Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL

907 
WGUS72 KTAE 232335
FFSTAE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
635 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

FLC065-073-129-240430-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141224T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEON FL-WAKULLA FL-JEFFERSON FL-
635 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...WAKULLA AND LEON COUNTIES...

AT 630 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES MOVING 
SLOWLY NORTHEAST. RAINFALL RATES WILL SHARPLY INCREASE ACROSS THE 
TALLAHASSEE METRO AREA THROUGH 730 PM GREATLY INCREASING THE FLASH 
FLOOD THREAT. GIVEN SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 
TODAY...THIS IS BECOMING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODVILLE AND
TALLAHASSEE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 2999 8452 3001 8453 3007 8464 3022 8468
      3026 8474 3032 8470 3033 8471 3041 8462
      3047 8441 3057 8438 3064 8430 3068 8429
      3066 8379 3007 8422 3005 8430 2999 8435
      3000 8447

$$

38-GODSEY

044 
WGUS72 KTAE 240016
FFSTAE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
716 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

FLC065-073-129-240430-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141224T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEON FL-WAKULLA FL-JEFFERSON FL-
716 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LEON COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...WAKULLA AND LEON COUNTIES...

AT 711 PM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 
FLOODING ACROSS TALLAHASSEE WITH SEVERAL WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS. 
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LEON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY 
OF TALLAHASSEE. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODVILLE AND
TALLAHASSEE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE 
THREATENING SITUATION. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 2999 8452 3001 8453 3007 8464 3022 8468
      3026 8474 3032 8470 3033 8471 3041 8462
      3047 8441 3057 8438 3064 8430 3068 8429
      3066 8379 3007 8422 3005 8430 2999 8435
      3000 8447

$$

38-GODSEY

100 
WGUS72 KTAE 240034
FFSTAE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
734 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

FLC065-073-129-240430-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141224T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEON FL-WAKULLA FL-JEFFERSON FL-
734 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LEON COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...WAKULLA AND LEON COUNTIES...

AT 729 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS LEON 
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN 
LEON COUNTY REPORTS THAT MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES ARE IN PROGRESS WITH 
MANY MORE VEHICLES STALLED IN FLOOD WATERS. ACCORDING TO LEON COUNTY 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING 
IN THE COUNTY. 

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LEON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY 
OF TALLAHASSEE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE 
THREATENING SITUATION. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 2999 8452 3001 8453 3007 8464 3022 8468
      3026 8474 3032 8470 3033 8471 3041 8462
      3047 8441 3057 8438 3064 8430 3068 8429
      3066 8379 3007 8422 3005 8430 2999 8435
      3000 8447

$$

38-GODSEY

664 
WGUS72 KTAE 240150
FFSTAE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
850 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

FLC129-240156-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141224T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WAKULLA FL-
850 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WAKULLA COUNTY...

LAT...LON 3066 8379 3027 8407 3028 8424 3030 8425
      3030 8471 3032 8470 3033 8471 3041 8462
      3048 8440 3057 8438 3060 8433 3068 8429

$$

FLC065-073-240430-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141224T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEON FL-JEFFERSON FL-
850 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEON COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND LEON COUNTIES...

AT 844 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT RAIN WAS GRADUALLY COMING TO AN END ACROSS LEON AND JEFFERSON 
COUNTIES. HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT 
NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS LEON COUNTY AND IN THE CITY OF 
TALLAHASSEE. TRAVEL IS DANGEROUS AND STRONGLY DISCOURAGED WITHIN 
LEON COUNTY. 

