Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Mar 7, 2008, 1:19 PM CST for 16 counties in Florida. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 7, 2008, 1:19 PM CST (19:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 660 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 928 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KTAE 071919 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 219 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COUNTIES... .DISCUSSION...SEVERAL LOWS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT SOUTHEAST AND ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT. RAIN WILL END WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY EAST USHERING IN A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. UP TO FOUR HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES AND SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH WILL GENERATE CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL NOTICEABLY DECREASE ON SUNDAY...BUT FURTHER DRYING OUT OF THE AIR MASS WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE MID 20S. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-080330- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0030.080308T1800Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1700Z-080310T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 219 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /119 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-080330- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1800Z-080309T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 219 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /119 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ BLOCK
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KTAE 072356 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 656 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE COUNTIES DUE TO EXPECTED DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH DISPERSIONS AND WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COUNTIES DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS EVENING...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. RAIN WILL END WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY EAST USHERING IN A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH SPEEDS NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. UP TO FOUR HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES AND SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH WILL GENERATE CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL NOTICEABLY DECREASE ON SUNDAY...BUT FURTHER DRYING OUT OF THE AIR MASS WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE MID 20S. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-081230- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.080308T1800Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1700Z-080310T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 656 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /556 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-081230- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1800Z-080309T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 656 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /556 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ JAMSKI
000 WWUS82 KTAE 081002 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 502 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD RAPIDLY EAST INTO THE AREA TODAY USHERING IN A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SPEEDS NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. UP TO FOUR HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES AND SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH WILL GENERATE CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS FLORIDA. WINDS WILL NOTICEABLY DECREASE ON SUNDAY...BUT FURTHER DRYING OUT OF THE AIR MASS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE MID 20S. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FLORIDA WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUING FOR ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-090930- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1700Z-080310T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0031.080309T1700Z-080310T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.080308T1800Z-080309T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 502 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 /402 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-090930- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1800Z-080309T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 502 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 /402 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ CAMP
000 WWUS82 KTAE 082018 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 317 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE THE COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND STRONG WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH ON FRIDAY. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY YIELDING RED FLAG CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. THE NECESSARY RED FLAG CRITERIA MAY BE MET IN SOUTH GEORGIA AND ALABAMA AS WELL ON SUNDAY. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-091215- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0029.080310T1800Z-080310T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0031.080309T1700Z-080310T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 317 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 /217 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ AS WELL AS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-091215- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1800Z-080309T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 317 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 /217 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2008/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ 38-GODSEY
000 WWUS82 KTAE 090007 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 707 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH ON FRIDAY. A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY YIELDING RED FLAG CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. THE NECESSARY RED FLAG CRITERIA MAY BE MET IN SOUTH GEORGIA AND ALABAMA AS WELL ON SUNDAY. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-091100- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080309T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0031.080309T1700Z-080310T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0029.080310T1800Z-080310T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 707 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 /607 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /12 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-091100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0028.080309T1800Z-080309T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 707 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 /607 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2008/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ WATSON/GODSEY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Mar 7, 11:08 AM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 11:08 AM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1208 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
.DISCUSSION...ITS BEEN A VERY BUSY MORNING HERE AT THE FORECAST
OFFICE. WE HAVE TWO STORM SURVEY CREWS INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE
TORNADOES, ONE IN EASTERN LEON COUNTY IN THE CAPITOLA/CHAIRES AREA
AND ANOTHER DOWN AT KEATON BEACH IN TAYLOR COUNTY. THERE WERE MANY
OTHER WIND DAMAGE REPORTS AND WE HAD SOME URBAN FLOODING HERE IN
TALLAHASSEE. A COLLECTIVE LOCAL STORM REPORT HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH
INFORMATION WE HAVE THUS FAR. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN THE
FIELD CREWS RETURN. THE PRODUCT PIL IS LSRTAE AND THE WMO HEADER IS
NWUS52 KTAE.
AFTER COORDINATING WITH THE SPC, WE BELIEVE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE IS
OVER FOR THE DAY, WITH THE CONVECTION IN THE GULF PREVENTING A
SIGNIFICANT BOUNDARY LAYER RECOVERY. HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE A POTENT
SHORT WAVE UPSTREAM AS WELL AS THE COLD FRONT, SO SOME ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT GET SOME SUN.
