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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2014, 2:29 AM CDT for Jackson County, Florida; Seminole County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 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
- Apr 30, 2014, 2:29 AM CDT (07:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2014, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jackson County, FL, Seminole County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marianna, FL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY |
| Apr 30, 2:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Steam Mill, GA | TREE ACROSS THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY 91 AND RIVER ROAD. |
| Apr 30, 2:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Donalsonville, GA | BUILDING COLLAPSED AT MARTIN RECYCLING COMPANY IN DONALSONVILLE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 12:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
264
WFUS52 KTAE 300729
TORTAE
FLC063-GAC253-300800-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.140430T0729Z-140430T0800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
229 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MARIANNA...
SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DONALSONVILLE...
* UNTIL 300 AM CDT/400 AM EDT/
* AT 224 AM CDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR MARIANNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GREENWOOD...TWO EGG...DELLWOOD...BASCOM...LOVEDALE...BUENA VISTA...
HAYNES...DRAKES STILL...FAIRCHILD...HORNSVILLE...STEAM MILL...
DESSER...RIVERTURN...LITTLE HOPE...REYNOLDSVILLE...LELA...
DONALDSONVILLE AIRPORT AND DAVIS PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3095 8475 3089 8476 3088 8477 3085 8477
3069 8520 3082 8527 3101 8504 3100 8500
3104 8501 3108 8496 3107 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 234DEG 35KT 3080 8515
$$
08-LAMERS2 follow-up statements
132
WWUS52 KTAE 300741
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
341 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014
FLC063-GAC253-300800-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
SEMINOLE GA-JACKSON FL-
341 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT/300 AM CDT/
FOR EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES...
AT 240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LOVEDALE...OR 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF MARIANNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HAYNES...HORNSVILLE...STEAM MILL...DESSER...RIVERTURN...LITTLE
HOPE...LELA...DONALSONVILLE... AND DAVIS PARK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3095 8476 3091 8476 3080 8504 3088 8513
3107 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 234DEG 35KT 3087 8503
$$
08-LAMERS923
WWUS52 KTAE 300755
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
355 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014
FLC063-GAC253-300804-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140430T0800Z/
SEMINOLE GA-JACKSON FL-
355 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM EDT/300 AM CDT/...
THE ROTATION THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. HOWEVER...A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL
330 AM CDT OR 430 AM EDT. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS.
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 LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
LAT...LON 3095 8476 3091 8476 3080 8504 3088 8513
3107 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 234DEG 35KT 3093 8492
$$
08-LAMERSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 7 days |
| Apr 29, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 10:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 9 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 11:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 49 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 116 min | |
| Apr 30, 12:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 14 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 12:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 12:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton, Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Apr 30, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 1:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 1:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 1:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay | 9 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 3:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 9 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 90 min | |
| Apr 30, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 3:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Liberty | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 87 min | |
| Apr 30, 6:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 114 min | |
| Apr 30, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Apr 30, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Apr 30, 8:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 8 days |
| Apr 30, 8:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 11:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 3:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Miller | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early, Miller, Seminole | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 2:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Lee | 4 days |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.