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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 8, 2021, 9:08 PM EDT for Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 13 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, 9:08 PM EDT (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2021, 9:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 965 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KTAE 090108
TORTAE
FLC129-090145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0069.210909T0108Z-210909T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
908 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Wakulla County in Big Bend of Florida...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 908 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Crawfordville, moving north at 20 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
north central Wakulla County, including the following locations...
Hilliardville and Arran.
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 3030 8456 3030 8433 3013 8439 3012 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 167DEG 16KT 3017 8444
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
394
WWUS52 KTAE 090111
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
911 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
FLC129-090145-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210909T0145Z/
Wakulla FL-
911 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY...
At 911 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Crawfordville,
moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hilliardville and Arran.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3030 8456 3030 8437 3015 8443 3015 8448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 161DEG 15KT 3018 8446
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
42-DVD521
WWUS52 KTAE 090121
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
921 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
FLC129-090131-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210909T0145Z/
Wakulla FL-
921 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tallahassee.
LAT...LON 3030 8456 3030 8437 3015 8443 3015 8448
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 167DEG 16KT 3022 8447
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 11:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 12:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 118 min |
| Sep 9, 5:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 5 hr | |
| Sep 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Wakulla | 34 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.