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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 24, 20215 counties in Alabama; 26 counties in Georgia; 4 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood watch at Apr 24, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama; 26 counties in Georgia; 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT (05:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 10:34 PM CDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Flood severity
None
All 35 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay 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, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 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 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

618 
WGUS62 KTAE 240545
FFATAE

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1245 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>011-108-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-250600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.A.0004.210424T0545Z-210425T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Coffee-Dale-Henry-Geneva-Houston-North Walton-Central Walton-Holmes-
Washington-Jackson-South Walton-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-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, Port Washington, Albany, Ewell, 
Arlington, Williamsburg, Edison, Adel, Iveys Mill, Bellview, 
Blakely, Ashton, Bannockburn, Hobby, Pine Park, Worth, Browntown, 
Leonia, Forrester, Ashburn, Union, Sandestin, Steinham Store, Red 
Store Crossroads, Leesburg, Gammage, West Bainbridge, Holmes County 
Airport, Waterloo, Headland Municipal A/P, Fitzgerald, Lakeland, 
Coles, Sunsweet, Grady Co A/P, Bunker, Cobb Crossroads, Beachton, 
Keyton, Hacoda, Screamer, Dickey, Dothan, Argyle, Newton, Barker 
Store, Teeterville, Clarks Mill, De Funiak Springs, Cairo, Westwood, 
Doverel, Blackwood, Graves, Courthouse, Pleasant Ridge, Pine Valley, 
Berrien Co A/P, Fort Rucker, Ausmac, Asbury, Barneyville, Bowens 
Mill, Center Ridge, Santa Rosa Beach, Thomasville, Richter 
Crossroads, Cuba, Cook Co A/P, Turner City, Logan Field Municipal 
A/P, Little Hope, Elpino, Commissary Hill, Irwinville, Laconte, 
Dawson Municipal A/P, Cottle, Quitman, Colquitt, Sneads, Isabella, 
Cooktown, Turquoise Beach, Sylvester, Brooks Co A/P, Southwest Ga 
Regional A/P, Milford, Orange Hill, Benevolence, Moultrie Municipal 
A/P, Daleville, Pretoria, Centerville, Poplar Head, Wire Bridge, 
Moultrie, Early Co A/P, Cordrays Mill, Cluster Springs, Elmodel Wma, 
Beamon, Browns Crossroads, Dawson, Chipley, East Albany, Mayhaw, 
Pasco, Grooverville, Crystal Lake, Decatur Co A/P, Alfords, Capel, 
Eucheeanna, Shivers Mill, Nankin, Simsville, Yeomans, Tifton, 
Hawkinstown, Metcalf, Valdosta Regional Airport, Days Crossroads, 
Hoggard Mill, Five Points, Pelham, Pecan, Harding, Queensland, 
Ozark, Ricks Place, Springvale, Blackwell Field A/P, Abbeville, 
Chipley Municipal Airport, Fairchild, Moores Crossroads, Red Rock, 
Enterprise, Walker, Bonifay, Donaldsonville A/P, Greggs, Cuthbert, 
Boykin, Marianna, Dixie, Lawrenceville, Gordy, Ganer, Douglasville, 
Fadette, Bainbridge, Abbeville Municipal A/P, Mabson, Palmyra, 
Ocilla, Spence Airport, Donalsonville, De Funiak Spring Airport, 
Riverturn, New Hope, Moncrief, Weber, Sylvester Airport, Ashford, 
Chula, Peterson Hill, Massee, Lockett Crossing, Georgetown, Mitchell 
Co A/P, Geneva, Nashville, Abba, Babcock, Hartford, Springvale 
Station, Jones Crossing, Geneva Municipal A/P, Hanover, Lynn, 
Battens Crossroads, Freeport, Hatcher, Crossroads, Malone, Fort 
Gaines, Enterprise Municipal A/P, Morgan, Davis Park, Glendale, 
Camilla, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Blue Springs, Branchville, Dill, 
Alpine Heights, Bagby State Park, Valdosta, Dillon, Empress, 
Headland, Cottonwood, Graceville, Portland, Cotton, and Seminole 
State Park
1245 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 /145 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Alabama...Panhandle 
  Florida and Georgia, including the following areas, in southeast 
  Alabama, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston. In Panhandle 
  Florida, Central Walton, Holmes, Jackson, North Walton, South 
  Walton and Washington. In Georgia, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, 
  Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, 
  Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, 
  Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth.

* Through late tonight

* Average rainfall amounts between 1 and 4 inches are expected 
  across portions of southeast Alabama, southern Georgia, and the 
  Florida panhandle. However, isolated areas may pick up around 5 
  inches of rain in a short period of time due to multiple rounds of 
  thunderstorms, resulting in localized flash flooding.

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.