THERE ARE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS W OF HERE, ALTHOUGH THAT IS FILLING
IN. WE ARE MORE CONCERNED FROM THIS POINT OUT OF FLOODING. A LARGE
AREA OF MODERATE RAIN IS DEVELOPING NWD ACROSS THE FL BIG BEND AND
IS HEADED TOWARD S CENTRAL GA. THIS AREA ALREADY RECEIVED WIDESPREAD
2-3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS. WE HAVE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE FLOOD WATCH
UP, BUT DID TRIM OUT SOME OF THE ERN PANHANDLE ZONES. WE GOT REPORTS
OF 6 FT SURF IN BAY COUNTY, AND THIS FITS RIGHT IN TO WHAT WE WOULD
EXPECT WITH THE 8 FT SEAS WITH 8 SEC PERIODS OBSERVED AT THE
OFFSHORE BUOY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. WE ARE
ALSO STILL CONCERNED ABOUT COASTAL FLOODING OVER IN EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE FL BIG BEND. THE TIDE GAGE AT CEDAR KEY IS SHOOTING UP PRETTY
QUICK. ALSO, WE EXPECT VERY STRONG W WINDS TONIGHT AND THIS WILL
HELP TO PILE UP SOME WATER DURING THE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING WERE DOMINATED
BY CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW. SLY WINDS HAVE BECOME REESTABLISHED. WE ARE
STILL LOOKING FOR STRONG W WINDS TO KICK IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR 30 KT, SO WE COULD EASILY GUST
TO GALE FORCE. WE WILL AT LEAST CONSIDER A GALE WARNING FOR THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE. SEAS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL APPROACH 13 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE SATURDAY MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING.
&&
.AVIATION...THE WARM FRONT HAS PUSHED NORTH ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. LAST STORMS ASSOCD WITH SQUALL
LINE AHEAD OF FRONT EXITING EAST OF I-75 WITH BACK EDGE OF RAIN NOW
ACROSS ERN BIG BEND AND S/CNTRL GA. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ALONG AND AHEAD
OF REMAINING STORMS. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH LCL IFR WILL CONTINUE IN
WAKE OF FRONT AND IN ANY RENEWED THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATER THIS
EVENING WITH THE RAIN CHANCES ENDING ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST. EXPECT BREEZY/GUSTY WEST WINDS WITH LINGERING MVFR CIGS REST
OF TONIGHT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...A MUCH COLDER AND
DRIER AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION AND MAY PRODUCE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS IN N FL DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SAT. THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA MAY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON SUN.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON ALL RIVERS IN
THE HSA FROM THE CHIPOLA-APALACHICOLA SYSTEM E, WITH MODERATE
FLOODING ON THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE
FOR DETAILS (USE LOWER CASE).
HTTP://AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/INDEX.PHP?WFO=TAE
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
219 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY).
LARGE AREA OF ISENTROPICALLY FORCED PRECIP HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INLAND
OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. 40-50KT LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY
JET IS RIDING UP AND OVER A WARM FRONT SITUATED E-W JUST OFFSHORE.
THIS WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS AS LOW PRESSURE OVER SE LOUISIANA SLOWLY DEEPENS AND LIFTS
NORTHEAST. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH A DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA.
THE TWO MAIN CONCERNS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE A SWATH
OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR TODAY. CURRENT
CONVECTION OVER THE GULF IS LIFTING NORTHEAST...WHICH FITS WELL WITH
THE AREA OF HIGHEST ANTICIPATED QPF. STILL ANTICIPATING THE
POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY...ESPECIALLY EAST
OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT RAINFALL WILL BE
ENDING OVER THE WESTERN ZONES STARTING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH
SHOULD LIMIT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FLOOD POTENTIAL. THUS...WILL LEAVE
FLOOD WATCH AS IS.
