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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 8, 2021, 2:54 PM EDT for Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 8, 2021, 2:54 PM EDT (18:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Franklin County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 881 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
531
WFUS52 KTAE 081854
TORTAE
FLC037-081930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0068.210908T1854Z-210908T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
254 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Franklin County in Big Bend of Florida...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 254 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Apalachicola, moving northeast at 15 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...
Apalachicola around 310 PM EDT.
Eastpoint around 320 PM EDT.
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 2962 8497 2964 8503 2979 8499 2981 8492
2975 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 203DEG 15KT 2966 8498
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
21-WD2 follow-up statements
475
WWUS52 KTAE 081909
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
309 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
FLC037-081930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210908T1930Z/
Franklin FL-
309 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 309 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Apalachicola, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Eastpoint around 320 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2969 8497 2976 8495 2978 8490 2975 8486
2974 8487 2967 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 225DEG 14KT 2970 8493
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
21-WD731
WWUS52 KTAE 081924
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
324 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
FLC037-081934-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210908T1930Z/
Franklin FL-
324 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 330
PM EDT...
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.
LAT...LON 2969 8497 2976 8495 2978 8490 2975 8486
2974 8487 2967 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 203DEG 15KT 2975 8491
$$
AHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson and 7 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:17 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 47 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 25 hr | |
| Sep 8, 5:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 41 min | |
| Sep 8, 6:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Sep 8, 7:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 49 min |
| Sep 8, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Sep 8, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 95 min | |
| Sep 8, 10:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 89 min | |
| Sep 8, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 95 min | |
| Sep 8, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Washington | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 25 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 95 min | |
| Sep 8, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 89 min | |
| Sep 8, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 41 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:01 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 8, 7:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Washington | 3 hr |
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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.