1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 27, 1:25 PM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
225 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2001
CURRENT WEAK BOUNDARY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AL/GA IS DEFINED IN THETA-E
GRADIENT...& HAS BEEN FOCUS FOR SOME LIMITED CONVECTION. SEA BREEZE
PENETRATION IS PUSHING INLAND...BUT WILL NOT MAKE TOO MUCH INLAND
WITH UNFAVORABLE WIND FIELDS. IT COULD DEVELOP AN ISOLATED
SHWR/TSTMS SO WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THIS EVENING. SMOKE PLUME
FROM MALLORY SWAMP WILDFIRE IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY CONTINUES WITH WIND
FLOW TAKING IT SOUTH & EAST.
MODELS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN STALLED BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL AL/GA THEN
DRIFT IT BACK NORTH WITH S-SW FLOW. SEA BREEZE CONVECTION IS NOW
SETTING UP ALMOST EVERYDAY AS PRECIP WATER VALUES REACH NEAR 1.5
INCHES & INSTABILITIES REMAIN A BIT UNSTABLE (LI AROUND 0 OR LESS).
BY TUE...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT DOES SAG SOUTH TO SRN AL & GA...AS
MODEL QPF & POPS SHOW INCREASE. THIS BOUNDARY BECOMES STATIONARY
NEAR N FL & SRN AL/GA. SLIGHT POPS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU. THEN
NEXT COLD FRONT...WITH MORE WEST-EAST ORIENTATION...PUSHES THROUGH.
THEN DRYING OUT FOR WEEKEND.
MARINE: WINDS & SEAS REMAIN LOW THROUGH MON. NO HEADLINES.
FIRE WEATHER: MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH SOUTH
FLOW INTO MON. RED FLAG WARNING FOR FL BIG BEND COUNTIES EXCEPT
FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH SUNSET TODAY. WHILE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
INLAND FL COUNTIES ON MON.
EXTENDED...CHANCES OF RAIN SHOULD GO DOWN VERY LOW ON SAT & SUN WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER REGION. WILL SEPARATE FROM OTHER DAYS.
PRELIM CCF...
TLH 061 090 065 089 2222
PFN 069 083 070 083 2222
DHN 065 085 067 085 2323
ABY 060 086 066 086 2223
VLD 061 090 064 089 2222
.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTN BIG BEND COUNTIES EXCEPT FRANKLIN.
SEE MIAFWFTLH FOR DETAILS.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH MON INLAND AREAS NOON TO SUNSET.
MCTThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees down on Highway 85 in Bellwood. Reported by the Geneva County Sheriff.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, May 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5247422.