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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 23, 2020Franklin County, Wakulla County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2020, 6:27 PM EDT for Franklin County, Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 33 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
Apr 23, 2020, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Franklin County, FL, Wakulla County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 23, 6:46 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 682 Nw Panacea-Wakulla Ai, FLMESONET STATION PRWF1 ST. MARKS.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 23, 3:47 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2020-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2020-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 455 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted.

657 
WFUS52 KTAE 232227
TORTAE
FLC037-129-232300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0036.200423T2227Z-200423T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
627 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Wakulla County in Big Bend of Florida...
  Northeastern Franklin County in Big Bend of Florida...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 627 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Carrabelle, moving northeast at 60 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
  south central Wakulla and northeastern Franklin Counties, including
  the following locations... Carrabelle Beach, Alligator Point, Saint
  Teresa, Turkey Point, Buckhorn, Bald Point, Panacea-Wakulla
  Airport, Mcintyre, Yent Place and Lanark Village.

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 2987 8476 3001 8461 3001 8455 3002 8456
      3002 8457 3003 8459 3013 8449 2991 8427
      2989 8428 2981 8446 2981 8450 2979 8451
      2971 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 244DEG 54KT 2982 8469 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

25-CAMP

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 7:35 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryTAEDixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla21 hr
Apr 23, 9:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton68 min
Apr 23, 9:48 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Walton27 min
Apr 23, 10:22 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington38 min
Apr 23, 10:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson47 min
Apr 23, 11:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson64 min
Apr 23, 12:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington3 hr
Apr 23, 2:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Walton3 hr
Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington62 min
Apr 23, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington23 min
Apr 23, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson, Washington30 min
Apr 23, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Apr 23, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Jackson, Liberty, Washington48 min
Apr 23, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington40 min
Apr 23, 4:04 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEWalton26 min
Apr 23, 4:13 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington32 min
Apr 23, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington56 min
Apr 23, 4:25 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington20 min
Apr 23, 4:42 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington33 min
Apr 23, 4:45 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington30 min
Apr 23, 4:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson3 hr
Apr 23, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf35 min
Apr 23, 5:00 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf30 min
Apr 23, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty39 min
Apr 23, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE94 min
Apr 23, 5:32 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton32 hr
Apr 23, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 3 more61 min
Apr 23, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla66 min
Apr 23, 6:25 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Leon35 min
Apr 23, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE96 min
Apr 23, 6:43 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEFranklin, Wakulla32 min
Apr 23, 6:54 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Taylor, Wakulla21 min
Apr 23, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor66 min
Apr 23, 7:30 PM EDTTornado WarningTAETaylor60 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.