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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 29, 2014Franklin County, Gulf County, Liberty County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2014, 10:46 AM EDT for Franklin County, Gulf County, Liberty County, Florida. It was in force for 44 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
Apr 29, 2014, 10:46 AM EDT (14:46 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2014, 11:30 AM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Liberty County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:46 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
Apr 29, 2:56 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 81 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 2014-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1060 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 2014-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 193 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
1060 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
784 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
4.3

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The text

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

388 
WFUS52 KTAE 291446
TORTAE
FLC037-045-077-291530-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0007.140429T1446Z-140429T1530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1046 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT/1030 AM CDT/

* AT 938 AM CDT...DEVELOPING TORNADOES HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 13 MILES EAST OF PORT ST. JOE...OR 12
  MILES NORTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
  THERE APPEARED TO BE 3 DIFFERENT TORNADOES THAT WILL BE 
  AFFECTING ROUGHLY THE SAME REGION.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BEVERLY...HAYS PLACE...DALKEITH...CREELS...BUCK SIDING...WILLIS
  LANDING...FORT GADSDEN...SUMATRA...KERN...OWENS BRIDGE...WILMA...
  MORGAN PLACE...TWIN POLE...NIXON GARDEN AND CENTRAL 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 3026 8498 2993 8456 2972 8521 2984 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 221DEG 22KT 2990 8506

$$

9-FOURNIER
1 follow-up statement
884 
WWUS52 KTAE 291505
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1105 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

FLC037-045-077-291515-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T1530Z/
GULF FL-FRANKLIN FL-LIBERTY FL-
1105 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LIBERTY...FRANKLIN AND
GULF COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3026 8498 2993 8456 2972 8521 2984 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 221DEG 22KT 2999 8497

$$

9-FOURNIER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 4:09 AM EDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton40 hr
Apr 29, 5:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton51 min
Apr 29, 5:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton35 min
Apr 29, 6:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Apr 29, 9:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE66 min
Apr 29, 9:55 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay80 min
Apr 29, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE59 min
Apr 29, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE61 min
Apr 29, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Apr 29, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE66 min
Apr 29, 5:35 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE14 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.