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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 8, 2018Baker County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2018, 6:48 PM EDT for Baker County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 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
Aug 8, 2018, 6:48 PM EDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2018, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Baker County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2018-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1898 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1898 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 8, 2:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
259 PM EDT Wed Aug 8 2018

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...
Deep layer high pressure over the Atlantic shifting west slightly
will keep southwesterly flow throughout the column, and in turn
PW values elevated as moisture is guided in from the gulf. Some
higher Surface Based CAPE today via the 12Z TAE sounding, compared
to 24 hours prior almost up 1k, along with PW values of 1.78
inches should result in a bit more coverage this evening as
afternoon storms are now beginning to take hold along the
coastline. Coverage will expand north and east, with the best
coverage expected along a swath covering the big bend to just past
the GA border and East. A few storms might linger into tonight
with the majority of activity diminishing after sunset. Expect
lows in the mid 70s and possibly some patchy fog just prior to
sunrise.

.SHORT TERM [Thursday Through Friday Night]...
Upper ridge will gradually slide southward over the next two days
as a weak trough slowly approaches from the northwest. With an
associated decrease in subsidence from the ridge, expect to see
coverage of diurnal convection increase a bit Thursday, and again
on Friday. High temperatures should reach the lower 90s, near
seasonal normals for August.

.LONG TERM [Saturday Through Wednesday]...
The subtropical ridge axis will remain to the south through the
weekend, with weak disturbances in the mid-level westerly flow
helping to enhance coverage of afternoon and evening
thunderstorms. By early next week, a more substantial upper trough
is forecast to develop over the Ohio River Valley, with a trough
axis extending to the central Gulf Coast. This will place the
forecast area in a favorable regime for numerous showers and
thunderstorms each afternoon at least through Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION [Through 18Z Thursday]...
SHRA/TSRA developing this afternoon and continuing into this
evening before diminishings tonight. Conditions will generally be
VFR outside of TSRA influence. However, Patchy fog and reduced
cigs could reduce conditions to MVFR/IFR briefly before sunrise
as well. Winds will be southwesterly 5 to 10 kts becoming light
and variable overnight.

&&

.MARINE...
Generally light onshore flow will continue through Thursday before
becoming westerly on Friday through the weekend. Winds may
approach 15 knots Friday night before diminishing by Sunday for
the remainder of the forecast period.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
In addition to moist summertime conditions, relative humidity, winds,
and indices will remain below critical thresholds over the next several
days.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will produce brief periods of
heavy rain across our area through the end of this week. However, by
early next weak ample moisture and the formation of a weak front
over our CWA could lead to fairly high coverage of scattered showers
and thunderstorm. Minor urban flooding and localized river rises are
possible in areas of slower moving storms with high rainfall
rates.

&&

.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  91  74  91  74 /  10  50  10  50  30
Panama City   78  88  77  89  77 /  20  30  20  50  40
Dothan        74  91  74  89  73 /  20  30  30  60  30
Albany        74  91  74  90  74 /  20  40  30  50  20
Valdosta      73  91  73  91  74 /  10  50  20  40  20
Cross City    75  90  75  90  75 /  10  40  10  30  30
Apalachicola  78  87  78  88  77 /  10  30  30  50  40

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...Humphreys
SHORT TERM...Camp
LONG TERM...Camp
AVIATION...Humphreys
MARINE...Camp
FIRE WEATHER...DVD
HYDROLOGY...DiCatarina

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 5:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
526 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018

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

0504 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S TWIN LAKES          30.68N 83.21W
08/08/2018                   LOWNDES            GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            POWER LINE DOWN REPORTED AT 401 FRANCIS
            DRIVE, LAKE PARK, LOWNDES, GA.

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 8, 6:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE31 min
Aug 8, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson45 min
Aug 8, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEThomas49 min
Aug 8, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Mitchell, Thomas23 min
Aug 8, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDecatur, Grady51 min
Aug 8, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEColquitt, Cook49 min
Aug 8, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELowndes29 min
Aug 8, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELowndes32 min
Aug 8, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes28 min
Aug 8, 5:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAELowndes53 min
Aug 8, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGrady44 min
Aug 8, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes47 min
Aug 8, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMiller50 min
Aug 8, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale41 min
Aug 8, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale, Henry43 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.