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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2020, 3:42 PM CDT for Holmes County, Jackson County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 33 min. 6 reports 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
- Apr 23, 2020, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2020, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Brock Crossroad, FL | EF0 TORNADO BASED ON STORM SURVEY. |
| Apr 23, 3:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Sunny Hills, FL | SEVERAL TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON COUNTY. |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cottondale, FL | PICTURE OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM THE COTTONDALE AREA ON SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Apr 23, 4:07 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 E Kynesville, FL | EF2 TORNADO BASED ON STORM SURVEY. |
| Apr 23, 4:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Simsville, FL | TREE FELL ON TRUCK. |
| Apr 23, 4:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marianna, FL | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 1318 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 663 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
746
WFUS52 KTAE 232042
TORTAE
FLC059-063-133-232115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0032.200423T2042Z-200423T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
342 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Southeastern Holmes County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Northeastern Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 342 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bonifay, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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 350 PM CDT.
Marianna around 410 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Richter Crossroads, Bradford, Cottondale, Alford, Blue Spring, Union
City, Star, Bahoma, Sylvania and Johnson 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 3087 8513 3061 8512 3061 8517 3060 8517
3062 8576 3082 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 268DEG 46KT 3073 8568
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
308
WWUS52 KTAE 232057
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
357 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
FLC059-232106-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-200423T2115Z/
Holmes FL-
357 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Florida.
LAT...LON 3087 8513 3061 8512 3061 8517 3060 8517
3061 8559 3083 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 270DEG 46KT 3074 8546
$$
FLC063-133-232115-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-200423T2115Z/
Jackson FL-Washington FL-
357 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
At 356 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Chipley, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters 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 tornado will be near...
Marianna around 410 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Richter Crossroads, Chipley Municipal Airport, Orange Hill,
Kynesville, Ridgetop, Bradford, Cottondale, Alford, Blue Spring and
Union City.
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 3087 8513 3061 8512 3061 8517 3060 8517
3061 8559 3083 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 270DEG 46KT 3074 8546
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 6:35 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla | 21 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 68 min |
| Apr 23, 8:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 9:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 9:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 64 min |
| Apr 23, 11:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Apr 23, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Jackson, Liberty, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 56 min |
| Apr 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 3:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Apr 23, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 32 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 3 more | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 96 min | |
| Apr 23, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Taylor, Wakulla | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Taylor | 60 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.