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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Aug 13, 2008, 10:12 AM EDT for Wakulla County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 13, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2008, 10:12 AM EDT (14:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 13, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2008, 10:52 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Wakulla County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point St. Marks River near Newport on Old Magnolia Rd (in stage datum) (NEPF1). The gauge peaked at 6.99 ft at Aug 16, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9 ft
- Major stage
- 11 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02326900, 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 Aug 13, 9:36 AM EDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 9:36 AM EDT, 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 5:53 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 553 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-141000- 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- 553 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 /453 AM CDT WED AUG 13 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. ...TORNADO WATCH 824 IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ THURSDAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...BECOMING LESS NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. THUS...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION UNTIL 12 NOON EDT. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY TODAY AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA AS WELL AS A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE PANHANDLE COASTAL COUNTIES INCLUDING FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO DIMINISH ACROSS THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY AND REMAIN LOW AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES ACTIVATED AT LEAST UNTIL 12 NOON EDT TODAY. 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. BARRY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 7:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 714 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 FLZ012>014-131145- BAY-CALHOUN-GULF- 614 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY...CALHOUN AND GULF COUNTIES... * UNTIL 645 AM CDT AT 611 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALLAWAY...MOVING EAST AT 44 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 12-WATSON
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 7:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 747 AM EDT WED AUG 13 2008 FLZ008-010-012-131230- BAY-COASTAL WALTON-WASHINGTON- 647 AM CDT WED AUG 13 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BAY...WALTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 730 AM CDT AT 648 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF SANTA ROSA BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... LOWER GRAND LAGOON BY 715 AM CDT. UPPER GRAND LAGOON BY 720 AM CDT. SPRINGFIELD BY 725 AM CDT. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. ALSO...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 8-JAMSKI
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 8:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 12:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 13 hr | |
| Aug 13, 2:43 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 32 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Bay | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 4:58 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 55 min | |
| Aug 13, 7:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 8:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty | 27 min |
| Aug 13, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 58 min | |
| Aug 13, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Aug 13, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 58 min | |
| Aug 13, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 83 min | |
| Aug 13, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 91 min | |
| Aug 13, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 115 min | |
| Aug 13, 9:38 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Clay | 52 min |
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.