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Tornado Warning 66, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 8:34 AM CDT for Coffee County, Geneva County, Alabama. It was in force for 22 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
- May 23, 2017, 8:34 AM CDT (13:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2017, 8:56 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Coffee County, AL, Geneva County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Eglin AFB/Valpar, FL (KVPS), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1379 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted.
782
WFUS52 KTAE 231334
TORTAE
ALC031-061-231415-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0066.170523T1334Z-170523T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
834 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Coffee County in southeastern Alabama...
Northwestern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 915 AM CDT
* At 834 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Opp, 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...
Elba around 905 AM CDT.
New Brockton around 915 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Alberton, Richburg, Perry Store, Carl Folsom A/p, County Line,
Lucile, Rhoades, Ino, Turner Crossroads and Central City.
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 3152 8595 3131 8579 3127 8579 3115 8619
3133 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 1334Z 238DEG 35KT 3118 8629
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
15-HARRIGAN2 follow-up statements
717
WWUS52 KTAE 231350
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
850 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017
ALC061-231400-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-170523T1415Z/
Geneva AL-
850 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GENEVA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3131 8579 3120 8619 3125 8620 3129 8620
3150 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 238DEG 33KT 3125 8616
$$
ALC031-231415-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-170523T1415Z/
Coffee AL-
850 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
COFFEE COUNTY...
At 850 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Opp, 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...
Elba around 910 AM CDT.
New Brockton around 915 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Alberton, Richburg, Mixons Crossroads, Perry Store, County Line,
Estothel, Rhoades, Ino, Turner Crossroads and Clintonville.
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 3131 8579 3120 8619 3125 8620 3129 8620
3150 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 238DEG 33KT 3125 8616
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
15-HARRIGAN958
WWUS52 KTAE 231356
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
856 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017
ALC031-231406-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-170523T1415Z/
Coffee AL-
856 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN COFFEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3131 8579 3120 8619 3125 8620 3129 8620
3150 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 1355Z 238DEG 35KT 3128 8610
$$
15-HARRIGANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Houston | 18 min |
| May 23, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 38 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.