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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 22, 2018Lafayette County, Taylor County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2018, 6:13 PM EDT for Lafayette County, Taylor County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
Jul 22, 2018, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2018, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lafayette County, FL, Taylor County, FL

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 22, 9:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Sse San Pedro Junctio, FLWATER RUNNING ACROSS HIGHWAY 51 IN SEVERAL PLACED BETWEEN MAYO AND COOKS HAMMOCK IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY FLORIDA.

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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2018-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3735 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 2018-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
3735 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
7.6

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The text

As transmitted.

301 
WGUS52 KTAE 222213
FFWTAE
FLC067-123-230415-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0009.180722T2213Z-180723T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
613 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Lafayette County in Big Bend of Florida...
  East central Taylor County in Big Bend of Florida...

* Until 1215 AM EDT Monday.

* At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Five to six inches of rain has 
  fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Mayo, Pinland, Cooks Hammock, Grady, Foley, Perry-Foley Airport,
  Bucell Junction, Athena, San Pedro Junction and Alton.

Additional rainfall amounts of two to three inches are possible in 
the warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2987 8289 2988 8335 2989 8335 2999 8355
      3007 8362 3008 8308 3004 8302 3001 8300
      2999 8296 2996 8295 2996 8293 2990 8292
      2989 8291 2990 8290

$$

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1 follow-up statement
838 
WGUS72 KTAE 230116
FFSTAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
916 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

FLC067-123-230415-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180723T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lafayette FL-Taylor FL-
916 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR
LAFAYETTE AND EAST CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTIES...

At 914 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Six to eight inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mayo, Pinland, Cooks Hammock, Grady, Foley, Perry-Foley Airport,
Bucell Junction, Athena, San Pedro Junction and Alton.

Additional rainfall amounts of one inch are possible in the warned 
area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2987 8289 2988 8335 2989 8335 2999 8355
      3007 8362 3008 8308 3004 8302 3001 8300
      2999 8296 2996 8295 2996 8293 2990 8292
      2989 8291 2990 8290

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 10:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon71 min
Jul 21, 11:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon38 min
Jul 22, 3:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson30 min
Jul 22, 3:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson51 min
Jul 22, 3:58 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more14 hr
Jul 22, 4:05 AM EDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton44 hr
Jul 22, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette51 min
Jul 22, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton48 min
Jul 22, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAETaylor41 min
Jul 22, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson41 min
Jul 22, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington39 min
Jul 22, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette48 min
Jul 22, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAETaylor49 min
Jul 22, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla29 min
Jul 22, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington40 min
Jul 22, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie43 min
Jul 22, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE96 min
Jul 22, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Jackson, Washington48 min
Jul 22, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette60 min
Jul 22, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Walton, Washington47 min
Jul 22, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAETaylor41 min
Jul 22, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDixie, Lafayette3 hr
Jul 22, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty42 min
Jul 22, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty33 min
Jul 22, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor64 min
Jul 22, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE30 min
Jul 22, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon39 min
Jul 22, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla19 min
Jul 22, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon45 min
Jul 22, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison, Taylor46 min
Jul 22, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Taylor64 min
Jul 22, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison50 min
Jul 22, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Madison, Taylor52 min
Jul 22, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette61 min
Jul 22, 7:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie40 min
Jul 22, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE54 min

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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.