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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2026, 3:54 AM CDT for Dale County, Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 min. 2 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
- Mar 12, 2026, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Dale County, AL, Henry County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:09 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Ssw Murphy Station, AL | EF1 tornado confirmed by storm survey. Lasted from 4:07 am CDT to 4:09 am CDT. |
| Mar 12, 4:13 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Abbeville, AL | A tree planted in 1960 fell on a home in Abbeville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
900
WFUS52 KTAE 120854
TORTAE
ALC045-067-120930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.260312T0854Z-260312T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
354 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Dale County in southeastern Alabama...
West central Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 430 AM CDT.
* At 353 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Blue Springs, or 12 miles west of
Abbeville, moving east at 40 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Abbeville around 400 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Barefield Crossroads, Murphy Station, Graball, Clopton, Bertha,
Abbeville Municipal A/P, Willis Crossroads, Snells Crossroads, and
Bells Crossroads.
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 3165 8518 3158 8515 3148 8519 3153 8550
3160 8550 3162 8544 3162 8542 3163 8542
3163 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0853Z 266DEG 37KT 3156 8546
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
21-WD2 follow-up statements
312
WWUS52 KTAE 120906
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
406 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
ALC045-120915-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260312T0930Z/
Dale AL-
406 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DALE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for southeastern
Alabama.
&&
LAT...LON 3165 8518 3158 8515 3148 8519 3151 8541
3164 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 274DEG 36KT 3159 8532 3153 8536
$$
ALC067-120930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260312T0930Z/
Henry AL-
406 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
HENRY COUNTY...
At 405 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from near Abbeville to 12 miles
southeast of Blue Springs, moving east at 40 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.
These dangerous storms will be near...
Abbeville around 410 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Murphy
Station, Graball, Abbeville Municipal A/P, Willis Crossroads, and
Capps.
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 3165 8518 3158 8515 3148 8519 3151 8541
3164 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 274DEG 36KT 3159 8532 3153 8536
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
21-WD252
WWUS52 KTAE 120910
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
410 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
ALC067-120930-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260312T0930Z/
Henry AL-
410 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
HENRY COUNTY...
At 409 AM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Abbeville, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Abbeville around 415 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Murphy
Station, Graball, Abbeville Municipal A/P, and Willis Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3165 8518 3158 8515 3148 8519 3152 8534
3157 8532 3162 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0909Z 271DEG 37KT 3153 8529
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
21-WDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 54 min |
| Mar 12, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva | 59 min |
| Mar 12, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 61 min |
| Mar 12, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Henry | 56 min |
| Mar 12, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 67 min |
| Mar 12, 4:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 4:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 4:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 4:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 62 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.