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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Tallahassee, FL
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
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 18 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 59 min |
| Apr 24, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 93 min |
| Apr 24, 7:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 7:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 7:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 119 min |
| Apr 24, 9:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Houston | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 56 min |
| Apr 24, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Henry | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Henry | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 66 min |
| Apr 24, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller and 3 more | 95 min |
| Apr 24, 8:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Early, Miller | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell and 2 more | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 8:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Dougherty, Miller, Mitchell | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Lanier and 3 more | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 10:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 10:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 10:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 11:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Grady, Thomas | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 12:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 12:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Grady, Thomas | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 12:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lowndes | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 1:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lowndes | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 3:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Tift | 111 min |
| Apr 24, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Miller, Mitchell and 3 more | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift, Worth | 80 min |
| Apr 24, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Terrell | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Tift | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell | 12 min |
| Apr 24, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, Worth | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Tift | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 8:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jackson | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 9:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 9:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 14 min |
| Apr 24, 10:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 11:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 41 hr |
| Apr 24, 12:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 3 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.