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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 2, 2017Geneva County, Alabama; Holmes County, Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jan 2, 2017, 4:43 PM CST for Geneva County, Alabama; Holmes County, Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 2, 2017, 4:43 PM CST (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2017, 10:45 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Geneva County, AL, Holmes County, FL, Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 2017-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 235 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 143 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
235 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted.

459 
WGUS52 KTAE 022243
FFWTAE
ALC061-FLC059-131-030445-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0001.170102T2243Z-170103T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
443 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
  Western Holmes County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Northern Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 1045 PM CST Monday

* At 439 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain moving into the the warned area. Significant heavy
  rainfall has occurred over the last couple of days, and
  additionally heavy rainfall this evening will likely lead to
  flash flooding across the warned area. 

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Geneva, De Funiak Springs, Samson, Eglin Air Force Base, Union,
  Liberty, Paxton, Ponce De Leon, Caryville, Westville, Coffee
  Springs, Somerset, Barker Store, Baker Settlement, Hickory Hill,
  Pleasant Hill, New Hope, Prosperity, Gritney and Sellersville.

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches are expected through 7
pm CST with the storms moving into the region. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8639 3100 8619 3119 8619 3119 8613
      3118 8612 3119 8611 3120 8577 3079 8579
      3078 8583 3071 8584 3069 8587 3059 8639

$$

38-GODSEY
1 follow-up statement
758 
WGUS72 KTAE 030056
FFSTAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
656 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017

ALC061-FLC059-131-030445-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170103T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Geneva AL-Holmes FL-Walton FL-
656 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST FOR
WESTERN GENEVA...WESTERN HOLMES AND NORTHERN WALTON COUNTIES...

At 653 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already
fallen, especially across Northern Walton County. As another round
of very heavy rainfall moves through the warned area over the next
hour, flash flooding is expected to continue or worsen across the
warned area. 

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Geneva, De Funiak Springs, Samson, Eglin Air Force Base, Union,
Liberty, Paxton, Ponce De Leon, Caryville, Westville, Coffee Springs,
Somerset, Barker Store, Baker Settlement, Hickory Hill, Pleasant
Hill, New Hope, Prosperity, Gritney and Sellersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8639 3100 8619 3119 8619 3119 8613
      3118 8612 3119 8611 3120 8577 3079 8579
      3078 8583 3071 8584 3069 8587 3059 8639

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 6:23 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAECoffee112 min
Jan 1, 7:17 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEGeneva5 days
Jan 1, 9:29 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAECoffee2 hr
Jan 1, 10:09 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHouston2 hr
Jan 1, 10:33 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHenry117 min
Jan 1, 10:34 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGeneva3 hr
Jan 1, 11:26 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston2 hr
Jan 2, 12:40 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston25 hr
Jan 2, 1:00 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDale, Henry2 hr
Jan 2, 2:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee45 min
Jan 2, 2:55 AM CSTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton49 hr
Jan 2, 1:45 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE45 min
Jan 2, 2:25 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE35 min
Jan 2, 4:03 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE57 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.