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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2013, 7:37 PM CST for Walton County, Florida. It took effect at Feb 25, 2013, 4:41 PM CST. It was in force for 11 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2013, 7:37 PM CST (01:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2013, 4:41 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2013, 1:52 PM CST
- In force
- 11 days
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Walton County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 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 Choctawhatchee River near Bruce-Ebro (SR 20) (BRUF1). The gauge peaked at 18.64 ft at Feb 28, 2013, 7:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02366500, 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, 5 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 1:58 PM CST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 7:09 PM CST, 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 809 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>013-108-112-GAZ120>131-142>145-155-156-240115- 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- 809 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 /709 PM 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...TONIGHT... A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM CONSISTING OF A LIFTING WARM FRONT AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING HEAVY RAIN. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS LATE EVENING EXPANDING TO INCLUDE THE NORTHERN TIER GEORGIA AND ALABAMA COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT COULD APPROACH 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD 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 TONIGHT AND REPORT ANY FLOODING OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. FLZ014>019-026>029-034-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ146>148-157>161- 240115- 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- 809 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2013 /709 PM 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...TONIGHT... A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING HEAVY RAIN. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT COULD APPROACH 1 TO 2 INCHES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN BIG BEND WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL CREATE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS AND 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 AND REPORT ANY FLOODING OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-240115- 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- 809 PM 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...TONIGHT... WINDS AND SEAS MAY APPROACH CAUTIONARY LEVELS WELL OFFSHORE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MARINE AREA AS WELL...ESPECIALLY THE NEARSHORE WATERS. .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. BLOCK/GODSEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 6:33 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Walton | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 6:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 111 min |
| Feb 22, 6:49 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 15 hr | |
| Feb 22, 8:31 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla | 86 min |
| Feb 23, 8:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 11 days |
| Feb 23, 1:59 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | 10 hr | |
| Feb 23, 8:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 7 days |
| Feb 23, 2:17 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | TAE | Lee | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur | 9 days |
| Feb 23, 5:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:27 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Houston | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:40 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Geneva | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 6 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.