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Tornado Warning 76, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 25, 2012Bay County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 7:08 PM CST for Bay County, Florida. It was in force for 34 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, 7:08 PM CST (01:08 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2012, 7:42 PM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Bay County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 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 00:00Z, 1.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-12-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 232 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1109 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
410 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.

585 
WFUS52 KTAE 260108
TORTAE
FLC005-260200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0076.121226T0108Z-121226T0200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CST

* AT 703 PM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY...OR NEAR
  BILTMORE BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LYNN
  HAVEN

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 3023 8583 3026 8580 3024 8575 3020 8573
      3023 8569 3023 8573 3029 8577 3029 8583
      3044 8581 3044 8573 3037 8553 3016 8566
      3015 8571 3012 8570 3013 8568 3009 8570
      3019 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 198DEG 44KT 3017 8576

$$

15-HARRIGAN
2 follow-up statements
480 
WWUS52 KTAE 260126
SVSTAE

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

FLC005-260200-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/
BAY FL-
726 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
BAY COUNTY...

AT 723 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VICKSBURG...MOVING
NORTH AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.

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 3026 8560 3024 8573 3029 8577 3044 8574
      3044 8573 3037 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 198DEG 44KT 3038 8568

$$

15-HARRIGAN
791 
WWUS52 KTAE 260142
SVSTAE

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

FLC005-260151-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/
BAY FL-
742 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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 3026 8560 3024 8573 3029 8577 3044 8574
      3044 8573 3037 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 198DEG 44KT 3055 8561

$$

15-HARRIGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 6:04 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE35 min
Dec 25, 6:42 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE93 min
Dec 25, 7:09 PM CSTWind AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more18 hr
Dec 25, 7:10 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE19 min
Dec 25, 8:40 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE95 min
Dec 25, 9:13 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay18 min
Dec 25, 10:30 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE45 min
Dec 25, 10:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton66 min
Dec 25, 11:14 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Dec 25, 11:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington63 min
Dec 26, 12:07 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE83 min
Dec 26, 12:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson66 min
Dec 26, 1:10 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE80 min
Dec 26, 1:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf, Liberty32 min
Dec 26, 3:06 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon54 min
Dec 26, 5:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette, Taylor62 min
Dec 26, 1:09 PM CSTFreeze WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington14 hr

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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.