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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 7, 2017, 4:22 PM CST for Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 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
- Feb 7, 2017, 4:22 PM CST (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2017, 4:47 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
585
WFUS52 KTAE 072222
TORTAE
ALC061-069-072300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0052.170207T2222Z-170207T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
422 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
Northeastern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 500 PM CST
* At 422 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Taylor, or 8 miles southwest of Dothan, moving
east 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...
Dothan around 430 PM CST.
Cowarts around 440 PM CST.
Ashford around 445 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Ardilla, Smyrna, Rehobeth, Wilson Mill, Pearce, Hodgesville,
Lovetown, Enon, Barber and Malvern.
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 3106 8556 3117 8559 3127 8523 3110 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 261DEG 33KT 3112 8551
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
11-MOORE2 follow-up statements
639
WWUS52 KTAE 072234
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
434 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
ALC061-072243-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-170207T2300Z/
Geneva AL-
434 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GENEVA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3110 8545 3120 8548 3127 8523 3112 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 261DEG 33KT 3114 8539
$$
ALC069-072300-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-170207T2300Z/
Houston AL-
434 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
HOUSTON COUNTY...
At 433 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Taylor, or near Dothan, moving east 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...
Cowarts around 440 PM CST.
Ashford around 445 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Olympia Spa Resort, Ardilla, Smyrna, Rehobeth, Wilson Mill, Pearce,
Lovetown, Enon, Avon and Barber.
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 3110 8545 3120 8548 3127 8523 3112 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 261DEG 33KT 3114 8539
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
11-MOORE835
WWUS52 KTAE 072247
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
447 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
ALC069-072257-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-170207T2300Z/
Houston AL-
447 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern and central Houston county.
LAT...LON 3110 8545 3120 8548 3127 8523 3112 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 261DEG 33KT 3116 8524
$$
11-MOOREThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 43 min |
| Feb 7, 4:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 46 min |
| Feb 7, 4:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 44 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.