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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL

March 9, 2024Houston County, Alabama; 4 counties in Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Mar 9, 2024, 4:48 AM CST for Houston County, Alabama; 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 4 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
Mar 9, 2024, 4:48 AM CST (10:48 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2024, 8:45 AM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Houston County, AL, Baker County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:53 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 9, 5:30 AM CSTFLASH FLOOD2 Nnw Pansey, ALStrong Road between Pleasant Grove Rd and County Road 75 N was closed.
Mar 9, 7:00 AM CSTFLASH FLOOD1 Se Bethany, GAOfficials reported water over the roadway on Hamill Road near Highway 200.
Mar 9, 7:00 AM CSTFLASH FLOOD3 Nw Pelham, GAFlooding reported on Old Pelham Road.
Mar 9, 7:00 AM CSTFLASH FLOODBaconton, GAFlooding reported on Church Street.

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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2024-03-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2024-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
937 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
313 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

618 
WGUS52 KTAE 091048
FFWTAE
ALC069-GAC007-099-201-205-091445-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0013.240309T1048Z-240309T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
448 AM CST Sat Mar 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Houston County in southeastern Alabama...
  Baker County in southwestern Georgia...
  Central Early County in southwestern Georgia...
  Miller County in southwestern Georgia...
  Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 845 AM CST /945 AM EST/.

* At 448 AM CST /548 AM EST/, 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...
  Colquitt, Cottonwood, Newton, Camilla, Pelham, Ashford, Baconton, 
  Douglasville, Centerville, Sale City, Madrid, Gordon, Damascus, 
  Jakin, Cooktown, Bellview, Bethany, Mimsville, Jeterville and 
  Crestview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3143 8466 3143 8449 3145 8445 3144 8400
      3108 8400 3108 8503 3101 8500 3100 8549
      3127 8511

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 12:27 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale, Henry7 hr
Mar 9, 1:14 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale31 min
Mar 9, 1:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale58 min
Mar 9, 1:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHenry67 min
Mar 9, 1:38 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEDale, Henry31 min
Mar 9, 2:08 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale5 hr
Mar 9, 2:21 AM CSTTornado WarningTAEHenry8 min
Mar 9, 2:37 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEGeneva, Henry, Houston5 hr
Mar 9, 3:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGeneva48 min
Mar 9, 3:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDale32 min
Mar 9, 3:46 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAECoffee, Dale11 hr
Mar 9, 4:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGeneva38 min
Mar 9, 4:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHouston43 min
Mar 9, 5:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHouston91 min
Mar 9, 7:37 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEDale59 hr
Mar 9, 10:33 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEHenry51 hr
Mar 9, 10:34 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAEHouston63 hr
Mar 9, 12:34 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEClay, Lee, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell7 hr
Mar 9, 3:02 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early5 hr
Mar 9, 3:58 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner, Worth5 hr
Mar 9, 5:35 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Irwin, Turner, Worth40 min
Mar 9, 5:53 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDecatur, Miller, Seminole3 hr
Mar 9, 6:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill, Irwin35 min
Mar 9, 6:18 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAELee5 days
Mar 9, 6:26 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAETerrell, Webster50 hr
Mar 9, 6:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift43 min
Mar 9, 6:41 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Mitchell, Tift49 min
Mar 9, 6:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDecatur, Seminole47 min
Mar 9, 7:25 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Grady, Thomas50 min
Mar 9, 8:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Grady, Lanier, Thomas32 min
Mar 9, 8:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Thomas44 min
Mar 9, 9:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes48 min
Mar 9, 9:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Thomas44 min
Mar 9, 10:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes, Thomas38 min
Mar 9, 10:35 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningTAELee58 hr
Mar 9, 10:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementTAELanier, Lowndes36 min
Mar 9, 11:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lanier, Lowndes44 min
Mar 9, 12:10 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAELowndes3 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.