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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 13, 2015Jefferson County, Madison County, Florida; Brooks County, Lowndes County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2015, 8:13 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Madison County, Florida; Brooks County, Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2015, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2015, 8:47 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jefferson County, FL, Madison County, FL, Brooks County, GA, Lowndes County, GA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 13, 3:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

.NEAR TERM [THROUGH TONIGHT]...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OFF THE SEA-BREEZE
BOUNDARY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FLOW
BRINGS WARM, MOIST AIR INLAND FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. WITH STACKED
HIGH PRESSURE JUST TO OUR EAST, COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST
IN OUR WESTERN ZONES. HIGHS WILL PEAK IN THE LOW 90S IN SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WHERE COVERAGE OF CLOUDS IS
HIGHER, BUT MAY REACH UP TO THE MID-UPPER 80S IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. WITH THE LATE START TO THE SEA-BREEZE
TODAY, STORMS MAY LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS, BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DIP
INTO THE LOW 70S.

.SHORT TERM [SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT]...

STACKED HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA AND GEORGIA WILL
KEEP POPS LIMITED TO 20 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HIGHS WILL BE
IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S INLAND AND UPPER 80S AT THE COAST. LOWS
WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S. THE COMBINATION OF THESE HIGH TEMPS AND
DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S MAY CAUSE THE MAXIMUM APPARENT
TEMPERATURE TO EXCEED 100 IN SOME PLACES SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.LONG TERM [TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY]...

WITH DEEP LAYER RIDGING FOR MUCH OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD,
CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE SEA BREEZE. POPS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE WEEKEND, IN THE 20 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.
MODELS ARE SHOWING A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF, HOWEVER,
RIDGING AND A SURFACE HIGH WILL KEEP THE LOW WELL TO OUR WEST.
TEMPS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY WITH HIGHS IN MID
90S AND LOWS IN THE MID 70S.

&&

.AVIATION...
[THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY] VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH
THE PERIOD. WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON MAY OCCASIONALLY
GUST TO 15-20 KTS, BUT WILL QUICKLY BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER
SUNSET.

&&

.MARINE...

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL
THROUGH THE PERIOD. SEAS MAY APPROACH CAUTIONARY LEVELS ON MONDAY
DUE TO ELEVATED SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

WITH RIVERS AT NORMAL TO LOW LEVELS AND NO HEAVY WIDESPREAD RAIN
FORECAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

TALLAHASSEE   72  96  72  95  74 /  20  10  10  20  10
PANAMA CITY   76  87  76  87  77 /  20  10  10  20  10
DOTHAN        72  95  73  95  74 /  20  10  10  20  10
ALBANY        71  97  73  97  75 /  20  10  10  20  10
VALDOSTA      70  96  70  96  73 /  20  10  10  20  10
CROSS CITY    70  95  72  95  74 /  20  10  10  20  10
APALACHICOLA  76  90  75  90  77 /  20  10   0  10   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR COASTAL BAY-
     COASTAL GULF-SOUTH WALTON.

GA...NONE.
AL...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

NEAR TERM...MOORE
SHORT TERM...WESTON
LONG TERM...WESTON
AVIATION...MOORE
MARINE...WESTON
FIRE WEATHER...HARRIGAN
HYDROLOGY...MOORE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
539 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

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

0521 PM     TSTM WND GST     CROSS CITY              29.64N 83.12W
06/13/2015  M60 MPH          DIXIE              FL   ASOS

            CROSS CITY ASOS MEASURED GUST OF 52 KTS.

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
554 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

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

0524 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ESE CROSS CITY          29.64N 83.12W
06/13/2015                   DIXIE              FL   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINE DOWN AT NE 214 AVE AND 152 ST.

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
558 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

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

0524 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N CROSS CITY          29.66N 83.12W
06/13/2015                   DIXIE              FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON SW 351 OUTSIDE CROSS CITY

0524 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ESE CROSS CITY          29.64N 83.12W
06/13/2015                   DIXIE              FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON 351 OUTSIDE CROSS CITY

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
606 PM EDT SAT JUN 13 2015

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

0511 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW PINEY GROVE       31.20N 86.07W
06/13/2015                   COFFEE             AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 492

&&

EWESTON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	23 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.