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Flash Flood Warning 36, NWS Tallahassee, FL

September 18, 2021Henry County, Houston County, Alabama; Jackson County, Florida; Early County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 18, 2021, 5:44 PM CDT for Henry County, Houston County, Alabama; Jackson County, Florida; Early County, Georgia. It was in force for 3 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
Sep 18, 2021, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 18, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Jackson County, FL, Early County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 2021-09-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 886 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 2021-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
886 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

882 
WGUS52 KTAE 182244
FFWTAE
ALC067-069-FLC063-GAC099-190145-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0036.210918T2244Z-210919T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
544 PM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Henry County in southeastern Alabama...
  Eastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
  Jackson County in the panhandle of Florida...
  Northwestern Early County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 845 PM CDT /945 PM EDT/.

* At 544 PM CDT /644 PM EDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across 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...
  Ashford, Columbia, Malone, Gordon, Haleburg, Sigma, Pearce, 
  Pleasant Plains, Farley Nuclear Plant, Barber, Grandberry 
  Crossroads, Pansey, Balkum, Miller, Tumbleton, Barnes, 
  Hardwickburg, Hayes, Crosby and Willis Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3141 8528 3156 8518 3154 8504 3153 8505
      3152 8505 3152 8504 3146 8503 3139 8509
      3131 8509 3129 8509 3101 8508 3094 8512
      3100 8520

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
206 
WGUS72 KTAE 190141
FFSTAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
841 PM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

ALC067-069-FLC063-GAC099-190151-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FF.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210919T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Henry AL-Houston AL-Jackson FL-Early GA-
841 PM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021 /941 PM EDT Sat Sep 18 2021/

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT/945 PM EDT/ THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY, EASTERN HOUSTON, JACKSON AND 
NORTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3141 8528 3156 8518 3154 8504 3153 8505
      3152 8505 3152 8504 3146 8503 3139 8509
      3131 8509 3129 8509 3101 8508 3094 8512
      3100 8520

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 3:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHenry4 hr
Sep 18, 4:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHouston4 hr
Sep 18, 4:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDale, Henry, Houston4 hr
Sep 18, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHouston44 min
Sep 18, 5:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGeneva3 hr
Sep 18, 5:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHouston3 hr
Sep 18, 6:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDale, Geneva, Houston3 hr
Sep 18, 6:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva3 hr
Sep 18, 10:59 AM CDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Walton11 hr
Sep 18, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE47 min
Sep 18, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington24 min
Sep 18, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson51 min
Sep 18, 3:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington4 hr
Sep 18, 6:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEWalton2 hr
Sep 18, 5:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEThomas3 hr
Sep 18, 5:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBaker, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Thomas3 hr
Sep 18, 5:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEThomas3 hr
Sep 18, 6:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEColquitt, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas3 hr
Sep 18, 6:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBaker, Colquitt, Early, Miller, Mitchell3 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.