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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood watch at Jan 1, 2021, 1:33 PM CST for 11 counties in Florida; 23 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 2, 2021, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2021, 1:33 PM CST (19:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2021, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2021, 9:30 PM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Flood severity
- None
All 34 counties
Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
948 WGUS62 KTAE 011933 FFATAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 133 PM CST Fri Jan 1 2021 FLZ010>019-026-027-112-114-115-118-127-GAZ123>131-142>148-155>161- 030600- /O.NEW.KTAE.FF.A.0001.210102T1200Z-210103T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin- Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Liberty-Inland Wakulla-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla- Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early- Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-Decatur-Grady- Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Herod, Edison, Albany, Arlington, Apalachicola, Apalachicola Airport, Williamsburg, Clarksville, Walker, Iveys Mill, Pasco, Panacea, Blakely, Bannockburn, Hobby, Pine Park, Worth, Santa Clara, Browntown, Milford, Elpino, Overstreet, Econfina, Monticello, Ashburn, Wakulla Springs, Hopewell, Pinetta, Steinham Store, Wetumpka, Leesburg, Gammage, West Bainbridge, Saint Joe Beach, Waterloo, Blountstown, Killearn Estates, Lakeland, Quincy Airport, Capitola, Maclay State Gardens, Sunsweet, Howard Creek, Cottle, Oak Grove, Beachton, Capel, Dickey, Cairo, Doverel, Newton, Magnolia Beach, Teeterville, Clarks Mill, Tilton, Durham, Forrester, Bellview, Westwood, Creels, Graves, Courthouse, Chaires Crossroads, Pine Valley, Berrien Co A/P, Ausmac, Drifton, Simsville, Barneyville, Dills, Buck Siding, Richter Crossroads, Cuba, Cook Co A/P, Casa Blanco, Morgan Place, Decatur Co A/P, Little Hope, Frink, Commissary Hill, Irwinville, Callaway, Dawson Municipal A/P, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Abe Springs, Port Leon, Colquitt, Southport, Sneads, Isabella, Saint Marks, Medart, Cooktown, Laconte, Sylvester, Brooks Co A/P, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Hawkinstown, Cherry Lake, Orange Hill, Youngstown, Littman, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Beacon Hill, Nankin, Panama City, Hardin Heights, Pelham, Sopchoppy, Poplar Head, Madison, Moultrie, Early Co A/P, Cordrays Mill, Elmodel Wma, Davis Park, Dawson, Chipley, Chaires, East Albany, Mayhaw, Fort Gadsden, Grooverville, Quincy, Grady Co A/P, Crystal Lake, Alfords, Vicksburg, Hays Place, Wewahitchka, Thomasville, Tifton, Bethel, Metcalf, Valdosta Regional Airport, Pretoria, Hoggard Mill, Five Points, Festus, Valdosta, Queensland, Chattahoochee, Nixon, Fitzgerald, Bradfordville, Hilliardville, Chipley Municipal Airport, Marysville, Killearn Lakes, Red Rock, Lovett, Hanson, Beverly, Ashton, Donaldsonville A/P, Greggs, Red Store Crossroads, Boykin, Marianna, Dixie, Bennett, Gordy, Port St. Joe, Douglasville, Bainbridge, Centerville, Palmyra, Ocilla, Spence Airport, Donalsonville, Riverturn, Lynn Haven, Capps, Moncrief, Weber, Enterprise, Sylvester Airport, Camilla, Jarrott, Bowens Mill, Bay City, Lockett Crossing, Massee, Fairchild, Mitchell Co A/P, Harding, Nashville, Abba, Babcock, Dalkeith, Honeyville, Quitman, Hanover, Lynn, Alma, Malone, Buckhorn, Morgan, Odena, High Bluff, Blue Springs, Branchville, Adel, Scotts Ferry, Tallahassee, Yeomans, Chula, Dillon, Sweetwater, Empress, White City, Graceville, Cotton, Seminole State Park, and Turner City 133 PM CST Fri Jan 1 2021 /233 PM EST Fri Jan 1 2021/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of Florida and Georgia, including the following areas, in Florida, Calhoun, Coastal Bay, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland Bay, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Madison and Washington. In Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth. * From Saturday morning through late Saturday night * Heavy rainfall is expected across the watch area on Saturday as a cold front stalls across the area. Widespread totals of 3 to 4 inches with isolated amounts near 6 inches will be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && $$ MM
