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Event Details
| Event | Heavy Rain |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | COFFEE |
| WFO | TAE |
| Begin Date | 09/03/2011 06:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | NW |
| Begin Location | LOWRY MILL |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.53/-85.98 |
| End Date | 09/06/2011 06:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A fairly widespread outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred on Labor Day across much of the NWS Tallahassee County Warning Area (CWA). This event was forced by unseasonably strong wind fields associated with a potent extra-tropical cyclone that was formerly Tropical Storm Lee. Post-tropical cyclone Lee was moving slowly toward the east-northeast along the north central Gulf Coast during the morning hours of September 5, 2011. By 3:00 pm EDT (1900 UTC), the cyclone was centered near Mobile Bay. It was at this point that the system finally began to accelerate off to the northeast. While tornadoes were initially considered to be the primary threat, examination of a special 1800 UTC KTAE sounding showed that low level winds had veered and that the flow was unidirectional through a deep layer. WFO Tallahassee coordinated with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) to replace the existing tornado watch with a severe thunderstorm watch at 4:00 pm EDT (2000 UTC). WFO Tallahassee issued a total of 35 convective warnings during the event along with several special marine warnings. A total of 52 severe weather reports were received across southeast Alabama, southwest and south central Georgia, and the Florida panhandle and big bend. Aside from the severe weather, the forecast area experienced other peripheral impacts from post-tropical storm Lee. Widespread storm-total rainfall of 3 to 6 inches was measured across the Florida panhandle and big bend, with 1 to 2 inch totals more common across the Alabama and Georgia portions of the CWA. |
| Event Narrative | A 72 hour rainfall total of 4.40 inches was reported at the LOWA1 Lowry Mill river gauge. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 22.50K | 0.00K | |||||||
| LEE | COFFEE CO. | AL | 09/03/2011 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LOWRY MILL | COFFEE CO. | AL | 09/03/2011 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GENEVA | GENEVA CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 13:05 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| PLEASANT HILL | DALE CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 13:24 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| OZARK | DALE CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 13:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| ARGUTA | DALE CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 13:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| MIDLAND CITY | DALE CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 13:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DOTHAN | HOUSTON CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 13:53 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 1 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| ABBEVILLE | HENRY CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 14:14 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
| GENEVA | GENEVA CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 15:03 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| HODGESVILLE | HOUSTON CO. | AL | 09/05/2011 | 17:03 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 22.50K | 0.00K |
