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Rip Current Statement 82, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this rip current statement at Jul 18, 2022, 2:32 AM EDT for Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2022, 2:32 AM EDT (06:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
County Franklin County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted.
623 WHUS42 KTAE 180632 CFWTAE Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 232 AM EDT Mon Jul 18 2022 FLZ115-190000- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0082.220718T0632Z-220719T0000Z/ Coastal Franklin- 232 AM EDT Mon Jul 18 2022 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Madison | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Madison | 62 min |
| Jul 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.