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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 17, 2013Leon County, Florida; Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2013, 3:58 PM EDT for Leon County, Florida; Grady County, Thomas County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 17, 2013, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2013, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Leon County, FL, Grady County, GA, Thomas County, GA

The radar

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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 17, 3:20 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:20 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 17, 12:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1251 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1220 PM     FLOOD            LYNN HAVEN              30.24N 85.65W
08/17/2013                   BAY                FL   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HWY 77 IN LYNN HAVEN.

1220 PM     FLOOD            5 WSW PANAMA CITY AIRPO 30.14N 85.75W
08/17/2013                   BAY                FL   911 CALL CENTER

            WATER OVER ROAD ON THOMAS DR NEAR TREASURE CIR.

&&

MOORE

Local storm report, Aug 17, 2:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 3:45 PM EDT, 13 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 16, 10:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Jackson	6 hr
Aug 16, 11:05 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Washington	6 hr
Aug 17, 3:19 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		71 min
Aug 17, 3:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		113 min
Aug 17, 4:46 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		119 min
Aug 17, 5:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson, Leon, Wakulla	39 min
Aug 17, 6:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Taylor	29 min
Aug 17, 8:07 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		38 min
Aug 17, 8:47 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		28 min
Aug 17, 8:53 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		37 min
Aug 17, 10:36 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		54 min
Aug 17, 12:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Washington	2 hr
Aug 17, 12:44 PM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Gulf, Walton	14 hr
Aug 17, 1:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Jackson	117 min
Aug 17, 1:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay	5 hr
Aug 17, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon, Wakulla	59 min
Aug 17, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson, Wakulla	53 min
Aug 17, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		39 min
Aug 17, 6:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TAE	Bay	3 hr
Aug 16, 9:38 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Lee	13 hr
Aug 17, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur	40 min
Aug 17, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	53 min
Aug 17, 10:09 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Dale	49 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2013 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2013 Every severe thunderstorm 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.