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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL

September 9, 20178 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood watch at Sep 9, 2017, 3:23 PM EDT for 8 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Sep 11, 2017, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 9, 2017, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 11, 2017, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 11, 2017, 5:35 PM EDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Flood severity
None
All 34 counties

Dixie County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla 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), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 2017-09-09Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1216 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

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WGUS62 KTAE 091923
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
323 PM EDT Sat Sep 9 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.Major Hurricane Irma is now forecast to move up along the west
coast of Florida Sunday and Sunday night and then across North 
Florida and South Georgia on Monday. Heavy rains associated with 
the hurricane will begin to arrive across the eastern Florida Big 
Bend Sunday evening and spread northwestward across the central 
Florida Big Bend and Southwest and South Central Georgia late 
Sunday night through Monday.

Storm total rainfall is now expected to be 8 to 10 inches west of
a Cross City to Perry to Valdosta line, 5 to 7 inches west from
that line to Albany and Tallahassee and 3 to 5 inches northwest of
the Flint River to the Chattahoochee River. Rainfall rates from
hurricanes can be quite high and could result in rapid flooding 
of low lying and poor drainage areas such as those in cities and 
along streams and creeks.

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Including the cities of Littman, Quincy, Quincy Airport, 
Santa Clara, Wetumpka, Chattahoochee, Hardin Heights, 
Bradfordville, Capitola, Chaires, Chaires Crossroads, 
Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes, Maclay State Gardens, 
Tallahassee, Alma, Capps, Casa Blanco, Dills, Drifton, Festus, 
Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett, Cherry Lake, Hanson, Hopewell, 
Madison, Pinetta, Bethel, Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena,
Boyd, Bucell Junction, Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Econfina, 
Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, 
Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, Jonesboro, Old Town, 
Buckhorn, Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, Saint Marks, 
Spring Creek, Adams Beach, Blue Springs, Cedar Island, 
Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, 
Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Shired Island, Suwannee, Crossroads, 
Georgetown, Hatcher, Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, 
Days Crossroads, Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, 
Pecan, Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, 
Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, 
Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, 
Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, 
Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, 
Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, 
Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Brooks Co A/P, 
Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
323 PM EDT Sat Sep 9 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Big Bend Florida and 
  Georgia, including the following areas, in Big Bend Florida, 
  Coastal Dixie, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Taylor, Coastal 
  Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland Dixie, Inland Jefferson, Inland 
  Taylor, Inland Wakulla, Lafayette, Leon, and Madison. In 
  Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, 
  Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, 
  Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, 
  Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth. 

* From late Sunday night through Monday evening

* Major Hurricane Irma is now forecast to move up along the west
  coast of Florida Sunday and Sunday night and then across North
  Florida and South Georgia on Monday. Heavy rains associated with
  the hurricane will begin to arrive across the eastern Florida
  Big Bend Sunday evening and spread northwestward across the
  central Florida Big Bend and Southwest and South Central Georgia
  late Sunday night through Monday. Storm total rainfall is now 
  expected to be 8 to 10 inches west of a Cross City to Perry to 
  Valdosta line, 5 to 7 inches west from that line to Albany and 
  Tallahassee and 3 to 5 inches northwest of the Flint River to 
  the Chattahoochee River.

* Rainfall rates from hurricanes can be quite high and could 
  result in rapid flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas 
  such as those in cities and along streams and creeks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
229 
WGUS62 KTAE 100928
FFATAE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
528 AM EDT Sun Sep 10 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
MONDAY EVENING...

.Major Hurricane Irma is now forecast to move up along the west
coast of Florida today and tonight and then across North Florida 
and South Georgia on Monday. Heavy rains associated with the 
hurricane will begin to arrive across the eastern Florida Big Bend
Sunday evening and spread northwestward across the central 
Florida Big Bend and Southwest and South Central Georgia late 
Sunday night through Monday.

Storm total rainfall is now expected to be 7 to 9 inches west of 
a Cross City to Perry to Valdosta line, 4 to 6 inches west from 
that line to Albany and Tallahassee and 2 to 4 inches northwest 
of the Flint River to the Chattahoochee River. Rainfall rates from
hurricanes can be quite high and could result in rapid flooding 
of low lying and poor drainage areas such as those in cities and 
along streams and creeks.

