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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 11:47 AM CDT for Houston County, Alabama; Early County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2021, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Houston County, AL, Early County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:33 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 1367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
718
WFUS52 KTAE 191647
TORTAE
ALC069-GAC099-191715-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0047.210619T1647Z-210619T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1247 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
Southwestern Early County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 115 PM EDT/1215 PM CDT/.
* At 1247 PM EDT/1147 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 7 miles southeast of Ashford, or 11
miles northeast of Cottonwood, moving north at 20 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Columbia around 1215 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gordon, Farley Nuclear Plant, Cedar Springs, Sawhatchee and Pansey.
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 3109 8506 3111 8518 3130 8516 3127 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 195DEG 19KT 3112 8512
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
037
WWUS52 KTAE 191656
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1256 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC069-GAC099-191715-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210619T1715Z/
Houston AL-Early GA-
1256 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT/1215 PM CDT/
FOR NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND WEST CENTRAL EARLY COUNTIES...
At 1256 PM EDT/1156 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 7 miles south of Columbia, or 15
miles southwest of Blakely, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Columbia around 1210 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cedar
Springs, Farley Nuclear Plant and Sawhatchee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 8505 3118 8515 3130 8516 3127 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 196DEG 23KT 3120 8509
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
42-DVD801
WWUS52 KTAE 191702
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
102 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC069-GAC099-191715-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210619T1715Z/
Houston AL-Early GA-
102 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT/1215 PM CDT/
FOR NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND WEST CENTRAL EARLY COUNTIES...
At 102 PM EDT/1202 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located near Columbia, or 12 miles southwest
of Blakely, moving north at 20 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Columbia around 1210 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Farley
Nuclear Plant and Sawhatchee.
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 3127 8500 3120 8504 3121 8511 3123 8512
3126 8513 3129 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 195DEG 19KT 3123 8508
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva | 21 min |
| Jun 19, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Geneva | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva, Henry, Houston | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 10:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lee | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Early | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Clay, Randolph | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Randolph | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Berrien, Irwin, Lanier | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.