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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 15, 2021Lafayette County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2021, 6:34 PM EDT for Lafayette County, Florida. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2021, 6:34 PM EDT (22:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2021, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lafayette County, FL

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2073 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 2021-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 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
2073 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
942 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

638 
WUUS52 KTAE 152234
SVRTAE
FLC067-152315-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0155.210615T2234Z-210615T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
634 PM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Lafayette County in Big Bend of Florida...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mayo, moving
  south at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mayo, Hatch Bend, San Pedro Junction, Alton, Grady and Fletcher
  Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Tallahassee.

&&

LAT...LON 2983 8290 2983 8327 3012 8326 3010 8318
      3010 8312 3008 8307 3007 8307 3004 8303
      3001 8300 2999 8296 2996 8295 2996 8293
      2989 8292 2989 8291 2990 8290 2988 8289
      2988 8288
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 350DEG 30KT 3004 8312 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
013 
WWUS52 KTAE 152255
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
655 PM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

FLC067-152315-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210615T2315Z/
Lafayette FL-
655 PM EDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...

At 655 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Obrien, or 12 miles west of Ichetucknee Spring, moving southeast at
30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Hatch Bend, Grady and Fletcher Springs. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tallahassee.

&&

LAT...LON 2983 8311 3010 8312 3008 8307 3007 8307
      3004 8303 3001 8300 2999 8296 2996 8295
      2996 8293 2989 8292 2989 8291 2990 8290
      2988 8289 2988 8288 2983 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 335DEG 28KT 2993 8298 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 3:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington31 min
Jun 15, 7:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE37 min
Jun 15, 12:04 PM EDTRip Current StatementTAEGulf36 hr
Jun 15, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay50 min
Jun 15, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson47 min
Jun 15, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty25 min
Jun 15, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty25 min
Jun 15, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Walton42 min
Jun 15, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette41 min
Jun 15, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty62 min
Jun 15, 2:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington55 min
Jun 15, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon36 min
Jun 15, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson45 min
Jun 15, 3:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla38 min
Jun 15, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE61 min
Jun 15, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton45 min
Jun 15, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun59 min
Jun 15, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla49 min
Jun 15, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE59 min
Jun 15, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jun 15, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla61 min
Jun 15, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Gulf39 min
Jun 15, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty49 min
Jun 15, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison43 min
Jun 15, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jun 15, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson43 min
Jun 15, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Franklin, Gulf51 min
Jun 15, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison77 min
Jun 15, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE94 min
Jun 15, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE88 min
Jun 15, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette26 min
Jun 15, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE95 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.