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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2014, 6:02 AM EST for 17 counties in Georgia; 10 counties in Florida. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2014, 6:02 AM EST (11:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2014, 10:07 AM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 27 counties
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, 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), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:03 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 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 397 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 547 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
048 WWUS72 KTAE 241102 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 602 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY... .WINDS HAVE BEEN FREQUENTLY GUSTING THIS MORNING TO AROUND 35 MPH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. EXPECT THESE GUST TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. FLZ014>019-026>029-034-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ125>131-145>148- 156>161-250000- /O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0004.141224T1102Z-141225T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON- LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA- COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT- BEN HILL-IRWIN-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-DECATUR-GRADY- THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...QUINCY... CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO... MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY... MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...PORT SAINT JOE...APALACHICOLA... CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH... STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE... SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...CAMILLA... PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...BAINBRIDGE... CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND 602 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 /502 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014/ ...A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WITH SATURATING RAINS YESTERDAY...THE THREAT FOR FALLING TREES IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
722 WWUS72 KTAE 241231 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 731 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY... .WINDS HAVE BEEN FREQUENTLY GUSTING THIS MORNING TO AROUND 35 MPH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. EXPECT THESE GUST TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. GAZ125-126-145-156-157-241345- /O.CAN.KTAE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-141225T0000Z/ DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-DECATUR-GRADY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE... CAMILLA...PELHAM...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO 731 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ FLZ014>019-026>029-034-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ127>131-146>148- 158>161-250000- /O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-141225T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON- LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE- COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA- COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN- COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...QUINCY... CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO... MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY... MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...PORT SAINT JOE...APALACHICOLA... CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH... STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON... FITZGERALD...OCILLA...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE... THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND 731 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 /631 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WITH SATURATING RAINS YESTERDAY...THE THREAT FOR FALLING TREES IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. 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. && $$
142 WWUS72 KTAE 241348 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 848 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY... .WINDS HAVE BEEN FREQUENTLY GUSTING THIS MORNING TO AROUND 35 MPH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. EXPECT THESE GUST TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. FLZ014-016-026-114-GAZ127>131-146-158-241500- /O.CAN.KTAE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-141225T0000Z/ INLAND GULF-GADSDEN-LIBERTY-COASTAL GULF-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT- BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...QUINCY... CHATTAHOOCHEE...SWEETWATER...PORT SAINT JOE...SYLVESTER... ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...MOULTRIE...THOMASVILLE 848 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 /748 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ FLZ015-017>019-027>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ147-148-159>161- 250000- /O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-141225T0000Z/ INLAND FRANKLIN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND WAKULLA- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL... MONTICELLO...MADISON...GREENVILLE...CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY... MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE... SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...STEINHATCHEE... SUWANNEE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA... LAKELAND 848 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * WINDS...PEAK GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...WITH SATURATING RAINS YESTERDAY...THE THREAT FOR FALLING TREES IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. 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. && $$
021 WWUS72 KTAE 241507 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1007 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... .HIGHEST WIND GUSTS TODAY WILL PRIMARILY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. FLZ015-017>019-027>029-034-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ147-148-159>161- 241615- /O.CAN.KTAE.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-141225T0000Z/ INLAND FRANKLIN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND WAKULLA- INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL... MONTICELLO...MADISON...GREENVILLE...CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY... MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE... SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...STEINHATCHEE... SUWANNEE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE...QUITMAN...VALDOSTA... LAKELAND 1007 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS TODAY WILL PRIMARILY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS COULD GUST OVER 50 MPH...BUT THE DURATION OF ANY SUCH GUSTS WILL BE BRIEF. $$ 18-WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 8:17 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks, Thomas | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:37 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 36 hr |
| Dec 23, 9:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 6 days |
| Dec 24, 1:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Clay, Early | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:51 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Early, Miller, Seminole | 4 min |
| Dec 24, 3:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Randolph | 33 min |
| Dec 24, 4:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell, Worth | 41 min |
| Dec 24, 4:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Early | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 5:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth | 49 min |
| Dec 24, 6:59 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:09 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 36 min |
| Dec 24, 8:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:35 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift | 115 min |
| Dec 24, 10:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas | 34 min |
| Dec 24, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Lee | 5 days |
| Dec 24, 11:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lanier, Lowndes | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 7:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gulf | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 8:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gulf | 22 min |
| Dec 23, 8:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 61 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 11 days |
| Dec 24, 12:28 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Dec 24, 1:04 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:13 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 25 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:29 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 31 min | |
| Dec 24, 3:47 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 28 min | |
| Dec 24, 3:49 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Dec 24, 3:56 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 22 min |
| Dec 24, 5:42 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 63 min | |
| Dec 24, 8:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 29 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 61 min | |
| Dec 24, 9:33 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 57 min | |
| Dec 24, 9:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 44 min |
| Dec 24, 10:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Washington | 8 days |
| Dec 24, 10:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 10 days |
| Dec 24, 10:27 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 93 min | |
| Dec 24, 11:55 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 95 min |
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.