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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 31, 2022Dixie County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2022, 5:23 PM EDT for Dixie County, Florida. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2022, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2022, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Dixie County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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: 213 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 31, 2:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
224 PM EDT Tue May 31 2022

.NEAR TERM [Through Wednesday]...

Isolated storms are still anticipated to fire on the Florida
Panhandle and Big Bend sea breeze front as others move into the
region from the east. Deep-layer high pressure will largely
suppress convection on Wednesday with PoPs of 20% or less for most
areas and 30% for the Lower Suwannee Valley.

.SHORT TERM [Wednesday Night Through Thursday Night]...

Deep-layer ridging north of the area should keep rain chances to
a minimum during this period with some isolated storms perhaps
forced by the sea breeze.

.LONG TERM [Friday Through Tuesday]...

A weak front will approach from the north on Friday and very
slightly enhance rain chances. The weekend weather will be
influenced by how close the tropical disturbance near the Yucatan
gets to us once it starts moving northeast toward Florida. For now
we are favoring a weaker and more southerly solution, but if
something closer to the Euro winds up verifying, things could change
quickly with higher chances for heavy rain and gusty winds, at least
for our eastern counties. Provided the low remains far enough south,
we are looking at a period of below normal rain chances and above
normal temperatures.

&&

.AVIATION...
[Through 18Z Wednesday]

VFR conditions will prevail at most terminals through the period.
The exception is VLD where a period of early morning IFR is once
again expected. Scattered thunderstorms may also impact the
terminals later this afternoon.

&&

.MARINE...

An easterly flow regime will remain in place for a couple of days
with onshore sea breezes developing near the coast during each
afternoon. As a weak front approaches later in the week, winds
will shift to offshore. North to northeast winds will increase
over the weekend as a tropical low passes south of the waters.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Red flag conditions are not expected to be approached despite below
average convective coverage.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

There are no hydrology concerns on the horizon unless the tropical
disturbance comes further north than expected.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur (while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines) by
calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   68  92  70  93  70 /  20  20  10  10  10
Panama City   70  88  72  89  72 /  10  10   0  10  10
Dothan        68  90  69  92  69 /  10  10   0  20  10
Albany        69  94  71  96  71 /  10  10   0  10  10
Valdosta      66  92  68  94  70 /  10  10   0  10  10
Cross City    67  92  68  92  70 /  30  30  10  20   0
Apalachicola  71  86  72  87  73 /  10  10  10  10   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...Wool
SHORT TERM...Wool
LONG TERM...Wool
AVIATION...Wool
MARINE...Wool
FIRE WEATHER...Wool
HYDROLOGY...Wool

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	45 min
May 30, 8:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gadsden	54 min
May 30, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gadsden	24 min
May 30, 9:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Taylor	25 min
May 31, 3:07 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TAE	Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Walton	6 days
May 31, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf	47 min
May 31, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	25 min
May 31, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay	41 min
May 31, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf	33 min
May 31, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	28 min
May 31, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	47 min
May 31, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Liberty	32 min
May 31, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay	29 min
May 31, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Walton	32 min
May 31, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	49 min
May 31, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	62 min
May 31, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette, Madison	59 min
May 31, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
May 31, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	36 min
May 31, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor	53 min
May 31, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	49 min
May 31, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	46 min
May 31, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
May 31, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Jefferson	56 min
May 31, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Leon	62 min
May 31, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		113 min
May 31, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		64 min
May 31, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	46 min
May 30, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur	43 min
May 31, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Berrien	55 min
May 31, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Irwin, Tift	35 min
May 31, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks, Lowndes	49 min
May 31, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Tift	42 min
May 31, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Cook	59 min
May 31, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Worth	44 min
May 31, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	54 min
May 31, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Brooks	45 min
May 31, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dougherty	38 min
May 31, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	33 min
May 31, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	28 min
May 31, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dale	35 min
May 31, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Coffee, Geneva	48 min
May 31, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Geneva	45 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.