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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 414, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 7, 20156 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2015, 6:38 PM EDT for 6 counties in Florida. It was in force for 52 min. 5 reports 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: Aug 7, 2015, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2015, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Wakulla County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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
Aug 7, 6:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Bethel, FL	TREE DOWN ON WAKULLA SPRINGS RD NORTH OF HIGHWAY 267.
Aug 7, 6:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Woodville, FL	FHP REPORTS TREE IN THE ROAD AT NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD AND WOODVILLE HIGHWAY
Aug 7, 7:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Natural Bridge, FL	LARGE TREE DOWN NEAR NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD AND OLD PLANK ROAD
Aug 7, 7:12 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 E Crawfordville, FL	TREE DOWN ON CROATAN STREET.
Aug 7, 7:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	W Panacea, FL	TREE DOWN ON HARDEE ROAD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 36 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1409 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 4.8

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The text

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

698 
WUUS52 KTAE 072238
SVRTAE
FLC037-039-065-073-077-129-072330-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0414.150807T2238Z-150807T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
638 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...
  WAKULLA COUNTY IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...
  LEON COUNTY IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...
  SOUTHERN GADSDEN COUNTY IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...
  EASTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 638 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
  WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDVILLE...AND MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARRABELLE...WOODVILLE...CRAWFORDVILLE...TALLAHASSEE...ST. MARKS...
  MIDWAY...QUINCY...WAKULLA...SOPCHOPPY...BETHEL...EIGHT MILE POND...
  STATE CAPITAL COMPLEX...JUNIPER...TALLAHASSEE MALL...CLIO...
  NEWPORT...LAKE BRADFORD...CHAIRES CROSSROADS...PLUM ORCHARD AND
  LAKE MUNSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3053 8492 3061 8419 3020 8393 3010 8399
      3011 8427 3006 8436 3004 8434 3002 8437
      3004 8438 3003 8439 2997 8434 2999 8443
      2997 8445 2990 8434 2990 8439 2991 8444
      2993 8446 2984 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 325DEG 33KT 3032 8446 

$$

11-MOORE

2 follow-up statements

821 
WWUS52 KTAE 072245
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
645 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

FLC037-039-065-073-077-129-072330-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0414.000000T0000Z-150807T2330Z/
FRANKLIN FL-WAKULLA FL-LEON FL-JEFFERSON FL-GADSDEN FL-LIBERTY FL-
645 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR FRANKLIN...WAKULLA...SOUTHERN LEON...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...
SOUTH CENTRAL GADSDEN AND EASTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES...

AT 645 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR CRAWFORDVILLE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRABELLE...ST. MARKS...WOODVILLE...CRAWFORDVILLE...TALLAHASSEE...
WAKULLA...SOPCHOPPY...JEWEL FIRE TOWER...HYDE PARK...PANACEA...
FALLSCHASE...BETHEL...PANACEA-WAKULLA AIRPORT...CURTIS MILL...STATE
CAPITAL COMPLEX...EIGHT MILE POND...BELAIR...CHAIRES...CLIO AND
NEWPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2984 8468 3053 8492 3050 8478 3046 8478
      3046 8471 3039 8468 3044 8453 3041 8438
      3056 8416 3020 8393 3010 8399 3011 8427
      3006 8436 3003 8435 3003 8439 2997 8434
      2999 8443 2997 8445 2990 8434 2993 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 325DEG 33KT 3026 8441 

$$

11-MOORE

829 
WWUS52 KTAE 072308
SVSTAE

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
708 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

FLC039-073-072318-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0414.000000T0000Z-150807T2330Z/
LEON FL-GADSDEN FL-
708 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LEON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GADSDEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF 
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 2984 8468 3030 8484 3030 8425 3027 8424
      3027 8408 3032 8401 3020 8393 3019 8395
      3010 8399 3011 8427 3006 8436 3003 8435
      3003 8439 2997 8434 2999 8443 2997 8445
      2990 8434 2993 8446 2991 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 325DEG 33KT 3009 8427 

$$

FLC037-065-077-129-072330-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0414.000000T0000Z-150807T2330Z/
FRANKLIN FL-WAKULLA FL-JEFFERSON FL-LIBERTY FL-
708 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR FRANKLIN...WAKULLA...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
LIBERTY COUNTIES...

AT 708 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ST. MARKS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRABELLE...ST. MARKS...WOODVILLE...CRAWFORDVILLE...WAKULLA...
SOPCHOPPY...JEWEL FIRE TOWER...HYDE PARK...PANACEA...BETHEL...
PANACEA-WAKULLA AIRPORT...CURTIS MILL...PORT LEON...TULLY...
HILLIARDVILLE...SAINT TERESA...EAST CAMP...NEWPORT...PLUM ORCHARD AND
MCINTYRE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2984 8468 3030 8484 3030 8425 3027 8424
      3027 8408 3032 8401 3020 8393 3019 8395
      3010 8399 3011 8427 3006 8436 3003 8435
      3003 8439 2997 8434 2999 8443 2997 8445
      2990 8434 2993 8446 2991 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 325DEG 33KT 3009 8427 

$$

15-HARRIGAN

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 Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
430 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

.Near Term [Through Tonight]...

