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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 15, 2021, 1:36 PM CST for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 54 min. 10 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
- Feb 15, 2021, 1:36 PM CST (19:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2021, 2:30 PM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bay County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2:02 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 42 | 2 Wnw Riverside, FL | |
| Feb 15, 2:03 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Bid-A-Wee, FL | PHOTO OF POWER LINES DOWN NEAR RUNWAY ISLAND IN THE PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. |
| Feb 15, 2:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Panama City Beach, FL | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN PALMETTO TRACE. |
| Feb 15, 2:07 PM CST | MARINE TSTM WIND 49 | 1 Ene Gulf Resort Beach, FL | MESONET STATION XPAN PANAMA CITY BEACH. |
| Feb 15, 2:20 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Crystal Lake, FL | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND A SMALL GREENHOUSE DESTROYED NEAR DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL. |
| Feb 15, 2:20 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 W Vicksburg, FL | TREES ACROSS THE ROADWAY NEAR HIGHWAY 388 AND BURNT MILL CREEK ROAD. |
| Feb 15, 2:21 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Crystal Lake, FL | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF A TREE DOWN ON SPIKES ROAD. |
| Feb 15, 2:25 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Southport, FL | CARPORT DESTROYED BY STRONG WINDS IN SOUTHPORT. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 15, 2:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Porter Lake, FL | REPORT OF SOME DAMAGE TO A FARM WITH A CAR PORT DESTROYED. ALSO SOME DAMAGE TO NEARBY HOMES. |
| Feb 15, 2:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | West Panama City Beach, FL | POWERLINES DOWN ON THE WEST END OF PANAMA CITY BEACH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 11:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
297 WUUS52 KTAE 151936 SVRTAE FLC005-059-063-131-133-152030- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0013.210215T1936Z-210215T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 136 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida... Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida... Eastern Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida... Holmes County in the Panhandle of Florida... Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida... * Until 230 PM CST. * At 136 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of Florala to 20 miles southwest of Panama City Beach, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Panama City, Lynn Haven, Panama City Beach, Callaway, Vernon, Bonifay, Chipley, Graceville, Springfield, Hiland Park, Tyndall Air Force Base, Bradford, Live Oak, Parker, Ponce De Leon, Caryville, Wausau, Esto, Westville and Ebro. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for the Panhandle of Florida. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3099 8604 3099 8549 2993 8549 3024 8603 TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 250DEG 43KT 3097 8620 3007 8616 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 11-MM
1 follow-up statement
268
WWUS52 KTAE 152027
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
227 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021
FLC005-059-063-131-133-152037-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210215T2030Z/
Jackson FL-Bay FL-Walton FL-Holmes FL-Washington FL-
227 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...BAY...
EASTERN WALTON...HOLMES AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM
CST...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for the Panhandle
of Florida.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
the eastern Florida Panhandle.
LAT...LON 3099 8604 3099 8549 2993 8549 3024 8603
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 250DEG 43KT 3117 8556 3027 8553
$$
11-MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1:11 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 41 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:16 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 29 hr | |
| Feb 15, 12:35 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Feb 15, 12:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 67 min |
| Feb 15, 1:12 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:39 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 20 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 62 min |
| Feb 15, 2:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 28 min |
| Feb 15, 2:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 1 more | 53 min |
| Feb 15, 2:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 55 min |
| Feb 15, 2:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lafayette | 21 min |
| Feb 15, 2:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Jackson, Washington | 12 min |
| Feb 15, 3:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 57 min |
| Feb 15, 3:25 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 64 min |
| Feb 15, 4:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 26 min |
| Feb 15, 5:22 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 38 min | |
| Feb 15, 5:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 5:56 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 34 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.