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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this flash flood warning at Apr 11, 2024, 3:04 AM EDT for Gadsden County, Jefferson County, Leon County, Florida. It was in force for 4 hr. 40 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
- Apr 11, 2024, 3:04 AM EDT (07:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2024, 6:46 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gadsden County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 3:13 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 W Fallschase, FL | NWS Employee on the way to fix KTLH radar reported 1-2 feet of water on Mahan Dr. |
| Apr 11, 3:25 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Doak Campbell Stadium, FL | 911 Call Center reported a water rescue is ongoing at Airport Dr and Eppes Dr. |
| Apr 11, 3:27 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Doak Campbell Stadium, FL | 911 Call Center reported water rescue is ongoing at Stadium Dr and Pensacola St. |
| Apr 11, 3:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tallahassee, FL | 911 Call Center reported multiple rescues are ongoing and that water is now entering structures. |
| Apr 11, 3:43 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Florida State Universit, FL | FSU student reported W Virginia and Dewey St is impassable. |
| Apr 11, 3:47 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Florida State Universit, FL | FSU Student reported flooding is causing electric issues for several cars in parking lot. |
| Apr 11, 3:48 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Fincher, FL | Lake Road and Norias Road flooded as well as Lake Road and Doris Lane. |
| Apr 11, 3:51 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Bloxham, FL | All lanes of SR-267 closed south of Stoney Edwards Road due to flooding. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Florida State Uni, FL | Old Bainbridge Rd at Dent Street was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Winthrop Park, FL | Thomasville at Waverly was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N North Florida Fairg, FL | Orange Ave at Meridian Street was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Ralford Greenway, FL | Buck Lake Rd at Nabb Rd was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Mission San Luis, FL | Trimble Road at Vega Drive was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Springsax Park, FL | Lake Bradford Rd at Orange Ave was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Indian Head Acres, FL | Blair Stone Rd at Orange Ave was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Mission San Luis, FL | Ocala at Pensacola was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Tom Brown Park, FL | Apalachee Pkwy at Connor Blvd was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wsw Indian Head Acres, FL | Magnolia at Country Club was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Fallschase, FL | Centerville Rd at Capital Circle NE was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Se Killearn Estates, FL | Centerville Road at Brim Lane was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Killearn Lakes, FL | Bannerman Rd at Preservation Rd was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wnw Tallahassee Mall, FL | Old Bainbridge at Homewood was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Tallahassee Comm, FL | Jackson Bluff at Highway 20 was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 E Orchard Pond, FL | Orchard Pond Rd at Meridian Rd was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 N Andrew, FL | Geddie Rd at Highway 20 was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | North Florida Fairgroun, FL | Paul Russell Rd at Meridian Street to Fairview Street was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pisgah Church, FL | Centerville Road at Waltrip Way was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tallahassee, FL | Apalachee Pkwy at Franklin Blvd was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tallahassee Comm Colleg, FL | Pensacola at Appleyard was flooded. |
| Apr 11, 4:05 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nnw Bloxham, FL | FHP advises that all lanes of SR-267 are closed south of Stoney Edwards Road in Quincy due to flooding in the area. |
| Apr 11, 4:13 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Monticello, FL | Roads flooded at North Jefferson and East Chestnut / West Washington and New Monticello / Old Lloyd and Gamble. West Washington and Old Lloyd. |
| Apr 11, 4:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lois, FL | Flooding reported at Old Lloyd and Piney Woods / Old Lloyd and Linton Road. |
| Apr 11, 5:02 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N Baum, FL | Water over the Black Creek Bridge on US 90. |
| Apr 11, 5:14 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lloyd, FL | Entire section of Old Lloyd Rd. and Gamble Rd. closed due to flooding. |
| Apr 11, 5:32 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Fallschase, FL | Water over roadways. |
| Apr 11, 5:32 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 N Andrew, FL | Washout reported. |
| Apr 11, 5:42 AM EDT | RAIN 7 | 1 N Drifton, FL | Weatherstem Gauge. |
| Apr 11, 5:48 AM EDT | RAIN 8.09 | Aucilla, FL | Weatherstem Gauge. |
| Apr 11, 5:53 AM EDT | RAIN 6.54 | Tallahassee Internation, FL | ASOS station KTLH Tallahassee International Airport. |
| Apr 11, 6:43 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Fallschase, FL | FHP advises that all lanes of US-319 (Capital Circle) are closed at Centerville Road in Tallahassee due to flooding in the 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 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 689 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
081
WGUS52 KTAE 110704
FFWTAE
FLC039-065-073-111130-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0021.240411T0704Z-240411T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
304 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Gadsden County in Big Bend Florida...
Jefferson County in Big Bend Florida...
Leon County in Big Bend Florida...
* Until 730 AM EDT.
* At 304 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Considerable flash
flooding is occurring across Tallahassee.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Tallahassee, Woodville, Monticello, Florida A and M, Florida State
University, Tallahassee Community College, Havana, Midway, Doak
Campbell Stadium, Ralford Greenway, Miccosukee Road Greenway,
Chaires, Apalachee Regional Park, Tom Brown Park, Chaires
Crossroads, St. Marks Headwaters Greenway, Capitola, Baum,
Killearn Estates and Pisgah Church.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3039 8468 3042 8468 3042 8471 3069 8439
3064 8360 3058 8361 3051 8374 3044 8372
3039 8376 3038 8380 3032 8379 3023 8392
3025 8408 3027 8408 3027 8424 3030 8425
3030 8471 3033 8471 3039 8465
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
42-DVD1 follow-up statement
422
WGUS72 KTAE 111046
FFSTAE
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
646 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
FLC039-065-073-111056-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240411T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Gadsden FL-Jefferson FL-Leon FL-
646 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN GADSDEN, JEFFERSON AND LEON
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
&&
LAT...LON 3039 8468 3042 8468 3042 8471 3069 8439
3064 8360 3058 8361 3051 8374 3044 8372
3039 8376 3038 8380 3032 8379 3023 8392
3025 8408 3027 8408 3027 8424 3030 8425
3030 8471 3033 8471 3039 8465
$$
DRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Apr 10, 10:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Walton | 17 hr |
| Apr 10, 10:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty | 6 days |
| Apr 10, 11:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Leon | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 84 min | |
| Apr 11, 12:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, Liberty and 1 more | 88 min |
| Apr 11, 1:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Apr 11, 2:43 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | TAE | Franklin, Jefferson, Wakulla | 4 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Leon | 2 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Madison | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison | 42 min |
| Apr 11, 6:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Madison, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 73 min |
| Apr 11, 6:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 7:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lafayette, Madison, Taylor | 23 min |
| Apr 11, 7:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette, Taylor | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 7:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Lafayette | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 8:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie, Lafayette | 23 min |
| Apr 11, 9:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dixie | 57 min |
| Apr 11, 9:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TAE | Madison | 3 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 14 days |
| Apr 11, 10:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Jefferson, Madison, Taylor | 16 days |
| Apr 11, 10:24 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TAE | 22 hr | |
| Apr 11, 10:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon | 7 days |
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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.