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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

January 16, 2022Taylor County, Wakulla County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Jan 16, 2022, 2:08 AM EST for Taylor County, Wakulla County, Florida. It was in force for 67 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2022, 2:08 AM EST (07:08 UTC)
Expired
Jan 16, 2022, 3:15 AM EST
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

Counties Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 16, 2:16 AM ESTMARINE TSTM WIND 43Alligator Point, FLMESONET STATION FW9222 ALLIGATOR POINT.
Jan 16, 3:05 AM ESTMARINE TSTM WIND 43Alligator Point, FLFW9222 ALLIGATOR POINT FL VIA WEATHERFLOW.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 72 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-01-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1225 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

066 
WWUS82 KTAE 160708
SPSTAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
208 AM EST Sun Jan 16 2022
 
FLZ018-027-028-115-118-127-128-160815-
Inland Taylor FL-Coastal Wakulla FL-Coastal Jefferson FL-
Inland Jefferson FL-Coastal Franklin FL-Inland Wakulla FL-
Coastal Taylor FL-
208 AM EST Sun Jan 16 2022

...Several strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern 
Wakulla, southwestern Jefferson, central Taylor and northeastern 
Franklin Counties through 315 AM EST...

At 207 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southeast of St. Marks, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
St. Marks, Steinhatchee, Crawfordville, Sopchoppy, Newport, Hells
Half Acre, Jug Island, Cabbage Grove, Panacea, Scanlon, Dekle Beach,
Medart, Buckhorn, Jack Lee Island, Liveoak Island, Cedar Island,
Alligator Point, Fish Creek, Goose Pasture and Saint Teresa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 2972 8365 2987 8375 3003 8405 3001 8414
      3002 8420 3000 8421 2999 8426 2986 8430
      2986 8446 3009 8448 3019 8430 3026 8393
      3004 8362 2983 8341 2972 8334 2970 8335
      2967 8338 2967 8341 2965 8340 2965 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 186DEG 24KT 3007 8404 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

72-BUNKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 7:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf45 min
Jan 15, 7:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton57 min
Jan 15, 7:59 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Gulf46 min
Jan 15, 8:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf40 min
Jan 15, 9:05 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 15, 9:24 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Liberty51 min
Jan 15, 10:11 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Liberty49 min
Jan 15, 10:58 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Liberty62 min
Jan 15, 11:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla63 min
Jan 15, 11:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAEFranklin, Wakulla69 min
Jan 15, 11:53 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Jan 16, 12:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEFranklin, Liberty, Wakulla89 min
Jan 16, 12:19 AM ESTTornado WarningTAEFranklin41 min
Jan 16, 2:07 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAELeon, Liberty, Wakulla3 hr
Jan 16, 2:53 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Jan 16, 3:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor73 min
Jan 16, 4:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Taylor25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.