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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Mar 16, 2014, 1:57 PM CDT for 5 counties in Florida. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2014, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2014, 3:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Liberty County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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 nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 423 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
621
WGUS52 KTAE 161857
FFWTAE
FLC005-013-039-063-077-162000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0002.140316T1857Z-140316T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
157 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PANAMA CITY BEACH...PANAMA CITY...
LYNN HAVEN...CALLAWAY...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT/400 PM EDT/
* AT 152 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED VERY
HEAVY RAIN FROM PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL RATES ARE PEAKING AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND SOME
AREAS MAY SEE RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES IN ONLY A
COUPLE HOURS. THE VERY HEAVY RAIN SHOULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO QUINCY AND
CHATTAHOOCHEE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE AWAY FROM RISING WATER TO HIGHER GROUND! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3042 8592 3044 8549 3056 8549 3057 8544
3062 8544 3069 8526 3072 8487 3068 8429
3047 8441 3034 8469 3020 8516 3020 8539
3013 8539 3009 8552 3012 8556 3010 8558
3008 8554 3005 8562 3027 8599 3039 8599
$$
08-LAMERS2 follow-up statements
382
WGUS52 KTAE 161943
FFWTAE
FLC005-013-039-063-077-162200-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140316T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
243 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PANAMA CITY BEACH...PANAMA CITY...
LYNN HAVEN...CALLAWAY...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT/600 PM EDT/
* AT 236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND RAIN
REPORTS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL RATES IN THE WARNED AREA CONTINUE
TO BE 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF
4 INCHES OF RAIN IN A COUPLE HOURS...AND SOME MINOR FLOODING WAS
REPORTED TO BE DEVELOPING. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO QUINCY AND
CHATTAHOOCHEE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE AWAY FROM RISING WATER TO HIGHER GROUND! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
REPORT FLOODING OR FLOOD DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3...OR YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3042 8592 3044 8549 3056 8549 3057 8544
3062 8544 3069 8526 3072 8487 3068 8429
3047 8441 3034 8469 3020 8516 3020 8539
3013 8539 3009 8552 3012 8556 3010 8558
3008 8554 3005 8562 3027 8599 3039 8599
$$
08-LAMERS713
WGUS72 KTAE 162056
FFSTAE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
356 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
FLC005-013-039-063-077-162106-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140316T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALHOUN FL-JACKSON FL-GADSDEN FL-BAY FL-LIBERTY FL-
356 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN LIBERTY
AND GADSDEN COUNTIES IN FLORIDA...AND BAY...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE BUT THE THREAT OF FLASH
FLOODING HAS ENDED.
LAT...LON 3042 8592 3044 8549 3056 8549 3057 8544
3062 8544 3069 8526 3072 8487 3068 8429
3047 8441 3034 8469 3020 8516 3020 8539
3013 8539 3009 8552 3012 8556 3010 8558
3008 8554 3005 8562 3027 8599 3039 8599
$$
08-LAMERSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:19 AM CDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 18 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 10:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 84 min | |
| Mar 16, 12:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 87 min |
| Mar 16, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Mar 16, 12:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 6 days |
| Mar 16, 1:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson | 97 min |
| Mar 16, 2:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Leon | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty, Wakulla | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 107 min | |
| Mar 16, 6:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, Liberty, Taylor, Wakulla | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.