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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Apr 30, 2014, 3:08 AM CDT for Calhoun County, Florida. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2014, 3:08 AM CDT (08:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Calhoun County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 6:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Blountstown, FL | NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED ACROSS CALHOUN COUNTY WITH BARRICADES IN PLACE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
286
WGUS52 KTAE 300808
FFWTAE
FLC013-301400-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0021.140430T0808Z-140430T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
308 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN...
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT
* AT 302 AM CDT...RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
MOVING INTO THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED...AND FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE
POND...MOOSE POND...CAMPS HEAD...CENTER LAKE...BLOUNTSTOWN
AIRPORT...NETTLE RIDGE...RED OAK...KENNYS MILL...WILLIS...TORREYA
STATE PARK...SELMAN...OCHEESEE...MACEDONIA...HENDERSON MILL...
DURHAM...CLARKSVILLE...CHIPOLA...CHASON AND ALTHA.
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 3057 8538 3057 8518 3061 8516 3060 8494
3058 8497 3056 8496 3052 8499 3048 8501
3044 8499 3042 8504 3039 8502 3037 8504
3032 8505 3031 8503 3032 8539
$$
42-DVD1 follow-up statement
436
WGUS52 KTAE 301358
FFWTAE
FLC013-301700-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140430T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
858 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN...
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 846 AM CDT...RADAR DETECTED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN MOVING SLOWLY INTO CALHOUN COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE
PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND WILL
ONLY FURTHER ADD TO THE FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS
THE COUNTY GIVEN THE SATURATED CONDITIONS ALREADY IN PLACE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE
POND...MOOSE POND...CAMPS HEAD...CENTER LAKE...BLOUNTSTOWN
AIRPORT...NETTLE RIDGE...WILLIS...TORREYA STATE PARK...SELMAN...
OCHEESEE...MACEDONIA...HENDERSON MILL...CHIPOLA...CHASON AND ALTHA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE AWAY FROM RISING WATER TO HIGHER GROUND! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3057 8538 3057 8518 3061 8516 3060 8494
3058 8497 3056 8496 3052 8499 3048 8501
3044 8499 3042 8504 3039 8502 3037 8504
3032 8505 3031 8503 3032 8539
$$
22-BARRYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 7 days |
| Apr 29, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 10:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 9 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 11:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 49 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 116 min | |
| Apr 30, 12:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 14 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 12:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 12:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton, Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Apr 30, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 1:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 1:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 1:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 1:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay | 9 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 2:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 3:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 90 min | |
| Apr 30, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 3:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Liberty | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 87 min | |
| Apr 30, 6:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 114 min | |
| Apr 30, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Apr 30, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Apr 30, 8:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 8 days |
| Apr 30, 8:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 11:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 6 more | 5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.