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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Tallahassee, FL
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.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 11:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 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.
- 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
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
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
154
WWUS52 KTAE 280616
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
116 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021
FLC005-280630-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-211028T0630Z/
Bay FL-
116 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BAY COUNTY...
At 116 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Panama City Beach, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Bay County, including the following locations... West
Bay and Laird.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3027 8594 3028 8593 3030 8593 3041 8590
3041 8588 3042 8587 3034 8570 3024 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0616Z 217DEG 27KT 3030 8588
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
42-DVD968
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
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 27, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Oct 28, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 114 min | |
| Oct 28, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 113 min | |
| Oct 28, 2:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 28, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 3 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Oct 28, 4:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 114 min | |
| Oct 28, 5:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Oct 28, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 33 min |
| Oct 28, 6:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dixie | 26 min |
| Oct 28, 8:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 53 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.