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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 17, 2014Bay County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 3:15 AM CST for Bay County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2014, 3:45 AM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bay County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 121 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°0°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.

584 
WFUS52 KTAE 170915
TORTAE
FLC005-133-170945-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0032.141117T0915Z-141117T0945Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 345 AM CST

* AT 312 AM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR CRYSTAL LAKE...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF LYNN HAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CRYSTAL LAKE...RIVERSIDE...GREENHEAD...GAINER SPRING...PORTER LAKE
  AND SINGER ROAD

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 3065 8553 3051 8538 3049 8539 3035 8570
      3044 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 0916Z 236DEG 30KT 3041 8570

$$

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1 follow-up statement
410 
WWUS52 KTAE 170931
SVSTAE

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

FLC005-133-170945-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-141117T0945Z/
WASHINGTON FL-BAY FL-
331 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BAY AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 330 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PORTER LAKE...OR
14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VERNON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SINGER
ROAD

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 3065 8553 3051 8538 3049 8540 3042 8554
      3052 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 236DEG 30KT 3049 8554

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 1:26 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE64 min
Nov 17, 1:28 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE92 min
Nov 17, 2:07 AM CSTFreeze WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more31 hr
Nov 17, 2:07 AM CSTHard Freeze WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more24 hr
Nov 17, 2:10 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay, Gulf35 min
Nov 17, 2:19 AM CSTGale WarningTAE24 hr
Nov 17, 2:35 AM CSTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Gulf25 min
Nov 17, 2:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton47 min
Nov 17, 2:46 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay, Washington29 min
Nov 17, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington49 min
Nov 17, 3:46 AM CSTTornado WarningTAECalhoun44 min
Nov 17, 3:54 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE51 min
Nov 17, 4:20 AM CSTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Liberty40 min
Nov 17, 4:28 AM CSTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Gulf, Walton5 hr
Nov 17, 4:45 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEGadsden45 min
Nov 17, 5:07 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington38 min
Nov 17, 5:55 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEJackson50 min
Nov 17, 6:52 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE113 min
Nov 17, 7:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson26 min
Nov 17, 7:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington28 min
Nov 17, 7:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington51 min
Nov 17, 7:41 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEFranklin49 min
Nov 17, 8:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson45 min
Nov 17, 8:23 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Nov 17, 9:55 AM CSTRip Current StatementTAEFranklin8 hr
Nov 17, 9:56 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE94 min
Nov 17, 12:47 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more19 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.