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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 31, 2021Dale County, Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT for Dale County, Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 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, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 619 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2021-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
619 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
814 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

785 
WFUS52 KTAE 010130
TORTAE
ALC045-061-069-010200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0067.210901T0130Z-210901T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
830 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Dale County in southeastern Alabama...
  Northeastern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
  Northwestern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...

* Until 900 PM CDT.
    
* At 830 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Hartford, or 7 miles south of Daleville, moving
  east at 30 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 and Pinckard around 855 PM CDT.
  Dothan and Midland City around 900 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Sylvan
Grove, Hollis Dairy Road, Green Acres, Grimes, High Bluff, Bald Hill,
Malvern, Napier Field, Power Dam Road and Kelly Springs.

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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tallahassee.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3113 8574 3121 8576 3137 8546 3114 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 249DEG 26KT 3119 8569 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
775 
WWUS52 KTAE 010156
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
856 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

ALC045-061-069-010206-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-210901T0200Z/
Dale AL-Geneva AL-Houston AL-
856 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DALE...NORTHEASTERN GENEVA
AND NORTHWESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 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.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.

LAT...LON 3113 8574 3121 8576 3137 8546 3114 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 249DEG 26KT 3126 8549 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHenry29 min
Sep 1, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry91 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.