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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Tallahassee, FL

October 14, 2014Franklin County, Liberty County, Wakulla County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 14, 2014, 8:57 AM EDT for Franklin County, Liberty County, Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 13 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
Oct 14, 2014, 8:57 AM EDT (12:57 UTC)
Expired
Oct 14, 2014, 9:10 AM EDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Wakulla County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:58 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
Oct 14, 4:27 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 2014-10-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 502 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-10-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
502 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
601 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

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

625 
WFUS52 KTAE 141257
TORTAE
FLC037-077-129-141330-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0026.141014T1257Z-141014T1330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
857 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  WEST CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 930 AM EDT

* AT 855 AM EDT...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR MORGAN PLACE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF CARRABELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SANBORN AND POPLAR CAMP

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 3016 8469 3013 8451 2988 8469 2992 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1257Z 208DEG 27KT 2994 8473

$$

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1 follow-up statement
037 
WWUS52 KTAE 141310
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
910 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014

FLC037-077-129-141321-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-141014T1330Z/
FRANKLIN FL-WAKULLA FL-LIBERTY FL-
910 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY...WEST CENTRAL
WAKULLA AND NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES 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 3016 8469 3013 8451 2988 8469 2992 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1311Z 208DEG 27KT 3003 8467

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 8:27 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty33 min
Oct 13, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE34 min
Oct 13, 9:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Oct 13, 9:53 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty25 min
Oct 13, 10:26 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty34 min
Oct 13, 10:57 PM EDTTornado WarningTAELiberty30 min
Oct 13, 11:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Oct 14, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE36 min
Oct 14, 2:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton31 min
Oct 14, 2:19 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE101 min
Oct 14, 2:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton49 min
Oct 14, 2:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington48 min
Oct 14, 3:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay27 min
Oct 14, 3:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington3 hr
Oct 14, 3:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington30 min
Oct 14, 3:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Oct 14, 4:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf42 min
Oct 14, 4:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf, Liberty41 min
Oct 14, 4:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Oct 14, 6:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE115 min
Oct 14, 6:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton46 min
Oct 14, 6:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Wakulla23 min
Oct 14, 7:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington55 min
Oct 14, 8:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Oct 14, 8:29 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEFranklin31 min
Oct 14, 9:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEGadsden, Leon3 hr
Oct 14, 9:47 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAELeon3 hr
Oct 14, 10:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla40 min
Oct 14, 10:07 AM EDTTornado WarningTAELeon23 min
Oct 14, 10:17 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE118 min
Oct 14, 10:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty, Wakulla46 min
Oct 14, 11:21 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla39 min
Oct 14, 11:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla61 min
Oct 14, 12:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE118 min
Oct 14, 12:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor56 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.