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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 31, 2021Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 9:15 AM CDT for Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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 31, 2021, 9:15 AM CDT (14:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2021, 9:45 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 31, 9:32 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Bruce, FLTREE DOWN ON SR-20. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2021-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 822 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 2021-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
822 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

567 
WUUS52 KTAE 311415
SVRTAE
FLC131-133-311445-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0233.210831T1415Z-210831T1445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
915 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

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

* Until 945 AM CDT.

* At 914 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Santa Rosa
  Beach, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Santa Rosa Beach, Eglin Air Force Base, Freeport, Ebro, Red Bay,
  Portland, Port Washington, Blue Mountain Beach, Bruce, Red Head,
  Knox Hill, Bunker and Grayton Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3042 8631 3039 8626 3040 8623 3042 8627
      3043 8625 3038 8616 3039 8611 3042 8614
      3043 8612 3044 8616 3047 8613 3046 8619
      3050 8620 3048 8622 3048 8631 3067 8593
      3044 8581 3041 8596 3038 8599 3030 8626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1414Z 243DEG 40KT 3042 8622 

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

$$

AH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE96 min
Aug 30, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Holmes, Washington56 min
Aug 30, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE60 min
Aug 30, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes43 min
Aug 31, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE97 min
Aug 31, 2:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington39 min
Aug 31, 3:01 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE42 hr
Aug 31, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Walton, Washington61 min
Aug 31, 3:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Aug 31, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson, Washington59 min
Aug 31, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington62 min
Aug 31, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Walton60 min
Aug 31, 5:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton27 min
Aug 31, 5:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington63 min
Aug 31, 5:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Gulf, Liberty50 min
Aug 31, 6:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington41 min
Aug 31, 6:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty50 min
Aug 31, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson30 min
Aug 31, 6:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE26 min
Aug 31, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington23 min
Aug 31, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE48 min
Aug 31, 7:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes25 min
Aug 31, 7:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE67 min
Aug 31, 7:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington49 min
Aug 31, 7:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes, Walton3 hr
Aug 31, 7:44 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE31 min
Aug 31, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Walton40 min
Aug 31, 7:59 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEHolmes3 hr
Aug 31, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes31 min
Aug 31, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton29 min
Aug 31, 8:19 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE26 min
Aug 31, 8:26 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE49 min
Aug 31, 8:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEWalton3 hr
Aug 31, 8:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington48 min
Aug 31, 8:44 AM CDTTornado WarningTAECalhoun, Jackson17 min
Aug 31, 9:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE34 min
Aug 31, 9:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE36 min
Aug 31, 9:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson, Washington33 min
Aug 31, 9:31 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEJackson, Washington29 min
Aug 31, 9:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington45 min
Aug 31, 9:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Walton, Washington32 min
Aug 31, 10:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE45 min
Aug 31, 10:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington3 hr
Aug 31, 10:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson, Washington26 min
Aug 31, 10:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson, Madison23 min
Aug 31, 10:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington35 min
Aug 31, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson, Washington32 min
Aug 31, 10:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE15 min
Aug 31, 10:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Washington33 min
Aug 31, 10:50 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE40 min
Aug 31, 11:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington3 hr
Aug 31, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson59 min
Aug 31, 11:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE92 min
Aug 31, 11:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty38 min
Aug 31, 11:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Liberty33 min
Aug 31, 11:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE49 min
Aug 31, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon, Wakulla46 min
Aug 31, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty44 min
Aug 31, 12:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla66 min
Aug 31, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE91 min
Aug 31, 12:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningTAEBay3 hr
Aug 31, 12:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE56 min
Aug 31, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson, Leon64 min
Aug 31, 1:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon26 min
Aug 31, 1:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE95 min
Aug 31, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor25 min
Aug 31, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE33 min
Aug 31, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette, Madison15 min
Aug 31, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty46 min
Aug 31, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette15 min
Aug 31, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE64 min
Aug 31, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE32 min
Aug 31, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette, Madison, Taylor89 min
Aug 31, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin25 min
Aug 31, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie43 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.