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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 11, 2021Franklin County, Gulf County, Liberty County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 11, 2021, 2:59 AM EDT for Franklin County, Gulf County, Liberty County, Florida. It was in force for 61 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
Apr 11, 2021, 2:59 AM EDT (06:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2021, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Liberty County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

664 
WUUS52 KTAE 110659
SVRTAE
FLC037-045-077-110800-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0066.210411T0659Z-210411T0800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
259 AM EDT Sun Apr 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Gulf County in the Panhandle of Florida...
  Southern Liberty County in Big Bend of Florida...
  Franklin County in Big Bend of Florida...

* Until 400 AM EDT/300 AM CDT/.

* At 259 AM EDT/159 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 9
  miles southwest of Port St. Joe, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Apalachicola, St George Island, Port St.
  Joe, Mexico Beach, Franklin, Carrabelle Beach, East Camp, Jewel
  Fire Tower, Royal Bluff, Eleven Mile, St George Island St Pk,
  Odena, Cape San Blas, Indian Pass, Beverly, Milltown, Poplar Camp
  and Bay City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2960 8524 2960 8539 2975 8549 2988 8549
      2992 8554 2995 8544 2993 8539 2997 8539
      3021 8472 2982 8446 2981 8450 2963 8473
      2957 8491 2954 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 255DEG 43KT 2970 8538 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
062 
WWUS52 KTAE 110734
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
334 AM EDT Sun Apr 11 2021

FLC037-045-077-110800-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210411T0800Z/
Gulf FL-Liberty FL-Franklin FL-
334 AM EDT Sun Apr 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM
EDT/300 AM CDT/ FOR GULF...SOUTHERN LIBERTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

At 334 AM EDT/234 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Eastpoint, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Apalachicola, St George Island, Port St. Joe,
Mexico Beach, Franklin, Carrabelle Beach, East Camp, Jewel Fire
Tower, Royal Bluff, Eleven Mile, St George Island St Pk, Odena, Cape
San Blas, Indian Pass, Beverly, Milltown, Poplar Camp and Bay City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2960 8524 2960 8539 2975 8549 2988 8549
      2992 8554 2995 8544 2993 8539 2997 8539
      3021 8472 2982 8446 2981 8450 2963 8473
      2957 8491 2954 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 255DEG 43KT 2981 8491 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
925 
WWUS52 KTAE 110756
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
356 AM EDT Sun Apr 11 2021

FLC037-045-077-110806-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210411T0800Z/
Gulf FL-Liberty FL-Franklin FL-
356 AM EDT Sun Apr 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GULF...SOUTHERN LIBERTY AND
FRANKLIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM EDT/300 AM CDT/...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2960 8524 2960 8539 2975 8549 2988 8549
      2992 8554 2995 8544 2993 8539 2997 8539
      3021 8472 2982 8446 2981 8450 2963 8473
      2957 8491 2954 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 255DEG 43KT 2987 8464 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 2:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE114 min
Apr 11, 3:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE65 min
Apr 11, 3:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE82 min
Apr 11, 3:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf, Liberty, Wakulla61 min
Apr 11, 4:30 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Apr 11, 4:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Calhoun51 min
Apr 11, 4:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor48 min
Apr 11, 5:13 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE92 min
Apr 11, 5:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie39 min
Apr 11, 5:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison46 min
Apr 11, 6:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Apr 11, 6:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Apr 11, 7:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Gulf50 min
Apr 11, 9:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette48 min
Apr 11, 9:17 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Apr 11, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay35 min
Apr 11, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty26 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.