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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2024, 7:42 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 33 min. 30 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 9, 2024, 7:42 AM CST (13:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2024, 8:15 AM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 7:42 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Greenhead, FL | Multiple trees were blown down at Chain Lake Road and Carter Cir. |
| Jan 9, 7:44 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Smyrna, FL | Tree down at 3232 Moss Hill Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:48 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Wausau, FL | Tree down at Pioneer Road and Hard Labor Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:48 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Sylvania, FL | A tree was blown down on Pioneer Road near Bonnett Pond Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:48 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Spring Hollow, FL | Multiple power lines down and minor structural damage at 1995 Ambassador Ct. |
| Jan 9, 7:49 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Wausau, FL | Downed power line at 1945 Cane Mill Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:50 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Wausau, FL | Tree down at 2592 Oid Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:50 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Bradford, FL | Tree down on Tiller Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:50 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Brock Crossroad, FL | Trees down on Duncan Community Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:50 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Chipley, FL | Tree with power lines down at 1497 Earl Gilbert Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:51 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Wausau, FL | Power lines on Olie Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:51 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Bradford, FL | Power line down in a field between Jessie Way and Joe Neel Road in Washington county. |
| Jan 9, 7:51 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Chipley Municipal, FL | Power lines down along Watford Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:54 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Chipley Municipal, FL | Tree down blocking left lane of I-10 at Mile Marker 122 Westbound. |
| Jan 9, 7:55 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Bradford, FL | Tree down at 1213 Pioneer Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:56 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Bahoma, FL | Tree down on New Prospect Road. |
| Jan 9, 7:57 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Gilberts Mill, FL | Tree down at Orange Hill Road and Highview Lane. |
| Jan 9, 7:59 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ene Richter Crossroad, FL | A tree was blown down on Woodrest Road near Highway 162. |
| Jan 9, 7:59 AM CST | TORNADO | 3 Ene Gilberts Mill, FL | TDS from EVX radar at this location. |
| Jan 9, 8:00 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Cottondale, FL | Tree down on Eldridge Road near Veteran Road. |
| Jan 9, 8:00 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Cottondale Airport, FL | Tree down on Highway 90 near Pine Branch Blvd. |
| Jan 9, 8:05 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Alford, FL | Trees down at Gardenview Rd/Dallas Rd. |
| Jan 9, 8:05 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Cottondale Airpor, FL | Tree down on Barber Road. |
| Jan 9, 8:15 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Compass Lake, FL | Trees down with power lines on Freeman Road/Highway 231. |
| Jan 9, 8:19 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Kynesville, FL | Trees were blown down on Topaz Road near Kynesville Road. |
| Jan 9, 8:19 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ene Compass Lake, FL | Trees in power lines on Hoosier Cir/Monogahela Ave. |
| Jan 9, 8:21 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Center Lake, FL | Two trees were blocking Nortek Blvd. |
| Jan 9, 8:21 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Round Lake, FL | Two trees were blocking Fairview Road. |
| Jan 9, 8:23 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 E Round Lake, FL | Tree down near Dipper Road/Laramore Road. |
| Jan 9, 8:24 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 E Round Lake, FL | A tree was blown down across Whitfield Lane near Holly Ridge Trail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 6:07 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 808 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 914 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KTAE 091342
TORTAE
FLC005-013-063-133-091415-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.240109T1342Z-240109T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
742 AM CST Tue Jan 9 2024
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Northeastern Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Northwestern Calhoun County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Eastern Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...
* Until 815 AM CST.
* At 742 AM CST, a tornado producing storm was located 8 miles south
of Vernon, moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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 storm will be near...
Marianna around 805 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Richter Crossroads, Bradford, Cottondale, Alford, Union City, Camps
Head, Porter Lake, Alliance, Smyrna, and Bahoma.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3040 8573 3049 8579 3091 8545 3061 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 1342Z 238DEG 60KT 3050 8569
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
71-BUNKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:44 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 24 min |
| Jan 9, 4:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 9, 4:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 33 min |
| Jan 9, 5:07 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 53 min | |
| Jan 9, 5:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 41 min |
| Jan 9, 5:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 9, 5:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 9, 5:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 93 min |
| Jan 9, 6:14 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Jan 9, 6:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 39 min |
| Jan 9, 6:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 47 min |
| Jan 9, 6:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 33 min |
| Jan 9, 6:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Jan 9, 7:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more | 90 min |
| Jan 9, 7:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 26 min |
| Jan 9, 7:46 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 9, 7:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 25 min |
| Jan 9, 8:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 1 more | 85 min |
| Jan 9, 8:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty | 35 min |
| Jan 9, 8:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty | 35 min |
| Jan 9, 8:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 19 min |
| Jan 9, 8:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 44 min |
| Jan 9, 8:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 97 min |
| Jan 9, 9:01 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 9, 9:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 23 min |
| Jan 9, 9:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla | 25 min |
| Jan 9, 9:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 32 min |
| Jan 9, 10:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 30 min |
| Jan 9, 10:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla | 78 min |
| Jan 9, 10:31 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jan 9, 10:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 92 min |
| Jan 9, 12:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 40 min |
| Jan 9, 2:59 PM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Taylor | 15 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.