Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2012, 7:49 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Madison County, Florida; Brooks County, Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2012, 7:49 PM EDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2012, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Madison County, FL, Brooks County, GA, Lowndes County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:55 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.24 | Lake Park, GA | 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 7 AM. 6.24 INCHES STORM TOTAL. |
| Jun 25, 7:55 PM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 11.5 | Monticello, FL | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jun 25, 8:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lake Park, GA | UP TO ONE FOOT OF WATER IN THE PARKING LOT OF SONNYS IN LAKE PARK GEORGIA. |
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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
477
WGUS52 KTAE 252349
FFWTAE
FLC065-079-GAC027-185-260545-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0018.120625T2349Z-120626T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
749 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN BROOKS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 145 AM EDT
* AT 746 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO I-75 AT
EXIT 16...VALDOSTA AND QUITMAN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
REPORT FLOODING OR FLOOD DAMAGE 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3081 8310 3079 8313 3062 8314 3062 8326
3051 8323 3048 8324 3049 8403 3067 8377
3066 8375 3069 8373 3087 8347 3085 8308
$$
42-DVD1 follow-up statement
707
WGUS72 KTAE 260500
FFSTAE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
100 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012
FLC065-079-GAC027-185-260510-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120626T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOWNDES GA-BROOKS GA-MADISON FL-JEFFERSON FL-
100 AM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN
JEFFERSON...NORTHERN MADISON...SOUTHERN BROOKS AND SOUTHERN LOWNDES
COUNTIES...
RAINFALL HAS DECREASED ACROSS THIS AREA WITH NO RECENT REPORTS OF
FLOODING...SO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS
AREA.
LAT...LON 3081 8310 3079 8313 3062 8314 3062 8326
3051 8323 3048 8324 3049 8403 3067 8377
3066 8375 3069 8373 3087 8347 3085 8308
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 4:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Taylor | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 11:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 9 days |
| Jun 25, 11:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Liberty, Wakulla | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 1:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla | 12 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 4 days |
| Jun 25, 7:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Florida, 2012Flash Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
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.