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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

June 13, 2021Coffee County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2021, 9:11 PM CDT for Coffee County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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 13, 2021, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL

County Coffee County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1223 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1260 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 13, 8:40 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 8:40 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
643 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0622 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE GRACEVILLE        30.97N 85.51W
06/13/2021  M41 MPH          JACKSON            FL   PUBLIC

            A MESONET AT GRACEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MEASURED
            A 41 MPH WIND GUST.

&&

LF

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
549 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

FLZ007>011-132330-
Central Walton FL-Holmes FL-Jackson FL-North Walton FL-Washington FL-
549 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL JACKSON...EAST
CENTRAL WALTON...HOLMES AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bonifay, moving southwest at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Vernon, Chipley, Bonifay, De Funiak Springs, Bradford, Live Oak,
Ponce De Leon, Caryville, Wausau, Esto, Westville, Hinsons
Crossroads, Richter Crossroads, Whitehead Crossroads, Cerrogordo,
Gritney, Holmes Valley, Millers Ferry, Holland Crossroads and Smith
Crossroads.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8581 3100 8571 3100 8569 3080 8540
      3044 8572 3044 8577 3070 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 041DEG 25KT 3080 8563

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
706 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

FLZ010>013-112-132330-
Coastal Bay FL-Inland Bay FL-Calhoun FL-Jackson FL-Washington FL-
706 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...
NORTHEASTERN BAY...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA UNTIL 730 PM EDT/630 PM CDT/...

At 706 PM EDT/606 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Chipley, moving southwest at 20
mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Alford, Betts, Orange Hill, Ridgetop, Fountain, Singer Road,
Greenhead, Gainer Spring, Gilberts Mill, Center Lake, Bennett, Round
Lake, Porter Lake, Compass Lake and Riverside.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3074 8546 3062 8525 3031 8558 3046 8574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 046DEG 17KT 3062 8544

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
826 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

FLZ008-108-112-140100-
Coastal Bay FL-Central Walton FL-South Walton FL-
826 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL BAY AND SOUTHWESTERN
WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT/800 PM CDT/...

At 825 PM EDT/725 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Eglin Air
Force Base to 11 miles southeast of Santa Rosa Beach to near Panama
City Beach. Movement was southwest at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Panama City Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, Eglin Air Force Base, Freeport,
Inlet Beach, Portland, Villa Tasso, Port Washington, Gulf Resort
Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, Seaside, Miramar Beach, Sunnyside, Gulf
Pines, Bunker, Laird, Laguna Beach, Grayton Beach, Hollywood Beach
and Seagrove Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3038 8633 3042 8631 3039 8626 3038 8611
      3039 8611 3044 8616 3047 8613 3046 8619
      3050 8620 3046 8639 3051 8639 3059 8621
      3045 8600 3040 8600 3026 8583 3015 8593
      3022 8605 3031 8639 3040 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 053DEG 25KT 3049 8625 3029 8609 3021 8592

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 8:37 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
837 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

ALZ065-140215-
Coffee AL-
837 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COFFEE COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

At 837 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles north of New Brockton to 7 miles south
of Elba. Movement was southwest at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Elba, Fort Rucker, New Brockton, Lee, Kinston, Mixons Crossroads,
Perry Store, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p, Ino, Turner Crossroads, Lowry
Mill, Camp Humming Hills, Clintonville, Wise Mill, Roeton, Goodman,
Camp Alaflo Bsa, Clowers Crossroads and Basin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3162 8605 3162 8579 3150 8579 3119 8601
      3119 8611 3118 8612 3119 8613 3119 8619
      3139 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 030DEG 7KT 3153 8589 3131 8606

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 9:11 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	34 min
Jun 13, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		61 min
Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		93 min
Jun 14, 10:38 AM CDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Gulf	12 hr
Jun 14, 12:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette, Taylor	32 min
Jun 14, 1:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	24 min
Jun 14, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Terrell	48 min
Jun 14, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun	51 min
Jun 14, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Early	31 min
Jun 13, 8:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee	38 min

Nearby

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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.