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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Tallahassee, FL

July 29, 2021Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 5:23 PM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 37 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 29, 2021, 5:23 PM CDT (22:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

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

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 2021-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 690 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 2021-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
690 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1039 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

409 
WUUS52 KTAE 292223
SVRTAE
FLC005-131-133-292300-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0204.210729T2223Z-210729T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
523 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 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...
  Southwestern Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 522 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
  capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm
  was located 13 miles north of Panama City Beach, and moving west 
  at 10 mph. At 515 pm CDT, this storm produced a wind gust to 59 
  mph at the NW Beaches International Airport. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Freeport, Ebro, Bruce, Pine Log, Seminole Hills, Port Washington
  and Bunker.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds, 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3043 8612 3051 8611 3047 8584 3032 8585
      3035 8612 3038 8612 3039 8611 3040 8611
      3042 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 111DEG 7KT 3040 8591 

$$

38-GODSEY
1 follow-up statement
661 
WWUS52 KTAE 292246
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
546 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

FLC005-131-133-292300-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-210729T2300Z/
Bay FL-Walton FL-Washington FL-
546 PM CDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BAY...SOUTHEASTERN WALTON AND SOUTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

At 545 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles northwest
of Panama City Beach, moving west at 5 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Freeport, Bruce, Bunker and Port Washington. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3043 8612 3051 8611 3047 8588 3034 8598
      3035 8612 3038 8612 3039 8611 3040 8611
      3042 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 097DEG 6KT 3042 8597 

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

38-GODSEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon, Madison46 min
Jul 29, 2:57 AM CDTExcessive Heat WatchTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 2 more12 hr
Jul 29, 2:57 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla39 hr
Jul 29, 5:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jul 29, 6:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE114 min
Jul 29, 8:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jul 29, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE115 min
Jul 29, 10:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE96 min
Jul 29, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE95 min
Jul 29, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf54 min
Jul 29, 2:35 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 7 more27 hr
Jul 29, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Gulf50 min
Jul 29, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay43 min
Jul 29, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE62 min
Jul 29, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington67 min
Jul 29, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson60 min
Jul 29, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton61 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.