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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 23, 2023Gulf County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2023, 3:23 PM CDT for Gulf County, Florida. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 23, 2023, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Gulf County, FL

The radar

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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 23, 3:14 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 3:14 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 1:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 2:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 2:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 3:06 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
406 PM EDT Tue May 23 2023

FLZ012-014-112-114-232045-
Coastal Bay FL-Inland Bay FL-Inland Gulf FL-Coastal Gulf FL-
406 PM EDT Tue May 23 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Gulf and
southeastern Bay Counties through 445 PM EDT/345 PM CDT/...

At 405 PM EDT/305 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wewahitchka to near
Tyndall Air Force Base. Movement was south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Mexico Beach, Tyndall Air Force Base, Wewahitchka, Overstreet,
Honeyville, Davis Beach, Allanton, Wetappo, Beacon Hill, Dalkeith and
Saint Joe Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2984 8548 2988 8549 2995 8559 3013 8555
      3017 8520 2999 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 354DEG 10KT 3010 8528 3001 8550

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JCW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		58 min
May 22, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	33 min
May 23, 7:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		37 min
May 23, 7:41 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		64 min
May 23, 10:45 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		90 min
May 23, 12:17 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		88 min
May 23, 12:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	20 min
May 23, 1:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington	55 min
May 23, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		49 min
May 23, 1:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Walton	26 min
May 23, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay	56 min
May 23, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	33 min
May 23, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf	29 min
May 23, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TAE	Calhoun, Gulf	15 min
May 23, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf	39 min
May 23, 3:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dixie	3 hr
May 23, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gulf, Liberty	28 min
May 23, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Franklin	62 min
May 23, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	48 min
May 23, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		58 min
May 23, 4:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Jefferson	2 hr
May 23, 5:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dixie, Taylor	116 min
May 23, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
May 23, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette	54 min
May 23, 5:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lafayette	113 min
May 23, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	51 min
May 23, 6:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Taylor	2 hr
May 23, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		31 min
May 23, 2:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Coffee, Dale	3 hr
May 23, 3:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dale, Houston	3 hr
May 23, 4:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Geneva, Houston	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.