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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 9:53 PM EDT for Franklin County, Liberty County, Florida. It was in force for 25 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
- Oct 13, 2014, 9:53 PM EDT (01:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2014, 10:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 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 01:54 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, 9:59 PM EDT | TORNADO | Sumatra, FL | TREES DOWN AND A ROOF BLOWN OFF A SHED IN THE VICINITY OF SUMATRA. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. RELAYED BY WMBB-TV METEOROLOGIST. |
| Oct 13, 10:01 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 2 N Sumatra, FL | TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE SEEN ON THE TLH DUAL POL DATA AT THIS LOCATION. EMERGENCY MANAGER FORWARDED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN AS WELL. A SHED WAS ALSO DAMAGED. RATED EF0. |
| Oct 13, 10:01 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 N Sumatra, FL | TORNADIC DEBRIS SIGNATURE SEEN ON THE TLH DUAL POL DATA AT THIS LOCATION. EMERGENCY MANAGER FORWARDED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN AS WELL. LIKELY 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.
431
WFUS52 KTAE 140153
TORTAE
FLC037-077-140245-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0022.141014T0153Z-141014T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
953 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
* AT 951 PM EDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR SUMATRA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
KERN...WILMA...CENTRAL CITY...NIXON GARDEN...JENSEN PLACE AND VILAS
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 2997 8500 2999 8502 3025 8500 3021 8480
2997 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 199DEG 19KT 3000 8498
$$
15-HARRIGAN2 follow-up statements
217 WWUS52 KTAE 140205 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1005 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 FLC037-140215- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-141014T0245Z/ FRANKLIN FL- 1005 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3003 8495 3003 8502 3025 8500 3023 8488 TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 187DEG 24KT 3008 8498 $$ FLC077-140245- /O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-141014T0245Z/ LIBERTY FL- 1005 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY... AT 1001 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KERN...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILMA...CENTRAL CITY...NIXON GARDEN...VILAS AND JENSEN PLACE 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 3003 8495 3003 8502 3025 8500 3023 8488 TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 187DEG 24KT 3008 8498 $$ 15-HARRIGAN
800 WWUS52 KTAE 140218 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1018 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 FLC077-140228- /O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-141014T0245Z/ LIBERTY FL- 1018 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3... OR YOU MAY CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAT...LON 3003 8495 3003 8502 3025 8500 3023 8488 TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 187DEG 24KT 3017 8497 $$ 15-HARRIGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 8:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty | 33 min |
| 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, 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.