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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 22, 2016Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2016, 2:31 AM CST for Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 59 min. 3 reports 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
Jan 22, 2016, 2:31 AM CST (08:31 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2016, 3:30 AM CST
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 2:42 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Panama City, FLPOWER LINES DOWN ON EAST FOURTH COURT IN PANAMA CITY.
Jan 22, 3:05 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Panama City, FLPOWER LINES DOWN ON EAST FOURTH COURT IN PANAMA CITY.
Jan 22, 3:05 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Springfield, FLLARGE TREE DOWN NEAR MILLVILLE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 21, 6:53 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2016-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
366 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

611 
WUUS52 KTAE 220831
SVRTAE
FLC005-131-133-220930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0009.160122T0831Z-160122T0930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
231 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 330 AM CST

* AT 231 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PANAMA CITY...LYNN HAVEN...PANAMA CITY BEACH...CALLAWAY...
  SPRINGFIELD...HILAND PARK...TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE...PARKER...
  EBRO...GAINER SPRING...BAYOU GEORGE...SEMINOLE HILLS...LAIRD...WEST
  BAY...NIXON...RIVERSIDE...MILLVILLE...BAHAMA BEACH...VICKSBURG AND
  SOUTHPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3038 8605 3057 8563 3043 8539 3014 8539
      2997 8551 3012 8569 3020 8573 3032 8552
      3036 8555 3033 8558 3028 8561 3023 8572
      3031 8576 3028 8585 3023 8584 3024 8576
      3012 8571 3029 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 0831Z 228DEG 36KT 3008 8595 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
723 
WWUS52 KTAE 220852
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
252 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

FLC131-220902-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0930Z/
WALTON FL-
252 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3033 8589 3044 8571 3043 8539 3014 8539
      2997 8551 3019 8572 3032 8552 3036 8555
      3023 8572 3031 8576 3028 8585 3023 8584
      3024 8576 3022 8575 3020 8575 3014 8572
      3016 8576 3013 8573 3023 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 232DEG 39KT 3022 8570 

$$

FLC005-133-220930-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0930Z/
BAY FL-WASHINGTON FL-
252 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CST
FOR BAY AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 252 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LYNN HAVEN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PANAMA CITY...LYNN HAVEN...PANAMA CITY BEACH...CALLAWAY...
SPRINGFIELD...HILAND PARK...TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE...PARKER...GAINER
SPRING...BAYOU GEORGE...WEST BAY...NIXON...MILLVILLE...BAHAMA
BEACH...VICKSBURG...COLLEGE STATION...BAY HARBOR...BENNETT...GULF
LAGOON BEACH AND BRANNONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3033 8589 3044 8571 3043 8539 3014 8539
      2997 8551 3019 8572 3032 8552 3036 8555
      3023 8572 3031 8576 3028 8585 3023 8584
      3024 8576 3022 8575 3020 8575 3014 8572
      3016 8576 3013 8573 3023 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 0852Z 232DEG 39KT 3022 8570 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 7:27 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton48 min
Jan 21, 7:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton24 min
Jan 22, 12:39 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 22, 12:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington93 min
Jan 22, 1:45 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Walton30 min
Jan 22, 1:48 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEHolmes, Walton27 min
Jan 22, 2:43 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay47 min
Jan 22, 2:53 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 22, 3:06 AM CSTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton21 hr
Jan 22, 3:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington48 min
Jan 22, 3:14 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEBay91 min
Jan 22, 3:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty64 min
Jan 22, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WarningTAECalhoun49 min
Jan 22, 3:53 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay, Gulf52 min
Jan 22, 4:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Leon and 2 more73 min
Jan 22, 4:54 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 22, 5:12 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEFranklin33 min
Jan 22, 5:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELeon21 min
Jan 22, 6:23 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE52 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.