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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 7, 2025Taylor County, Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2025, 8:48 PM EDT for Taylor County, Florida. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2025, 8:48 PM EDT (00:48 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2025, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Taylor County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 7:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 7:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
449 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025

FLZ034-134-072115-
Coastal Dixie FL-Inland Dixie FL-
449 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT DIXIE COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM
EDT...

At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Cross City, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cross City, Horseshoe Point, Horseshoe Beach, Shamrock, Shired
Island, Cross City Airport, Eugene, and Yellow Jacket.

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 2941 8338 2966 8348 2968 8343 2966 8337
      2970 8335 2972 8302 2947 8298 2946 8300
      2943 8302 2937 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 266DEG 13KT 2956 8322

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

02-MONTGOMERY

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 12:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lafayette, Taylor	64 min
Aug 8, 1:50 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		115 min
Aug 8, 3:34 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		81 min
Aug 8, 8:45 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TAE		90 min
Aug 8, 12:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Lowndes	53 min

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