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LEON COUNTY. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODVILLE AND
TALLAHASSEE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3066 8379 3027 8407 3028 8424 3030 8425
      3030 8471 3032 8470 3033 8471 3041 8462
      3048 8440 3057 8438 3060 8433 3068 8429

$$

38-GODSEY

182 
WGUS72 KTAE 240340
FFSTAE

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1040 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

FLC065-073-240348-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-141224T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEON FL-JEFFERSON FL-
1040 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN
JEFFERSON AND LEON COUNTIES...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT RAINFALL HAS 
ENDED FOR THIS EVENING ACROSS LEON AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. 
ADDITIONAL REPORTS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH 1015 PM 
EST...INDICATE THAT FLOOD WATERS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE CONTINUED TO 
RECEDE...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND ON 
WEDNESDAY AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

&&

LAT...LON 3066 8379 3027 8407 3028 8424 3030 8425
      3030 8471 3032 8470 3033 8471 3041 8462
      3048 8440 3057 8438 3060 8433 3068 8429

$$

38-GODSEY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
302 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2014

...Additional Severe Weather Expected Tonight into Wednesday with
an Increased Threat for Flooding...

.Near Term [Through Tonight]...
Both the synoptic and the offshore warm fronts have progressed
northward slowly today, with the offshore warm front now just
offshore of the Florida coastline. Widespread coverage of showers
and thunderstorms has persisted through the day. Event total
rainfall values so far are 1-2" widespread, with a swath of 2.5-5"
from AAF to FZG. As storms continue to drop heavy amounts of
rainfall over the area, flash flooding will continue to be a
concern. Local hi-res guidance indicates another 3-4" is likely
across the area, with isolated higher totals in excess of 6"
possible.

Lower CAPE and higher CIN is in place over the area than initially
expected, suppressing some of the severe potential over land today.
However, with 0-1km shear around 20 kt and 0-6km shear around 50 kt,
we've still managed to get a few severe thunderstorms. As the
secondary warm front near the coast moves inland, the potential for
isolated tornadoes will increase in supercells that develop. As the
main squall line heads eastward into our area overnight, the chance
for wind damage will increase.

.Short Term [Wednesday Through Thursday Night]...
The squall line should be somewhere over our FL Panhandle and far
southwest GA zones at the start of the period (12Z) and progress
steadily eastward during the day. The main band of thunderstorms
will not clear the southeast FL Big Bend zones until the afternoon
hours with the front itself not crossing the Suwannee River until
close to 00Z Thursday. The primary threat for severe will be
damaging winds in the main convective pre-frontal band. Much drier
and cooler air will arrive behind the cold front. Daytime highs on
Christmas Day will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. We still do
not expect any freezing temperatures Christmas night, but most
inland areas will dip into the mid 30s and some spots will see
some frost.

.Long Term [Friday Through Tuesday]...
The unsettled pattern will continue, typical of what we see during
El Nino years with a dominant subtropical jet. After one more dry
day on Friday, the next frontal system will be crossing the
Mississippi Valley. There is still a fair amount of disagreement
among the mid-range models in terms of how this system will evolve
as it moves east, although the new 12Z Euro is a bit closer to the
GFS than its predecessor. Rain chances will increase over the
weekend with a cold frontal passage expected on Monday or Monday
night. A moderating trend in temperatures is also forecast from
Friday through the weekend.

&&

.Aviation...
[Through 18Z Wednesday] IFR-LIFR ceilings and visibilities will
prevail (with brief occasional improvements to MVFR) with
widespread showers and thunderstorms at all terminals throughout
the period.

&&

.Marine...
Low pressure off the Texas coast will move northeast along a cold
front, tightening the gradient between this feature and retreating
high pressure. Cautionary winds will increase to advisory levels
overnight. Strong to severe storms will remain possible across the
waters, especially in a convective band that is forecast to
develop ahead of the approaching cold front. Winds will then shift
to the west behind the cold front on Wednesday, eventually veering
to the northwest and dropping below headline criteria by Thursday
morning. Seas will steadily increase through Wednesday morning,
peaking at 11 feet well offshore before a diminishing trend
commences. Offshore winds will veer to the east from Thursday
night through Saturday, finally becoming onshore ahead of our
next frontal system on Sunday.

