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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 15, 2021Bay County, Jackson County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 2021, 2:41 PM CST for Bay County, Jackson County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 12 min. 3 reports 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: Feb 15, 2021, 2:41 PM CST (20:41 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2021, 2:53 PM CST
In force: 12 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Bay County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Feb 15, 2:41 PM CST	TORNADO	3 Wsw Ridgetop, FL	PHOTO OF A SNAPPED TREE AND OTHER DEBRIS SCATTERED IN THE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH A BRIEF TDS ON RADAR.
Feb 15, 3:00 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Sink Creek, FL	TREE DOWN ACROSS ALL LANES OF HIGHWAY 71.
Feb 15, 3:01 PM CST	TSTM WND GST 40	1 W Greenwood, FL

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

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 15, 11:55 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 468 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 303 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WFUS52 KTAE 152041
TORTAE
FLC005-063-133-152115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0008.210215T2041Z-210215T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
241 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Northeastern Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  East central Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 315 PM CST.
    
* At 240 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 12 miles southeast of Chipley, moving northeast at 60
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  Marianna around 255 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Kynesville, Ridgetop, Cottondale, Alford, Blue Spring, Union City,
Steele City, Gilberts Mill, Star and Round Lake.

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 3095 8523 3067 8499 3057 8535 3057 8538
      3056 8538 3053 8548 3063 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 231DEG 52KT 3063 8543 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement

820 
WWUS52 KTAE 152053
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
253 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

FLC005-063-133-152102-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210215T2115Z/
Jackson FL-Bay FL-Washington FL-
253 PM CST Mon Feb 15 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN BAY AND EAST
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning no longer appears capable of 
producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for the Panhandle
of Florida.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect.

LAT...LON 3095 8523 3067 8499 3057 8535 3057 8538
      3056 8538 3053 8548 3063 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 231DEG 52KT 3075 8526 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 1:11 AM CST	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	41 hr
Feb 15, 1:16 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		29 hr
Feb 15, 12:35 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		3 hr
Feb 15, 12:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Walton	67 min
Feb 15, 1:12 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		3 hr
Feb 15, 1:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington	54 min
Feb 15, 1:39 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	TAE	Holmes, Walton	20 hr
Feb 15, 1:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	62 min
Feb 15, 2:02 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	28 min
Feb 15, 2:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 1 more	53 min
Feb 15, 2:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Madison	55 min
Feb 15, 2:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lafayette	21 min
Feb 15, 3:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	57 min
Feb 15, 3:25 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
Feb 15, 4:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Madison, Taylor	64 min
Feb 15, 4:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	26 min
Feb 15, 5:22 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		38 min
Feb 15, 5:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dixie	35 min
Feb 15, 5:56 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.