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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2026, 1:43 PM CST for Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 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
- Jan 25, 2026, 1:43 PM CST (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2026, 2:15 PM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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 25, 1:46 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Hartford, AL | Part of the roof of a chicken house was blown off along County Road 105. |
| Jan 25, 1:58 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Ardilla, AL | low hanging power line at 2200 Shannondoah. |
| Jan 25, 1:59 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Ardilla, AL | Tree down on powerlines in the 100 block of Reid Road. |
| Jan 25, 2:02 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Ese Madrid, AL | EF0 tornado confirmed by storm survey. Started at 2:02 CST and ended at 3:03 CST. |
| Jan 25, 2:16 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Pansey, AL | Trees and power lines reported down. |
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 25, 10:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 264 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1033 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KTAE 251943
TORTAE
ALC061-069-252015-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0002.260125T1943Z-260125T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
143 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
Southeastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 215 PM CST.
* At 143 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hartford, or 11 miles northwest of Graceville,
moving east at 50 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...
Slocomb around 150 PM CST.
Cottonwood around 205 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Fadette, Kellys Crossroads, Pansey, Grangeburg, Garretts Crossroads,
Rehobeth, Lovetown, Wilson Mill, Dundee, and Avon.
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 3123 8518 3100 8515 3099 8576 3112 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 262DEG 41KT 3104 8568
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
21-HANER2 follow-up statements
165
WWUS52 KTAE 252002
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
202 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026
ALC061-252012-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T2015Z/
Geneva AL-
202 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GENEVA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for southeastern
Alabama...and the Panhandle of Florida.
&&
LAT...LON 3123 8518 3100 8515 3100 8548 3099 8549
3110 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 266DEG 45KT 3103 8544
$$
ALC069-252015-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T2015Z/
Houston AL-
202 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY...
At 202 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Graceville, moving east at 50 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...
Cottonwood around 205 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pansey, Grangeburg, Garretts Crossroads, Lovetown, Wilson Mill, Avon,
Southern Junction, Sealy Springs, Olympia Spa Resort, and Keytons.
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 3123 8518 3100 8515 3100 8548 3099 8549
3110 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 266DEG 45KT 3103 8544
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
21-HANER247
WWUS52 KTAE 252020
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
220 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026
ALC069-252029-
/O.EXP.KTAE.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T2015Z/
Houston AL-
220 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for southeastern
Alabama...and the Panhandle of Florida.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for eastern
Houston County until 245 PM CST.
&&
LAT...LON 3123 8518 3100 8515 3100 8548 3099 8549
3110 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 262DEG 41KT 3106 8522
$$
21-HANERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 12:01 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 33 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:01 AM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 24 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:01 AM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 24 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Henry | 45 min |
| Jan 25, 1:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 41 min |
| Jan 25, 1:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 56 min |
| Jan 25, 1:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 54 min |
| Jan 25, 1:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 2:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 63 min |
| Jan 25, 2:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 2:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Houston | 66 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.