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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 24, 2014Holmes County, Jackson County, Washington County, Florida; Dale County, Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 24, 2014, 3:08 AM CST for Holmes County, Jackson County, Washington County, Florida; Dale County, Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 22 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 24, 2014, 3:08 AM CST (09:08 UTC)
Expired
Dec 24, 2014, 3:30 AM CST
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 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, 10:55 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 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°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.

500 
WFUS52 KTAE 240908
TORTAE
ALC045-061-069-FLC059-063-133-240930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0052.141224T0908Z-141224T0930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
308 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BONIFAY...
  NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHEASTERN DALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  EASTERN GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  WESTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOTHAN...

* UNTIL 330 AM CST

* AT 303 AM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 7 MILES NORTH OF BONIFAY...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HARTFORD...SLOCOMB...TAYLOR...PINCKARD...COWARTS...ASHFORD AND
  MIDLAND CITY

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 3140 8555 3117 8518 3071 8575 3084 8585
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 209DEG 56KT 3093 8568

$$

52-MCDERMOTT
1 follow-up statement
168 
WWUS52 KTAE 240925
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
325 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014

ALC045-061-069-FLC059-063-133-240934-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-141224T0930Z/
DALE AL-GENEVA AL-HOUSTON AL-JACKSON FL-HOLMES FL-WASHINGTON FL-
325 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EASTERN
HOLMES...NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...WESTERN HOUSTON...EASTERN GENEVA AND
SOUTHEASTERN DALE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 AM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 6 AM CST.

LAT...LON 3140 8555 3117 8518 3071 8575 3084 8585
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 209DEG 56KT 3119 8551

$$

52-MCDERMOTT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 6:18 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEGulf27 min
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, 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
Dec 23, 9:15 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva4 hr
Dec 24, 12:50 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Henry, Houston3 hr
Dec 24, 1:44 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva3 hr
Dec 24, 1:51 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEHenry, Houston4 min
Dec 24, 3:43 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Henry, Houston3 hr
Dec 24, 4:28 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva3 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.