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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 12, 2021Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT for Bay County, Walton County, Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 47 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
Jun 12, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

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

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1723 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 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
1723 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 12, 6:13 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 6:13 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
609 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

GAZ130-131-122300-
Irwin GA-Ben Hill GA-
609 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN IRWIN AND BEN HILL
COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

At 609 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fitzgerald, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Lulaville, Osierfield, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P,
Wray, Bowens Mill, Red Bluff, Ashton and Queensland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3161 8306
      3155 8307 3149 8310 3147 8314 3147 8319
      3182 8341 3185 8336 3184 8321 3185 8318
      3183 8315 3183 8314 3181 8313 3182 8311
      3178 8303 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 324DEG 20KT 3181 8327
Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 10:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay32 min
Jun 12, 11:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay29 min
Jun 12, 11:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette25 min
Jun 12, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor38 min
Jun 12, 11:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun40 min
Jun 12, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jun 12, 11:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette33 min
Jun 12, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty30 min
Jun 12, 12:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon25 min
Jun 12, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette29 min
Jun 12, 12:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla44 min
Jun 12, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton31 min
Jun 12, 12:45 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE45 min
Jun 12, 1:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson, Wakulla33 min
Jun 12, 1:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWashington24 min
Jun 12, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Jun 12, 1:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay45 min
Jun 12, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELafayette42 min
Jun 12, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson65 min
Jun 12, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Jackson42 min
Jun 12, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay50 min
Jun 12, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Leon52 min
Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla40 min
Jun 12, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty31 min
Jun 12, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Liberty61 min
Jun 12, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden45 min
Jun 12, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin51 min
Jun 12, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE79 min
Jun 12, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin25 min
Jun 12, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Washington50 min
Jun 12, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes40 min
Jun 12, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes, Washington44 min
Jun 12, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE86 min
Jun 12, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEQuitman24 min
Jun 12, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEEarly31 min
Jun 12, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEEarly, Miller, Seminole44 min
Jun 12, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier, Lowndes39 min
Jun 12, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill51 min
Jun 12, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Calhoun, Dougherty, Irwin, Lee, Randolph and 3 more56 min
Jun 12, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin24 min
Jun 12, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBen Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Irwin, Lee, Tift and 2 more40 min
Jun 12, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Tift, Worth62 min
Jun 11, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHenry41 min
Jun 12, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale, Houston25 min
Jun 12, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale50 min
Jun 12, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale, Geneva59 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.