Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 1989
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 1989, 8:41 PM CDT for Jackson County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1989, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1989, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jackson County, FL
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Apalachicola Mun, FL (KAQQ), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2929 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KTLH 090144
FFWTLH
FLC063-090445-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
941 PM EDT (841 PM CDT) THU JUN 8 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM EDT (1145 PM CDT)
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTH FLORIDA
...JACKSON
CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR IN JACKSON COUNTY REPORTS FLOODING IN AND
AROUND THE CITY OF MARIANNA. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT WITH ADDITONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVE]D...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 438 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 ...TORDAOD WATCH NUMBER 439 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A 325 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH JACKSON COUNTY AT 25 MPH AND INTO SEMINOLE COUNTY GA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDOS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 443 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 439 IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. AT 229 PM EDT...SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE GULF FROM JUST SOUTH THROUGH 25 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE SAN BLAS AND FROM 25 TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OCCURRING FROM WESTVILLE IN HOLMES COUNTY TO 20 MILES EAST OF CAMBELLTON IN JACKSON COUNTY. WATERSPOUTS MAY DEVELOP IN THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SAN BLAS TO CARRABELLE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND LARGE AREAS OF RAIN WERE OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. > MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAS@T AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 635 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 439 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A 630 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM GRACEVILLE, FL TO FT. WALTON BEACH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO NOTED FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF CARABELLE TO APPALACHICOLA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 7:45 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 840 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 1989 TORNADO WATCH 440 IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100PM EDT. AT 830 PM EDT...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN STRETCHED FROM 10 MILES WEST OF CAIRO GEORGIA TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. THE THUNDERSTORMS THEN EXTENDED WEST TO NEAR DE FUNIAK SPRINGS FLORIDA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN THAT COVERED MOST OF NORTH FLORIDA AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 8:22 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 920 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 440 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A 915 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MONTICELLO FL TO TALLAHASSEE TO ST. MARKS AND FROM HAVANA TO MARIANNA TO BONIFAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONLAL STATEMENTS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 8:37 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR EXPIRATION TIME OF WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 920 PM EDT THU JUN 8 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 440 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A 915 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MONTICELLO FL TO TALLAHASSEE TO ST. MARKS AND FROM HAVANA TO MARIANNA TO BONIFAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLEV OF HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Okaloosa | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 8:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 9:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 11:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes | 3 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Florida, 1989Every flash flood warning in 1989
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.