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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 23, 2016Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 10:48 PM CST for Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 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: Feb 23, 2016, 10:48 PM CST (04:48 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2016, 11:18 PM CST
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

County Henry County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:52 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
Feb 23, 10:49 PM CST	TORNADO	5 Ne Headland, AL	DAMAGE TO 5 RESIDENCES AND NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NORTHEAST OF HEADLAND. DEBRIS SIGNATURE ON RADAR AT THE TIME.
Feb 23, 10:54 PM CST	TORNADO 0	2 Ne Balkum, AL	A SHORT TORNADO TRACK WAS DETERMINED ALONG CR-53 JUST NORTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH CR-26. THIS WAS A CONCENTRATED AREA OF TREE DAMAGE.
Feb 23, 11:02 PM CST	TORNADO 1	Wsw Hardwickburg, AL	A SHORT TORNADO PATH WAS OBSERVED ALONG CR-65 JUST TO THE EAST OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 95. MANY LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG THIS SHORT PATH.

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
Feb 23, 8:08 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 100 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

937 
WFUS52 KTAE 240448
TORTAE
ALC067-240530-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0010.160224T0448Z-160224T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1048 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CST
    
* AT 1047 PM CST...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  HEADLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ABBEVILLE AROUND 1055 PM CST.
  FORT GAINES AROUND 1215 AM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GRANDBERRY CROSSROADS...SCOTTSBORO CROSSROADS...SHORTERVILLE...
CAPPS...TUMBLETON...WILLIS CROSSROADS...DANCEY...MURPHY STATION...
DOUBLE BRIDGES AND SCREAMER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3174 8512 3170 8513 3166 8508 3164 8509
      3162 8506 3157 8506 3154 8504 3147 8507
      3143 8507 3132 8530 3142 8540 3170 8523
      3171 8521 3174 8520 3177 8515
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 235DEG 37KT 3141 8529 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

15-HARRIGAN

2 follow-up statements

179 
WWUS52 KTAE 240502
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1102 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

ALC067-240530-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160224T0530Z/
HENRY AL-
1102 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY...
        
AT 1102 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FORT GAINES AROUND 1215 AM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HALEBURG...SHORTERVILLE...WILLIS CROSSROADS...HAYES...BARNES...
MILLER...HARDWICKBURG AND WALTER F. GEORGE LOCK AND DAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3166 8508 3164 8509 3162 8506 3157 8506
      3154 8504 3147 8507 3143 8507 3140 8513
      3144 8522 3156 8519 3162 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 235DEG 37KT 3150 8514 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

15-HARRIGAN

544 
WWUS52 KTAE 240518
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1118 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

ALC067-240528-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160224T0530Z/
HENRY AL-
1118 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3166 8508 3164 8509 3162 8506 3157 8506
      3154 8504 3147 8507 3143 8507 3140 8513
      3144 8522 3156 8519 3162 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 235DEG 37KT 3160 8498 

$$

9-FOURNIER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 23, 8:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva	43 min
Feb 23, 9:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Geneva	51 min
Feb 23, 9:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston	40 min
Feb 23, 10:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	46 min
Feb 23, 10:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	65 min
Feb 23, 10:37 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Geneva	113 min
Feb 23, 10:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Henry, Houston	51 min
Feb 23, 11:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Henry	25 min
Feb 23, 11:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Henry, Houston	67 min
Feb 23, 11:41 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Houston	2 hr
Feb 24, 2:54 AM CST	Wind Advisory	TAE	Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston	14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.