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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 11, 2021, 11:58 PM EST for Madison County, Florida. It was in force for 17 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
- Dec 11, 2021, 11:58 PM EST (04:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2021, 12:15 AM EST
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Madison County, FL
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:01 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 246 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted.
002
WFUS52 KTAE 120458
TORTAE
FLC079-120515-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0079.211212T0458Z-211212T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1158 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Madison County in Big Bend of Florida...
* Until 1215 AM EST.
* At 1158 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Suwannee River State Park, moving east 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
southeastern Madison County.
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 3037 8319 3035 8319 3035 8321 3031 8321
3029 8323 3029 8326 3036 8329 3042 8319
3041 8318 3039 8318 3039 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 249DEG 25KT 3035 8321
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
724
WWUS52 KTAE 120509
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1209 AM EST Sun Dec 12 2021
FLC079-120519-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-211212T0515Z/
Madison FL-
1209 AM EST Sun Dec 12 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1215 AM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3037 8319 3035 8319 3035 8321 3031 8321
3029 8323 3029 8326 3036 8329 3042 8319
3041 8318 3039 8318 3039 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 249DEG 25KT 3037 8315
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 11:47 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 7 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.