Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2016, 6:32 PM CDT for Holmes County, Jackson County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 43 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
- May 3, 2016, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 7:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 4 Wsw Chipley, FL | 1.25 INCH HAIL REPORTED NEAR CHIPLEY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 126 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 721 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
494
WUUS52 KTAE 032332
SVRTAE
FLC059-063-133-040015-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0113.160503T2332Z-160504T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
632 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 632 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BONIFAY...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHIPLEY...BONIFAY...BRADFORD...COTTONDALE...ALFORD...WAUSAU...RICHTER
CROSSROADS...BAHOMA...KYNESVILLE...WHITEHEAD CROSSROADS...ORANGE HILL...
JOHNSON CROSSROADS...GILBERTS MILL...CHIPLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SUNNY
HILLS...HULAW...COTTONDALE AIRPORT...ROUND LAKE...BROCK CROSSROAD AND
HOLMES COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3083 8578 3091 8529 3057 8533 3057 8538
3070 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 279DEG 21KT 3074 8572
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
15-HARRIGAN2 follow-up statements
081
WWUS52 KTAE 032348
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
648 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016
FLC059-063-133-040015-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160504T0015Z/
WASHINGTON FL-HOLMES FL-JACKSON FL-
648 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES AND WESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES...
AT 648 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHIPLEY...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHIPLEY...BONIFAY...BRADFORD...COTTONDALE...ALFORD...WAUSAU...CHIPLEY
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SUNNY HILLS...RICHTER CROSSROADS...COTTONDALE
AIRPORT...ROUND LAKE...BAHOMA...BROCK CROSSROAD...HOLMES COUNTY AIRPORT...
KYNESVILLE...POPLAR HEAD...RIDGETOP...ORANGE HILL...JOHNSON CROSSROADS
AND COMPASS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 8529 3057 8533 3057 8538 3067 8570
3085 8568
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 279DEG 21KT 3073 8561
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
15-HARRIGAN599
WWUS52 KTAE 040005
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
705 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016
FLC059-040015-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160504T0015Z/
HOLMES FL-
705 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTH FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 3057 8533 3058 8536 3069 8561 3080 8560
3080 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 279DEG 21KT 3071 8549
$$
FLC063-133-040015-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160504T0015Z/
WASHINGTON FL-JACKSON FL-
705 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 705 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHIPLEY...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHIPLEY...COTTONDALE...ALFORD...CHIPLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SUNNY HILLS...
RIDGETOP...COTTONDALE AIRPORT...ROUND LAKE...ORANGE HILL...STEELE CITY
AND KYNESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3057 8533 3058 8536 3069 8561 3080 8560
3080 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 279DEG 21KT 3071 8549
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
15-HARRIGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 9:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 67 min | |
| May 3, 11:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 63 min | |
| May 3, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 21 min |
| May 3, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 37 min |
| May 3, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 38 min |
| May 3, 3:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Wakulla | 2 hr |
| May 3, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes | 37 min |
| May 3, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 30 min |
| May 3, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 47 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.