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River Flood Warning 61, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 11, 20084 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Dec 11, 2008, 10:24 AM CST for 4 counties in Florida. It took effect at Dec 11, 2008, 5:35 PM CST. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 11, 2008, 10:24 AM CST (16:24 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 11, 2008, 5:35 PM CST
Expired: Dec 20, 2008, 2:44 AM CST
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Calhoun County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Liberty County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Apalachicola River near Blountstown (BLOF1).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 23.5 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02358700, 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, 10:15 AM CST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 10:15 AM CST, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 5:33 AM CST, 4 hours 51 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, 4:55 AM CST, 5 hours 29 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, 5:42 AM CST, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 11, 5:58 AM CST, 4 hours 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 11, 6:37 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 11, 8:42 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 10, 6:04 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 2 more	5 hr
Dec 10, 6:35 PM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Holmes, Washington	8 days
Dec 10, 9:32 PM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Jackson	6 days
Dec 10, 9:32 PM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Calhoun	8 days
Dec 10, 9:50 PM CST	Gale Warning	TAE		29 hr
Dec 10, 11:21 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty and 2 more	6 hr
Dec 11, 2:52 AM CST	Lake Wind Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	20 hr
Dec 11, 3:45 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	23 hr
Dec 11, 3:45 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		60 min
Dec 11, 3:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Franklin	33 min
Dec 11, 4:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla	48 min
Dec 11, 4:43 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		62 min
Dec 11, 5:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla	35 min
Dec 11, 5:43 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	TAE		62 min
Dec 11, 1:43 PM CST	Fire Weather Watch	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more	25 hr
Dec 11, 4:29 PM CST	High Surf Warning	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	17 hr
Dec 11, 5:01 PM CST	Coastal Flood Warning	TAE	Gulf	16 hr
Dec 10, 9:10 PM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Terrell, Webster	56 hr
Dec 10, 9:12 PM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Lee	5 days
Dec 10, 9:15 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	TAE	Lee	36 hr
Dec 11, 10:17 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Lee	34 hr
Dec 11, 10:20 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Dougherty	4 days
Dec 11, 10:20 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Baker, Mitchell	24 hr
Dec 11, 10:20 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Decatur	4 days
Dec 10, 9:45 PM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Dale	3 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2008 Every river flood warning in 2008

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.