2 follow-up statements
775 WGUS62 KTAE 020824 FFATAE Flood Watch National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 224 AM CST Sat Jan 2 2021 .A stalled frontal boundary, record moisture levels, and a strong low pressure system will provide the necessary ingredients for a heavy rain event today through tonight. FLZ010>019-026-027-112-114-115-118-127-GAZ123>131-142>148-155>161- 030600- /O.CON.KTAE.FF.A.0001.210102T1200Z-210103T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin- Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Liberty-Inland Wakulla-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla- Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early- Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-Decatur-Grady- Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Herod, Edison, Albany, Arlington, Apalachicola, Apalachicola Airport, Williamsburg, Clarksville, Walker, Iveys Mill, Pasco, Panacea, Blakely, Bannockburn, Hobby, Pine Park, Worth, Santa Clara, Browntown, Milford, Elpino, Overstreet, Econfina, Monticello, Ashburn, Wakulla Springs, Hopewell, Pinetta, Steinham Store, Wetumpka, Leesburg, Gammage, West Bainbridge, Saint Joe Beach, Waterloo, Blountstown, Killearn Estates, Lakeland, Quincy Airport, Capitola, Maclay State Gardens, Sunsweet, Howard Creek, Cottle, Oak Grove, Beachton, Capel, Dickey, Cairo, Doverel, Newton, Magnolia Beach, Teeterville, Clarks Mill, Tilton, Durham, Forrester, Bellview, Westwood, Creels, Graves, Courthouse, Chaires Crossroads, Pine Valley, Berrien Co A/P, Ausmac, Drifton, Simsville, Barneyville, Dills, Buck Siding, Richter Crossroads, Cuba, Cook Co A/P, Casa Blanco, Morgan Place, Decatur Co A/P, Little Hope, Frink, Commissary Hill, Irwinville, Callaway, Dawson Municipal A/P, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Abe Springs, Port Leon, Colquitt, Southport, Sneads, Isabella, Saint Marks, Medart, Cooktown, Laconte, Sylvester, Brooks Co A/P, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Hawkinstown, Cherry Lake, Orange Hill, Youngstown, Littman, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Beacon Hill, Nankin, Panama City, Hardin Heights, Pelham, Sopchoppy, Poplar Head, Madison, Moultrie, Early Co A/P, Cordrays Mill, Elmodel Wma, Davis Park, Dawson, Chipley, Chaires, East Albany, Mayhaw, Fort Gadsden, Grooverville, Quincy, Grady Co A/P, Crystal Lake, Alfords, Vicksburg, Hays Place, Wewahitchka, Thomasville, Tifton, Bethel, Metcalf, Valdosta Regional Airport, Pretoria, Hoggard Mill, Five Points, Festus, Valdosta, Queensland, Chattahoochee, Nixon, Fitzgerald, Bradfordville, Hilliardville, Chipley Municipal Airport, Marysville, Killearn Lakes, Red Rock, Lovett, Hanson, Beverly, Ashton, Donaldsonville A/P, Greggs, Red Store Crossroads, Boykin, Marianna, Dixie, Bennett, Gordy, Port St. Joe, Douglasville, Bainbridge, Centerville, Palmyra, Ocilla, Spence Airport, Donalsonville, Riverturn, Lynn Haven, Capps, Moncrief, Weber, Enterprise, Sylvester Airport, Camilla, Jarrott, Bowens Mill, Bay City, Lockett Crossing, Massee, Fairchild, Mitchell Co A/P, Harding, Nashville, Abba, Babcock, Dalkeith, Honeyville, Quitman, Hanover, Lynn, Alma, Malone, Buckhorn, Morgan, Odena, High Bluff, Blue Springs, Branchville, Adel, Scotts Ferry, Tallahassee, Yeomans, Chula, Dillon, Sweetwater, Empress, White City, Graceville, Cotton, Seminole State Park, and Turner City 224 AM CST Sat Jan 2 2021 /324 AM EST Sat Jan 2 2021/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * Portions of Florida and Georgia, including the following areas, in Florida, Calhoun, Coastal Bay, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland Bay, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Madison and Washington. In Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth. * From 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ this morning through late tonight * Widespread average rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected through tonight. Localized pockets of up to double those values will be possible as well. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not enter or cross flowing water or water of unknown depth. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && $$ DH
