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Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 6, 2021, 11:43 AM EDT for Dixie County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr. 6 reports 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
- Aug 6, 2021, 11:43 AM EDT (15:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
County Dixie County, FL
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 12:23 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ene Cross City Airpor, FL | WAIST DEEP WATER REPORTED BEHIND SANCHEZ FARMS AFTER ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. |
| Aug 6, 1:10 PM EDT | FLOOD | Cross City, FL | EM REPORTS TWO DOZEN HOMES FLOODED IN THE CROSS CITY AREA. |
| Aug 6, 4:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Se Cross City, FL | NE 162ND STREET CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Aug 6, 4:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Cross City, FL | NE 207 AVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Aug 6, 4:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Cross City, FL | NE 210 AVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Aug 6, 4:00 PM EDT | FLOOD | Cross City, FL | NE 214 AVE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
253
WGUS52 KTAE 061543
FFWTAE
FLC029-062145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0023.210806T1543Z-210806T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1143 AM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Dixie County in Big Bend Florida...
* Until 545 PM EDT Friday.
* At 1143 AM EDT, Emergency management reported that flooding along
the airport canal is affecting numerous areas around the Cross
City airport with water entering structures. Additional
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Cross City will likely cause
additional flooding beyond what's occurring now. The expected
rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches per hour. Flash flooding is already
occurring and likely to continue.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cross City, Cross City Airport, Eugene and Shamrock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 2966 8314 2968 8309 2965 8305 2961 8308
2959 8311 2963 8316
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
WD1 follow-up statement
582
WGUS72 KTAE 061920
FFSTAE
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
320 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
FLC029-062145-
/O.CON.KTAE.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210806T2145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Dixie FL-
320 PM EDT Fri Aug 6 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN DIXIE COUNTY...
At 320 PM EDT, emergency management reported continued flash
flooding in the Cross City area. Water levels continue to rise along
the Airport Canal. Additional heavy rain may affect the area this
afternoon with additional water rises possible. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cross City, Cross City Airport, Eugene and Shamrock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 2966 8314 2968 8309 2965 8305 2961 8308
2959 8311 2963 8316
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:47 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton | 22 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 6 days |
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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.