
DIMINISHED...HOWEVER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 
UNTIL 1230 PM CST.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3125 8518 3124 8541 3128 8543 3129 8542
      3130 8542 3148 8526 3145 8525 3131 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 248DEG 36KT 3133 8528

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 20, 2:50 AM CST	Freeze Watch	TAE	Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	24 hr
Dec 20, 10:09 AM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Coffee	32 min
Dec 20, 10:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva	40 min
Dec 20, 11:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva, Houston	64 min
Dec 20, 11:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dale, Henry	55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.