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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 22, 2016Franklin County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2016, 6:12 AM EST for Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 33 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, 6:12 AM EST (11:12 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2016, 6:45 AM EST
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Franklin County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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°0°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.

051 
WFUS52 KTAE 221112
TORTAE
FLC037-221145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0006.160122T1112Z-160122T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
612 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 645 AM EST
    
* AT 612 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CARRABELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
  LANARK VILLAGE...YENT PLACE...MCINTYRE...TURKEY POINT...SAINT
  TERESA AND CARRABELLE BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 2980 8475 2987 8481 3001 8461 3001 8456
      2998 8452 3000 8446 2997 8446 2993 8433
      2990 8436 2990 8437 2991 8436 2992 8436
      2992 8439 2991 8439 2993 8444 2993 8446
      2991 8449 2991 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 1112Z 242DEG 39KT 2985 8470 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements
185 
WWUS52 KTAE 221121
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
621 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

FLC037-221145-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160122T1145Z/
FRANKLIN FL-
621 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...
    
AT 621 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CARRABELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRABELLE...LANARK VILLAGE...MCINTYRE...TURKEY POINT AND SAINT
TERESA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 2985 8466 2992 8470 3001 8461 3001 8456
      2998 8452 3000 8446 2997 8446 2993 8433
      2990 8436 2990 8437 2991 8436 2992 8436
      2992 8439 2991 8439 2993 8444 2993 8446
      2991 8449 2991 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 239DEG 38KT 2991 8462 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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795 
WWUS52 KTAE 221138
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
638 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

FLC037-221148-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160122T1145Z/
FRANKLIN FL-
638 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 645 AM EST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 2985 8466 2992 8470 3001 8461 3001 8456
      2998 8452 3000 8446 2997 8446 2993 8433
      2990 8436 2990 8437 2991 8436 2992 8436
      2992 8439 2991 8439 2993 8444 2993 8446
      2991 8449 2991 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 1137Z 242DEG 39KT 2991 8462 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 8:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton48 min
Jan 21, 8:56 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton24 min
Jan 22, 1:39 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 22, 1:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington93 min
Jan 22, 2:45 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Walton30 min
Jan 22, 2:48 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEHolmes, Walton27 min
Jan 22, 3:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington59 min
Jan 22, 3:43 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBay47 min
Jan 22, 3:53 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 22, 4:06 AM ESTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton21 hr
Jan 22, 4:12 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington48 min
Jan 22, 4:14 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningTAEBay91 min
Jan 22, 4:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty64 min
Jan 22, 4:41 AM ESTTornado WarningTAECalhoun49 min
Jan 22, 4:53 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEBay, Gulf52 min
Jan 22, 5:17 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Leon and 2 more73 min
Jan 22, 5:54 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 22, 6:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELeon21 min
Jan 22, 7:23 AM ESTSpecial 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.