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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special marine warning at Oct 13, 2001, 10:50 PM EDT. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2001, 10:50 PM EDT (02:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2001, 12:50 AM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Oct 13, 10:00 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 10:00 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 13, 5:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
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FLZ007-008-GMZ750-140500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 722 PM EDT SAT OCT 13 2001 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT (12 AM) CDT FOR WALTON COUNTY IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA INDICATES, THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...A PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE THAT EXTENDED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA BORDER WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. NUMEROUS STORMS...SOME SEVERE...CONTINUED TO DEVELOP IN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF THE LINE. THESE STORMS WERE LIFTING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF COAST IN AN AREA OF STRONG LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY WINDS AND INTO MAINLY ALABAMA. HOWEVER THEY HAVE DISPLAYED LITTLE EASTWARD MOVEMENT IN RECENT HOURS. THEREFORE THE WATCH HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO INCLUDE ONLY WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE...AND UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THIS SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS ALABAMA AND WESTERN FLORIDA AND TOWARDS GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. SHOULD THIS OCCUR...THE TORNADO WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED NORTH AND EAST. MEANWHILE THIS SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS AS THE MAIN THREAT. ISOLATED TORNADOS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AHEAD AND ALONG THIS LINE. THUS THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. IN ADDITION...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN IN PORT. BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED BY TONIGHT. REMEMBER... A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BLOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Oct 13, 11:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 33 min |
| Oct 13, 11:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 41 min |
| Oct 14, 2:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 25 min |
| Oct 14, 2:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 52 min |
| Oct 14, 3:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 50 min |
| Oct 14, 6:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson | 26 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.