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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2012, 1:11 PM CST for Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 min. 5 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
- Mar 1, 2012, 1:11 PM CST (19:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 1:45 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1:12 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Ssw Slocomb, AL | SURVEY CONFIRMS EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 9 SOUTH OF SLOCOMB AROUND 112 PM CST AND MOVED EASTWARD AROUND 1.23 MILES BEFORE LIFTING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COTTON BOX RD AND DAVIS MILL RD AROUND 114 PM CST. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROO |
| Mar 1, 1:13 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Slocomb, AL | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. 1419 S COUNTY RD 9. POWER LINES DOWN AND SOME STRUCURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AND BARN. |
| Mar 1, 1:14 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Sse Slocomb, AL | A SECOND EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 103 AND TINDIL CREEK RD TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRST TORNADO AROUND 114 PM CST. THIS TORNADO TRAVELED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AROUND ONE-THIRD OF A MILE ACROSS TINDIL CREEK RD BEFORE LIFTING AR |
| Mar 1, 1:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Cottonwood, AL | ROOF BLOWN OFF MOBILE HOME IN COTTONWOOD AL., AND A SIGN BLOWN DOWN. |
| Mar 1, 1:50 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Lovetown, AL | A FEW TREES DOWN. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 240 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
354
WFUS52 KTAE 011911
TORTAE
ALC061-069-011945-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0007.120301T1911Z-120301T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
111 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 145 PM CST
* AT 108 PM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR SLOCOMB...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TAYLOR AND COTTONWOOD
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 8567 3116 8520 3100 8528 3099 8556
3101 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 277DEG 34KT 3109 8558
$$
42-DVD3 follow-up statements
939
WWUS52 KTAE 011921
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
121 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012
ALC061-069-011945-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1945Z/
GENEVA AL-HOUSTON AL-
121 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
HOUSTON AND EASTERN GENEVA COUNTIES...
AT 117 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FADETTE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
REPORTS ARE COMING IN OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE VICINITY
OF SLOCOMB.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TAYLOR...MERRITTS CROSSROADS...SOUTHERN JUNCTION...REHOBETH...
GARRETTS CROSSROADS...OLYMPIA SPA RESORT...MADRID...MEMPHIS...
KEYTONS...HODGESVILLE...WILSON MILL...LOVETOWN...COTTONWOOD AND SEALY
SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
&&
LAT...LON 3118 8556 3116 8520 3101 8528 3099 8554
3100 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 280DEG 26KT 3108 8551
$$
42-DVD887
WWUS52 KTAE 011927
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
127 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012
ALC061-069-011945-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1945Z/
GENEVA AL-HOUSTON AL-
127 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
HOUSTON AND SOUTHEASTERN GENEVA COUNTIES...
AT 122 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MERRITTS
CROSSROADS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
REHOBETH...GARRETTS CROSSROADS...OLYMPIA SPA RESORT...MADRID...
MEMPHIS...KEYTONS...HODGESVILLE...WILSON MILL...SEALY SPRINGS...
LOVETOWN AND COTTONWOOD
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 3118 8553 3116 8520 3101 8528 3099 8551
3100 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 280DEG 26KT 3107 8547
$$
42-DVD548 WWUS52 KTAE 011930 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 230 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012 ALC061-011941- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1945Z/ GENEVA AL- 130 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3116 8520 3102 8529 3099 8548 3118 8548 TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 280DEG 26KT 3107 8543 $$ ALC069-011945- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120301T1945Z/ HOUSTON AL- 130 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CST FOR CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY... AT 127 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GARRETTS CROSSROADS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OLYMPIA SPA RESORT...MADRID...MEMPHIS...KEYTONS...HODGESVILLE...WILSON MILL...SEALY SPRINGS...LOVETOWN AND COTTONWOOD 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 3116 8520 3102 8529 3099 8548 3118 8548 TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 280DEG 26KT 3107 8543 $$ 42-DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 11:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 11:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 1:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 3:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Henry, Houston | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 3:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 49 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.