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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT for Henry County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 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 31, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 822 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
309
WFUS52 KTAE 312112
TORTAE
ALC067-069-312145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0059.210831T2112Z-210831T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
412 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
North central Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 412 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Dothan, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Public confirmed tornado.
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.
* The tornado will be near...
Kinsey, Cowarts, Webb and Kinsey around 430 PM CDT.
Headland around 435 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Barber, Pearce, Enon, Pleasant Plains and Smyrna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3119 8544 3124 8548 3136 8526 3123 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 244DEG 22KT 3123 8543
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
11-MM1 follow-up statement
179
WWUS52 KTAE 312136
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
436 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021
ALC067-069-312146-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210831T2145Z/
Henry AL-Houston AL-
436 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY AND NORTH CENTRAL
HOUSTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.
LAT...LON 3119 8544 3124 8548 3136 8526 3123 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 244DEG 22KT 3129 8528
$$
11-MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 56 min |
| Aug 30, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 43 min |
| Aug 31, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 4:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 55 min |
| Aug 31, 5:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 60 min |
| Aug 31, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 63 min |
| Aug 31, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 23 min |
| Aug 31, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 18 min |
| Aug 31, 7:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 7:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Houston | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 43 min |
| Aug 31, 8:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 9:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 36 min |
| Aug 31, 10:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 38 min |
| Aug 31, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 17 min |
| Aug 31, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Henry | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 38 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.