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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL

November 23, 2014Holmes County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 23, 2014, 12:24 PM CST for Holmes County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 21 min. 1 report 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
Nov 23, 2014, 12:24 PM CST (18:24 UTC)
Expired
Nov 23, 2014, 12:45 PM CST
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Holmes County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 23, 12:28 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG4 N Ponce De Leon, FLDAMAGE TO TREES AND AN OUTBUILDING STRUCTURE. REPORT POSTED TO THE WJHG-TV FACEBOOK PAGE.

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 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2014-11-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 350 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 12:00Z on 2014-11-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 374 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
350 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
374 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
452 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
5.8

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The text

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

963 
WFUS52 KTAE 231824
TORTAE
FLC059-131-133-231845-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0046.141123T1824Z-141123T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1224 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HOLMES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CST

* AT 1219 PM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR DOUGLASS CROSSROAD...OR 9 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WESTVILLE...CERROGORDO...CARYVILLE...GRITNEY...IZAGORA...PITTMAN
  AND BETHLEHEM

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 3099 8579 3085 8562 3064 8597 3069 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 224DEG 45KT 3071 8593

$$

9-FOURNIER
1 follow-up statement
957 
WWUS52 KTAE 231829
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
129 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014

FLC131-231839-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141123T1845Z/
WALTON FL-
1229 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3099 8579 3085 8562 3070 8587 3071 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 224DEG 45KT 3075 8588

$$

FLC059-133-231845-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141123T1845Z/
HOLMES FL-WASHINGTON FL-
1229 PM CST SUN NOV 23 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL HOLMES COUNTIES...

AT 1224 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PONCE DE LEON...OR
11 MILES EAST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WESTVILLE...CERROGORDO...CARYVILLE...GRITNEY...IZAGORA...PITTMAN...
BETHLEHEM AND MILLER CROSSROADS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8579 3085 8562 3070 8587 3071 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 224DEG 45KT 3075 8588

$$

9-FOURNIER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 23, 12:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton, Washington31 min
Nov 23, 12:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson35 min
Nov 23, 1:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla49 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.