Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 12, 2018, 4:50 PM CST for 4 counties in Florida. 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
- Nov 12, 2018, 4:50 PM CST (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2018, 5:15 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 11:46 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 411 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
770
WFUS52 KTAE 122250
TORTAE
FLC059-063-131-133-122315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0030.181112T2250Z-181112T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
450 PM CST MON NOV 12 2018
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida...
East central Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Southeastern Holmes County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...
* Until 515 PM CST.
* At 450 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Vernon, moving northeast at 50
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...
Vernon around 500 PM CST.
Chipley around 515 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Richter Crossroads, Whitehead Crossroads, Bradford, Cottondale,
Alford, Holmes Valley, Millers Ferry, Smyrna, Bahoma and Sylvania.
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.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3095 8551 3075 8530 3044 8579 3044 8581
3052 8589 3053 8589 3054 8588 3055 8588
3056 8589 3058 8589 3059 8591 3060 8590
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 228DEG 43KT 3056 8581
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
33-LF1 follow-up statement
022
WWUS52 KTAE 122304
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
504 PM CST MON NOV 12 2018
FLC131-122314-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-181112T2315Z/
Walton FL-
504 PM CST MON NOV 12 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST for the Panhandle
of Florida.
LAT...LON 3095 8551 3075 8530 3065 8546 3082 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 228DEG 43KT 3067 8566
$$
FLC059-063-133-122315-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-181112T2315Z/
Jackson FL-Holmes FL-Washington FL-
504 PM CST MON NOV 12 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL JACKSON...EAST CENTRAL HOLMES AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...
At 504 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Vernon, moving northeast at 50 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...
Chipley around 515 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Steele
City, Richter Crossroads, Chipley Municipal Airport, Kynesville,
Holmes County Airport, Cottondale Airport, Cottondale, Alford and
Bahoma.
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.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3095 8551 3075 8530 3065 8546 3082 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 228DEG 43KT 3067 8566
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
33-LFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 7:44 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 19 hr | |
| Nov 12, 8:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Nov 12, 9:13 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Nov 12, 10:11 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Nov 12, 10:14 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 91 min | |
| Nov 12, 11:39 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 81 min | |
| Nov 12, 12:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 72 min | |
| Nov 12, 12:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay | 57 min |
| Nov 12, 12:55 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 48 min | |
| Nov 12, 12:57 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 106 min | |
| Nov 12, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 26 min |
| Nov 12, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 27 min |
| Nov 12, 3:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 38 min |
| Nov 12, 4:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 41 min |
| Nov 12, 5:15 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 90 min | |
| Nov 12, 5:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 16 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.