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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 7, 2008Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Mar 7, 2008, 11:22 AM EST for Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 10:36 PM EST. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 7, 2008, 11:22 AM EST (16:22 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 8, 2008, 10:36 PM EST
Expired: Mar 10, 2008, 11:02 AM EDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Grady County, GA, Thomas County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ochlockonee River near Thomasville (US 84) (TMLG1).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02327500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Mar 7, 5:28 AM EST, 5 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 5:28 AM EST, 5 hours 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
528 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

.UPDATE...
HAVE UPDATED FORECAST TO INCLUDE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR PANHANDLE
BEACHES. ALSO BUMPED UP WINDS OVER PANHANDLE AND SE ALABAMA THIS
MORNING.

&&

.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: BAY...
     CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...JACKSON...
     JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...
     WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 1 PM EST
     /12 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...COASTAL
     WALTON...FRANKLIN...GULF.

     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.

&&

CAMP

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 4:30 AM EST, 6 hours 52 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, 8:56 AM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
856 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OZARK                   31.46N 85.64W
03/07/2008                   DALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

WOOL

Local storm report, Mar 7, 9:06 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 7, 9:24 AM EST, 1 hour 58 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.

&&

WOOL

Local storm report, Mar 7, 9:26 AM EST, 1 hour 56 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.

&&

WOOL

Local storm report, Mar 7, 9:29 AM EST, 1 hour 53 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.

&&

WOOL

Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:48 AM EST, 34 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.

&&

WOOL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 7, 4:19 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		56 min
Mar 7, 5:11 AM EST	High Surf Advisory	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	38 hr
Mar 7, 5:37 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		23 min
Mar 7, 5:45 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		60 min
Mar 7, 6:01 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla	44 min
Mar 7, 6:20 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette	40 min
Mar 7, 6:39 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	36 min
Mar 7, 6:49 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Franklin, Wakulla	41 min
Mar 7, 6:50 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		115 min
Mar 7, 7:02 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla	43 min
Mar 7, 7:05 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla	25 min
Mar 7, 7:12 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Wakulla	33 min
Mar 7, 7:16 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Madison, Taylor	44 min
Mar 7, 7:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Madison	41 min
Mar 7, 8:04 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor	56 min
Mar 7, 8:08 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Madison	52 min
Mar 7, 8:10 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Madison	20 min
Mar 7, 8:19 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor	41 min
Mar 7, 8:31 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Dixie	44 min
Mar 7, 8:44 AM EST	Tornado Warning	TAE	Lafayette, Taylor	46 min
Mar 7, 8:59 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lafayette, Taylor	16 min
Mar 7, 9:02 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette	43 min
Mar 7, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	7 days
Mar 7, 11:22 AM EST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Leon	23 hr
Mar 7, 11:31 AM EST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Wakulla	46 hr
Mar 7, 11:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty	33 hr
Mar 7, 2:19 PM EST	Fire Weather Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	37 hr
Mar 7, 2:19 PM EST	Red Flag Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	29 hr
Mar 7, 2:33 PM EST	Freeze Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	25 hr
Mar 7, 11:41 AM EST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Lowndes	7 days

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.