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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 1, 202111 counties in Florida; 23 counties in Georgia

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-01-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 118 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 2021-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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-
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/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-
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/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-
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/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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 12:10 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE95 min
Jan 1, 12:51 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE54 min
Jan 1, 12:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton46 min
Jan 1, 1:43 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE32 min
Jan 1, 2:19 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE86 min
Jan 1, 9:02 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 1, 11:53 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 1, 2:17 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden43 min

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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.