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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 23, 2013Franklin County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2013, 5:46 PM EDT for Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 44 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: Mar 23, 2013, 5:46 PM EDT (21:46 UTC)
Expired: Mar 23, 2013, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Franklin County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 23, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 81 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -355 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.0

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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 Mar 23, 4:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 4:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 4:13 AM EDT, 13 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
413 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-240815-
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-
413 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /313 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 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...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA INTO TONIGHT.
ASSOCIATED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT.
HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE DISCOUNTED. TONIGHT...
A COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE WILL APPROACH THE AREA.
AHEAD OF THESE SYSTEMS...THERE IS A CHANCE OF ANOTHER BOUT OF
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. IN ADDITION
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...PRIMARILY ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS AND IN
URBAN LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THE SQUALL LINE AND FRONT WILL RACE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA SUNDAY MORNING WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER...
ESPECIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. AS THE FRONT EXITS THE AREA THE SEVERE
THREAT WILL END. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL EXASPERATE THE FLOODING
SITUATION. IN ITS WAKE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN WITH
NOTICEABLY DRIER AND COOLER AIR THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF
THE WORKWEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE DEVELOPING
WEATHER AND REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AS SOON AS SAFELY POSSIBLE TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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.

BLOCK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:47 AM EDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1147 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

0847 AM     HAIL             WEWAHITCHKA             30.12N 85.20W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       GULF               FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WJHG SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

HARRIGAN

Local storm report, Mar 23, 11:48 AM EDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1148 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

1124 AM     HAIL             6 S MADISON             30.38N 83.42W
03/23/2013  E0.50 INCH       MADISON            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF MOSELY HALL RD
            AND HWY 14

&&

BOLDEN

Local storm report, Mar 23, 12:13 PM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1213 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

1030 AM     HAIL             1 S COOLIDGE            31.00N 83.87W
03/23/2013  E1.25 INCH       THOMAS             GA   PUBLIC

&&

HARRIGAN

Local storm report, Mar 23, 1:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
117 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

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

0801 AM     HAIL             PANAMA CITY BEACH       30.21N 85.85W
03/23/2013  E0.88 INCH       BAY                FL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED TO MEDIA AT FRONT BEACH ROAD AND MIDDLE BEACH
            ROAD.

0815 AM     HAIL             SOUTHPORT               30.29N 85.64W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       BAY                FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WMBB SOCIAL MEDIA.

0829 AM     HAIL             YOUNGSTOWN              30.37N 85.44W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       BAY                FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WJHG SOCIAL MEDIA.

0840 AM     HAIL             WEWAHITCHKA             30.11N 85.20W
03/23/2013  E0.88 INCH       GULF               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            NICKEL AND DIME SIZE HAIL IN WEWAHITCHKA.

0841 AM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             30.44N 85.19W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       CALHOUN            FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WJHG SOCIAL MEDIA.

0845 AM     HAIL             WEWAHITCHKA             30.11N 85.20W
03/23/2013  E0.88 INCH       GULF               FL   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN WEWAHITCHKA

0845 AM     HAIL             WEWAHITCHKA             30.11N 85.20W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       GULF               FL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER INCH HAIL IN WEWAHITCHKA.

0847 AM     HAIL             WEWAHITCHKA             30.12N 85.20W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       GULF               FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WJHG SOCIAL MEDIA.

0847 AM     HAIL             CLARKSVILLE             30.44N 85.19W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       CALHOUN            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1 INCH HAIL IN CLARKSVILLE, FL.

0852 AM     HAIL             ALTHA                   30.57N 85.13W
03/23/2013  E1.25 INCH       CALHOUN            FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WJHG SOCIAL MEDIA.

0922 AM     HAIL             CHATTAHOOCHEE           30.70N 84.84W
03/23/2013  E0.88 INCH       GADSDEN            FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WJHG SOCIAL MEDIA.

0947 AM     HAIL             5 SSW CRAWFORDVILLE     30.11N 84.41W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       WAKULLA            FL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL 5 SSW OF CRAWFORDVILLE.

1000 AM     HAIL             WAKULLA SPRINGS         30.23N 84.30W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       WAKULLA            FL   PUBLIC

            VIA WCTV SOCIAL MEDIA.

1030 AM     HAIL             1 S COOLIDGE            31.00N 83.87W
03/23/2013  E1.25 INCH       THOMAS             GA   PUBLIC

1030 AM     HAIL             1 S COOLIDGE            31.00N 83.87W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       THOMAS             GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL 1 MILE SOUTH OF COOLIDGE.

1054 AM     HAIL             1 S ERIDU               30.29N 83.75W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       TAYLOR             FL   PUBLIC

            SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
            MOTORIST.

1058 AM     HAIL             4 SW SPARKS             31.13N 83.50W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       COOK               GA   PUBLIC

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.

1100 AM     HAIL             3 W RAY CITY            31.07N 83.25W
03/23/2013  E1.00 INCH       BERRIEN            GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON HWY 37 IN WESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY.

1113 AM     HAIL             5 E ADEL                31.13N 83.34W
03/23/2013  M1.75 INCH       COOK               GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. PHOTO CONFIRMATION.

1115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NASHVILLE               31.20N 83.25W
03/23/2013                   BERRIEN            GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN WITHIN NASHVILLE CITY
            LIMITS. SEVERAL HAIL REPORTS AS WELL.

1124 AM     HAIL             6 S MADISON             30.38N 83.42W
03/23/2013  E0.50 INCH       MADISON            FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF MOSELY HALL RD
            AND HWY 14

&&

HARRIGAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 3:46 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		71 hr
Mar 23, 3:54 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Gulf, Walton	53 hr
Mar 23, 7:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay	38 min
Mar 23, 8:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Washington	53 min
Mar 23, 8:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty	41 min
Mar 23, 8:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Franklin, Gulf, Liberty	47 min
Mar 23, 9:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Liberty, Wakulla	42 min
Mar 23, 9:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden	43 min
Mar 23, 10:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla	50 min
Mar 23, 10:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	47 min
Mar 23, 12:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		55 min
Mar 23, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		54 min
Mar 23, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		64 min
Mar 23, 2:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	46 min
Mar 23, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		93 min
Mar 23, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		81 min
Mar 23, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		50 min
Mar 23, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon	51 min
Mar 23, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		64 min
Mar 23, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		91 min
Mar 23, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Lafayette, Taylor	52 min
Mar 23, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf	52 min
Mar 23, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dixie	41 min
Mar 23, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Franklin, Gulf, Liberty	38 min
Mar 23, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		96 min
Mar 23, 7:40 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Madison, Taylor	6 days
Mar 23, 7:46 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	TAE		14 hr
Mar 23, 10:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Thomas	46 min
Mar 23, 11:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook	45 min
Mar 23, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien	30 min
Mar 23, 7:38 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TAE	Berrien, Lowndes	6 days

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.