&&

.Fire Weather...
Hazardous fire weather conditions are not expected for the next
several days.

&&

.Hydrology...
Combination of radar estimates and several gage reports indicate
that through 2 pm ET today between 2 to 4 inches of rain had fallen
across South Central Georgia and into western portions of the
Florida Big Bend with some spots in South Central Georgia receiving
over 5 inches of rain. Soils are progressively becoming saturated
from today's rainfall across Southern Georgia and the Florida Big
Bend and additional rains will only increase the already growing
flood threat for tonight and Wednesday.

Radar trends suggest that rainfall rates will gradually lessen over
the next couple of hours, limiting any immediate flash flood threat.
However, later tonight as the squall line across Southern Louisiana
approaches the region, widespread heavy rainfall is expected again.
As a result, flash flooding will be likely even with the progressive
nature of the squall line given near saturated conditions.

Rivers across the area continue to rise, with some sharp increases
already noted across the upper portions of the Ochlockonee and
Little River (GA) basins. At least minor flooding in these basins
is expected, with the potential for moderate flooding from
Thomasville through Concord. Some increase is anticipated within the
Flint River system, though the bulk of the heaviest rain today has
occurred just east of the basin and overnight rain shouldn't be
enough to push any of the points below Albany to flood stage.

Further west, with the bulk of the heaviest rainfall so far
occurring either in the lower portions or outside the Chipola and
Choctawhatchee River basins, respectively, only rises to action
stage are likely with a chance of reaching minor flood stage in the
lower Choctawhatchee and in the Chipola at Altha.

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...

Tallahassee   66  71  42  61  36 / 100  90  30  10  10
Panama City   67  69  44  60  43 / 100  80  20  10  10
Dothan        65  68  39  59  38 / 100  80  20   0  10
Albany        66  70  41  60  35 / 100  90  20  10  10
Valdosta      66  72  46  61  36 / 100  90  30  10  10
Cross City    68  74  49  64  35 /  80  90  40  10  10
Apalachicola  68  71  44  59  42 / 100  90  30  10  10

&&

.TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories...

FL...Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday evening for Calhoun-Central
     Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Dixie-Coastal Franklin-Coastal
     Gulf-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Wakulla-
     Gadsden-Holmes-Inland Bay-Inland Dixie-Inland Franklin-
     Inland Gulf-Inland Jefferson-Inland Taylor-Inland Wakulla-
     Inland Walton-Jackson-Lafayette-Leon-Liberty-Madison-South
     Walton-Washington.

     RIP CURRENT RISK through late tonight for Coastal Bay-Coastal
     Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

GA...Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday evening for Baker-Ben Hill-
     Berrien-Brooks-Calhoun-Clay-Colquitt-Cook-Decatur-Dougherty-
     Early-Grady-Irwin-Lanier-Lee-Lowndes-Miller-Mitchell-
     Quitman-Randolph-Seminole-Terrell-Thomas-Tift-Turner-Worth.

AL...Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday afternoon for Coffee-Dale-
     Geneva-Henry-Houston.

GM...Small Craft Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Thursday
     for Apalachee Bay-Coastal waters From Ochlockonee River to
     Apalachicola FL out to 20 NM-Coastal waters from Suwannee
     River to Keaton Beach FL out 20 NM-Coastal waters from
     Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM-Waters from Suwannee
     River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from
     Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

NEAR TERM...MOORE
SHORT TERM...WOOL
LONG TERM...WOOL
AVIATION...MOORE
MARINE...WOOL
FIRE WEATHER...MOORE
HYDROLOGY...GODSEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
206 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

0158 PM     TORNADO          3 SSW I-75 AT EXIT 16   30.77N 83.33W
12/23/2014                   LOWNDES            GA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN. TREES DOWN.

&&

MOORE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
325 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

0325 PM     FLOOD            SYLVESTER               31.53N 83.84W
12/23/2014                   WORTH              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN SYLVESTER AS WELL AS ACROSS THE
            COUNTY

&&

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