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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 6, 2018Calhoun County, Liberty County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2018, 9:28 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Liberty County, Florida. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2018, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Calhoun County, FL, Liberty 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 Aug 6, 6:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 6:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 6, 8:34 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 8:38 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 6, 8:45 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
945 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE WOODVILLE         30.30N 84.24W
08/06/2018                   LEON               FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NATURAL
            WELLS DR AND BLUE WATERS ROAD.

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 8:46 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
846 PM CDT MON AUG 6 2018

ALZ066-067-070215-
Dale AL-Henry AL-
846 PM CDT MON AUG 6 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DALE AND
NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

At 846 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Texasville, or 11 miles northwest of Abbeville, moving southwest at
10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bells Crossroads, Skipperville, Echo, Edwin, Roberts Crossroads,
Arguta, Snells Crossroads, Barefield Crossroads, Clopton, Phillips
Crossroads, Ward Bridge, Dykes Crossroads and Bertha.

LAT...LON 3171 8536 3161 8528 3143 8549 3162 8566
      3162 8542 3171 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 053DEG 10KT 3165 8542

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Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:19 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1019 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE EDISON            31.60N 84.72W
08/06/2018                   CALHOUN            GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON WAYBACK ROAD.

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 9:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1028 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

FLZ013-016-026-070300-
Liberty FL-Gadsden FL-Calhoun FL-
1028 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE
PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...SOUTHWESTERN GADSDEN AND CENTRAL LIBERTY
COUNTIES IN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT/1000 PM CDT/...

At 1028 PM EDT/928 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Greensboro, or 13 miles east of
Blountstown, moving southwest at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Blountstown, Greensboro, Bristol, Rock Bluff, Clarksville, Juniper,
Selman, Abe Springs, Vilas, Hosford, Jensen Place, Central City,
Chipola, Clio, Kennys Mill, Estiffanulga, Lowry, Blountstown Airport,
Wetumpka and Nixon Garden.

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 3045 8529 3064 8480 3052 8460 3035 8470
      3033 8472 3032 8471 3008 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 051DEG 26KT 3047 8483

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison30 min
Aug 6, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty39 min
Aug 6, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson, Leon44 min
Aug 6, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGulf, Liberty45 min
Aug 6, 11:31 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE59 min
Aug 6, 11:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE65 min
Aug 7, 12:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE59 min
Aug 7, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE65 min
Aug 7, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington50 min
Aug 6, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Early39 min
Aug 6, 7:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Randolph2 hr
Aug 6, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller and 3 more58 min
Aug 6, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDecatur, Seminole46 min
Aug 6, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHenry, Houston52 min
Aug 6, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale29 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.