AS FOR COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...EXTRATROPICAL STORM SURGE MODEL STILL
INDICATING ABOVE NORMAL TIDES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH SINCE THE MODEL IS BASED ON GFS
WINDS. THE GFS HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK WITH THIS
SYSTEM WHICH HAS SEVERELY IMPACTED ITS WIND FIELDS. WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR WINDS OFFSHORE THIS MORNING...BUT ATTM CONFIDENCE NOT
HIGH ENOUGH TO UPGRADE TO WARNING. IF GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOP
LATER THIS MORNING OVER APALACHEE BAY...WATCH MAY NEED TO BE
UPGRADED.
SEVERE POTENTIAL IS NOT VERY CLEAR CUT THIS MORNING. KINEMATIC
FIELDS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY FAVORABLY FOR ROTATING STORMS OVER
THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WITH LARGE LOOPING HODOGRAPHS DEVELOPING.
THIS IS A BIT DISCONCERTING CONSIDERING THE STRONG CONVECTION NOTED
OVER THE GULF SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT. HOWEVER...THE BOUNDARY LAYER
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE OVER LAND THROUGH SUNRISE WITH THE
BULK OF THE CONVECTION REMAINING ELEVATED. APPEARS THAT MAIN THREAT
FROM EARLY MORNING STORMS WOULD BE SEVERE HAIL.
AFTER SUNRISE AND THROUGH THE MORNING...THE SEVERE POTENTIAL IS
HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF SFC-BASED DESTABILIZATION WHICH
CAN OCCUR IN THE WARM SECTOR AS THE WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO LIFT
NORTH. RUC SOUNDINGS BEAR THIS OUT WITH TREMENDOUS 0-3KM HELICITY
VALUES IN EXCESS OF 600M2/S2. SOUNDINGS ALSO INDICATED REASONABLY
STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. MUCAPES FROM THE SOUNDINGS RANGE FROM
1000-1500J/KG WITH PARCELS ORIGINATING FROM AROUND 850MB THIS
MORNING. GUIDANCE DOES INDICATE THAT THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA
MAY SEE ENOUGH HEATING FOR SFC-BASED PARCELS TO BECOME UNSTABLE. IF
THIS OCCURS...THEN ISOLATED TORNADOES AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL
ALSO BE A THREAT ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL.
BY TONIGHT...THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FOLLOWED BY
STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AND IMPRESSIVE COLD AIR ADVECTION.
SATURDAY WILL BE A MUCH COLDER DAY WITH TEMPS RISING ONLY INTO THE
50S AND WINDS UP TO 20MPH. AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS SATURDAY
NIGHT...TEMPS SHOULD DROP TO NEAR FREEZING...WITH A LIGHT FREEZE
POSSIBLE FOR INLAND AREAS. TEMPS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE ON SUNDAY.
LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY)
THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BEGIN WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AND A VERY WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. EXPECT THE BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE OVERNIGHT
LOWS DROPPING DOWN TOWARD THE FREEZING POINT ACROSS THE INLAND
AREAS. THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH
TUESDAY...THEN THEY BEGIN TO SHOW SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES GOING INTO
MID WEEK AND THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
MONDAY THROUGH MID WEEK...THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVERHEAD WILL SLIDE EAST TOWARD AND OFF THE COAST. THIS
WILL ALLOW THE AIRMASS OVERHEAD TO MODIFY AND THE TEMPERATURES TO
CLIMB BACK UP TOWARD NORMAL. ON TUESDAY...THE GFS/ECMWF BOTH SHOW A
SHORTWAVE AMPLIFYING AND CLOSING OFF INTO AN UPPER LOW AS IT PUSHES
EAST ACROSS TEXAS AND TOWARD THE LOWER MS VALLEY. THE GFS IS MUCH
QUICKER THAN THE ECMWF WITH ITS EASTWARD PROGRESSION AND BRINGS THIS
SYSTEM OVERHEAD TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF SHOWS THIS
FEATURE COMING THROUGH OUR AREA SOMETIME WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. WE WILL TAKE AN AVERAGE WITH REGARD TO THE TIMING AND
SLIGHTLY UNDERCUT THE POPS DUE TO UNCERTAINTY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 71 47 55 28 64 / 100 40 10 0 0
PANAMA CITY 68 47 56 37 63 / 100 30 10 10 0
DOTHAN 69 43 52 30 63 / 100 30 10 10 0
ALBANY 71 44 53 30 62 / 100 50 10 0 0
VALDOSTA 71 47 55 30 63 / 100 70 10 0 0
CROSS CITY 72 53 59 30 66 / 90 70 10 0 0
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...COLQUITT...COOK...
DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...
LOWNDES...MILLER...MITCHELL...SEMINOLE...THOMAS...TIFT...
TURNER...WORTH.
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...
LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: DIXIE...TAYLOR.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM...COASTAL
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM.
&&
AVIATION...BLOCK
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...CAMP/GIBBS
REST OF DISCUSSION...WOOLHazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 3:30 AM CST, 9 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 430 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-081000- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN- CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL- IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 430 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /330 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES OF THE BIG BEND... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY FROM THE EASTERN PANHANDLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINS THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND AREA RIVERS RUNNING BANK FULL...THE RISK FOR AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL PILE WATER ALONG THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY COASTS. DEPARTURES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH...AND TIDES ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW LOW WATER LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE CYCLE. SOME OVER WASH OF FLOOD WALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH MOST IMPACTS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. ALSO...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. STRONG WIND SHEAR AND MARGINAL INSTABILITY MAY ALLOW FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS SATURDAY...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. A LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS MORNING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. CAMP
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 7, 8:24 AM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
924 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 AM TSTM WND DMG TALLAHASSEE 30.44N 84.28W
03/07/2008 LEON FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
A HOUSE COLLAPSED IN THE KILLEARN LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD.
&&
WOOLLocal storm report, Mar 7, 8:26 AM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
926 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0910 AM FUNNEL CLOUD MAYO 30.05N 83.18W
03/07/2008 LAFAYETTE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEART THE HIGH SCHOOL MOVING
EAST.
&&
WOOLLocal storm report, Mar 7, 8:29 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
929 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 AM TORNADO CAPITOLA 30.45N 84.09W
03/07/2008 LEON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** FOUR HOUSES WERE DESTROYED ON WHITE HOUSE
ROAD AND CAPITOLA ROAD. BASED ON THE LATEST REPORTS FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT...IT APPEARS THERE WERE NO FATALITIES IN
CAPITOLA. ONE INJURED PERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
&&
WOOLLocal storm report, Mar 7, 9:48 AM CST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1048 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG APALACHICLA MUNI AIRPOR 29.72N 85.03W
03/07/2008 FRANKLIN FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINE DOWN COUNTYWIDE
0700 AM TSTM WND DMG OZARK 31.46N 85.64W
03/07/2008 DALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE CRAWFORDVILLE 30.12N 84.31W
03/07/2008 WAKULLA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
AS MANY AS 30 TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
0715 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE TALLAHASSEE 30.39N 84.22W
03/07/2008 LEON FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN IN THE SOUTHWOOD PLANTATION
COMMUNITY NEAR APALACHEE AND AND IDLEWILD.
0715 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE TALLAHASSEE 30.39N 84.22W
03/07/2008 LEON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
CARS WERE DAMAGED BY FURNITURE THAT WAS TOSSED AROUND
OUTSIDE A STARBUCKS IN SOUTHWOOD. A POWER OUTAGE WAS ALSO
REPORTED.
0715 AM HAIL N TALLAHASSEE 30.44N 84.28W
03/07/2008 E0.25 INCH LEON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL ON PARK AVE IN DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE
0725 AM TORNADO CAPITOLA 30.45N 84.09W
03/07/2008 LEON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** FOUR HOUSES WERE DESTROYED ON WHITE HOUSE
ROAD AND CAPITOLA ROAD. BASED ON THE LATEST REPORTS FROM
LAW ENFORCEMENT...IT APPEARS THERE WERE NO FATALITIES IN
CAPITOLA. ONE INJURED PERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
0725 AM TSTM WND DMG TALLAHASSEE 30.44N 84.28W
03/07/2008 LEON FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
A HOUSE COLLAPSED IN THE KILLEARN LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD.
