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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 179, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 7, 2019Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2019, 5:47 PM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 2019, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2019, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 7, 2:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 2:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 1:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:19 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
519 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2019

ALZ065-072315-
Coffee AL-
519 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COFFEE COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brantley, or 13 miles south of Luverne, moving east at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Elba, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, New Brockton, Lee, Pine Level, Mixons
Crossroads, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p, Turner Crossroads, Lowry Mill,
Camp Humming Hills, Clintonville, Wise Mill, Roeton, Camp Alaflo Bsa,
Clowers Crossroads, Arcus, Enterprise Municipal A/P and Woodland
Grove Church.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8619 3153 8616 3154 8616 3154 8614
      3162 8615 3161 8580 3123 8584 3137 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 282DEG 27KT 3152 8629

18-WOOL
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:26 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
526 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2019

FLZ007-008-108-072330-
Central Walton FL-South Walton FL-North Walton FL-
526 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CDT...

At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Eglin Air Force Base, or 10 miles west of De Funiak Springs, moving
south at 10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Eglin Air Force Base, Freeport, Portland, Pleasant Ridge, Alpine
Heights, New Home and Mossy Head.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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 3075 8639 3076 8618 3051 8612 3050 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 358DEG 7KT 3069 8629

18-WOOL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson53 min
Jul 7, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie47 min
Jul 7, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton64 min
Jul 7, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Jackson47 min
Jul 7, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee56 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.