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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2019, 8:30 PM EST for Jefferson County, Madison County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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
- Mar 3, 2019, 8:30 PM EST (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2019, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Madison County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 8:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Lloyd, FL | FALLEN TREES OR LIMBS RESULTED IN A POWER OUTAGE. REPORT VIA DUKE ENERGY WEBSITE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 12:24 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 403 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted.
316
WFUS52 KTAE 040130
TORTAE
FLC065-079-040200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0049.190304T0130Z-190304T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
830 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Jefferson County in Big Bend of Florida...
West central Madison County in Big Bend of Florida...
* Until 900 PM EST.
* At 830 PM EST, a tornado producing storm was located near
Monticello, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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 storm will be near...
Monticello around 835 PM EST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Montivilla, Lois, Casa Blanco, Drifton, Aucilla and Greenville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3047 8364 3049 8401 3052 8401 3052 8398
3055 8399 3056 8398 3064 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 267DEG 36KT 3050 8397
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
11-NGUYENThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 7:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty | 45 min |
| Mar 3, 7:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Liberty | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 7:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 96 min | |
| Mar 3, 7:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon and 2 more | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 7:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 8:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 24 min |
| Mar 3, 8:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison and 2 more | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 8:17 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 28 min |
| Mar 3, 8:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 8:35 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 85 min | |
| Mar 3, 8:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty and 3 more | 47 min |
| Mar 3, 8:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Taylor, Wakulla | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 9:50 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 55 min | |
| Mar 3, 9:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 40 min |
| Mar 3, 9:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 10:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 10:47 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 28 min | |
| Mar 3, 10:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie | 39 min |
| Mar 3, 11:12 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 63 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.