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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 2025, 7:48 AM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 87 min. 5 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 16, 2025, 7:48 AM EST (12:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2025, 9:15 AM EST
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 8:08 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 39 | 3 S Saint Joseph State, FL | Ambient alert mesonet site ShackStation Port St Joe reported a wind gust of 39.8 mph. |
| Feb 16, 8:41 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Shadeville, FL | Wakulla County 911 reports a tree down on Doctor M.L.K. Jr. Memorial Rd. |
| Feb 16, 8:53 AM EST | TSTM WND GST 51 | Apalachicola Airport, FL | ASOS station KAAF Apalachicola. |
| Feb 16, 8:56 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 40 | Shell Point, FL | Ambient station gusted to 40 mph. |
| Feb 16, 9:04 AM EST | MARINE TSTM WIND 47 | 2 Sse Panacea-Wakulla A, FL | A FSWN site at the Ochlockonee Boat Ramp measured a wind gust of 47 mph. |
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 16, 3:42 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 294 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 112 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1026 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
653
WUUS52 KTAE 161248
SVRTAE
FLC037-045-077-129-161415-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0021.250216T1248Z-250216T1415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
748 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Gulf County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Wakulla County in Big Bend Florida...
Liberty County in Big Bend Florida...
Franklin County in Big Bend Florida...
* Until 915 AM EST/815 AM CST/.
* At 748 AM EST/648 AM CST/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from near Blountstown to near Mexico Beach, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Woodville, Carrabelle, St. Marks, Eastpoint, Apalachicola,
Crawfordville, St George Island, Port St. Joe, Stonemill Creek,
Orange, Wakulla, Franklin, Wewahitchka, Sopchoppy, Honeyville,
Jewel Fire Tower, Shadeville, Royal Bluff, Wakulla Springs, and
Vilas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Tallahassee.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EST/900 AM CST/ for
Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida.
&&
LAT...LON 2963 8539 2977 8549 3020 8522 3020 8512
3023 8508 3040 8502 3040 8500 3035 8469
3032 8470 3030 8471 3030 8425 3027 8407
3010 8408 3010 8404 3001 8414 2999 8426
2987 8429 2981 8450 2953 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 267DEG 44KT 3036 8506 2989 8545
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
659
WWUS52 KTAE 161326
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
826 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
FLC037-045-077-129-161415-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250216T1415Z/
Gulf FL-Wakulla FL-Liberty FL-Franklin FL-
826 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM
EST/815 AM CST/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN GULF...WAKULLA...SOUTHEASTERN
LIBERTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
At 826 AM EST/726 AM CST/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from 11 miles northwest of Crawfordville to 10 miles
south of Port St. Joe, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Woodville, Carrabelle, St. Marks, Eastpoint, Apalachicola,
Crawfordville, St George Island, Wakulla, Franklin, Sopchoppy, Jewel
Fire Tower, Shadeville, Royal Bluff, Wakulla Springs, St George
Island St Pk, Cape San Blas, Beverly, Panacea, Poplar Camp, and
Medart.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EST/900 AM CST/ for
Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tallahassee.
&&
LAT...LON 2960 8524 2963 8539 2995 8512 3003 8499
3012 8493 3030 8471 3030 8425 3027 8424
3027 8407 3010 8408 3010 8404 3001 8414
2999 8426 2987 8429 2981 8450 2953 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1326Z 303DEG 33KT 3027 8451 2966 8529
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
42-DVD006
WWUS52 KTAE 161336
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
836 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
FLC037-045-077-129-161415-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250216T1415Z/
Gulf FL-Wakulla FL-Liberty FL-Franklin FL-
836 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM
EST/815 AM CST/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN GULF...WAKULLA...SOUTHEASTERN
LIBERTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
At 836 AM EST/736 AM CST/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from 6 miles north of Crawfordville to 10 miles west
of Apalachicola, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Woodville, Carrabelle, St. Marks, Eastpoint, Apalachicola,
Crawfordville, St George Island, Wakulla, Franklin, Sopchoppy,
Shadeville, Royal Bluff, Wakulla Springs, St George Island St Pk,
Beverly, Panacea, Medart, Bethel, Liveoak Island, and Curtis Mill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EST/900 AM CST/ for
Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tallahassee.
&&
LAT...LON 2960 8524 2978 8509 3002 8482 3030 8446
3030 8425 3027 8424 3027 8407 3010 8408
3010 8404 3001 8414 2999 8426 2987 8429
2981 8450 2953 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 267DEG 44KT 3028 8438 2967 8516
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 9:49 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 60 min | |
| Feb 16, 4:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 94 min |
| Feb 16, 5:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 86 min |
| Feb 16, 5:12 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Feb 16, 5:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 94 min |
| Feb 16, 6:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty, Walton, Washington | 95 min |
| Feb 16, 7:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Liberty | 83 min |
| Feb 16, 7:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon | 97 min |
| Feb 16, 7:55 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Feb 16, 8:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 56 min |
| Feb 16, 8:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 84 min |
| Feb 16, 9:42 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 10:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 22 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 36 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.