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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 14, 2021Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2021, 4:40 PM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2021, 4:40 PM CDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 14, 4:42 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 W Vicksburg, FLREPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 174 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 2021-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 695 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 2021-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
695 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1064 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

437 
WUUS52 KTAE 142140
SVRTAE
FLC005-131-133-142215-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0219.210814T2140Z-210814T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
440 PM CDT Sat Aug 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Bay County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Southern Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Southwestern Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 440 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles west of De Funiak Springs to 16 miles north
  of Panama City Beach to 11 miles southwest of Blountstown, moving
  southwest at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Panama City, Lynn Haven, Panama City Beach, Callaway, Santa Rosa
  Beach, Springfield, Hiland Park, Eglin Air Force Base, Tyndall Air
  Force Base, Parker, Freeport, Ebro, Villa Tasso, Dirego Park,
  College Station, Gulf Resort Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, West
  Panama City, Seaside and Bahama Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3075 8639 3079 8632 3045 8588 3039 8539
      3014 8539 3000 8556 3024 8616 3039 8634
      3039 8633 3042 8631 3040 8623 3043 8625
      3043 8624 3038 8612 3044 8616 3047 8613
      3046 8619 3050 8620 3046 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 045DEG 13KT 3074 8627 3044 8590 3037 8523 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

55-SCHOLL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla28 min
Aug 13, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE92 min
Aug 14, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf37 min
Aug 14, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla43 min
Aug 14, 2:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWakulla30 min
Aug 14, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf46 min
Aug 14, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty33 min
Aug 14, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla36 min
Aug 14, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Liberty27 min
Aug 14, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin47 min
Aug 14, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington29 min
Aug 14, 4:20 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE12 hr
Aug 14, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton52 min
Aug 14, 4:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun50 min
Aug 14, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE61 min
Aug 14, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton31 min
Aug 14, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE33 min
Aug 14, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla35 min
Aug 14, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE66 min
Aug 14, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.