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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 22, 2013Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2013, 4:22 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 22, 2013, 7:13 PM CST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2013, 4:22 PM CST (22:22 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2013, 7:13 PM CST
Expired
Feb 27, 2013, 2:58 AM CST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Flood severity
Minor

County Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Shoal River near Mossy Head (CR 1087) (MHDF1).

Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02368500, 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 Feb 22, 1:58 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 1:58 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 4:04 AM CST, 12 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
504 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>013-108-112-GAZ120>131-142>145-155-156-231000-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-
TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-
504 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 /404 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013/

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 SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY WITH THE
PRIMARY THREAT BEING HEAVY RAIN. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH
TONIGHT COULD APPROACH 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION.

GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE THE FIRST SYSTEM
FINALLY CLEARS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING. A BRIEF DRY PERIOD IS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG AND SLOW MOVING STORM
SYSTEM STARTS TO AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON MONDAY. RAINFALL FROM THESE TWO
STORM SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED
RIVER FLOODING CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. DRIER AND MORE
TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVELY MONITOR THE WEATHER TODAY AND REPORT ANY
FLOODING OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.

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.

FLZ014>019-026>029-034-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ146>148-157>161-
231000-
INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-GRADY-THOMAS-
BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
504 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 /404 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013/

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 SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY WITH THE
PRIMARY THREAT BEING HEAVY RAIN. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH
TONIGHT COULD APPROACH 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE THE FIRST SYSTEM
FINALLY CLEARS THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING. A BRIEF DRY PERIOD IS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG AND SLOW MOVING STORM
SYSTEM STARTS TO AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION ALONG WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON MONDAY. RAINFALL FROM THESE TWO
STORM SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED
RIVER FLOODING CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. DRIER AND MORE
TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVELY MONITOR THE WEATHER TODAY AND REPORT ANY
FLOODING OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.

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.

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-231000-
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-
504 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2013

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...

WINDS WILL BE AT CAUTIONARY LEVELS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ELEVATED
SEAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
MARINE AREA AS WELL TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
TUESDAY WITH A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY
WEDNESDAY.

.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.

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 8:36 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE114 min
Feb 22, 9:57 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEHolmes, Washington12 days
Feb 22, 10:30 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton6 days
Feb 22, 10:45 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty14 days
Feb 22, 12:12 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Feb 22, 3:45 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes, Walton3 hr
Feb 22, 4:00 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf3 hr
Feb 22, 4:38 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAELiberty, Wakulla3 hr
Feb 22, 10:39 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAELee6 days
Feb 22, 10:09 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEDale4 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013

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.