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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 23, 2014Gulf County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2014, 6:18 PM CST for Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
Dec 23, 2014, 6:18 PM CST (00:18 UTC)
Expired
Dec 23, 2014, 6:45 PM CST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Gulf County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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
Dec 23, 2:47 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2014-12-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2014-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 397 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
397 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
547 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

680 
WFUS52 KTAE 240018
TORTAE
FLC045-240045-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0048.141224T0018Z-141224T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
618 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL GULF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT ST. JOE...

* UNTIL 645 PM CST/745 PM EST/

* AT 617 PM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEAR PORT ST. JOE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE
  CITY...DALKEITH...WILLIS LANDING AND HONEYVILLE.

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 2973 8531 2974 8532 2980 8531 2983 8533
      2987 8536 2990 8537 3009 8516 3004 8513
      2996 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 219DEG 33KT 2983 8531

$$

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1 follow-up statement
191 
WWUS52 KTAE 240041
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
641 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

FLC045-240051-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-141224T0045Z/
GULF FL-
641 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GULF COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM
CST/745 PM EST/...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM CST.

LAT...LON 2973 8531 2974 8532 2980 8531 2983 8533
      2987 8536 2990 8537 3009 8516 3004 8513
      2996 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 219DEG 33KT 2999 8516

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 7:00 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEGulf22 min
Dec 23, 7:34 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEWakulla61 hr
Dec 23, 7:40 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEGadsden, Leon11 days
Dec 23, 11:28 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE62 min
Dec 24, 12:04 AM CSTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyTAEHolmes, Walton3 hr
Dec 24, 2:13 AM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf, Walton25 hr
Dec 24, 2:29 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE31 min
Dec 24, 2:47 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE28 min
Dec 24, 2:49 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE56 min
Dec 24, 2:56 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Walton3 hr
Dec 24, 3:08 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington22 min
Dec 24, 4:42 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Dec 24, 5:02 AM CSTWind AdvisoryTAEDixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Lafayette and 4 more4 hr
Dec 24, 5:59 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty3 hr
Dec 24, 7:15 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla3 hr
Dec 24, 7:32 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton29 hr
Dec 24, 7:44 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE61 min
Dec 24, 8:33 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE57 min
Dec 24, 8:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon44 min
Dec 24, 9:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Washington8 days
Dec 24, 9:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton10 days
Dec 24, 9:27 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE93 min
Dec 24, 10:55 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE95 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.