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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2020, 6:25 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida. It was in force for 35 min. 7 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, 6:25 PM EDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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, 6:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Lake Jackson, FL | TREE BLOCKING ROAD. |
| Apr 23, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Killearn Estates, FL | TREE IN ROADWAY. |
| Apr 23, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Bradfordville, FL | TREE BLOCKING THE ROAD. |
| Apr 23, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Bradfordville, FL | TREES ON HOUSES. |
| Apr 23, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Killearn Estates, FL | TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 23, 6:38 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Wsw Pisgah Church, FL | THIS IS THE END POINT FOR AN EF1 TORNADO. A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF NORTH MONROE STREET AND MOVED EAST INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE WAS WIDESPREAD LIMB AND TREE DAMAGE. IT LIKELY THEN CROSSED OVER THE LAKE AND IMPACTED ELINOR KLAPP PHIPPS PARK WH |
| Apr 23, 6:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Bradfordville, FL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN WITH POWERLINE ENTANGLEMENT. |
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, 3:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 19 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.
700
WFUS52 KTAE 232225
TORTAE
FLC065-073-232300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0035.200423T2225Z-200423T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
625 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Jefferson County in Big Bend of Florida...
Northeastern Leon County in Big Bend of Florida...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 625 PM EDT, A tornado was reported near Tallahassee, moving east
at 40 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 tornadic storm will be near...
Tallahassee around 635 PM EDT.
Monticello around 700 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Alma,
Macon Community Park, Festus, Baum, Capps, Lois, Nash, Maclay State
Gardens, Killearn Lakes and Miccosukee.
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 3050 8438 3057 8438 3066 8384 3039 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 269DEG 37KT 3052 8429
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$4 follow-up statements
647
WWUS52 KTAE 232229
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
629 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
FLC065-073-232300-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-200423T2300Z/
Jefferson FL-Leon FL-
629 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN LEON COUNTIES...
At 629 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Tallahassee,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Monticello around 700 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Alma,
Macon Community Park, Festus, Baum, Capps, Lois, Nash, Maclay State
Gardens, Killearn Lakes and Miccosukee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3050 8438 3057 8438 3066 8384 3039 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 269DEG 37KT 3052 8424
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$477
WWUS52 KTAE 232234
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
634 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
FLC065-073-232300-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-200423T2300Z/
Jefferson FL-Leon FL-
634 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN LEON COUNTIES...
At 634 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Tallahassee,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
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 tornado will be near...
Monticello around 700 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Alma,
Festus, Baum, Lois, Nash, Maclay State Gardens, Killearn Lakes,
Miccosukee, Drifton and Moccasin Gap.
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 3048 8426 3059 8427 3066 8384 3042 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 269DEG 37KT 3052 8418
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$285
WWUS52 KTAE 232245
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
645 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
FLC065-073-232300-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-200423T2300Z/
Jefferson FL-Leon FL-
645 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN LEON COUNTIES...
At 645 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 10 miles west of
Monticello, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Monticello around 700 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Moccasin Gap, Alma, Casa Blanco, Festus, Jarrott, Baum, Montivilla,
Lois, Miccosukee and Drifton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 8413 3061 8415 3066 8384 3049 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 269DEG 37KT 3052 8405
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$257
WWUS52 KTAE 232259
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
659 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
FLC065-073-232309-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-200423T2300Z/
Jefferson FL-Leon FL-
659 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN
LEON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for Big Bend of
Florida.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect.
LAT...LON 3049 8413 3061 8415 3066 8384 3049 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 269DEG 37KT 3052 8390
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:35 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla | 21 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 68 min |
| Apr 23, 9:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 10:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 10:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 64 min |
| Apr 23, 12:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Apr 23, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Jackson, Liberty, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 4:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 4:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 56 min |
| Apr 23, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 4:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Apr 23, 5:32 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 32 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 3 more | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 96 min | |
| Apr 23, 6:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Taylor, Wakulla | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 7:30 PM EDT | 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.