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Small Craft Advisory 28, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 6, 2022

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 6, 2022, 1:59 PM EDT. It took effect at Apr 7, 2022, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 66 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2022, 1:59 PM EDT (17:59 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2022, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
66 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 6, 1:52 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 1:52 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 1:24 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 1:58 PM EDT, 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
158 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

FLZ011-013-016-GAZ155-156-061830-
Gadsden FL-Calhoun FL-Jackson FL-Decatur GA-Seminole GA-
158 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Jackson and
northeastern Calhoun Counties in the Panhandle of Florida,
northwestern Gadsden County in Big Bend of Florida, southwestern
Decatur and central Seminole Counties in southwestern Georgia through
230 PM EDT/130 PM CDT/...

At 158 PM EDT/1258 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 12 miles west of Chattahoochee, or 12 miles southeast of
Marianna, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Chattahoochee, Sneads, Grand Ridge, Altha, Ocheesee, Selman,
Rosedale, Blue Spring, Recovery, Union City, Chipola, Henderson Mill,
Lovedale, Jinks, Dellwood, Riverturn, Star, Alliance, Blountstown
Airport and Buena Vista.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3062 8518 3070 8526 3100 8494 3073 8467
      3059 8488 3060 8489 3061 8493 3059 8495
      3058 8495 3058 8496 3057 8496 3051 8499
      3043 8512 3055 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 239DEG 23KT 3069 8505

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Haner

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 8:31 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryTAE11 hr
Apr 6, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson36 min
Apr 6, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson32 min
Apr 6, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon41 min
Apr 6, 3:52 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEGadsden, Leon23 min
Apr 6, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon39 min
Apr 6, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon25 min
Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon49 min
Apr 6, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGadsden, Leon31 min
Apr 6, 5:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGadsden, Jefferson, Leon3 hr
Apr 6, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon47 min
Apr 6, 5:30 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEJefferson, Leon30 min
Apr 6, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon32 min
Apr 6, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson44 min
Apr 6, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEClay31 min
Apr 6, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Randolph39 min
Apr 6, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELee, Terrell23 min
Apr 6, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee, Terrell35 min
Apr 6, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDecatur32 min
Apr 6, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTAERandolph, Terrell39 min
Apr 6, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELee34 min
Apr 6, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDecatur31 min
Apr 6, 3:09 PM EDTTornado WarningTAELee21 min
Apr 6, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Dougherty51 min
Apr 6, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee15 min
Apr 6, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELee, Terrell26 min
Apr 6, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETurner36 min
Apr 6, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Turner, Worth44 min
Apr 6, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee38 min
Apr 6, 4:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTAELee, Worth25 min
Apr 6, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Thomas36 min
Apr 6, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Lowndes62 min
Apr 6, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks35 min
Apr 6, 6:59 PM EDTTornado WarningTAEBrooks31 min
Apr 6, 7:15 PM EDTTornado WarningTAELowndes30 min
Apr 6, 7:39 PM EDTTornado WarningTAELowndes29 min
Apr 6, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEThomas37 min

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Sources

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