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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 17, 2019, 3:58 AM CST for Holmes County, Walton County, Florida; Geneva County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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
- Dec 17, 2019, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2019, 4:26 AM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Geneva County, AL, Holmes County, FL, Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
251
WFUS52 KTAE 170958
TORTAE
ALC061-FLC059-131-171045-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0065.191217T0958Z-191217T1045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
358 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2019
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
North central Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Northwestern Holmes County in the Panhandle of Florida...
* Until 445 AM CST.
* At 358 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles south of Samson, or 12 miles east of Florala,
moving northeast at 35 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
southwestern Geneva, north central Walton and northwestern Holmes
Counties, including the following locations... Darlington, Gaskin,
Sweetgum Head and Royals 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 3091 8610 3097 8617 3108 8603 3098 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 236DEG 29KT 3095 8613
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
13-LN2 follow-up statements
462
WWUS52 KTAE 171015
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
415 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2019
FLC059-131-171025-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-191217T1045Z/
Walton FL-Holmes FL-
415 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WALTON AND NORTHWESTERN
HOLMES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3108 8603 3099 8594 3099 8603 3101 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 236DEG 29KT 3103 8600
$$
ALC061-171045-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-191217T1045Z/
Geneva AL-
415 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GENEVA COUNTY...
At 415 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Samson, or near Geneva, moving northeast at 35 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
southwestern Geneva County.
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 3108 8603 3099 8594 3099 8603 3101 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 236DEG 29KT 3103 8600
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
13-LN579
WWUS52 KTAE 171026
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
426 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2019
ALC061-171036-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-191217T1045Z/
Geneva AL-
426 AM CST Tue Dec 17 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GENEVA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3108 8603 3099 8594 3099 8603 3101 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 1026Z 236DEG 29KT 3108 8591
$$
13-LNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 1:23 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 6 days | |
| Dec 17, 1:38 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Gulf | 46 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 28 min |
| Dec 17, 5:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 47 min |
| Dec 17, 6:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 28 min |
| Dec 17, 6:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 50 min |
| Dec 17, 7:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 36 min |
| Dec 17, 7:11 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Dec 17, 8:44 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 31 min | |
| Dec 17, 8:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Liberty | 47 min |
| Dec 17, 9:13 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Dec 17, 9:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 47 min |
| Dec 17, 10:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty | 59 min |
| Dec 17, 11:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 67 min |
| Dec 17, 12:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson, Wakulla | 52 min |
| Dec 17, 12:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 43 min |
| Dec 17, 12:52 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 113 min | |
| Dec 17, 12:57 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 56 min |
| Dec 17, 2:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 48 min |
| Dec 17, 3:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 55 min |
| Dec 17, 4:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 27 min |
| Dec 17, 4:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Houston | 33 min |
| Dec 17, 6:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 17 min |
| Dec 17, 6:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 32 min |
| Dec 17, 9:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 42 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.