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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Dec 11, 2008, 11:17 AM EST for Lee County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 12, 2008, 8:30 PM EST. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2008, 11:17 AM EST (16:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2008, 8:30 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2008, 9:33 PM EST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lee County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Muckalee Creek near Leesburg (SR 195) (MCKG1). The gauge peaked at 13.66 ft at Dec 12, 2008, 7:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02351890, 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 Dec 11, 11:15 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 11:15 AM EST, 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 6:33 AM EST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 633 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-121100- 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- 633 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 /533 AM CST THU DEC 11 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. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND EXIT THE REGION TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE FRONT WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MID MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS POSSIBLE. RIVERS WILL BE ON THE RISE TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL WEDNESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FILTER IN WITH A LIGHT FREEZE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA 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
Special weather statement, Dec 11, 5:21 AM EST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 521 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 FLZ011-016-017-026-027-111115- GADSDEN-JACKSON-LEON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA- 521 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR GADSDEN...JACKSON... LEON...LIBERTY AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... * UNTIL 615 AM EST/515 AM CST/ AT 518 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTH OF CHATTAHOOCHEE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF CARRABELLE TO CARRABELLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES EAST OF BLOUNTSTOWN TO 15 MILES NORTH OF CARRABELLE TO CARRABELLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... QUINCY BY 550 AM EST. CRAWFORDVILLE BY 610 AM EST. 5 MILES WEST OF TALLAHASSEE BY 615 AM EST. WINDS 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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. 25-CAMP
Special weather statement, Dec 11, 5:55 AM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 555 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 GAZ143>145-155>157-111200- BAKER-DECATUR-GRADY-MILLER-MITCHELL-SEMINOLE- 555 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BAKER...DECATUR...GRADY... MILLER...MITCHELL AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES... * UNTIL 700 AM EST AT 552 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF BLAKELY TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DONALSONVILLE TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... BAINBRIDGE BY 610 AM EST. WHIGHAM BY 620 AM EST. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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, Dec 11, 6:42 AM EST, 4 hours 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 10, 7:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 8 days |
| Dec 10, 10:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 6 days |
| Dec 10, 10:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 8 days |
| Dec 10, 10:50 PM EST | Gale Warning | TAE | 29 hr | |
| Dec 11, 12:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:52 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:45 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Dec 11, 4:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin | 33 min |
| Dec 11, 5:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla | 48 min |
| Dec 11, 5:43 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Dec 11, 6:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla | 35 min |
| Dec 11, 6:43 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Dec 11, 11:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 9 days |
| Dec 11, 2:43 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 11, 5:29 PM EST | High Surf Warning | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 17 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:01 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | TAE | Gulf | 16 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:10 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Terrell, Webster | 56 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Lee | 5 days |
| Dec 10, 10:15 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | TAE | Lee | 36 hr |
| Dec 11, 11:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Dougherty | 4 days |
| Dec 11, 11:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Baker, Mitchell | 24 hr |
| Dec 11, 11:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur | 4 days |
| Dec 10, 10:45 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Dale | 3 days |
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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.