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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 23, 2016Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 8:48 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 27 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
Feb 23, 2016, 8:48 PM CST (02:48 UTC)
Expired
Feb 23, 2016, 9:15 PM CST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:51 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 23, 9:15 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGLiberty, FLPOWER LINES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 331 AND COUNTY ROAD 1084

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
Feb 23, 8:08 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2016-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 100 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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.

721 
WFUS52 KTAE 240248
TORTAE
FLC131-240315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0008.160224T0248Z-160224T0315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CST
    
* AT 847 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF CRESTVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  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
  NORTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
  FLOWERSVILLE...GORDON...POND CREEK...LAKEWOOD...SAND HILL...NEW
  HARMONY...PAXTON...GASKIN...LIBERTY AND FOX HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3095 8639 3099 8633 3099 8613 3087 8605
      3074 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 231DEG 37KT 3080 8642 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

08-LAMERS
1 follow-up statement
129 
WWUS52 KTAE 240307
SVSTAE

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

FLC131-240316-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T0315Z/
WALTON FL-
907 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
915 PM CST...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 3095 8639 3099 8633 3099 8613 3087 8605
      3074 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 231DEG 37KT 3080 8642 

$$

08-LAMERS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 8:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton43 min
Feb 23, 9:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton51 min
Feb 23, 9:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes40 min
Feb 23, 10:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington60 min
Feb 23, 10:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington83 min
Feb 23, 11:20 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE25 min
Feb 23, 11:22 PM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay38 min
Feb 23, 11:43 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Feb 23, 11:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty and 1 more88 min
Feb 24, 12:15 AM CSTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Jackson, Liberty17 min
Feb 24, 12:26 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Feb 24, 12:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Leon and 2 more86 min
Feb 24, 1:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty, Wakulla62 min
Feb 24, 1:33 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Washington5 days
Feb 24, 2:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla55 min
Feb 24, 2:30 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Feb 24, 2:54 AM CSTWind AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more14 hr
Feb 24, 2:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla80 min
Feb 24, 3:02 AM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf, Walton33 hr
Feb 24, 3:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Madison, Taylor48 min
Feb 24, 4:21 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE24 min
Feb 24, 5:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton25 hr
Feb 24, 9:04 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE54 hr
Feb 24, 12:35 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty20 days

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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.