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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 9, 2017Wakulla County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2017, 4:18 PM EDT for Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2017, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Wakulla County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 9, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 1:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
142 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017

FLZ013-014-026-091815-
Liberty FL-Calhoun FL-Inland Gulf FL-
142 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GULF...SOUTHWESTERN
CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN LIBERTY
COUNTIES IN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA UNTIL 215 PM EDT/115 PM CDT/...

At 141 PM EDT/1241 PM CDT/, National Weather Service doppler radar
indicated a a strong thunderstorm near Wewahitchka, or 18 miles east
of Callaway, moving east at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Stonemill Creek, Wewahitchka, Marysville, Honeyville, Lewis, Chipola
Cutoff, Chipola Park and Red Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3005 8541 3005 8539 3022 8539 3031 8506
      3006 8501 3005 8530 3004 8540 3004 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 262DEG 17KT 3014 8526

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:43 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
343 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017

FLZ027-127-092015-
Coastal Wakulla FL-Inland Wakulla FL-
343 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WAKULLA COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM
EDT...

At 343 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a a
strong thunderstorm 16 miles north of Carrabelle, moving northeast at
20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Crawfordville, Sopchoppy, Shadeville, Hyde Park, Arran, Sanborn,
Tully, Medart, Wakulla Beach, Buckhorn, Spring Creek, Curtis Mill and
Panacea.

LAT...LON 2998 8452 3000 8452 3001 8453 3000 8454
      3002 8456 3002 8457 3003 8459 3006 8461
      3007 8463 3011 8465 3013 8467 3030 8446
      3030 8443 3012 8419 2999 8450 2999 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 235DEG 18KT 3008 8459

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:50 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 4:18 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	33 min
Jul 9, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	32 min
Jul 9, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	25 min
Jul 9, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun	27 min
Jul 9, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	26 min
Jul 9, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon	36 min
Jul 9, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Madison	44 min
Jul 9, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Franklin	27 min
Jul 9, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Thomas	29 min
Jul 9, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Thomas	25 min
Jul 9, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Thomas	47 min
Jul 9, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt	32 min
Jul 9, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Grady	38 min
Jul 9, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Mitchell	31 min
Jul 9, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Tift	38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.