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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 28, 2018, 1:39 PM CDT for Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2018, 1:39 PM CDT (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2018, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
County Washington County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 137 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 28, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 123 PM EDT Sat Jul 28 2018 .AVIATION... [Through 18z Sunday] Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the area through the early evening hours. Convection will diminish after sunset. Some patchy fog and/or low ceilings cannot be ruled out late tonight with TLH and VLD having the best chance of seeing any restrictions. && .PREV DISCUSSION [913 AM EDT]... .NEAR TERM [Through Today]... At the risk of sounding like a broken record, a stationary front and the Gulf seabreeze fronts will continue to be the trigger for afternoon storms. Weak steering flow will result in slow storm motions and the potential for locally heavy rainfall. Rain amounts of 1-3" could fall quickly under the heaviest storms. Afternoon highs will be in the lower 90s, with heat indices pushing 100 degrees. .SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Monday]... Stationary front will begin to weaken and erode through the weekend as the western edge of a ridge of high pressure moves in from the Atlantic. Sunday will be a transition day as the mid level flow remains relatively weak and thunderstorm coverage will be primarily forced along the seabreezes and any outflow boundaries from thunderstorms. Some mid-level dry air will reside over northern portions of the forecast area north of Dothan/Albany which could keep precipitation chances a bit lower in these areas. Southerly flow along the western edge of the ridge of high pressure will begin to bring increasing moisture and precipitation chances on Monday. Expect early development along the coastal regions pushing inland through the day in the elevated southerly flow. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s on Sunday and in the lower 90s Monday. .LONG TERM [Monday Night Through Saturday]... A wetter and cooler pattern is anticipated through the long term period as moist southerly flow around the western edge of a ridge of high pressure and a deepening trough across the south-central US work together to increase rain chances. There is good agreement in this pattern through much of next week so kept rain chances high and in the 60-80% range each afternoon. Temperatures will start out near 90 on Tuesday, but will drop into the mid 80s for much of the week with ample clouds and likely showers and thunderstorms. .MARINE... Low winds around 5 to 10 knots and seas around 1 to 2 feet anticipated through the weekend and into the start of next week. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms each day with the best coverage in the overnight hours. Southerly flow increases through next week which will increase winds and seas as well as shower and thunderstorm chances. .FIRE WEATHER... Aside from low dispersion indices, hazardous fire weather conditions are not expected over the next several days. .HYDROLOGY... The Steinhatchee River crested overnight and the river level is slowly dropping this morning. Elsewhere, a few rivers remain in or near action stage across southern Georgia and in portions of the SE Big Bend. River levels in these areas will continue to slowly lower over the next few days. As for rainfall amounts, another round of slow moving storms over the next two days could produce very localized minor flooding in the stronger storms, but widespread flooding rains are not anticipated the next few days. A wetter pattern will likely move into the area around the middle of next week which could bring a better chance for higher rainfall totals. .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 74 92 73 90 74 / 20 60 20 50 40 Panama City 76 89 76 88 76 / 10 50 20 40 50 Dothan 74 91 74 90 73 / 10 40 30 50 40 Albany 74 93 74 91 74 / 20 40 20 50 30 Valdosta 74 93 73 90 73 / 20 70 20 50 30 Cross City 74 91 73 88 74 / 20 40 30 40 40 Apalachicola 77 88 77 87 77 / 10 40 20 40 50 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Harrigan SHORT TERM...Dobbs LONG TERM...Dobbs AVIATION...DVD MARINE...Dobbs FIRE WEATHER...Harrigan HYDROLOGY...Dobbs
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 12:52 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2018
FLZ019-281830-
Madison FL-
152 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM EDT...
At 152 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Madison, moving east at 15 mph.
Winds near 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Cherry Lake, Hanson and Pinetta.
LAT...LON 3045 8348 3063 8352 3065 8347 3063 8328
3059 8326 3055 8326 3054 8325 3052 8324
3047 8324 3047 8322 3046 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 258DEG 11KT 3056 8342
42-DVDSpecial weather statement, Jul 28, 1:04 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
204 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2018
GAZ122-124-281830-
Randolph GA-Terrell GA-
204 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH AND
SOUTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
At 204 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Shellman, or 8 miles west of Dawson, moving southeast at 10 mph.
Winds near 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Shellman, Clarks Mill, Dawson Municipal A/P, Graves, Aycock Mill,
Martins Crossroads, Herod and Doverel.
LAT...LON 3174 8439 3162 8446 3162 8456 3163 8456
3163 8457 3162 8458 3164 8458 3162 8459
3164 8460 3163 8462 3172 8471 3182 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 308DEG 7KT 3175 8458
42-DVDSpecial weather statement, Jul 28, 1:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 239 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2018 FLZ012-112-281915- Coastal Bay FL-Inland Bay FL- 239 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL BAY COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT/215 PM CDT/... At 239 PM EDT/139 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Lynn Haven, moving east at 5 mph. Winds near 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Southport and Vicksburg. LAT...LON 3044 8582 3044 8558 3028 8560 3030 8584 TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 270DEG 5KT 3036 8575 42-DVD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 5:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Madison | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 28, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Jul 28, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Jul 28, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 42 min |
| Jul 28, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Terrell | 26 min |
| Jul 28, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Early | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Houston | 50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.