Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Florida, March 18 to 19, 2022

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
423 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

.NEAR TERM [Through Saturday]...

Rain and thunderstorms have arrived to the CWA this afternoon,
with precipitation currently spread across our GA, AL, and FL
Panhandle counties. This will continue to slowly move eastward
across the region with showers and storms entering the Big Bend
later this evening. Behind this wave of precipitation comes the
slow moving cold front which is slated to spark up some showers
and thunderstorms during the overnight hours. Some of the guidance
suggests a tongue of CAPE coinciding with some shear which could
lead to strong to possibly severe storms. Current thinking is that
storms should generally stay east of the Panama City to Albany
line and for after midnight. The chance for precipitation will
continue through Saturday afternoon, mainly across SE GA and our
FL counties. Should severe weather develop tomorrow the primary
threats will be damaging wind and hail. Where it's not storming
tomorrow, expect dry conditions and partly cloudy skies.

.SHORT TERM [Saturday Night Through Sunday Night]...

Saturday night, some showers may linger across the Big Bend as the
cold front slowly exits the region. High pressure will then build
behind it allowing for dry conditions to return to the forecast.
Highs on Sunday look to be in the low to mid 70s under mainly
sunny skies. Cooler weather is then on tap for Sunday night, with
low temperatures falling into the 40s.

.LONG TERM [Monday Through Friday]...

 By Monday, as the surface ridge
shifts eastward and the winds come around to the east and eventually
the southeast, we'll see dewpoints across the area gradually begin
to increase. A low pressure system will push across the Plains on Tuesday
with an associated cold front moving into the southeast Tuesday night.
This will bring the return of showers and thunderstorms to the region
midweek with the potential for another round of severe weather.

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.AVIATION...
[Through 18Z Saturday]

Thunderstorms are forecast for today with convection already
spreading across SE AL and western GA. Cig and vsbys have already
dropped to IFR in DHN with the possibility LIFR cigs being
possible in the strongest areas of convection. Until storms arrive
at the other TAF sites, expect conditions to be either VFR or
MVFR pending on cloud cover. Storms will have the chance to be
strong to severe. Damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes will
be possible.

For tonight, cigs are forecast to lower again to IFR and LIFR
conditions. Vsby should remain good, outside of any showers or
storms that may develop, due to steady winds tonight.

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.MARINE...

No major chances to the forecast as we await the arrival of a
cold front. This will bring shower and thunderstorms to the Gulf
through tomorrow. Winds are forecast to hold at Small Craft
Advisory levels through this evening with perhaps a few hours of
near cautionary level winds for the overnight hours. Winds will
remain elevated for much of the week with Small Craft conditions
possible by early to mid week.

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.FIRE WEATHER...

Wet weather is forecast for today as rain and thunderstorms roll across
the region. Precipitation has already been happening across SE AL and
portions of the western FL Panhandle and SW GA. Precipitation will
continue to move slowly this afternoon and early this evening. We may
briefly catch a break in precip for some of the overnight hours;
however, this would be short lived as there is the potential for storms
to redevelop and the continue into Saturday. The best chance for tstorm
activity tomorrow should be east of the Flint River. Winds will veer out
of the west on Saturday, then north of Sunday. Min RH values will also
bottom out in the low to mid 30s Sunday afternoon behind the cold
front.

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.HYDROLOGY...

Thunderstorms and rain have brought flash flooding to portions of
SE AL this afternoon. This falls online with the WPC Marginal
Risk (at least 5% chance of flash flooding) over our CWA. The
threat for flash flooding will likely continue for the next
several hours, especially over SE AL and the FL Panhandle. After
that, the precipitation threat may wind down for this event. The
good news is that tomorrow rain rates look substantially less. SE
AL may get around 0.10", SW GA around 0.05 to 0.50", and around
0.10 to 0.50" for northern FL. After that, the next chance for
rain arrives by midweek.