A 16Z analysis shows the surface front across the southern half of
Alabama and Georgia. Thunderstorms are already firing along a
surface trough  that stretches from Perry to southeastern Georgia.
There is also a cluster of storms in southern Alabama that is moving
to the southeast. With wind shear values higher than normal for
summer, we still expect some strong to severe storms through this
evening. The PoP coverage for tonight will range from 20 to 40% with
the highest chances in the western part of our area. Lows tonight
will be in the mid 70s.

.Short Term [Saturday Through Sunday Night]...

In the upper levels, a trough is just off of the Atlantic Coast
and a ridge is building in from the west. At the sfc, low pressure
will be just off the Mid-Atlantic Coast with a cool front moving
through the region on Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon, the
best chance for rain and thunder will be in the southern half of
the region (POPs around 30 percent) particularly near the coast as
the cool front stalls just south of the region. On Sunday, expect
isolated showers and thunderstorms mainly along the seabreeze
boundary as the front moves out of the region. Highs will be in
the mid 90s on Saturday and upper 90s on Sunday. Heat indices will
range from 100 to 105 degrees on Saturday and 105 to 110 degrees
on Sunday. Lows will be in the mid 70s.

.Long Term [Monday Through Friday]...

In the upper levels, ridging will be in place early in the
workweek. By Wednesday, a trough will dig into the region from the
north. At the sfc, features will be weak until Tuesday when
another slow-moving cool front will approach the region and move
through on Wednesday. On Monday, a more typical summertime pattern
will bring typical afternoon showers and thunderstorms. On Tuesday
and Wednesday, the chance for showers and thunderstorms will
increase as the cool front approaches and moves through. The best
chance for rain will be Wednesday afternoon and evening
particularly in the Florida Big Bend area. Increased rain chances
will linger in the Big Bend area on Thursday and Friday as the
front stalls south of the region. On Monday and Tuesday, highs
will be in mid 90s with heat indices ranging from 103 to 110
degrees. By Wednesday, highs will be in the low 90s. By Thursday,
drier air will move in bringing some relief to the heat.

&&

.Aviation...
[Through 18Z Saturday]

Thunderstorms are expected at all terminals this afternoon and
evening. TLH, ABY and VLD already have MVFR cloud decks. Included
tempo groups for gusty winds and reduced visibilites.

&&

.Marine...

Winds will be westerly 15 to 20 knots overnight. Late Saturday
morning winds will subside to around 15 knots and decrease further
after sunset. Seas will be 3 to 4 feet through Saturday eveining.
Light winds and lower seas will be in place by Sunday.

&&

.Fire Weather...

Hot and humid conditions with chances for showers and thunderstorms
will prevent any fire weather concerns.

&&

.Hydrology...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the
region this evening. With most area rivers at normal or below
normal levels, widespread river flooding is not expected.

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...

Tallahassee   77  96  76  98  77 /  30  30  10  30  20
Panama City   81  91  77  91  80 /  40  30  10  30  20
Dothan        75  96  76  98  76 /  30  30  10  20  10
Albany        74  96  75  97  76 /  20  20  10  10  10
Valdosta      74  96  75  97  75 /  20  20  10  30  20
Cross City    77  92  75  94  76 /  40  30  30  40  20
Apalachicola  80  90  77  90  79 /  40  30  10  30  20

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK through late tonight FOR Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

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

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 7, 4:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
401 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015

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

0333 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SW ECHO                 31.47N 85.47W
08/07/2015                   DALE               AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON EAST COUNTY RD 36.

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Aug 7, 4:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
442 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015

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

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW VALDOSTA          30.86N 83.32W
08/07/2015                   LOWNDES            GA   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE ON HOUSE ON GORNTO RD.

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Aug 7, 5:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
518 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015

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

0333 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SKIPPERVILLE            31.56N 85.55W
08/07/2015                   DALE               AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN AT COUNTY ROAD 67 AND COUNTY RD 339.

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Aug 7, 5:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
534 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015

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

0508 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE DONALSONVILLE     30.97N 84.86W
08/07/2015                   SEMINOLE           GA   911 CALL CENTER

             SHED DESTORYED NEAR HIGHWAY 285 EAST OF HIGHWAY 39.

&&

EWESTON

Local storm report, Aug 7, 5:57 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
557 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015

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

0339 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E VALDOSTA            30.84N 83.22W
08/07/2015                   LOWNDES            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE RESIDENCE HAD 6 TO 7 TREES BLOWN DOWN AND MANY
            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF.

&&

MCDERMOTT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	27 min
Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Madison, Taylor	40 min
Aug 7, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jackson	39 min
Aug 7, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes, Walton	51 min
Aug 7, 5:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Holmes	41 min
Aug 7, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden	21 min
Aug 7, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla	6 min
Aug 7, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor	39 min
Aug 7, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	15 min
Aug 7, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	31 min
Aug 7, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington	38 min
Aug 7, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson	19 min
Aug 7, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	47 min
Aug 7, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Wakulla	12 min
Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	50 min
Aug 7, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington	19 min
Aug 7, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		51 min
Aug 7, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		56 min
Aug 7, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Taylor	35 min
Aug 7, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	23 min
Aug 7, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Franklin, Liberty, Wakulla	16 min
Aug 7, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		65 min
Aug 7, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	50 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.