Tropical Storm in Florida, August 4 to 6, 2001

Name: Tropical Storm in Florida, August 4 to 6, 2001
Start: 2001-08-04T15:00
End: 2001-08-06T15:00
Location: Florida

August 4 to 6, 2001 · NWS TAE · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

14 tropical storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 4, 1:27 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 1:27 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
230 PM SAT AUG 4 2001

THE MOVEMENT OF TS BARRY IS THE KEY TO THIS FORECAST CYCLE. CURRENT
NHC TRACK HAS IT PUSHING INLAND NEAR BILOXI MS AT 06/12Z. THIS WOULD
PUT THE EAST TO NORTH QUADRANT INTO MOBILE & THE WESTERN PANHANDLE
OF FL. THE STRONGEST WINDS & INFLUX OF MOISTURE (RAIN) WOULD BE FROM
AROUND PENSACOLA TO MOBILE. WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO REACH 60
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 75...KEEPING IT A STRONG TROPICAL STORM. WITH
THE LENGTH OF TIME BARRY HAS HAD TO GATHER STRENGTH & ITS SLOW
SPEED...HEAVY RAIN THREAT SHOULD BE HIGH. IN JUNE...A FEEDER BAND OF
ALLISON DROPPED OVER 10 INCHES OF RAIN IN LEON COUNTY AS THE THE
BAND TRAINED OVER PARTS OF N FL. ALLISON'S FETCH OF GULF MOISTURE
WAS VERY GOOD & SLOW MOVING. ATTM...PART OF A FEEDER BAND FROM BARRY
WAS DEVELOPING SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OFF N
FL. ALSO TO THE NORTH...A SHORTWAVE WAS DEVELOPING WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS/TSTMS.

THE AVN REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH THIS RUN. DRIFT BARRY NORTH THEN A
BIT NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY & HAVE A SHORTWAVE TROUGH PUSH IT TO THE
NORTHEAST OVER THE FL PANHANDLE...THEN INTO SW GA. THIS AREA IS
BEGINNING TO BE A FAVORED AREA WITH STORMS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THIS RUN IS A BIT FASTER WITH BARRY ON THE COAST BY 00Z...ABOUT 6-8
HOURS FASTER. NOT READY TO JUMP ON THIS YET. BUT WILL SEE AN
INCREASE IN SEAS...WINDS...RAIN ON SUN TO SUNDAY NIGHT...& INTO
MONDAY. THIS WILL AGAIN HELP THE DROUGHT THE SE U.S. HAS EXPERIENCED
OVER THE LAST 3-4 YEARS. BUT 42 HR FORECAST IN AVN NOT CONSISTENT AS
CIRCULATION WASHES OUT WITH WEAK CENTER SHOWN WELL WEST NEAR KNEW.
WHILE ETA HAS LOW OVER FL PANHANDLE. SO THE INCONSISTENCY REMAINS.
THE REMINENTS SHOULD DRIFT INLAND N-NE...BUT WITH WEAK STEERING
FLOW...COULD MEANDER INTO MID-WEEK. AS FOR THE FORECAST...WILL
PICK-UP POP & WINDS ON SUN...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN AREAS. KEEP IT
GOING SUNDAY NIGHT & INTO MONDAY. THEN TAPPER OF MONDAY NIGHT TO
TUE. MODELS TEMPS HAVE COOLER TREND WITH MID 80S.

MARINE FORECAST...WILL KEEP SCA GOING DESTIN TO AQQ LEG 20-60
NM...SCEC IN COAST TO 20NM. NO HEADLINES IN AQQ TO SUWANNEE RIVER
SECTION. ON SUNDAY...WILL INCREASE WINDS & SEAS IN RESPONSE TO TS
BARRY.

FIRE WX: NO HEADLINES.

PRELIM NUMBERS...

TLH  72 87 72 86 3587
PFN  74 86 75 85 3688
DHN  71 87 72 85 3587
ABY  71 88 72 86 2567
VLD  70 88 72 86 2567

.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...TROPICAL STORM WATCH PANAMA CITY TO WEST.
     SCA DESTIN-AQQ 20-60NM.

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Event by event

14 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Bay

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Bay forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Calhoun

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.406, -85.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Coastal Walton

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Walton forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Franklin

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gadsden

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Gadsden forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.580, -84.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gulf

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Gulf forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Holmes

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Holmes forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.868, -85.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Inland Walton

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $5.0 million
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm Barry, which formed as a tropical wave over the eastern Gulf of Mexico on 2 August, quickly intensified on 5 August and made landfall between Panama City and Destin, Florida, during the pre-dawn hours of 6 August. After landfall, Barry rapidly weakened to a tropical depression over southwest Alabama. Maximum sustained winds prior to landfall were measured at 39 knots with a peak gust to 54 knots at the Gulf data buoy 42039 (85 nautical miles south of Apalachicola, Florida) during the late afternoon of 5 August. As the center of Barry moved onshore, a peak wind gust of 55 knots was recorded at the Eglin AFB Range Station C-52 (10 miles northwest of Freeport, Florida, in Walton County) about 130 am CDT on 6 August. At the same location, the lowest sea-level pressure recorded was 994.2 mb at 1247 am CDT. Scattered wind damage was reported throughout Walton, Washington, Bay, Calhoun and Gulf counties as trees and limbs fell into power lines. Over 40,000 homes were without power. In Bay County, several homes were inundated by water due to roof damage.Due to its slow motion toward the Florida Panhandle coast, rainbands affected the coastal areas as early as the late afternoon of 4 August, with the heaviest rainfall observed on 5-6 August. Official storm totals ranged from 2.37 inches at Marianna to 8.91 inches at Tallahassee, Florida. An unofficial total of 11 inches was reported by WJHG-TV in Panama City, Florida.Maximum storm tides ranged from a foot in coastal Franklin County, to three feet in coastal Walton County where minor beach erosion was reported. Minor to no beach erosion was observed from coastal Bay, Gulf and Franklin counties. Significant flooding occurred in Leon County, including the Tallahassee area, as well as the northwest Apalachicola National Forest, where excessive rains flowed southward into the Cascade Lakes, Lake Bradford and Munson Slough. The Munson Slough rose to its highest level since the 1994 floods. Dozens of homes were affected, as well as horses, livestock, vehicles and equipment. Numerous county and secondary roads across Walton, Washington, and Bay counties were closed to floodwaters.

Tropical Storm, Jackson

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.795, -85.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jefferson

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.424, -83.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Leon

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Leon forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.458, -84.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Liberty

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Liberty forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Tropical Storm, Wakulla

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Wakulla forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Washington

When: August 4, 3:00 PM EST to August 6, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.611, -85.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, August 2001 The 2001 hurricane season

Sources

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: 5264466, 5264467, 5264546, 5264547, 5264548, 5264549, 5264550, 5264551, 5264552, 5264553, 5264554, 5264555, 5264556, 5264557.