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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 17, 2014Geneva County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 2:56 AM CST for Geneva County, Alabama. 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
Nov 17, 2014, 2:56 AM CST (08:56 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2014, 3:30 AM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Geneva County, AL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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
Nov 17, 1:32 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2014-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 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.

173 
WFUS52 KTAE 170856
TORTAE
ALC061-170930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0031.141117T0856Z-141117T0930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
256 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GENEVA...

* UNTIL 330 AM CST

* AT 253 AM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR GENEVA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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

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 3104 8603 3120 8587 3119 8555 3099 8583
      3099 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 226DEG 38KT 3104 8591

$$

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2 follow-up statements
176 
WWUS52 KTAE 170913
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
313 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

ALC061-170930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141117T0930Z/
GENEVA AL-
313 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY...

AT 310 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLWOOD...OR 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF GENEVA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGH
BLUFF

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 3110 8579 3111 8585 3120 8583 3120 8576
      3119 8562
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 226DEG 38KT 3115 8577

$$

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244 
WWUS52 KTAE 170925
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
325 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

ALC061-170935-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-141117T0930Z/
GENEVA AL-
325 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GENEVA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
330 AM CST...

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 3110 8579 3111 8585 3120 8583 3120 8576
      3119 8562
TIME...MOT...LOC 0925Z 226DEG 38KT 3124 8566

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 2:07 AM CSTFreeze WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston31 hr
Nov 17, 2:07 AM CSTHard Freeze WatchTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston24 hr
Nov 17, 7:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGeneva, Houston26 min
Nov 17, 12:47 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston19 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.