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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 31, 2021Washington County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2021, 6:34 AM CDT for Washington County, Florida. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 31, 2021, 6:34 AM CDT (11:34 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2021, 7:15 AM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

County Washington County, FL

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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 31, 5:45 AM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 5:45 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 31, 5:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 5:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 5:42 AM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 5:55 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
655 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

FLZ011>015-026-027-112-114-115-311145-
Coastal Bay FL-Inland Franklin FL-Liberty FL-Inland Bay FL-
Calhoun FL-Inland Gulf FL-Jackson FL-Coastal Franklin FL-
Inland Wakulla FL-Coastal Gulf FL-
655 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Jackson, Gulf, southeastern Bay and Calhoun Counties in the Panhandle
of Florida, northwestern Wakulla, Liberty and western Franklin
Counties in Big Bend of Florida through 745 AM EDT/645 AM CDT/...

At 655 AM EDT/555 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 14 miles southeast of Wewahitchka, or 14 miles northeast
of Port St. Joe, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Blountstown, Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, Mexico Beach, Stonemill
Creek, Tyndall Air Force Base, Orange, Wewahitchka, Bristol, Altha,
Honeyville, Jewel Fire Tower, Clarksville, Ocheesee, Selman, Abe
Springs, Allanton, Vilas, Chipola Cutoff and Central City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 2960 8524 2959 8536 3002 8556 3073 8515
      3035 8469 3033 8472 3032 8470 3030 8471
      3030 8463 3023 8454 2954 8511
TIME...MOT...LOC 1055Z 208DEG 39KT 2992 8509

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

72-BUNKER

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 6:22 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 6:34 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
734 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

FLZ008-010-012-108-112-311215-
Coastal Bay FL-Central Walton FL-Inland Bay FL-South Walton FL-
Washington FL-
734 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Bay,
southeastern Walton and central Washington Counties through 815 AM
EDT/715 AM CDT/...

At 734 AM EDT/634 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Santa Rosa Beach to 29
miles southwest of Panama City Beach to 45 miles south of Destin.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Panama City Beach, Vernon, Santa Rosa Beach, Bonifay, Live Oak, Ebro,
Seminole Hills, Gulf Resort Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, West Panama
City, Seaside, Bahama Beach, Holmes Valley, Millers Ferry, Sunnyside,
Bunker, Smyrna, Grayton Beach, Sylvania and Johnson Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3040 8620 3038 8617 3038 8612 3039 8611
      3040 8612 3042 8612 3042 8614 3043 8612
      3043 8615 3075 8569 3075 8563 3074 8563
      3033 8566 3008 8583 3022 8605 3029 8631
      3032 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 235DEG 40KT 3029 8625 2998 8627 2973 8643

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

HANER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 30, 8:09 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		96 min
Aug 30, 9:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay, Holmes, Washington	56 min
Aug 30, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		60 min
Aug 30, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	43 min
Aug 31, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		97 min
Aug 31, 2:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	39 min
Aug 31, 3:01 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	TAE		42 hr
Aug 31, 3:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Walton, Washington	61 min
Aug 31, 3:53 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		3 hr
Aug 31, 4:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson, Washington	59 min
Aug 31, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Washington	62 min
Aug 31, 5:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Walton	60 min
Aug 31, 5:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	27 min
Aug 31, 5:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington	63 min
Aug 31, 5:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty	50 min
Aug 31, 6:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	50 min
Aug 31, 6:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson	30 min
Aug 31, 6:49 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		26 min
Aug 31, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	23 min
Aug 31, 6:57 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		48 min
Aug 31, 7:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	25 min
Aug 31, 7:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		67 min
Aug 31, 7:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	49 min
Aug 31, 7:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Holmes, Walton	3 hr
Aug 31, 7:44 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		31 min
Aug 31, 7:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Walton	40 min
Aug 31, 7:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Holmes	3 hr
Aug 31, 8:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	31 min
Aug 31, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	29 min
Aug 31, 8:19 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		26 min
Aug 31, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		49 min
Aug 31, 8:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Walton	3 hr
Aug 31, 8:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington	48 min
Aug 31, 8:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Calhoun, Jackson	17 min
Aug 31, 9:11 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		34 min
Aug 31, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Walton, Washington	30 min
Aug 31, 9:24 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		36 min
Aug 31, 9:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson, Washington	33 min
Aug 31, 9:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Jackson, Washington	29 min
Aug 31, 9:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	45 min
Aug 31, 9:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Walton, Washington	32 min
Aug 31, 10:00 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		45 min
Aug 31, 10:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington	3 hr
Aug 31, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson, Washington	26 min
Aug 31, 10:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson, Madison	23 min
Aug 31, 10:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	35 min
Aug 31, 10:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jackson, Washington	32 min
Aug 31, 10:30 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		15 min
Aug 31, 10:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Washington	33 min
Aug 31, 10:50 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		40 min
Aug 31, 11:07 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington	3 hr
Aug 31, 11:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson	59 min
Aug 31, 11:28 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		92 min
Aug 31, 11:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	38 min
Aug 31, 11:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Calhoun, Liberty	33 min
Aug 31, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		49 min
Aug 31, 12:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon, Wakulla	46 min
Aug 31, 12:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	44 min
Aug 31, 12:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Wakulla	66 min
Aug 31, 12:29 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		91 min
Aug 31, 12:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	TAE	Bay	3 hr
Aug 31, 12:49 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		56 min
Aug 31, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson, Leon	64 min
Aug 31, 1:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon	26 min
Aug 31, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		95 min
Aug 31, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	25 min
Aug 31, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		33 min
Aug 31, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette, Madison	15 min
Aug 31, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	46 min
Aug 31, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette	15 min
Aug 31, 2:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		64 min
Aug 31, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		32 min
Aug 31, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	89 min
Aug 31, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Franklin	25 min
Aug 31, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	43 min
Aug 31, 9:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Seminole	37 min
Aug 31, 10:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Tift	37 min
Aug 31, 10:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	35 min
Aug 31, 11:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes and 1 more	62 min
Aug 31, 11:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Berrien, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes	50 min

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