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Santa Clara, Wetumpka, Chattahoochee, Hardin Heights, 
Bradfordville, Capitola, Chaires, Chaires Crossroads, 
Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes, Maclay State Gardens, 
Tallahassee, Alma, Capps, Casa Blanco, Dills, Drifton, Festus, 
Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett, Cherry Lake, Hanson, Hopewell, 
Madison, Pinetta, Bethel, Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena,
Boyd, Bucell Junction, Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Econfina, 
Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, 
Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, Jonesboro, Old Town, 
Buckhorn, Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, Saint Marks, 
Spring Creek, Adams Beach, Blue Springs, Cedar Island, 
Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, 
Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Shired Island, Suwannee, Crossroads, 
Georgetown, Hatcher, Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, 
Days Crossroads, Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, 
Pecan, Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, 
Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, 
Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, 
Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, 
Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, 
Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, 
Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Brooks Co A/P, 
Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
528 AM EDT Sun Sep 10 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Big Bend Florida and Georgia, including the 
  following areas, in Big Bend Florida, Coastal Dixie, Coastal 
  Jefferson, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland 
  Dixie, Inland Jefferson, Inland Taylor, Inland Wakulla, 
  Lafayette, Leon, and Madison. In Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, 
  Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, 
  Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, 
  Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, 
  Turner, and Worth. 

* From late tonight through Monday evening

* Major Hurricane Irma is now forecast to move up along the west
  coast of Florida Sunday and Sunday night and then across North
  Florida and South Georgia on Monday. Heavy rains associated with
  the hurricane will begin to arrive across the eastern Florida
  Big Bend Sunday evening and spread northwestward across the
  central Florida Big Bend and Southwest and South Central Georgia
  late Sunday night through Monday. Storm total rainfall is now
  expected to be 7 to 9 inches west of a Cross City to Perry to
  Valdosta line, 4 to 6 inches west from that line to Albany and
  Tallahassee and 2 to 4 inches northwest of the Flint River to 
  the Chattahoochee River. 

* Rainfall rates from hurricanes can be quite high and could 
  result in rapid flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas 
  such as those in cities and along streams and creeks. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
694 
WGUS62 KTAE 102357
FFATAE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
757 PM EDT Sun Sep 10 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
MONDAY EVENING...

Hurricane Irma is forecast to move up along the west coast of 
Florida tonight and then across North Florida and South Georgia 
on Monday. Heavy rains associated with the hurricane will begin to
arrive across the eastern Florida Big Bend tonight and spread 
northwestward across the central Florida Big Bend and Southwest 
and South Central Georgia overnight through Monday.

Storm total rainfall is expected to be 7 to 9 inches west of a 
Cross City to Perry to Valdosta line, 4 to 6 inches west from that
line to Albany and Tallahassee and 2 to 4 inches northwest of the
Flint River to the Chattahoochee River. Rainfall rates from 
hurricanes can be quite high and could result in rapid flooding of
low lying and poor drainage areas such as those in cities and 
along streams and creeks.

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Santa Clara, Wetumpka, Chattahoochee, Hardin Heights, 
Bradfordville, Capitola, Chaires, Chaires Crossroads, 
Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes, Maclay State Gardens, 
Tallahassee, Alma, Capps, Casa Blanco, Dills, Drifton, Festus, 
Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett, Cherry Lake, Hanson, Hopewell, 
Madison, Pinetta, Bethel, Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena,
Boyd, Bucell Junction, Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Econfina, 
Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, 
Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, Jonesboro, Old Town, 
Buckhorn, Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, Saint Marks, 
Spring Creek, Adams Beach, Blue Springs, Cedar Island, 
Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, 
Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Shired Island, Suwannee, Crossroads, 
Georgetown, Hatcher, Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, 
Days Crossroads, Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, 
Pecan, Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, 
Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, 
Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, 
Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, 
Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, 
Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, 
Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Brooks Co A/P, 
Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
757 PM EDT Sun Sep 10 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT MONDAY
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Big Bend Florida and Georgia, including the 
  following areas, in Big Bend Florida, Coastal Dixie, Coastal 
  Jefferson, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland 
  Dixie, Inland Jefferson, Inland Taylor, Inland Wakulla, 
  Lafayette, Leon, and Madison. In Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, 
  Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, 
  Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, 
  Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, 
  Turner, and Worth. 

