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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 7, 2021Lafayette County, Madison County, Taylor County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2021, 11:59 AM EDT for Lafayette County, Madison County, Taylor County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 7, 2021, 11:59 AM EDT (15:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lafayette County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:00 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2021-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 457 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 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
457 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
745 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

489 
WGUS52 KTAE 071559
FFWTAE
FLC067-079-123-072000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0014.210707T1559Z-210707T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1159 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Lafayette County in Big Bend Florida...
  Southeastern Madison County in Big Bend Florida...
  Northeastern Taylor County in Big Bend Florida...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 1159 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of 
  rain have fallen in the last 1 Hour. Additional rainfall amounts 
  of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding 
  is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Perry, Madison, Lee, Smith, Townsend, Day, Fenholloway, Buckville, 
  Foley, Mayo Junction, Boyd, Chancey, Hopewell, Bucell Junction, 
  Perry-Foley Airport, Secotan, Pinland, Athena and Hampton Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 8352 3047 8329 3044 8322 3041 8321
      3041 8318 3039 8317 3038 8319 3035 8319
      3035 8321 3031 8321 3030 8323 3025 8325
      3022 8324 3018 8325 3017 8323 3000 8328
      2994 8336 2995 8368 3013 8365 3027 8361

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EB
1 follow-up statement
334 
WGUS72 KTAE 071748
FFSTAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
148 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

FLC067-123-071758-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210707T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lafayette FL-Taylor FL-
148 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE AND 
NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Wednesday for 
portions of Big Bend Florida and south central Georgia.

LAT...LON 3048 8352 3047 8329 3044 8322 3042 8322
      3042 8321 3041 8321 3041 8318 3039 8318
      3039 8317 3038 8319 3035 8319 3035 8321
      3032 8321 3031 8321 3030 8323 3026 8325
      3026 8347 3031 8347 3030 8359

$$

FLC079-072000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210707T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Madison FL-
148 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY...

At 148 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have 
fallen in the last 1 Hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Madison, Lee and Hopewell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 3048 8352 3047 8329 3044 8322 3042 8322
      3042 8321 3041 8321 3041 8318 3039 8318
      3039 8317 3038 8319 3035 8319 3035 8321
      3032 8321 3031 8321 3030 8323 3026 8325
      3026 8347 3031 8347 3030 8359

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

EB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE54 min
Jul 6, 9:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Washington53 min
Jul 7, 4:33 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor12 hr
Jul 7, 9:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEDixie, Taylor4 hr
Jul 7, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson63 min
Jul 7, 1:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEMadison5 hr
Jul 7, 4:27 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningTAEDixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Florida, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.