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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 419, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2015, 7:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 7, 2015, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2015, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 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
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, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 4:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 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...MCDERMOTTIn the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 7, 7:06 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
706 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S CHATTAHOOCHEE 30.63N 84.85W
08/07/2015 GADSDEN FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN THE WESTBOUND LANE OF I-10
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG WOODVILLE 30.31N 84.25W
08/07/2015 LEON FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FHP REPORTS TREE IN THE ROAD AT NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD AND
WOODVILLE HIGHWAY
&&
DVDLocal storm report, Aug 7, 7:23 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
723 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW MORVEN 30.90N 83.54W
08/07/2015 BROOKS GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ALONG JACKSON ROAD
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG MORVEN 30.94N 83.50W
08/07/2015 BROOKS GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN NEAR MORVEN
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG QUITMAN 30.79N 83.56W
08/07/2015 BROOKS GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN NEAR QUITMAN
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E EMPRESS 30.67N 83.54W
08/07/2015 BROOKS GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON UNION CHURCH ROAD
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE QUITMAN 30.73N 83.52W
08/07/2015 BROOKS GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN ON OLD MADISON ROAD
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG BARNEY 31.01N 83.52W
08/07/2015 BROOKS GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 122 AND 76
&&
DVDLocal storm report, Aug 7, 7:38 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 7, 7:49 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
749 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0712 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E CRAWFORDVILLE 30.17N 84.31W
08/07/2015 WAKULLA FL 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON CROATAN STREET.
&&
EWESTONLocal storm report, Aug 7, 7:52 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
752 PM EDT FRI AUG 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW WILKINSTOWN 31.60N 86.01W
08/07/2015 COFFEE AL 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 315
0523 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E MARVIN CHAPEL 31.21N 85.96W
08/07/2015 COFFEE AL 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROADS 625 AND 655
&&
DVDThe 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, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla | 52 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, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Thomas | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lanier, Lowndes | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Early | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Lowndes, Mitchell, Thomas | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.