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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 4, 2013Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2013, 7:13 PM CDT for Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2013, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 4, 1:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 1:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
639 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013

ALZ068-FLZ007-009-042345-
GENEVA AL-HOLMES FL-NORTH WALTON FL-
539 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN GENEVA...
NORTHWEST HOLMES AND NORTHERN WALTON COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

AT 540 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ENTERPRISE TO 8 MILES NORTH OF LAUREL HILL...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
GENEVA...NEW HOPE...CANEY CREEK...AND SAMSON.

REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (8 5 0)
9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

LAT...LON 3099 8640 3100 8619 3117 8620 3120 8609
      3120 8582 3108 8565 3088 8585 3079 8623
      3080 8626 3077 8634 3077 8639 3077 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 308DEG 22KT 3118 8589 3102 8647

08-LAMERS

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 4, 6:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:48 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
748 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013

FLZ011-050045-
JACKSON FL-
648 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

AT 645 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF MARIANNA...OR NEAR BLUE SPRING...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. OTHER STRONG
STORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN JACKSON COUNTY AND COULD ALSO PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS.

REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (8 5 0)
9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

LAT...LON 3083 8535 3084 8494 3075 8491 3074 8488
      3070 8486 3067 8489 3062 8491 3060 8493
      3061 8514 3071 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 318DEG 13KT 3078 8510

08-LAMERS

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:53 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 7:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	32 min
Aug 4, 8:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	43 min
Aug 4, 8:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Madison, Taylor	30 hr

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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.