TORNADO WATCH Issue Date: 305 AM CST WED DEC 02 2009 Expiration: 1000 AM CST WED DEC 02 2009
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 787
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
310 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009
TORNADO WATCH 787 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAY CALHOUN ESCAMBIA
FRANKLIN GADSDEN GULF
HOLMES JACKSON LEON
LIBERTY OKALOOSA SANTA ROSA
WAKULLA WALTON WASHINGTON
$$ FLOOD WARNING Issue Date: 825 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 Expiration: 825 PM CST WED DEC 02 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA...
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON AFFECTING DALE COUNTY
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR GENEVA AFFECTING GENEVA COUNTY
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT CARYVILLE AFFECTING HOLMES AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
...HEAVY RAIN FROM A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST WILL
LEAD TO FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD
WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.
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925 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT CARYVILLE.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 15.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...HIGHWAY 279 SOUTH OF CARYVILLE WILL BE CUT OFF. SEVERAL
FISH CAMPS...RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND ADDITIONAL RURAL ROADS IN THE AREA WILL BE
FLOODED.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
CARYVILLE 12 6.9 TUE 08 PM 10.3 12.7 14.1 15.5 14.6
$$ FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 231 PM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 Expiration: 1100 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA...FLORIDA...GEORGIA...
PEA RIVER AT ARITON AFFECTING DALE COUNTY
PEA RIVER AT ELBA AFFECTING COFFEE COUNTY
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR NEWTON AFFECTING DALE COUNTY
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER NEAR GENEVA AFFECTING GENEVA COUNTY
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT CARYVILLE AFFECTING HOLMES AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
KINCHAFOONEE CREEK NEAR PRESTON AFFECTING TERRELL AND WEBSTER COUNTIES
KINCHAFOONEE CREEK NEAR DAWSON AT PINEWOOD RD IN LEE COUNTY AFFECTING LEE
COUNTY
MUCKALEE CREEK NEAR LEESBURG AFFECTING LEE COUNTY
...A STRONG WET GULF STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS. IF CURRENT PRECIPITATION FORECASTS HOLD...SIGNIFICANT RIVER RISES
POSSIBLY EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE COULD OCCUR AT A FEW RIVER FORECAST POINTS
ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...
...RIVER FORECASTS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS WATCH ONLY INCLUDE THE INITIAL AMOUNT
OF RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY
COULD POTENTIALLY DRIVE RIVERS HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT RIVER LEVEL FORECASTS...
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331 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER AT CARYVILLE
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 1:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET.
* FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING BASED
ON CURRENT PROJECTED RAINFALL.
FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
CARYVILLE 12 6.8 TUE 01 PM 10.7 12.0 14.7 15.4 14.4
$$ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 330 AM CST WED DEC 02 2009 Expiration: 500 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 /317 AM CST WED DEC 2 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FROM WALTON COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER...
...A HIGH SURF WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
WALTON...BAY AND GULF COUNTIES...
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
FRANKLIN COUNTY...
...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FROM DESTIN EASTWARD TO APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES...
...A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FROM APALACHICOLA EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER
ENTRANCE OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FROM DESTIN EASTWARD TO APALACHICOLA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES...
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FROM APALACHICOLA EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE OUT TO
60 NAUTICAL MILES...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST (MIDNIGHT
CST) THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND...
ALSO...A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST (10 AM
CST) FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...WESTERN
SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHEE BAY
WESTWARD.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN LOU SIANNA WILL
RACE NORTHEASTWARD TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...
GRADUALLY BECOMING LESS NUMEROUS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE IN THE WEATHER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...A
GULF LOW IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES OFFSHORE AS IT
TRANSLATES EASTWARD FROM SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS TO SOUTH OF
APALACHICOLA FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN LIFT RAPIDLY TO THE
NORTHEAST CROSSING CENTRAL FLORIDA AND OFF THE MID ATLANTIC STATES
BY 00Z SUN. SATURDAY WILL BE ANOTHER COLD RAW DAY WITH RAIN ENDING
IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY TO OUR EAST. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY AND REMAINS WITH US
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO SPREAD RAIN INTO OUR CWA
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY. A COLD RAIN
IS EXPECTED WITH MIN TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AWAY FROM THE
COAST. SUNDAY MORNING SHOULD SEE THE COLDEST TEMPS WITH LOWER TO
MID 30S COMMON. THEN MIN TEMPS GRADUALLY MODERATE TO THE MID 40S
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAX TEMPS WILL BE IN THE 50S SATURDAY
WARMING TO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S ON WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TODAY.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.
$$ FLASH FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 320 AM CST TUE DEC 01 2009 Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST (9 PM CST)
THIS EVENING UNTIL 1 AM EST (MIDNIGHT CST) THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND...
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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-
LEE-WORTH-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON...
BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...
GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY...
LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...QUINCY...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...
SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...
CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...
DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...
DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...
MOULTRIE...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE
420 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009 /320 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009/
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FLORIDA
AND GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN
FLORIDA...BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...FRANKLIN...
GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
JEFFERSON...LEON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA AND WASHINGTON. IN
GEORGIA...BAKER...CALHOUN...CLAY...COLQUITT...DECATUR...
DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...LEE...MILLER...MITCHELL...
QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...THOMAS AND WORTH.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIEST ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM ALBANY TO TALLAHASSEE. IN THESE LOCATIONS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. FURTHER WEST...LESSER
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND.
* AS SOME OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN A VERY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR FLASH FLOODING IN
URBANIZED OR POORLY DRAINING AREAS ON WEDNESDAY AS A SQUALL LINE
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WHICH
COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OF URBANIZED OR LOW LYING AREAS. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA THAT IS FLOODED. THE DEPTH OF THE
WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOUR CAR TO PASS SAFELY.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
$$
GODSEY
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