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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 1, 2018, 5:22 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Florida. It was in force for 23 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
- Nov 1, 2018, 5:22 PM EDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Jefferson County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 5:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Monticello, FL | VIEWER SENT IN PICTURES OF A COUPLE OF SMALL TREES DOWN IN THE MONTICELLO AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
996
WFUS52 KTAE 012122
TORTAE
FLC065-012145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0026.181101T2122Z-181101T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
522 PM EDT THU NOV 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Jefferson County in Big Bend of Florida...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 522 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Monticello, 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...
Monticello around 530 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Alma,
Montivilla, Lois and Casa Blanco.
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 3055 8379 3047 8400 3052 8403 3052 8398
3055 8399 3055 8398 3056 8399 3065 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 236DEG 27KT 3052 8397
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
55-SCHOLL1 follow-up statement
276
WWUS52 KTAE 012131
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
531 PM EDT THU NOV 1 2018
FLC065-012145-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-181101T2145Z/
Jefferson FL-
531 PM EDT THU NOV 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY...
At 531 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Monticello, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Jefferson County, including the following locations...
Alma, Montivilla, Lois and Casa Blanco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3050 8392 3057 8398 3065 8389 3055 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 236DEG 27KT 3056 8390
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
55-SCHOLLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 3:58 AM EDT | Gale Warning | TAE | 16 hr | |
| Nov 1, 3:58 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 22 hr | |
| Nov 1, 11:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Nov 1, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Nov 1, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay, Washington | 48 min |
| Nov 1, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Gulf | 39 min |
| Nov 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Liberty | 44 min |
| Nov 1, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin, Gadsden, Liberty | 38 min |
| Nov 1, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Wakulla | 30 min |
| Nov 1, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 23 min |
| Nov 1, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 33 min |
| Nov 1, 5:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson | 19 min |
| Nov 1, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Taylor | 37 min |
| Nov 1, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Madison | 43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.