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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 19, 20194 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2019, 2:55 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 35 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: Aug 19, 2019, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2019, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL

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 Aug 19, 2:06 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:06 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 19, 9:54 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:59 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:40 PM CDT, 15 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
Aug 18, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	21 min
Aug 18, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		45 min
Aug 18, 8:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Gulf	118 min
Aug 18, 8:39 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Gulf	3 hr
Aug 18, 9:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay	2 hr
Aug 19, 2:44 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	22 hr
Aug 19, 3:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Jefferson, Madison, Taylor	2 hr
Aug 19, 4:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Bay	65 min
Aug 19, 5:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay	64 min
Aug 19, 5:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lafayette, Taylor	115 min
Aug 19, 6:58 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay	92 min
Aug 19, 7:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Calhoun	64 min
Aug 19, 8:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor	6 hr
Aug 19, 9:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay	3 hr
Aug 19, 1:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	46 min
Aug 19, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	35 min
Aug 19, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Quitman, Randolph	47 min
Aug 19, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Houston	35 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.