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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 15, 2021Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 3:24 PM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 51 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
Jul 15, 2021, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bay County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 977 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 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
977 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

971 
WUUS52 KTAE 152024
SVRTAE
FLC005-131-133-152115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0189.210715T2024Z-210715T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
324 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Southeastern Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  South central Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 324 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of severe
  thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60
  mph. These storms were located along a line extending from 13 miles
  northwest of Lynn Haven to 7 miles north of Panama City Beach.
  These storms were nearly stationary.

* Locations impacted include...
  Panama City Beach, Ebro, West Bay, Pine Log, Seminole Hills, Laird
  and Gulf Resort Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds, destructive hail, deadly
lightning and very heavy rain. For your protection, move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of your home or business. Heavy
rains flood roads quickly so do not drive into areas where water
covers the road.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3044 8591 3044 8590 3046 8590 3047 8565
      3034 8570 3021 8589 3027 8597 3027 8596
      3028 8597 3027 8598 3029 8599 3030 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 225DEG 3KT 3041 8577 3032 8588 

$$

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1 follow-up statement
247 
WWUS52 KTAE 152114
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
414 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

FLC005-131-133-152124-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0189.000000T0000Z-210715T2115Z/
Bay FL-Walton FL-Washington FL-
414 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BAY...
SOUTHEASTERN WALTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 415 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3044 8591 3044 8590 3046 8590 3047 8565
      3034 8570 3021 8589 3027 8597 3027 8596
      3028 8597 3027 8598 3029 8599 3030 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 225DEG 3KT 3044 8574 3035 8585 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor37 min
Jul 14, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Jul 14, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jul 15, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Jul 15, 1:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf26 min
Jul 15, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE93 min
Jul 15, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay47 min
Jul 15, 2:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay2 hr
Jul 15, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Washington55 min
Jul 15, 3:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes47 min
Jul 15, 3:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton60 min
Jul 15, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton51 min
Jul 15, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton51 min
Jul 15, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE62 min
Jul 15, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton23 min
Jul 15, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes54 min
Jul 15, 5:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes, Walton3 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.