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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2021, 3:55 AM CDT for Dale County, Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 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 20, 2021, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2021, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 1506 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 7.3
The text
As transmitted.
310
WFUS52 KTAE 200855
TORTAE
ALC045-061-069-200930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0052.210620T0855Z-210620T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
355 AM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Dale County in southeastern Alabama...
Northeastern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
Northwestern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 430 AM CDT.
* At 355 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Hartford, or 8 miles northeast of
Geneva, moving east at 35 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...
Hartford around 410 AM CDT.
Slocomb around 415 AM CDT.
Taylor around 430 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hollis
Dairy Road, High Bluff, Highfalls, Dundee, Bald Hill, Malvern,
Clayhatchee, Power Dam Road, Hendrix Crossroad and Cairns Aaf.
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 3120 8584 3120 8579 3123 8579 3133 8563
3115 8544 3107 8585 3115 8591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 252DEG 31KT 3114 8581
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
72-BUNKER1 follow-up statement
546
WWUS52 KTAE 200916
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
416 AM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021
ALC045-061-069-200930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210620T0930Z/
Dale AL-Geneva AL-Houston AL-
416 AM CDT Sun Jun 20 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL DALE...NORTHEASTERN GENEVA AND NORTHWESTERN HOUSTON
COUNTIES...
At 416 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Slocomb, or 9 miles southeast of Daleville, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Taylor around 430 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hendrix Crossroad, Hollis Dairy Road, Bailey Crossroad, Light, High
Bluff, Dundee, Bald Hill, Malvern, Wicksburg and Clayhatchee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3118 8576 3120 8577 3123 8572 3128 8558
3115 8544 3110 8570 3115 8575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0916Z 252DEG 31KT 3120 8560
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
72-BUNKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Henry | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Henry, Houston | 59 min |
| Jun 19, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva, Henry, Houston | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 59 min |
| Jun 20, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 1:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 69 min |
| Jun 20, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Henry | 67 min |
| Jun 20, 4:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 17 min |
| Jun 20, 4:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 31 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.