&&

$$

DVD
1 follow-up statement
653 
WGUS62 KTAE 250334
FFATAE

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1134 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>011-108-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-250445-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-210425T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Coffee-Dale-Henry-Geneva-Houston-North Walton-Central Walton-
Holmes-Washington-Jackson-South Walton-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-
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 Battens Crossroads, Enterprise, 
Enterprise Municipal A/P, Keyton, Asbury, Beamon, 
Blackwell Field A/P, Browns Crossroads, Daleville, Dill, Ewell, 
Fort Rucker, Mabson, Ozark, Blackwood, Headland, 
Headland Municipal A/P, Abbeville, Abbeville Municipal A/P, 
Lawrenceville, Screamer, Geneva, Geneva Municipal A/P, Fadette, 
Hartford, Ganer, Hacoda, Logan Field Municipal A/P, Dothan, 
Ashford, Cottonwood, Alpine Heights, Argyle, Center Ridge, 
Cluster Springs, De Funiak Spring Airport, De Funiak Springs, 
Glendale, Eucheeanna, Pleasant Ridge, Barker Store, Leonia, 
New Hope, Bonifay, Holmes County Airport, Cobb Crossroads, 
Crystal Lake, Poplar Head, Chipley, Chipley Municipal Airport, 
Orange Hill, Five Points, Marianna, Simsville, 
Richter Crossroads, Browntown, Graceville, Malone, Sneads, 
Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, Turquoise Beach, Bunker, Freeport, 
Portland, Port Washington, Crossroads, Georgetown, Hatcher, 
Wire Bridge, Union, Bagby State Park, Days Crossroads, 
Fort Gaines, Jones Crossing, Moores Crossroads, Pecan, 
Ricks Place, Benevolence, Coles, Cuthbert, Peterson Hill, 
Shivers Mill, Springvale, Springvale Station, Arlington, 
Commissary Hill, Cordrays Mill, Dickey, Morgan, Williamsburg, 
Edison, Clarks Mill, Dawson, Dawson Municipal A/P, Doverel, 
Graves, Herod, Yeomans, Albany, East Albany, Lockett Crossing, 
Pretoria, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Turner City, Walker, 
Forrester, Leesburg, Palmyra, Alfords, Gammage, Gordy, Isabella, 
Red Rock, Sylvester, Sylvester Airport, Ashburn, Hobby, Worth, 
Chula, Harding, Sunsweet, Tifton, Ashton, Bowens Mill, 
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Queensland, Westwood, 
Waterloo, Abba, Irwinville, Ocilla, Douglasville, Blakely, 
Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/P, Mayhaw, Babcock, Bellview, 
Boykin, Colquitt, Cooktown, Elmodel Wma, Hawkinstown, 
Hoggard Mill, Newton, Red Store Crossroads, Iveys Mill, Milford, 
Branchville, Camilla, Mitchell Co A/P, Cotton, Pelham, Moultrie, 
Moultrie Municipal A/P, Spence Airport, Adel, Cook Co A/P, 
Greggs, Pine Valley, Barneyville, Laconte, Massee, 
Berrien Co A/P, Cottle, Nashville, Weber, Bannockburn, 
Davis Park, Donaldsonville A/P, Donalsonville, Little Hope, 
Riverturn, Fairchild, Seminole State Park, Ausmac, Bainbridge, 
Decatur Co A/P, Hanover, Lynn, Steinham Store, West Bainbridge, 
Beachton, Cairo, Capel, Elpino, Grady Co A/P, Moncrief, 
Pine Park, Dillon, Metcalf, Pasco, Thomasville, Blue Springs, 
Brooks Co A/P, Dixie, Empress, Nankin, Quitman, Grooverville, 
Valdosta, Valdosta Regional Airport, Courthouse, Lakeland, 
and Teeterville
1134 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021 /1034 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Alabama,
Panhandle Florida, and Georgia has been cancelled. The potential
for excessive rainfall has ended.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 1:00 AM CDTWind AdvisoryTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston18 hr
Apr 24, 6:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva59 min
Apr 24, 7:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Geneva, Henry, Houston93 min
Apr 24, 7:25 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEDale, Henry31 min
Apr 24, 7:48 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEHouston27 min
Apr 24, 7:52 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEHenry53 min
Apr 24, 9:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGeneva, Houston119 min
Apr 24, 9:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva, Houston3 hr
Apr 24, 11:09 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEHouston3 hr
Apr 24, 11:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGeneva, Houston64 min
Apr 24, 12:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale67 min
Apr 24, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston60 min
Apr 24, 1:20 PM CDTTornado WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva40 min
Apr 24, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston63 min
Apr 24, 2:39 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEDale, Henry, Houston19 min
Apr 24, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHenry, Houston56 min
Apr 24, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale44 min
Apr 24, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Henry51 min
Apr 24, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee41 min
Apr 24, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHenry63 min
Apr 24, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Henry37 min
Apr 24, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee31 min
Apr 24, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHenry40 min
Apr 24, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale66 min
Apr 24, 6:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHenry43 min
Apr 24, 7:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 3 more95 min
Apr 24, 8:10 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Early, Miller35 min
Apr 24, 8:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell and 2 more62 min
Apr 24, 8:33 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Dougherty, Miller, Mitchell27 min
Apr 24, 9:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 3 more65 min
Apr 24, 10:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole40 min
Apr 24, 10:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady48 min
Apr 24, 10:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBaker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 3 more4 hr
Apr 24, 11:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGrady, Thomas30 min
Apr 24, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady30 min
Apr 24, 11:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Grady, Thomas52 min
Apr 24, 12:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDecatur, Grady27 min
Apr 24, 12:17 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTAEBrooks3 hr
Apr 24, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes41 min
Apr 24, 12:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Grady, Thomas51 min
Apr 24, 12:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEDecatur, Seminole3 hr
Apr 24, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELowndes37 min
Apr 24, 1:09 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes36 min
Apr 24, 1:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTAELowndes19 min
Apr 24, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell41 min
Apr 24, 3:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAETift111 min
Apr 24, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Miller, Mitchell and 3 more47 min
Apr 24, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 2 more44 min
Apr 24, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEColquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth31 min
Apr 24, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift, Worth80 min
Apr 24, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Terrell38 min
Apr 24, 5:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAETift3 hr
Apr 24, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell12 min
Apr 24, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth52 min
Apr 24, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift19 min
Apr 24, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift33 min
Apr 24, 8:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton46 min
Apr 24, 8:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes49 min
Apr 24, 9:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson42 min
Apr 24, 9:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson, Washington53 min
Apr 24, 9:57 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEJackson, Washington14 min
Apr 24, 10:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington51 min
Apr 24, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon50 min
Apr 24, 11:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningTAEWalton41 hr
Apr 24, 12:34 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington3 hr

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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.