* From 2 AM EDT Monday through Monday evening

* Hurricane Irma is forecast to move up along the west coast of
  Florida tonight and then across North Florida and South Georgia
  on Monday. Heavy rains associated with the hurricane will begin
  to arrive across the eastern Florida Big Bend tonight and spread
  northwestward across the central Florida Big Bend and Southwest
  and South Central Georgia overnight through Monday. Storm total
  rainfall is expected to be 7 to 9 inches west of a Cross City 
  to Perry to Valdosta line, 4 to 6 inches west from that line to 
  Albany and Tallahassee and 2 to 4 inches northwest of the Flint 
  River to the Chattahoochee River. 

* Rainfall rates from hurricanes can be quite high and could 
  result in rapid flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas 
  such as those in cities and along streams and creeks. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
545 
WGUS62 KTAE 110927
FFATAE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
527 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

Hurricane Irma is forecast to move up along the west coast of
Florida and then across North Florida and South Georgia. Storm 
total rainfall is expected to be 7 to 9 inches west of a Cross 
City to Perry to Valdosta line, 4 to 6 inches west from that line 
to Albany and Tallahassee and 2 to 4 inches northwest of the Flint
River to the Chattahoochee River. Rainfall rates from hurricanes 
can be quite high and could result in rapid flooding of low lying 
and poor drainage areas such as those in cities and along streams 
and creeks.

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Including the cities of Littman, Quincy, Quincy Airport, 
Santa Clara, Wetumpka, Chattahoochee, Hardin Heights, 
Bradfordville, Capitola, Chaires, Chaires Crossroads, 
Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes, Maclay State Gardens, 
Tallahassee, Alma, Capps, Casa Blanco, Dills, Drifton, Festus, 
Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett, Cherry Lake, Hanson, Hopewell, 
Madison, Pinetta, Bethel, Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena,
Boyd, Bucell Junction, Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Econfina, 
Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, 
Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, Jonesboro, Old Town, 
Buckhorn, Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, Saint Marks, 
Spring Creek, Adams Beach, Blue Springs, Cedar Island, 
Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, 
Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Shired Island, Suwannee, Crossroads, 
Georgetown, Hatcher, Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, 
Days Crossroads, Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, 
Pecan, Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, 
Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, 
Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, 
Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, 
Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, 
Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, 
Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Brooks Co A/P, 
Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
527 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Big Bend Florida and Georgia, including the 
  following areas, in Big Bend Florida, Coastal Dixie, Coastal 
  Jefferson, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland 
  Dixie, Inland Jefferson, Inland Taylor, Inland Wakulla, 
  Lafayette, Leon, and Madison. In Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, 
  Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, 
  Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, 
  Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, 
  Turner, and Worth. 

* Through this evening

* Hurricane Irma is forecast to move up along the west coast of
  Florida and then across North Florida and South Georgia. Storm
  total rainfall is expected to be 7 to 9 inches west of a Cross
  City to Perry to Valdosta line, 4 to 6 inches west from that
  line to Albany and Tallahassee and 2 to 4 inches northwest of
  the Flint River to the Chattahoochee River. Rainfall rates from
  hurricanes can be quite high and could result in rapid flooding
  of low lying and poor drainage areas such as those in cities and
  along streams and creeks. 

* Rainfall rates from hurricanes can be quite high and could 
  result in rapid flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas 
  such as those in cities and along streams and creeks. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
505 
WGUS62 KTAE 111520
FFATAE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1120 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA...

Tropical Storm Irma is forecast to continue moving generally north
northwest through the rest of the day. The heavy rains are
gradually diminishing over much of the Florida Big Bend with the
heaviest rainfall now occurrring in Southwest Georgia into
Southeast Alabama. An additional 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible
across the watch area, which could result in rapid flooding of 
low lying and poor drainage areas such as those in cities and 
along streams and creeks. The rainfall will begin to diminish by
early evening.


