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Tornado Warning 101, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 16, 2023Dixie County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2023, 6:30 AM EDT for Dixie County, Florida. It was in force for 15 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
Jun 16, 2023, 6:30 AM EDT (10:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2023, 6:45 AM EDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Dixie County, FL

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 16, 6:30 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGFletcher, FLTrees and power lines were blown down across the county.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2023-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-352 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1316 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
419 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

316 
WFUS52 KTAE 161030
TORTAE
FLC029-161045-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0101.230616T1030Z-230616T1045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
630 AM EDT Fri Jun 16 2023

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Dixie County in Big Bend of Florida...

* Until 645 AM EDT.
    
* At 630 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles west of Bell, moving southeast 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
  northeastern Dixie County, including the following locations...
  Fletcher and Guaranto Springs.

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 2978 8294 2976 8295 2975 8294 2973 8295
      2972 8294 2972 8295 2970 8294 2970 8296
      2964 8296 2973 8309 2982 8300 2981 8293
      2980 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 297DEG 25KT 2974 8301 

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

$$

KR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jun 15, 8:33 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEWalton28 min
Jun 15, 9:14 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEWalton19 min
Jun 15, 9:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE87 min
Jun 15, 9:48 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEWalton42 min
Jun 15, 10:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWakulla21 min
Jun 15, 11:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jun 16, 12:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla47 min
Jun 16, 12:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson32 min
Jun 16, 1:12 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jun 16, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson47 min
Jun 16, 1:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jun 16, 1:42 AM EDTTornado WarningTAETaylor13 min
Jun 16, 2:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor34 min
Jun 16, 2:15 AM EDTTornado WarningTAETaylor30 min
Jun 16, 2:42 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatTAETaylor32 min
Jun 16, 3:04 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Taylor26 min
Jun 16, 3:07 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Taylor38 min
Jun 16, 3:27 AM EDTTornado WarningTAETaylor33 min
Jun 16, 3:40 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTAETaylor35 min
Jun 16, 3:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEJefferson, Taylor3 hr
Jun 16, 3:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE66 min
Jun 16, 4:01 AM EDTTornado WarningTAELafayette, Taylor29 min
Jun 16, 4:08 AM EDTTornado WarningTAELafayette, Taylor37 min
Jun 16, 4:22 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE113 min
Jun 16, 4:33 AM EDTTornado WarningTAELafayette, Taylor42 min
Jun 16, 4:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAELafayette3 hr
Jun 16, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison45 min
Jun 16, 5:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette47 min
Jun 16, 5:27 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE15 hr
Jun 16, 5:53 AM EDTTornado WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette37 min
Jun 16, 7:47 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTAELafayette, Taylor3 hr
Jun 16, 10:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington56 min
Jun 16, 10:09 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE96 min
Jun 16, 10:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more54 min
Jun 16, 11:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTAEFranklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla66 min
Jun 16, 11:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE85 min
Jun 16, 11:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson36 min
Jun 16, 11:43 AM EDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton56 hr
Jun 16, 12:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson37 min
Jun 16, 12:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Jefferson, Leon, Taylor, Wakulla38 min
Jun 16, 12:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Gulf, Liberty32 min
Jun 16, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE84 min
Jun 16, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Taylor51 min
Jun 16, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, Liberty31 min
Jun 16, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison36 min
Jun 16, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette53 min
Jun 16, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Jefferson, Wakulla26 min
Jun 16, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison, Taylor32 min
Jun 16, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison and 2 more59 min
Jun 16, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE103 min
Jun 16, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie, Lafayette59 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.