458 WGUS62 KTAE 030330 FFATAE Flood Watch National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 930 PM CST Sat Jan 2 2021 FLZ010>019-026-027-112-114-115-118-127-GAZ123>131-142>148-155>161- 030430- /O.CAN.KTAE.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-210103T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin- Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Liberty-Inland Wakulla-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla- Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early- Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-Decatur-Grady- Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Herod, Edison, Albany, Arlington, Apalachicola, Apalachicola Airport, Williamsburg, Clarksville, Walker, Iveys Mill, Pasco, Panacea, Blakely, Bannockburn, Hobby, Pine Park, Worth, Santa Clara, Browntown, Milford, Elpino, Overstreet, Econfina, Monticello, Ashburn, Wakulla Springs, Hopewell, Pinetta, Steinham Store, Wetumpka, Leesburg, Gammage, West Bainbridge, Saint Joe Beach, Waterloo, Blountstown, Killearn Estates, Lakeland, Quincy Airport, Capitola, Maclay State Gardens, Sunsweet, Howard Creek, Cottle, Oak Grove, Beachton, Capel, Dickey, Cairo, Doverel, Newton, Magnolia Beach, Teeterville, Clarks Mill, Tilton, Durham, Forrester, Bellview, Westwood, Creels, Graves, Courthouse, Chaires Crossroads, Pine Valley, Berrien Co A/P, Ausmac, Drifton, Simsville, Barneyville, Dills, Buck Siding, Richter Crossroads, Cuba, Cook Co A/P, Casa Blanco, Morgan Place, Decatur Co A/P, Little Hope, Frink, Commissary Hill, Irwinville, Callaway, Dawson Municipal A/P, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Abe Springs, Port Leon, Colquitt, Southport, Sneads, Isabella, Saint Marks, Medart, Cooktown, Laconte, Sylvester, Brooks Co A/P, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Hawkinstown, Cherry Lake, Orange Hill, Youngstown, Littman, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Beacon Hill, Nankin, Panama City, Hardin Heights, Pelham, Sopchoppy, Poplar Head, Madison, Moultrie, Early Co A/P, Cordrays Mill, Elmodel Wma, Davis Park, Dawson, Chipley, Chaires, East Albany, Mayhaw, Fort Gadsden, Grooverville, Quincy, Grady Co A/P, Crystal Lake, Alfords, Vicksburg, Hays Place, Wewahitchka, Thomasville, Tifton, Bethel, Metcalf, Valdosta Regional Airport, Pretoria, Hoggard Mill, Five Points, Festus, Valdosta, Queensland, Chattahoochee, Nixon, Fitzgerald, Bradfordville, Hilliardville, Chipley Municipal Airport, Marysville, Killearn Lakes, Red Rock, Lovett, Hanson, Beverly, Ashton, Donaldsonville A/P, Greggs, Red Store Crossroads, Boykin, Marianna, Dixie, Bennett, Gordy, Port St. Joe, Douglasville, Bainbridge, Centerville, Palmyra, Ocilla, Spence Airport, Donalsonville, Riverturn, Lynn Haven, Capps, Moncrief, Weber, Enterprise, Sylvester Airport, Camilla, Jarrott, Bowens Mill, Bay City, Lockett Crossing, Massee, Fairchild, Mitchell Co A/P, Harding, Nashville, Abba, Babcock, Dalkeith, Honeyville, Quitman, Hanover, Lynn, Alma, Malone, Buckhorn, Morgan, Odena, High Bluff, Blue Springs, Branchville, Adel, Scotts Ferry, Tallahassee, Yeomans, Chula, Dillon, Sweetwater, Empress, White City, Graceville, Cotton, Seminole State Park, and Turner City 930 PM CST Sat Jan 2 2021 /1030 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... The Flash Flood Watch for portions of Florida and Georgia, including the following areas, in Florida, Calhoun, Coastal Bay, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Wakulla, Gadsden, Inland Bay, Inland Franklin, Inland Gulf, Inland Jefferson, Inland Wakulla, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Madison and Washington. In Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth has been cancelled. The Flash Flood Watch is cancelled. Ongoing rain will remain light and will move east out of the region over the next couple of hours. Please continue to heed remaining road closures. $$ DH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 12:10 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 95 min | |
| Jan 1, 12:51 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 54 min | |
| Jan 1, 12:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 46 min |
| Jan 1, 1:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 32 min | |
| Jan 1, 2:19 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 86 min | |
| Jan 1, 9:02 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:53 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.