Alert archive / Florida / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 75, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this red flag warning at Jun 13, 2011, 2:50 AM CDT for 11 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jun 13, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2011, 2:50 AM CDT (07:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Crystal Lake, FL | DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 77. A CARPORT ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAMGE. |
| Jun 13, 3:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 N Vicksburg, FL | A FEW QUARTER SIZED HAIL STONES WITH MORE DIME SIZED HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 1341 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1360 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
142 WWUS82 KTAE 130750 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 350 AM EDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES OR HIGH DISPERSIONS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES OR HIGH DISPERSIONS... .ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSIONS AND HIGH ERC VALUES WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS...MAINLY ACROSS THE INLAND FLORIDA ZONES. FLZ007>013-016>019-026-027-140030- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0075.110613T1800Z-110614T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0061.110614T1800Z-110615T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA- 350 AM EDT MON JUN 13 2011 /250 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ014-015-028-029-034-140030- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0061.110614T1800Z-110615T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- 350 AM EDT MON JUN 13 2011 /250 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ DVD
1 follow-up statement
062 WWUS82 KTAE 131925 RFWTAE URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 325 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC AND DISPERSION VALUES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THROUGH 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO SIMILAR CONDITIONS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THROUGH 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH 20-FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR HIGHER WITH A FIRE ALERT IN EFFECT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ANTICIPATED HIGH ERC VALUES... .ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH LOW SOIL MOISTURE AND HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AGAIN ON TUESDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMMENCE ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. FLZ007>013-016>019-026-027-141130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0061.110614T1800Z-110615T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0076.110614T1800Z-110615T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0062.110615T1800Z-110616T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110614T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA- 325 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2011 /225 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC AND DISPERSION VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FLZ014-015-028-029-034-141130- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0061.110614T1800Z-110615T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0076.110614T1800Z-110615T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0062.110615T1800Z-110616T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- 325 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2011 /225 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC AND DISPERSION VALUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ALZ065>069-141130- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0076.110614T1800Z-110615T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 225 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH 20-FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR HIGHER. A FIRE ALERT IS ALSO IN EFFECT AND THE KBDI REMAINS ABOVE 500. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 18-WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2:50 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 2:25 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 36 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Taylor | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Taylor | 44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.