0725 AM TORNADO CAPITOLA 30.45N 84.09W
03/07/2008 LEON FL PUBLIC
TORNADO SIGHTED AT BUCK LAKE ROAD.
0730 AM TORNADO CHAIRES 30.44N 84.12W
03/07/2008 LEON FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL HOUSES WERE DAMAGED AND TREES AND POWERLINES WERE
DOWNED ON TURKEY ROOST ROAD.
0730 AM TSTM WND DMG N CAPITOLA 30.45N 84.09W
03/07/2008 LEON FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES WERE DOWNED AND A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS BLOWN OFF LINE
ON BAUM ROAD.
0730 AM TSTM WND DMG CHAIRES CROSSROADS 30.42N 84.12W
03/07/2008 LEON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0745 AM FLOOD TALLAHASSEE 30.44N 84.28W
03/07/2008 LEON FL NWS EMPLOYEE
TWO FEET OF WATER REPORTED ON FRANKLIN BLVD.
0755 AM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 30.47N 83.64W
03/07/2008 MADISON FL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
0806 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W MADISON 30.47N 83.43W
03/07/2008 MADISON FL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ACROSS A ROAD. THERE WAS ALSO A
CAR ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 10 SOUTH OF TOWN.
0830 AM TORNADO KEATON BEACH 29.82N 83.59W
03/07/2008 TAYLOR FL EMERGENCY MNGR
A HOUSE DESTROYED BY A POSSIBLE TORNADO ON MARINE DRIVE
AND BEACH ROAD.THE HOUSE WAS PUSHED OUT INTO THE ROAD.15
OTHER HOMES WERE DAMAGED. THE SALEM NOAA WEATHER RADIO
WAS KNOCKED OFF THE AIR. POWER LINES WERE ALSO DOWNED
WITH ONE POLE TOPPLED.
0910 AM FUNNEL CLOUD MAYO 30.05N 83.18W
03/07/2008 LAFAYETTE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEART THE HIGH SCHOOL MOVING
EAST.
&&
WOOLLocal storm report, Mar 7, 10:54 AM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1154 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW MONTICELLO 30.61N 83.94W
03/07/2008 JEFFERSON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIGICANT NUMBER OF TREES DOWN...MANY POWER LINES DOWN
AND HOUSE DAMAGED ALL FROM LAKE MICCOSUKEE NORTH TO LAKE
ROAD 4 MILE LONG BY 1/2 MILE WIDE STRETCH
&&
GIBBSLocal storm report, Mar 7, 1:02 PM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
202 PM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM TORNADO KEATON BEACH 29.82N 83.59W
03/07/2008 F2 TAYLOR FL NWS STORM SURVEY
A HOUSE DESTROYED BY A POSSIBLE TORNADO ON MARINE DRIVE
AND BEACH ROAD.THE HOUSE WAS PUSHED OUT INTO THE ROAD.15
OTHER HOMES WERE DAMAGED. THE SALEM NOAA WEATHER RADIO
WAS KNOCKED OFF THE AIR. POWER LINES WERE ALSO DOWNED
WITH ONE POLE TOPPLED. SURVEY CREW ESTIMATES EF-2 DAMAGE
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 120 MPH.
&&
WOOLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Mar 7, 4:11 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 38 hr |
| Mar 7, 4:37 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 23 min | |
| Mar 7, 4:45 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Mar 7, 5:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 5:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 40 min |
| Mar 7, 5:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 5:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 5:50 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 115 min | |
| Mar 7, 6:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 6:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 25 min |
| Mar 7, 6:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Wakulla | 33 min |
| Mar 7, 6:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 6:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 7:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 56 min |
| Mar 7, 7:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 52 min |
| Mar 7, 7:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 20 min |
| Mar 7, 7:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 7:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dixie | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 7:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 7:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 16 min |
| Mar 7, 8:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 43 min |
| Mar 7, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 7 days |
| Mar 7, 10:22 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 23 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:31 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 46 hr |
| Mar 7, 10:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 33 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:19 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 7, 1:33 PM CST | Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 25 hr |
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