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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 23, 2023Franklin County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at May 23, 2023, 5:13 PM EDT for Franklin County, Florida. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 23, 2023, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2023, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Franklin County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 23, 4:14 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 4:14 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 1:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 2:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 3:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 4:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 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

Special weather statement, May 23, 5:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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

FLZ014-015-115-232215-
Inland Franklin FL-Inland Gulf FL-Coastal Franklin FL-
513 PM EDT Tue May 23 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Gulf
and northwestern Franklin Counties through 615 PM EDT/515 PM CDT/...

At 512 PM EDT/412 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 13 miles north of Apalachicola, moving southeast at 15
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...
Eastpoint, Franklin, Buck Siding, High Bluff, Howard Creek, Creels,
Beverly, Hays Place, Green Point and Fort Gadsden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 2986 8513 2999 8505 2998 8503 2997 8502
      2998 8502 2989 8470 2967 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 309DEG 14KT 2991 8505

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 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, 8:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		58 min
May 22, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	33 min
May 23, 8:08 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		37 min
May 23, 8:41 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		64 min
May 23, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		90 min
May 23, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		88 min
May 23, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Washington	20 min
May 23, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington	55 min
May 23, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		49 min
May 23, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Walton	26 min
May 23, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Bay	56 min
May 23, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Holmes	33 min
May 23, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf	29 min
May 23, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TAE	Calhoun, Gulf	15 min
May 23, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Gulf	39 min
May 23, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gulf	37 min
May 23, 4:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dixie	3 hr
May 23, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Gulf, Liberty	28 min
May 23, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Dixie	48 min
May 23, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		58 min
May 23, 5:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Jefferson	2 hr
May 23, 6:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dixie, Taylor	116 min
May 23, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		2 hr
May 23, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Lafayette	54 min
May 23, 6:37 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lafayette	113 min
May 23, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Wakulla	51 min
May 23, 7:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Taylor	2 hr
May 23, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		31 min
May 23, 3:19 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Coffee, Dale	3 hr
May 23, 4:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Dale, Houston	3 hr
May 23, 5:59 AM EDT	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.