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Freeze Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL

February 13, 201610 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this freeze warning at Feb 13, 2016, 1:32 PM CST for 10 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 14, 2016, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2016, 1:32 PM CST (19:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 14, 2016, 8:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 41 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Calhoun County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-02-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -111 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1922 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

106 
WWUS72 KTAE 131932
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
232 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-141300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FZ.A.0010.160214T0600Z-160214T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.W.0013.160214T0600Z-160214T1400Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...
SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...
ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...
FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...
NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE
232 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 /132 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2016/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM
EST /8 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM
EST /8 AM CST/ SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURE...27 TO 30 DEGREES.

* DURATION...6 TO 8 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

FLZ007>011-013-016>019-026-027-GAZ155>161-141300-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FZ.A.0010.160214T0900Z-160214T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.W.0013.160214T0900Z-160214T1300Z/
NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-
GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-
SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON...
BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...
GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...BLOUNTSTOWN...QUINCY...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...
MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS...
DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...
VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
232 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 /132 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2016/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 8 AM EST
/7 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 8 AM EST
/7 AM CST/ SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURE...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* DURATION...3 TO 6 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
710 
WWUS72 KTAE 140228
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
928 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...A LIGHT FREEZE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-141400-
/O.CON.KTAE.FZ.W.0013.160214T0600Z-160214T1400Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...
SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...
ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...
FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...
NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...NASHVILLE
928 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 /828 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2016/

...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT
CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...27 TO 30 DEGREES.

* DURATION...6 TO 8 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

FLZ007>011-013-016>019-026-027-GAZ155>161-141300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FZ.W.0013.160214T0900Z-160214T1300Z/
NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-
GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-
SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON...
BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...
GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...BLOUNTSTOWN...QUINCY...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...
MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS...
DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...QUITMAN...
VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
928 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 /828 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2016/

...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO
8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* DURATION...2 TO 4 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

HARRIGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 2:27 AM CSTFreeze WatchTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon and 4 more11 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2016Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2016Freeze Warnings in Alabama, 2016Every freeze warning in 2016

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.