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Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Inland Wakulla-
Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie-Coastal Jefferson-
Coastal Wakulla-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie-Seminole-Decatur-
Grady-Thomas-Brooks-
Including the cities of Littman, Quincy, Quincy Airport, 
Santa Clara, Wetumpka, Chattahoochee, Hardin Heights, 
Bradfordville, Capitola, Chaires, Chaires Crossroads, 
Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes, Maclay State Gardens, 
Tallahassee, Alma, Capps, Casa Blanco, Dills, Drifton, Festus, 
Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett, Cherry Lake, Hanson, Hopewell, 
Madison, Pinetta, Bethel, Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena,
Boyd, Bucell Junction, Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Econfina, 
Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, 
Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, Jonesboro, Old Town, 
Buckhorn, Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, Saint Marks, 
Spring Creek, Adams Beach, Blue Springs, Cedar Island, 
Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, Howell Place, Yellow Jacket, 
Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Shired Island, Suwannee, Davis Park, 
Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, Riverturn, 
Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Brooks Co A/P, 
Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, and Grooverville
1120 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of Big Bend Florida and
Georgia has been cancelled.

$$

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Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-
Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-
Berrien-Lowndes-Lanier-
Including the cities of Crossroads, Georgetown, Hatcher, 
Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, Days Crossroads, 
Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, Pecan, 
Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, 
Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, 
Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, 
Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, 
Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
1120 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of south central Georgia and southwest Georgia, 
  including the following areas, in south central Georgia, Ben 
  Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, 
  Turner, and Worth. In southwest Georgia, Baker, Calhoun, Clay, 
  Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, 
  and Terrell. 

* Until 8 PM EDT this evening

* Tropical Storm Irma is forecast to continue moving generally
  north northwest through the rest of the day. The heavy rains are
  gradually diminishing over much of the Florida Big Bend with the
  heaviest rainfall now occurrring in Southwest Georgia into
  Southeast Alabama. An additional 2 to 4 inches of rain is
  possible across the watch area, which could result in rapid
  flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas such as those in
  cities and along streams and creeks. The rainfall will begin to
  diminish by early evening.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$
760 
WGUS62 KTAE 112135
FFATAE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
535 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

...Flash Flood Watch Cancelled...


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Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-
Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-
Berrien-Lowndes-Lanier-
Including the cities of Crossroads, Georgetown, Hatcher, 
Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, Days Crossroads, 
Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, Pecan, 
Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, 
Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Enterprise, Mayhaw, Babcock, 
Bellview, Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, 
Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, 
Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, Valdosta, 
Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, and Teeterville
535 PM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Georgia and
southwest Georgia has been cancelled.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Sep 9, 6:54 AM EDT, 8 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 6:54 AM EDT, 8 hours 29 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
654 AM EDT Sat Sep 9 2017

.AVIATION [Through 12Z Sunday]...

VFR conditions through this evening and then MVFR cigs are
expected to spread across the region along with periods of light
rain. Northeasterly winds will prevail with periodic gusts
between 20 to 25 knots beginning later this morning.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION [340 AM EDT]...

.NEAR TERM [Through Today]...

A few showers or thunderstorms will be possible across the southeast
Big Bend where a bit more moisture resides. Otherwise, one more dry
day before conditions begin to deteriorate as Hurricane Irma
approaches from the south. It will be breezy today as the
pressure gradient tightens across our area between high pressure
to the north and Irma to the south. Winds will generally be from
the northeast at 15 mph gusting to 25 to 30 mph at times. Highs
will be in the lower to mid 80s.

.SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Monday]...

-- Overview --

Hurricane Irma will start to turn more to the northwest today at
the base of the eroding subtropical ridge. The large core of the
northern stream trough responsible for breaking down the
subtropical ridge will continue to move through the northeast into
the western Atlantic. A shortwave moving through the central
plains this afternoon will drop over the central gulf coast and
begin to pull Irma northward this evening. As Irma becomes
intertwined with the shortwave aloft, it will gradually bend into
the Tennessee Valley by Tuesday.

-- Local Impacts --

The main impacts from Irma will be wind related. Tropical storm
conditions could begin as early as Sunday afternoon in the southeast
Big Bend, spreading into the remainder of the Big Bend and south-
central Georgia Sunday night, and possible across much of the Tri-
State region on Monday.

* Wind Impacts _______________

- Sunday afternoon:

Occasional low-end tropical storm wind gusts across the SE Big Bend.

- Sunday night:

Frequent and stronger tropical storm wind gusts across the SE Big
Bend and the Suwannee Valley in GA. Isolated gusts to hurricane
force possible. Late Sunday night, tropical storm wind gusts are
expected to spread northwest to the remainder of the Florida big
bend and portions of southwest Georgia.

