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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 7, 201418 counties in Georgia; 12 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2014, 3:22 AM EDT for 18 counties in Georgia; 12 counties in Florida. It took effect at Apr 7, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2014, 3:22 AM EDT (07:22 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2014, 9:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2014, 5:18 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 30 counties

Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 57 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 186 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
803 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

935 
WWUS72 KTAE 070722
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
322 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...

.AS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES FROM THE WEST TODAY...GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OUT AHEAD OF THE STORMS. THE WIND
GUSTS WILL BE UNRELATED TO THE STORMS THEMSELVES...BUT COULD STILL
REACH 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES IN SCATTERED POCKETS ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA. THE WIND GUSTS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN MID
MORNING AND MID AFTERNOON.

FLZ012>019-026>029-034-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ125>131-
144>148-156>161-080000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0001.140407T1300Z-140408T0000Z/
INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-
LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-BAKER-MITCHELL-
COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YOUNGSTOWN...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
WEWAHITCHKA...QUINCY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...
SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...
CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...
PANAMA CITY...PARKER...PORT SAINT JOE...APALACHICOLA...
CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...
STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...
SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...NEWTON...
CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...
BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
322 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 /222 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: MID MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF A
  LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

* WINDS: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES OR
  WEAKENED OR SMALL TREES...AND CAUSE SOME MINOR IMPACTS TO POWER
  LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

08-LAMERS
1 follow-up statement
828 
WWUS72 KTAE 072118
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
518 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. 

FLZ012>019-026>029-034-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ125>131-
144>148-156>161-072230-
/O.CAN.KTAE.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140408T0000Z/
INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-
LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-BAKER-MITCHELL-
COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YOUNGSTOWN...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
WEWAHITCHKA...QUINCY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...
SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...
CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...
PANAMA CITY...PARKER...PORT SAINT JOE...APALACHICOLA...
CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...
STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...
SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...NEWTON...
CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...
BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
518 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 /418 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 8:46 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAELee5 days
Apr 7, 12:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBaker, Early, Miller3 hr
Apr 7, 1:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAESeminole3 hr
Apr 7, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner51 min
Apr 7, 1:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAESeminole3 hr
Apr 7, 1:49 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBerrien, Irwin, Tift26 min
Apr 7, 1:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEColquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Tift, Worth3 hr
Apr 7, 2:09 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEIrwin36 min
Apr 7, 2:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDecatur, Grady3 hr
Apr 7, 2:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEDecatur, Grady3 hr
Apr 7, 3:40 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAEDecatur, Miller, Seminole3 days
Apr 7, 4:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningTAEColquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Tift, Worth18 hr
Apr 7, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes49 min
Apr 7, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes23 min
Apr 7, 7:09 AM EDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton67 hr
Apr 7, 11:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Apr 7, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Apr 7, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf38 min
Apr 7, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Gulf, Liberty31 min
Apr 7, 4:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEJefferson, Leon86 min
Apr 7, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Apr 7, 5:23 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Leon37 min
Apr 7, 7:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty30 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.