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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2021, 1:26 PM CDT for Coffee County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 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
- Aug 30, 2021, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2021, 1:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Coffee County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:27 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1267 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
104
WFUS52 KTAE 301826
TORTAE
ALC031-301900-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0056.210830T1826Z-210830T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
126 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Coffee County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 126 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Elba, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Coffee County, including the following locations...
Wise Mill, Roeton, Chestnut Grove, Mixons Crossroads, Clowers
Crossroads, Victoria, Arcus, Frisco, Lowry Mill and Wilkinstown.
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 3162 8604 3162 8582 3145 8592 3147 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 192DEG 23KT 3149 8598
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
239
WWUS52 KTAE 301837
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
137 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
ALC031-301900-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210830T1900Z/
Coffee AL-
137 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL COFFEE COUNTY...
At 137 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles northeast of Elba, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Chestnut Grove, Clowers Crossroads, Victoria, Frisco, Lowry Mill,
Wilkinstown and Jack.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3162 8602 3162 8585 3151 8591 3152 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 192DEG 23KT 3156 8596
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$894
WWUS52 KTAE 301849
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
ALC031-301858-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210830T1900Z/
Coffee AL-
149 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COFFEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3162 8602 3162 8585 3151 8591 3152 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 192DEG 23KT 3162 8593
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 36 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 55 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.