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Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL

December 8, 20186 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood watch at Dec 8, 2018, 2:09 AM CST for 6 counties in Florida; 26 counties in Georgia; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Dec 8, 2018, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 8, 2018, 2:09 AM CST (08:09 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 8, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 9, 2018, 6:00 AM CST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Flood severity: None

All 37 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington 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 Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:10 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 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 Dec 7, 11:28 PM CST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 11:28 PM CST, 2 hours 41 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
Dec 8, 1:48 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		49 hr
Dec 8, 1:57 AM CST	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	52 hr
Dec 8, 1:57 AM CST	High Surf Advisory	TAE	Bay, Walton	28 hr
Dec 8, 8:57 AM CST	River Flood Warning	TAE	Lee	29 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Georgia, 2018 Flash Flood Watches in Florida, 2018 Flash Flood Watches in Alabama, 2018 Every flash flood watch in 2018

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.