Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2016, 3:53 AM CST for Bay County, Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 52 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
- Jan 22, 2016, 3:53 AM CST (09:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2016, 4:45 AM CST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bay County, FL, Gulf County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
293
WFUS52 KTAE 220953
TORTAE
FLC005-045-221045-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0005.160122T0953Z-160122T1045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
453 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
NORTHERN GULF COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 545 AM EST/445 AM CST/
* AT 453 AM EST /353 AM CST/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MEXICO BEACH...OR 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PORT ST. JOE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WEWAHITCHKA AND STONEMILL CREEK AROUND 420 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHIPOLA CUTOFF...DAVIS BEACH...DALKEITH...HONEYVILLE...WEWAHITCHKA...
BEACON HILL AND OVERSTREET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 2995 8542 2997 8550 2998 8551 2997 8548
2997 8547 3002 8554 3003 8539 3004 8539
3007 8543 3003 8548 3005 8549 3020 8525
3020 8512 3009 8515 3004 8513 3001 8508
2990 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 238DEG 37KT 2999 8541
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
347
WWUS52 KTAE 221003
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
503 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
FLC005-221013-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160122T1045Z/
BAY FL-
503 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST/500 AM CST/ FOR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2993 8539 3003 8539 3005 8538 3005 8539
3011 8539 3020 8525 3020 8512 3018 8512
3017 8514 3016 8513 3009 8515 3004 8513
3001 8510 3001 8508 2990 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 236DEG 36KT 3005 8533
$$
FLC045-221045-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160122T1045Z/
GULF FL-
503 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EST/445 AM CST/
FOR NORTHWESTERN GULF COUNTY...
AT 503 AM EST /403 AM CST/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEXICO BEACH...
OR 16 MILES NORTH OF PORT ST. JOE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STONEMILL CREEK AND WEWAHITCHKA AROUND 420 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DALKEITH...CHIPOLA CUTOFF...HONEYVILLE...WEWAHITCHKA AND OVERSTREET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 2993 8539 3003 8539 3005 8538 3005 8539
3011 8539 3020 8525 3020 8512 3018 8512
3017 8514 3016 8513 3009 8515 3004 8513
3001 8510 3001 8508 2990 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 236DEG 36KT 3005 8533
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
42-DVD271
WWUS52 KTAE 221040
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
540 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
FLC045-221050-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160122T1045Z/
GULF FL-
540 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GULF COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 AM EST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EST/500 AM CST/ FOR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2993 8539 3003 8539 3005 8538 3005 8539
3011 8539 3020 8525 3020 8512 3018 8512
3017 8514 3016 8513 3009 8515 3004 8513
3001 8510 3001 8508 2990 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 1038Z 238DEG 37KT 3005 8533
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 48 min |
| Jan 21, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 24 min |
| Jan 22, 12:39 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 22, 12:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 93 min |
| Jan 22, 1:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 1:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 27 min |
| Jan 22, 2:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 59 min |
| Jan 22, 2:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 2:53 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:06 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 21 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 3:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay | 91 min |
| Jan 22, 3:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 3:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 4:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Leon and 2 more | 73 min |
| Jan 22, 4:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 22, 5:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 5:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon | 21 min |
| Jan 22, 6:23 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.