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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Tallahassee, FL

October 28, 2021Bay County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 28, 2021, 1:06 AM CDT for Bay County, Florida. It was in force for 24 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
Oct 28, 2021, 1:06 AM CDT (06:06 UTC)
Expired
Oct 28, 2021, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Bay County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:10 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 27, 11:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2021-10-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2227 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

390 
WFUS52 KTAE 280606
TORTAE
FLC005-280630-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0075.211028T0606Z-211028T0630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
106 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 130 AM CDT.
    
* At 106 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Panama City Beach, moving northeast 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Panama City Beach around 115 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include West
Bay, Sunnyside, Laird, Laguna Beach, Gulf Resort Beach, Hollywood
Beach, Bid-a-Wee and Bahama Beach.

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 3027 8599 3027 8596 3028 8597 3028 8598
      3041 8590 3041 8588 3042 8587 3034 8570
      3018 8586 3025 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 219DEG 22KT 3020 8596 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements
154 
WWUS52 KTAE 280616
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
116 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

FLC005-280630-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-211028T0630Z/
Bay FL-
116 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BAY COUNTY...
    
At 116 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Panama City Beach, moving northeast 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Bay County, including the following locations... West
Bay and Laird.

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 3027 8594 3028 8593 3030 8593 3041 8590
      3041 8588 3042 8587 3034 8570 3024 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 217DEG 27KT 3030 8588 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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968 
WWUS52 KTAE 280626
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
126 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

FLC005-280636-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-211028T0630Z/
Bay FL-
126 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 130
AM 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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for the Panhandle
of Florida.

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

LAT...LON 3027 8594 3028 8593 3030 8593 3041 8590
      3041 8588 3042 8587 3034 8570 3024 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0626Z 219DEG 22KT 3035 8584 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Oct 27, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Oct 28, 12:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE114 min
Oct 28, 1:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington3 hr
Oct 28, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE113 min
Oct 28, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Oct 28, 3:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington3 hr
Oct 28, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Oct 28, 4:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE114 min
Oct 28, 5:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Oct 28, 6:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon33 min
Oct 28, 6:53 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEDixie26 min
Oct 28, 8:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE53 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.