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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT for Bay County, Calhoun County, Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 30 min. 8 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, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2020, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Gulf County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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, 4:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | West Panama City, FL | EF0 TORNADO BASED ON STORM SURVEY. |
| Apr 23, 4:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Biltmore Beach, FL | TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD AT 2913 THOMAS DRIVE. |
| Apr 23, 4:06 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Magnolia Beach, FL | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON MAGNOLIA BEACH ROAD AND WEST AVE. |
| Apr 23, 4:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Panama City, FL | MULTIPLE MEDIA AND BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS OF TREES DOWN, POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO MARINA AND A GYM AND OTHER MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. |
| Apr 23, 4:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Springfield, FL | A LOT OF THE NEW LANDSCAPING TREES FROM THE MEDIAN ON TYNDALL PKWY WERE PULLED OUT OF THE GROUND FROM CHERRY TO NORTH OF HIGHWAY 22. |
| Apr 23, 4:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Parker, FL | POWER LINES DOWN AT 912 PITTS AVE. |
| Apr 23, 4:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 69 | 2 Wnw Tyndall Afb, FL | MEASURED GUST OF 69 MPH AT KPAM. |
| Apr 23, 4:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Callaway, FL | TREES DOWN IN CALLAWAY. |
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, 9:52 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.
951
WFUS52 KTAE 232100
TORTAE
FLC005-013-045-232130-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0034.200423T2100Z-200423T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
400 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Gulf County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Southern Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Southwestern Calhoun County in the Panhandle of Florida...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 359 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles southeast of
Panama City Beach, 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.
* The tornado will be near...
Panama City and Tyndall Air Force Base around 405 PM CDT.
Callaway, Springfield and Hiland Park around 410 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include St
Andrews State Park, Allanton, Parker, Gulf Lagoon Beach, Magnolia
Beach, Cedar Grove, Dirego Park, Beacon Beach, Bay Harbor and College
Station.
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 3022 8586 3026 8530 2999 8537 3003 8573
3011 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 272DEG 46KT 3013 8578
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
827
WWUS52 KTAE 232127
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
427 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
FLC005-013-045-232136-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-200423T2130Z/
Gulf FL-Bay FL-Calhoun FL-
427 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GULF...SOUTHERN BAY AND
SOUTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA WILL EXPIRE
AT 430 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened, and no longer
appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Florida.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect.
LAT...LON 3022 8586 3026 8530 2999 8537 3003 8573
3011 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 272DEG 46KT 3012 8541
$$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, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 33 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, 4:06 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.