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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2012, 6:07 PM EDT for Dougherty County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2012, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
County Dougherty County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1309 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 2:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 255 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-061845- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL 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- 255 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 /155 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012/ 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SEA BREEZE FRONT AND IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON...AND A FEW COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:08 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 508 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 FLZ008-010-108-052200- CENTRAL WALTON FL-SOUTH WALTON FL-WASHINGTON FL- 408 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST WALTON AND WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT AT 402 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERNON...OR NEAR BRUCE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SMALL HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LAT...LON 3055 8619 3067 8590 3049 8581 3039 8603 TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 156DEG 6KT 3047 8594 22-BARRY
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 5:58 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
558 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
FLZ007-008-108-052230-
NORTH WALTON FL-CENTRAL WALTON FL-SOUTH WALTON FL-
458 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WALTON COUNTY...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
AT 454 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DEERLAND TO 16 MILES EAST OF SANTA ROSA BEACH...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MOSSY HEAD TO BRUCE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
PEOPLE IN CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.
WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
ALSO...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS
STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER
ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3064 8591 3060 8592 3055 8588 3047 8588
3044 8591 3044 8597 3040 8601 3041 8607
3043 8609 3044 8607 3045 8609 3043 8617
3047 8623 3044 8625 3043 8625 3048 8625
3045 8639 3076 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 307DEG 3KT 3067 8631 3046 8597
42-DVDSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 6:03 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
603 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
FLZ010>013-112-052245-
CALHOUN FL-JACKSON FL-INLAND BAY FL-COASTAL BAY FL-WASHINGTON FL-
503 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY...CALHOUN...
JACKSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
AT 459 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNN HAVEN...OR NEAR YOUNGSTOWN...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
LAT...LON 3026 8545 3048 8570 3063 8572 3064 8548
3048 8535 3034 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 079DEG 4KT 3038 8544
24-BLOCKSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 6:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 607 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 GAZ124>126-052245- TERRELL GA-LEE GA-DOUGHERTY GA- 607 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN DOUGHERTY...SOUTHWEST LEE AND SOUTHEAST TERRELL COUNTIES... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT AT 604 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEESBURG...OR NEAR ARMENA...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN DOUGHERTY...SOUTHEASTERN TERRELL AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. LAT...LON 3153 8420 3155 8442 3178 8437 3175 8416 TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 011DEG 8KT 3168 8429 42-DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early | 35 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.