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Tornado Warning 77, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 8, 2021Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 8, 2021, 12:09 AM CST for Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Dec 8, 2021, 12:09 AM CST (06:09 UTC)
Expired: Dec 8, 2021, 12:45 AM CST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:12 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Dec 8, 12:12 AM CST	TORNADO	1 W Freeport, FL	A BRIEF TORNADO WITH A PRELIMINARY RATING OF EF0 TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN PORTLAND AND FREEPORT BETWEEN 12:07 CST AND 12:13 CST. MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN AND A WINDOW BLOWN OUT OF A RESIDENCE. A TDS WAS ALSO OBSERV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

837 
WFUS52 KTAE 080609
TORTAE
FLC131-133-080645-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0077.211208T0609Z-211208T0645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1209 AM CST Wed Dec 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  West central Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 1245 AM CST.
    
* At 1208 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 9 miles southeast of Eglin Air Force Base, or
  10 miles northeast of Santa Rosa 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  central Walton and west central Washington Counties, including the
  following locations... Eucheeanna, Millers Ferry, Red Bay,
  Portland, Live Oak, Freeport, Knox Hill and Rock Hill.

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 3070 8592 3070 8590 3055 8579 3044 8609
      3043 8614 3043 8616 3045 8616 3047 8613
      3046 8616 3046 8619 3048 8620 3049 8619
      3050 8620 3048 8621 3056 8626
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 243DEG 20KT 3051 8617 

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

$$

KR

2 follow-up statements

976 
WWUS52 KTAE 080621
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1221 AM CST Wed Dec 8 2021

FLC131-133-080645-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-211208T0645Z/
Walton FL-Washington FL-
1221 AM CST Wed Dec 8 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL WALTON AND WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
    
At 1221 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles east of Eglin Air Force Base, or 12 miles south
of De Funiak Springs, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Eglin Air Force Base, Live Oak, Freeport, Millers Ferry, Knox Hill
and Red Bay.

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 3070 8592 3070 8590 3055 8579 3046 8609
      3056 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 243DEG 20KT 3054 8609 

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

$$

KR

559 
WWUS52 KTAE 080636
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1236 AM CST Wed Dec 8 2021

FLC131-133-080646-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-211208T0645Z/
Walton FL-Washington FL-
1236 AM CST Wed Dec 8 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WALTON AND WEST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM CST...
                
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 3070 8592 3070 8590 3055 8579 3046 8609
      3056 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 243DEG 20KT 3058 8601 

$$

KR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 7, 7:10 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	13 hr
Dec 8, 1:21 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Walton	3 hr
Dec 8, 3:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson	32 min
Dec 8, 3:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson	23 min
Dec 8, 5:50 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		25 min
Dec 8, 9:40 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		65 min
Dec 8, 10:42 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		93 min
Dec 8, 11:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden	61 min
Dec 8, 11:37 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		83 min
Dec 8, 12:11 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		66 min
Dec 8, 12:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	51 min
Dec 8, 12:28 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		62 min
Dec 8, 12:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson, Madison	42 min
Dec 8, 1:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Taylor	24 min
Dec 8, 1:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Madison	50 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.