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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Tallahassee, FL

October 22, 2017Walton County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Oct 22, 2017, 10:59 PM CDT for Walton County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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
Oct 22, 2017, 10:59 PM CDT (03:59 UTC)
Expired
Oct 23, 2017, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Walton County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 23, 12:20 AM CDTFLASH FLOODN Seagrove Beach, FLSOME FLOODING REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 30A AND NIGHTCAP STREET AS WELL AS COUNTY HIGHWAY 30A AND THYME STREET. WATER WAS ESTIMATED AT NO MORE THAN 6 INCHES DEEP.
Oct 23, 1:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ene Seagrove Beach, FLFLOODING REPORTED EARLIER NEAR COUNTY HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 30A. WATER HAS SINCE RECEDED

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 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 00:00Z on 2017-10-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 30 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 00:00Z on 2017-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
30 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1330 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

818 
WGUS52 KTAE 230359
FFWTAE
FLC131-230800-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0016.171023T0359Z-171023T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1059 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 300 AM CDT

* At 1059 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Over three inches of rain have 
  already fallen in western Walton county and additional heavy 
  rainfall is moving into the area. Flash flooding is expected to 
  begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Santa Rosa Beach, De Funiak Springs, Eglin Air Force Base, Union,
  Liberty, Freeport, Paxton, Pond Creek, Oakwood Hills, Cluster
  Springs, Gaskin, Portland, Alpine Heights, Villa Tasso, Darlington,
  Blue Mountain Beach, De Funiak Spring Airport, Seaside, Rock Hill
  and Glendale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3040 8639 3038 8633 3042 8631 3040 8623
      3043 8625 3038 8617 3039 8610 3040 8611
      3044 8616 3047 8613 3046 8619 3050 8620
      3048 8622 3046 8639 3099 8639 3099 8604
      3066 8602 3030 8609 3037 8640

$$

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1 follow-up statement
049 
WGUS72 KTAE 230750
FFSTAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
250 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2017

FLC131-230800-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-171023T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Walton FL-
250 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WALTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 300 AM
CDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flash flooding is no longer expected to 
pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3040 8639 3038 8633 3042 8631 3040 8623
      3043 8625 3038 8617 3039 8610 3040 8611
      3044 8616 3047 8613 3046 8619 3050 8620
      3048 8622 3046 8639 3099 8639 3099 8604
      3066 8602 3030 8609 3037 8640

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 22, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton39 min
Oct 22, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE114 min
Oct 22, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton49 min
Oct 22, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE65 min
Oct 22, 11:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton52 min
Oct 22, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Oct 23, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla48 min
Oct 23, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon34 min
Oct 23, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon23 min
Oct 23, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE119 min
Oct 23, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla43 min
Oct 23, 9:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE28 min
Oct 23, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla50 min
Oct 23, 10:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla48 min
Oct 23, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE94 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.