- Monday:

Frequent and strong tropical storm wind gusts with occasionally
sustained tropical storm force winds possible along and east of a
line from Albany through Tallahassee. Occasional hurricane force
gusts possible as well.

Occasional tropical storm force wind gusts possible west of the
Apalachicola and Chattahoochee rivers.

* Rain Forecast ________________

- 6 to 8 inches in a band from the Valdosta to Cross City area.

- 3 to 6 inches across the remainder of southwest Georgia and the
Florida big bend.

- 1 to 3 inches west of the Apalachicola and Chattahoochee rivers

.LONG TERM [Monday Night Through Saturday]...

Irma and her associated winds and rain will quickly lift out of the
region through Monday night. General troughiness will prevail across
the region for a few days after Irma, but only slight chances of
rain are expected with drier air.

.MARINE...

Irma will likely spread tropical storm conditions and possibly
hurricane conditions into the coastal waters Sunday and Monday. The
worst conditions are expected from Apalachicola eastward. It will
probably take until mid-week until winds and seas fall below
headline levels.

.FIRE WEATHER...

Transport winds and daytime dispersion will be elevated today and
Sunday as Hurricane Irma approaches. Otherwise, no fire weather
concerns.

.HYDROLOGY...

Average rainfall amounts are expected to be 6 to 8 inches in a
band from near Valdosta to Cross City with 3 to 6 inches across
the remainder of southwest Georgia and the Florida big bend and 1
to 3 inches to the west across southeast Alabama and the Florida
panhandle. Isolated higher amounts will be possible within these
areas. Significant river flooding is not expected with these
totals, although the Withlacoochee River near Valdosta could be
near minor flood stage. Some instances of urban flooding and dirt
road issues are also possible in the heavier bands. The timing of
the heaviest rainfall is expected to be late Sunday night into
Monday. A flash flood watch could be considered in the future,
especially if forecast totals increase further.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   85  69  76  65  68 /   0  30  50  90 100
Panama City   85  70  78  67  71 /   0  20  30  50  70
Dothan        82  64  76  62  66 /   0  20  40  70  90
Albany        83  65  75  63  66 /   0  30  50  90 100
Valdosta      84  66  73  65  68 /  10  40  80 100 100
Cross City    85  72  77  69  72 /  20  40  80 100 100
Apalachicola  86  70  79  66  72 /   0  20  30  70  70

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Tropical Storm Watch for Gadsden-Liberty.

     Hurricane Watch for Coastal Dixie-Coastal Franklin-Coastal
     Jefferson-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Wakulla-Inland Dixie-
     Inland Franklin-Inland Jefferson-Inland Taylor-Inland
     Wakulla-Lafayette-Leon-Madison.

GA...Tropical Storm Watch for Baker-Ben Hill-Calhoun-Clay-Decatur-
     Early-Irwin-Lee-Miller-Quitman-Randolph-Seminole-Terrell-
     Turner.

     Hurricane Watch for Berrien-Brooks-Colquitt-Cook-Dougherty-Grady-
     Lanier-Lowndes-Mitchell-Thomas-Tift-Worth.

AL...None.
GM...Tropical Storm Watch for Coastal waters from Apalachicola to
     Destin FL out 20 NM-Waters from Apalachicola to Destin FL
     from 20 to 60 NM.

     Hurricane Watch for Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton
     Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal Waters
     From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm-
     Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20
     NM-Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to
     60 NM.

&&

NEAR TERM...Barry
SHORT TERM...DVD
LONG TERM...DVD
AVIATION...Barry
MARINE...DVD
FIRE WEATHER...Barry
HYDROLOGY...DVD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 11:12 PM EDTHurricane WatchTAEDixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison and 2 more18 hr
Sep 9, 5:23 AM EDTTropical Storm WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 2 more12 hr
Sep 9, 11:29 AM EDTHurricane WarningTAEDixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon and 3 more45 hr
Sep 9, 11:29 AM EDTStorm Surge WatchTAEDixie, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla12 hr
Sep 9, 5:32 PM EDTTropical Storm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more52 hr

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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.