The only river that remains in minor flood stage is the
Fenholloway River at Foley. This is expected t recede over the
next few days. Otherwise, no riverine flooding is currently
expected over the next 7 days.

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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is requested. Spotters should safely report
significant weather conditions and/or damage (while following all
local, state, and CDC guidelines) by calling the office or tweeting
us @NWSTallahassee.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   64  75  48  73  46 /  50  60  30   0   0
Panama City   61  70  49  71  50 /  50  50  20   0   0
Dothan        58  71  44  70  44 /  30  10   0   0   0
Albany        64  74  46  72  44 /  40  30  10   0   0
Valdosta      65  76  49  71  45 /  30  70  30   0   0
Cross City    66  78  53  74  47 /  20  40  50  10   0
Apalachicola  64  71  50  70  52 /  50  60  40   0   0

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.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...High Rip Current Risk through Saturday evening for Coastal Bay-
     Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.

GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM CDT this evening for Coastal
     waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton County Line FL
     out 20 NM-Waters from Apalachicola to Mexico Beach FL from
     20 to 60 NM-Waters from Mexico Beach to Okaloosa Walton
     County Line FL from 20 to 60 NM.

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NEAR TERM...KR
SHORT TERM...KR
LONG TERM...KR
AVIATION...KR
MARINE...KR
FIRE WEATHER...KR
HYDROLOGY...KR

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
326 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

GAZ127>129-131-146>148-158-159-182015-
Berrien GA-Brooks GA-Tift GA-Worth GA-Colquitt GA-Irwin GA-Cook GA-
Turner GA-Thomas GA-
326 PM EDT Fri Mar 18 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Cook, southwestern
Irwin, northwestern Berrien, southeastern Turner, northeastern
Thomas, northwestern Brooks, Colquitt, Tift and southeastern Worth
Counties through 415 PM EDT...

At 326 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Doerun to near Coolidge. Movement was east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Tifton, Moultrie, Adel, Sparks, Enigma, Omega, Norman Park, Lenox, Ty
Ty, Coolidge, Phillipsburg, Mystic, Unionville, Riverside, Poulan,
Schley, Sycamore, Berlin, Funston and Sumner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3164 8325 3103 8343 3103 8347 3098 8344
      3097 8403 3168 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 261DEG 33KT 3135 8384 3105 8394

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

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
340 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW DOTHAN             31.21N 85.41W
03/18/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF
            SOUTHLAND DRIVE AND SOUTH PARK AVENUE.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
343 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW DOTHAN             31.21N 85.41W
03/18/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWN ON THE 1400 BLOCK OF W.
            SELMA STREET.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
405 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1154 AM     FLASH FLOOD      OZARK                   31.46N 85.65W
03/18/2022                   DALE               AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ANDREWS AVENUE AT WEST COLLEGE WAS FLOODED
            BUT PASSABLE.

1157 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NE PLEASANT HILL      31.44N 85.67W
03/18/2022                   DALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOWERY RD @ DEESE RD IS FLOODED.

1214 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SW DALE COUNTY LAKE   31.47N 85.65W
03/18/2022                   DALE               AL   PUBLIC

            FLOODING OCCURRED ON ROY PARKER ROAD BETWEEN
            N. UNION AVENUE AND TROY ST.

1224 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSW DILL              31.50N 85.66W
03/18/2022                   DALE               AL   PUBLIC

            FLOODING REPORTED ON JERNIGAN RD @ HAWRIDGE
            RD.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
416 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0350 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NE GENEVA             31.04N 85.87W
03/18/2022                   GENEVA             AL   PUBLIC

            FLOODING REPORTED IN NORTHEASTERN GENEVA,
            AL.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
421 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE WHIGHAM           30.93N 84.29W
03/18/2022                   GRADY              GA   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO A SHEDS ROOF ON A FARM AT 1047
            CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD. PART OF A METAL ROOF WAS
            TOSSED INTO NEARBY TREES.

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