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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Apr 23, 2020, 3:46 PM CDT for Holmes County, Jackson County, Florida; Dale County, Geneva County, Houston County, Alabama; Early County, Seminole County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2020, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2020, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Houston County, AL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Early County, GA, Seminole County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 4:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Cobb Crossroads, FL | WATER ON ROADWAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1318 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 663 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
552
WGUS52 KTAE 232046
FFWTAE
ALC045-061-069-FLC059-063-GAC099-253-232345-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0002.200423T2046Z-200423T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
446 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Dale County in southeastern Alabama...
Eastern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama...
Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
Northern Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Northeastern Holmes County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Southwestern Early County in southwestern Georgia...
Northwestern Seminole County in southwestern Georgia...
* Until 745 PM EDT/645 PM CDT/.
* At 445 PM EDT/345 PM CDT/, Doppler radar and automated gauges
indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned
area. Up to 6 inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding
is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Daleville, Cottonwood, Graceville, Dothan, Hartford, Taylor,
Midland City, Kinsey, Ashford, Slocomb, Cowarts, Webb, Columbia,
Pinckard, Malone, Malvern, Rehobeth, Grimes, Avon and Esto.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3131 8567 3130 8492 3089 8492 3089 8583
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
$$
25-CAMPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 6:35 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla | 21 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 68 min |
| Apr 23, 8:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 9:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 9:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 64 min |
| Apr 23, 11:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 62 min |
| Apr 23, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Apr 23, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Jackson, Liberty, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 56 min |
| Apr 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gulf | 30 min |
| Apr 23, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Apr 23, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 32 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson and 3 more | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Franklin, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 96 min | |
| Apr 23, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 32 min |
| Apr 23, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Leon, Taylor, Wakulla | 21 min |
| Apr 23, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Taylor | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee | 41 min |
| Apr 23, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Henry | 67 min |
| Apr 23, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell, Tift, Turner, Worth | 50 min |
| Apr 23, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Ben Hill, Dougherty, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 67 min |
| Apr 23, 10:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Thomas | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 10:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Dougherty, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 39 min |
| Apr 23, 11:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 11:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Grady, Thomas | 16 min |
| Apr 23, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Grady and 6 more | 23 min |
| Apr 23, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 3 more | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 12:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Berrien, Cook, Lanier | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.