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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 4, 2023Bay County, Calhoun County, Jackson County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 4, 2023, 7:15 AM CST for Bay County, Calhoun County, Jackson County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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
Jan 4, 2023, 7:15 AM CST (13:15 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2023, 7:45 AM CST
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Jackson County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 4, 7:41 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Simsville, FLPOWERLINE DOWN AT PONDVIEW LN.
Jan 4, 7:41 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG3 N Willis, FLLARGE TREE FELL AND IS COVERING HIGHWAY 73 BETWEEN BUTTON LN. AND HASTY POND RD.
Jan 4, 7:42 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Simsville, FLTWO LARGE TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 71 SOUTH OF MAGNOLIA RD. SEVERAL SHEETS OF PLYWOOD BLOWN ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM AN UNDER CONSTRUCTION HOTEL PARKING LOT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 4, 2:59 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 101 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2023-01-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 987 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2023-01-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
987 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
6.5

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The text

As transmitted.

556 
WFUS52 KTAE 041315
TORTAE
FLC005-013-063-041345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0002.230104T1315Z-230104T1345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
715 AM CST Wed Jan 4 2023

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Northeastern Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Northern Calhoun County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 745 AM CST.
    
* At 715 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 19 miles southeast of Vernon, moving northeast at 35
  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
  south central Jackson, northeastern Bay and northern Calhoun
  Counties in the Panhandle of Florida, including the following
  locations... Betts, Moose Pond, Red Oak, Altha, Fountain, Chason,
  Union City, Chipola, Henderson Mill and Camps Head.

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 3054 8547 3057 8545 3057 8544 3058 8544
      3083 8521 3048 8500 3047 8499 3044 8543
      3046 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 1315Z 229DEG 31KT 3050 8541 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
184 
WWUS52 KTAE 041344
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
744 AM CST Wed Jan 4 2023

FLC005-013-063-041354-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-230104T1345Z/
Jackson FL-Bay FL-Calhoun FL-
744 AM CST Wed Jan 4 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN BAY
AND NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA WILL EXPIRE
AT 745 AM CST...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CST for Big Bend of
and the Panhandle of Florida.

LAT...LON 3054 8547 3057 8545 3057 8544 3058 8544
      3083 8521 3048 8500 3047 8499 3044 8543
      3046 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 1344Z 229DEG 31KT 3066 8520 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 1:17 AM CSTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton65 hr
Jan 4, 6:13 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 4, 6:16 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Walton59 min
Jan 4, 6:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington41 min
Jan 4, 7:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Washington95 min
Jan 4, 7:12 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington19 min
Jan 4, 7:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Walton and 1 more56 min
Jan 4, 7:22 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEJackson38 min
Jan 4, 7:53 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 4, 8:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty83 min
Jan 4, 8:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty58 min
Jan 4, 8:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla55 min
Jan 4, 9:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor89 min
Jan 4, 9:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison44 min
Jan 4, 9:53 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE97 min
Jan 4, 10:48 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 4, 10:55 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette, Madison, Taylor65 min
Jan 4, 11:47 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor43 min
Jan 4, 12:05 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette40 min
Jan 4, 12:35 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie55 min
Jan 4, 12:49 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette26 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.