Alert archive / Georgia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2023
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2023, 1:20 PM EDT for Brooks County, Lowndes County, Thomas County, Georgia; Jefferson County, Madison County, Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 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
- Jun 15, 2023, 1:20 PM EDT (17:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2023, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jefferson County, FL, Madison County, FL, Brooks County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Thomas County, GA
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Madison, FL | Numerous roads are flooded in Madison county. |
| Jun 15, 3:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Cherry Lake, FL | The southbound lanes of Highway 53 at NW Hickory Road are flooded. |
| Jun 15, 3:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Quitman, GA | Numerous roads are flooded in Brooks county. |
| Jun 15, 3:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Thomasville, GA | Several roads are flooded in the Thomasville area. |
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 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 59 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted.
582
WGUS52 KTAE 151720
FFWTAE
FLC065-079-GAC027-185-275-152030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0021.230615T1720Z-230615T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
120 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2023
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jefferson County in Big Bend Florida...
Madison County in Big Bend Florida...
Brooks County in south central Georgia...
Southwestern Lowndes County in south central Georgia...
Thomas County in south central Georgia...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 120 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Monticello, Quitman, Madison, Thomasville, Valdosta, Lake Park,
Boston, Pavo, Greenville, Morven, Barwick, Lee, Ashville,
Grooverville, Dills, Lovett, Empress, Dixie, Pidcock and Everett.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3093 8404 3098 8381 3098 8343 3088 8342
3063 8317 3063 8329 3062 8327 3049 8324
3036 8335 3032 8408 3043 8407 3046 8404
3052 8404 3052 8398 3061 8401 3067 8401
3068 8408 3085 8408
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 2 more | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes and 2 more | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Early, Miller, Seminole | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 12:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 4:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Clay | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 5:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 5:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Seminole | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 6:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 6:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Colquitt, Mitchell, Tift, Worth | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 6:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lowndes | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 7:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lee, Turner | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Quitman, Randolph | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 8:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Clay | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 9:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Quitman, Randolph | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 9:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Clay, Quitman, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Terrell, Worth | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 10:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Clay, Early | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Tift | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 10:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 10:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell | 6 min |
| Jun 15, 10:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Terrell | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 10:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Colquitt, Tift | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 11:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lowndes | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Early | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Brooks, Thomas | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Colquitt, Mitchell | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 11:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Clay, Early | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Thomas | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 12:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Clay, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell | 113 min |
| Jun 15, 12:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Thomas | 119 min |
| Jun 15, 12:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Dougherty, Lee | 58 min |
| Jun 15, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Brooks, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Thomas | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Wakulla | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Jun 14, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 113 min | |
| Jun 14, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 74 min |
| Jun 14, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Holmes, Walton, Washington | 84 min |
| Jun 14, 10:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Jun 14, 10:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 65 min |
| Jun 14, 11:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Walton, Washington | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Liberty | 65 min |
| Jun 15, 12:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Jackson | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 8:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 60 min | |
| Jun 15, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 10:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Liberty | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 10:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 11:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Madison | 13 min |
| Jun 15, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 83 min | |
| Jun 15, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 81 min |
| Jun 15, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Taylor | 76 min |
| Jun 15, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Jun 15, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton | 74 min |
| Jun 15, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 83 min | |
| Jun 15, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 53 min | |
| Jun 15, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr |
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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.