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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 25, 2012Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:49 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 26 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
Dec 25, 2012, 4:49 PM CST (22:49 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2012, 5:15 PM CST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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
Dec 25, 2:41 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 199 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 12:00Z on 2012-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 212 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 12:00Z on 2012-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
212 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

191 
WFUS52 KTAE 252249
TORTAE
FLC131-252315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0070.121225T2249Z-121225T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
449 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 447 PM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR MOSSY HEAD...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FOX
  HILL...LIBERTY...NEW HARMONY...CLUSTER SPRINGS...SAND HILL...
  GORDON...CANEY CREEK...FLOWERSVILLE...CLEAR SPRINGS...PAXTON...
  LAKEWOOD...NATURAL BRIDGE AND GASKIN

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 3099 8640 3099 8607 3066 8626 3067 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 199DEG 34KT 3078 8631

$$

15-HARRIGAN
2 follow-up statements
352 
WWUS52 KTAE 252257
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
457 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

FLC131-252315-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
WALTON FL-
457 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY...

AT 455 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FOX HILL...MOVING
NORTH AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GORDON...CANEY CREEK...FLOWERSVILLE...PAXTON...LAKEWOOD...NATURAL
BRIDGE AND GASKIN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 3078 8624 3080 8637 3099 8634 3099 8609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 199DEG 34KT 3085 8628

$$

15-HARRIGAN
864 
WWUS52 KTAE 252308
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
508 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

FLC131-252315-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-121225T2315Z/
WALTON FL-
508 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY...

AT 504 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GORDON...MOVING
NORTH AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LAKEWOOD...NATURAL BRIDGE AND GASKIN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND CENTRAL FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 3083 8620 3085 8636 3099 8633 3099 8609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 199DEG 34KT 3095 8624

$$

15-HARRIGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 9:22 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more12 hr
Dec 25, 2:48 AM CSTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton39 hr
Dec 25, 2:48 AM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf, Walton39 hr
Dec 25, 4:47 AM CSTGale WarningTAE31 hr
Dec 25, 4:47 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE45 hr
Dec 25, 1:54 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE66 min
Dec 25, 2:29 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEWalton46 min
Dec 25, 5:07 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEWalton38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.