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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 8:27 PM EDT for Franklin County, Liberty County, Florida. It was in force for 33 min. 4 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
- Oct 13, 2014, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, FL, Liberty County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 8:29 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 4 Nne Hays Place, FL | TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE SEEN ON DUAL POL RADAR FROM TLH AT THIS LOCATION. THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FOREST WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED. RATED EF0. |
| Oct 13, 8:29 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Nne Hays Place, FL | TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE SEEN ON DUAL POL RADAR FROM TLH AT THIS LOCATION |
| Oct 13, 8:50 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 4 E Sumatra, FL | ANOTHER TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE SEEN ON TLH DUAL POL DATA AT THIS LOCATION. LIKELY A SEPARATE TORNADO. RATED EF0 WITH TREE DAMAGE. |
| Oct 13, 8:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 E Sumatra, FL | ANOTHER TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE SEEN ON TLH DUAL POL DATA AT THIS LOCATION. LIKELY A SEPARATE TORNADO |
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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1247 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
335 WFUS52 KTAE 140027 TORTAE FLC037-077-140115- /O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0021.141014T0027Z-141014T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 827 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA... SOUTH CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA... * UNTIL 915 PM EDT * AT 826 PM EDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 12 MILES SOUTH OF OWENS BRIDGE...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF EASTPOINT...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES. 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 3007 8497 3007 8478 2985 8489 2986 8494 TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 191DEG 17KT 2988 8491 $$ 15-HARRIGAN
3 follow-up statements
363 WWUS52 KTAE 140036 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 836 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 FLC037-077-140115- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141014T0115Z/ FRANKLIN FL-LIBERTY FL- 836 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LIBERTY AND NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES... AT 834 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRM A TORNADO VIA RADAR DATA. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OWENS BRIDGE...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF EASTPOINT...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES. GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE TORNADO AS POSSIBLE. && LAT...LON 2989 8494 3007 8497 3007 8478 2989 8487 TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 184DEG 22KT 2993 8491 $$ 15-HARRIGAN
577 WWUS52 KTAE 140050 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 850 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 FLC037-077-140115- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141014T0115Z/ FRANKLIN FL-LIBERTY FL- 850 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LIBERTY AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES... AT 847 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. 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 2999 8489 2999 8493 3007 8496 3007 8488 TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 184DEG 22KT 3002 8490 $$ 15-HARRIGAN
748 WWUS52 KTAE 140100 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 900 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 FLC037-077-140110- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-141014T0115Z/ FRANKLIN FL-LIBERTY FL- 900 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LIBERTY AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 2999 8489 2999 8493 3007 8496 3007 8488 TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 184DEG 22KT 3008 8490 $$ 15-HARRIGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 34 min | |
| Oct 13, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 13, 9:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty | 25 min |
| Oct 13, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty | 34 min |
| Oct 13, 10:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Liberty | 30 min |
| Oct 13, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 63 min | |
| Oct 14, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 36 min | |
| Oct 14, 2:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 31 min |
| Oct 14, 2:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 101 min | |
| Oct 14, 2:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 49 min |
| Oct 14, 2:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 48 min |
| Oct 14, 3:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 27 min |
| Oct 14, 3:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 30 min |
| Oct 14, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf | 42 min |
| Oct 14, 4:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 41 min |
| Oct 14, 4:55 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 14, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 115 min | |
| Oct 14, 6:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 6:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Wakulla | 23 min |
| Oct 14, 7:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 55 min |
| Oct 14, 8:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 14, 8:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 31 min |
| Oct 14, 8:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla | 13 min |
| Oct 14, 9:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 9:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla | 40 min |
| Oct 14, 10:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Leon | 23 min |
| Oct 14, 10:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 118 min | |
| Oct 14, 10:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 11:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 39 min |
| Oct 14, 11:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla | 61 min |
| Oct 14, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 118 min | |
| Oct 14, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.