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Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Tallahassee, FL

September 11, 2021Bay County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 11, 2021, 4:34 PM CDT for Bay County, Florida. It was in force for 84 min. 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
Sep 11, 2021, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired
Sep 11, 2021, 5:58 PM CDT
In force
84 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Bay County, FL

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 11, 5:03 PM CDTFLASH FLOODPanama City, FLFLOODING ALONG HWY 98 BETWEEN THE HATHAWAY BRIDGE AND EAST AVENUE. REPORT OF A CAR FLOATING IN THE STREET, AND WATER IN A MINI STORAGE BUSINESS AT 432 PM CDT. HAM REPORT OF 2.25 INCHES IN ONE HOUR. FSU PANAMA CITY REPORTED AN INSTANTANEOUS RATE OF 3.87 INCHES/

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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2021-09-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 264 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 2021-09-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
264 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
908 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

210 
WGUS52 KTAE 112134
FFWTAE
FLC005-112330-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0034.210911T2134Z-210911T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
434 PM CDT Sat Sep 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Bay County in the panhandle of Florida...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 434 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain in Panama City. Between 1 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen in the last 1 Hour. Additional rainfall amounts 
  up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is 
  already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.

  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...
  Panama City, Tyndall Air Force Base and Dirego Park.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3019 8573 3019 8564 3014 8563 3014 8568
      3018 8574

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$
1 follow-up statement
358 
WGUS72 KTAE 112258
FFSTAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
558 PM CDT Sat Sep 11 2021

FLC005-112308-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210911T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bay FL-
558 PM CDT Sat Sep 11 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL BAY COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any road 
closures.

LAT...LON 3019 8573 3019 8564 3014 8563 3014 8568
      3018 8574

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE91 min
Sep 11, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay32 min
Sep 11, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay32 min
Sep 11, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon30 min
Sep 11, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor23 min
Sep 11, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon34 min
Sep 11, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE29 min
Sep 11, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE35 min
Sep 11, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton30 min

Nearby

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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.