Alert archive / Florida / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2016, 6:32 PM CDT for Jackson County, Washington County, Florida; Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 7 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
- Jul 21, 2016, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2016, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Houston County, AL, Jackson County, FL, Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 7:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Campbellton, FL | HIGHWAY 231 SOUTH OF CAMPBELLTON REPORTED FLOODED |
| Jul 21, 7:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 N Cottonwood, AL | COUNTY ROAD 33 AT COTTONWOOD ROAD REPORTED UNDERWATER |
| Jul 21, 7:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nw Cottonwood, AL | COUNTY ROAD 33 AT WILLIE VARNUM ROAD REPORTED UNDERWATER |
| Jul 21, 7:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ese Jacobs, FL | SAFARI ROAD AT UNION ROAD REPORTED FLOODED |
| Jul 21, 7:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Richter Crossroad, FL | HIGHWAY 273 ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF PEANUT ROAD REPORTED FLOODED |
| Jul 21, 7:43 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Campbellton, FL | WILMINGTON CT CLOSED AT HIGHWAY 231 DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jul 21, 8:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Merritts Crossroa, AL | COBB ROAD COLLAPSED AND IS BARRICADED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1377 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
521
WGUS52 KTAE 212332
FFWTAE
ALC069-FLC063-133-220230-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0013.160721T2332Z-160722T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
632 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 632 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COTTONWOOD...CHIPLEY...GRACEVILLE...DOTHAN...TAYLOR...REHOBETH...
COTTONDALE...ALFORD...MADRID...CAMPBELLTON...MEMPHIS...BROWNTOWN...
RICHTER CROSSROADS...GRANGEBURG...SOUTHERN JUNCTION...
HODGESVILLE...BAHOMA...KYNESVILLE...OLYMPIA SPA RESORT AND JACOBS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 8558 3094 8553 3097 8553 3100 8549
3118 8549 3113 8517 3068 8533 3070 8564
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
416
WGUS72 KTAE 220022
FFSTAE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
722 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2016
ALC069-FLC063-133-220230-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160722T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOUSTON AL-WASHINGTON FL-JACKSON FL-
722 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN
JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 720 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HOUSTON AND NORTHWEST JACKSON COUNTIES WITH
SOME ROADS FLOODED. OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE
LAST 1 TO 2 HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH
RAINFALL IS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING...FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AS
EXCESS WATER RUNS OFF.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COTTONWOOD...CHIPLEY...GRACEVILLE...DOTHAN...TAYLOR...REHOBETH...
COTTONDALE...ALFORD...MADRID...CAMPBELLTON...MEMPHIS...BROWNTOWN...
RICHTER CROSSROADS...GRANGEBURG...SOUTHERN JUNCTION...HODGESVILLE...
BAHOMA...KYNESVILLE...OLYMPIA SPA RESORT AND JACOBS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 8558 3094 8553 3097 8553 3100 8549
3118 8549 3113 8517 3068 8533 3070 8564
$$
42-DVD075
WGUS72 KTAE 220221
FFSTAE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
921 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2016
ALC069-FLC063-133-220230-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160722T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HOUSTON AL-WASHINGTON FL-JACKSON FL-
921 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM
CDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY
REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO RESIDUAL FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3089 8558 3094 8553 3097 8553 3100 8549
3118 8549 3113 8517 3068 8533 3070 8564
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 62 min | |
| Jul 21, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 45 min | |
| Jul 21, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Taylor | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Liberty, Wakulla | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Liberty | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 17 min |
| Jul 21, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 6:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Jackson | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Henry | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 6:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 2 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.