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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 179, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 1, 2020Jackson County, Florida; Decatur County, Seminole County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2020, 1:53 PM CDT for Jackson County, Florida; Decatur County, Seminole County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 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 1, 2020, 1:53 PM CDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2020, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, FL, Decatur County, GA, Seminole County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 1, 12:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 12:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:01 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 1, 1:08 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
208 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2020

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

0149 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE DAWSON             31.79N 84.43W
07/01/2020                   TERRELL            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN AT
            VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:15 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
215 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2020

GAZ125>127-145-011845-
Worth GA-Lee GA-Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-
215 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DOUGHERTY...NORTHEASTERN
MITCHELL...SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND WORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

At 215 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Albany, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Winds up to 45 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Sylvester, Leesburg, Albany, Putney, Poulan, East Albany, Marine
Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, Walker, Warwick, Bridgeboro,
Stocks, Radium Springs, Forrester, Lockett Crossing, Sylvester
Airport, South Albany, Tempy, Southwest Ga Regional A/P and
Parkerville.

LAT...LON 3186 8394 3184 8394 3184 8386 3182 8385
      3183 8384 3181 8383 3180 8380 3162 8380
      3162 8375 3151 8376 3134 8388 3157 8438
      3162 8432 3162 8430 3165 8430 3185 8411
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 295DEG 29KT 3163 8415

21-WD
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:19 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
119 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2020

FLZ008-108-011900-
Central Walton FL-South Walton FL-
119 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2020

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

At 119 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Niceville. This storm was nearly stationary.

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

Locations impacted include...
Eglin Air Force Base and Villa Tasso.

LAT...LON 3055 8639 3059 8636 3054 8618 3048 8624
      3049 8626 3047 8630 3042 8631 3043 8632
      3048 8633 3047 8635 3047 8637 3046 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 301DEG 3KT 3048 8635
Local storm report, Jul 1, 1:29 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
229 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2020

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

0211 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLAKELY                 31.38N 84.93W
07/01/2020                   EARLY              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE DOWN IN BLAKELY.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:37 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
237 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2020

ALZ068-069-FLZ007>011-016-GAZ142-155-156-011915-
Geneva AL-Houston AL-Central Walton FL-Holmes FL-Gadsden FL-
Jackson FL-North Walton FL-Washington FL-Decatur GA-Seminole GA-
Early GA-
237 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GENEVA...SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON...
JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN WALTON...NORTHWESTERN GADSDEN...HOLMES...
NORTHERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR...SOUTHWESTERN EARLY AND
SEMINOLE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT/215 PM CDT/...

At 237 PM EDT/137 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Florala to
10 miles west of Donalsonville. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Cottonwood, Vernon, De Funiak Springs, Bonifay, Geneva, Marianna,
Chipley, Graceville, Donalsonville, Dothan, Hartford, Taylor,
Slocomb, Samson, Chattahoochee, Bradford, Union, Malone, Sneads and
Gretna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3117 8619 3116 8500 3061 8450 3065 8615
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 317DEG 14KT 3100 8619 3099 8504

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette, Taylor50 min
Jul 1, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE61 min
Jul 1, 11:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE57 min
Jul 1, 11:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton, Washington41 min
Jul 1, 11:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Leon40 min
Jul 1, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE35 min
Jul 1, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton42 min
Jul 1, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon46 min
Jul 1, 1:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton41 min
Jul 1, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Jackson38 min
Jul 1, 2:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette41 min
Jul 1, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Leon39 min
Jul 1, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison29 min
Jul 1, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton42 min
Jul 1, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton22 min
Jul 1, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 min
Jul 1, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton45 min
Jul 1, 11:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEClay, Quitman, Randolph43 min
Jul 1, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell46 min
Jul 1, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell, Worth48 min
Jul 1, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEEarly, Miller65 min
Jul 1, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Mitchell44 min
Jul 1, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly51 min
Jul 1, 1:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDougherty, Worth30 min
Jul 1, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Decatur, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole46 min
Jul 1, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady31 min
Jul 1, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Lowndes, Thomas40 min
Jul 1, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes, Thomas35 min
Jul 1, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELanier, Lowndes29 min
Jul 1, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier36 min
Jul 1, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELowndes31 min
Jul 1, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale, Henry49 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.