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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 6, 2022Calhoun County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2022, 1:08 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Florida. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2022, 1:08 PM CDT (18:08 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2022, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Calhoun County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 314 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2022-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1435 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2022-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1435 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
956 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 9:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 9:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 11:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 1:03 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 6, 1:08 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
208 PM EDT Sat Aug 6 2022

FLZ011-013-026-061830-
Liberty FL-Calhoun FL-Jackson FL-
208 PM EDT Sat Aug 6 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Jackson, northeastern Calhoun Counties in the Panhandle of Florida
and north central Liberty Counties in Big Bend of Florida through 230
PM EDT/130 PM CDT/...

At 208 PM EDT/108 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 7 miles north of Blountstown, moving northwest at 10
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...
Altha, Ocheesee, Selman, Alliance, Macedonia, Torreya State Park and
Henderson Mill.

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 3058 8490 3046 8496 3057 8518 3070 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 113DEG 7KT 3054 8503

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE53 min
Aug 5, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor43 min
Aug 6, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE97 min
Aug 6, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE89 min
Aug 6, 10:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE2 hr
Aug 6, 11:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBay, Liberty66 min
Aug 6, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf62 min
Aug 6, 12:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun53 min
Aug 6, 1:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWalton59 min
Aug 6, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Leon67 min
Aug 6, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun94 min
Aug 6, 2:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE57 min
Aug 6, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson55 min
Aug 6, 2:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEGadsden, Jackson2 hr
Aug 6, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden35 min
Aug 6, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson34 min
Aug 6, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison47 min
Aug 6, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison57 min
Aug 6, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson40 min
Aug 6, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Aug 6, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie47 min
Aug 6, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson33 min
Aug 6, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEEarly, Miller39 min
Aug 6, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDecatur, Grady29 min
Aug 6, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELowndes66 min
Aug 6, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEClay40 min
Aug 6, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker36 min
Aug 6, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks31 min
Aug 6, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEColquitt30 min
Aug 6, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETurner, Worth52 min
Aug 6, 6:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth117 min
Aug 6, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETurner30 min
Aug 6, 1:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHenry, Houston57 min
Aug 6, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHouston32 min
Aug 6, 2:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHouston46 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.