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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2018, 4:18 PM CDT for Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 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
- Apr 22, 2018, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2018, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Henry County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 640 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 347 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
610
WFUS52 KTAE 222118
TORTAE
ALC067-222145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0017.180422T2118Z-180422T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
418 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Headland, moving northeast at 25 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...
Abbeville around 440 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Murphy
Station, Graball, Newville, Headland Municipal A/P, Tumbleton,
Dancey, Hardwickburg, Capps, Abbeville Municipal A/P and Willis
Crossroads.
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 3133 8530 3141 8541 3164 8525 3153 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 216DEG 24KT 3141 8532
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
30-PULLIN2 follow-up statements
693
WWUS52 KTAE 222131
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
431 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
ALC067-222145-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180422T2145Z/
Henry AL-
431 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
HENRY COUNTY...
At 431 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Abbeville, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Abbeville around 440 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Murphy
Station, Graball, Dancey, Hardwickburg, Capps, Abbeville Municipal
A/P and Willis Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3142 8526 3148 8536 3164 8525 3153 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 216DEG 24KT 3148 8526
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
30-PULLIN473
WWUS52 KTAE 222140
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
440 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
ALC067-222150-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180422T2145Z/
Henry AL-
440 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM
CDT...
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Alabama.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.
LAT...LON 3142 8526 3148 8536 3164 8525 3153 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 216DEG 24KT 3153 8522
$$
30-PULLINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 24 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.