1 lightning, 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 Aug 5, 1:44 PM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
245 PM SUN AUG 5 2001
TS BARRY CONTINUING TO SLOWLY MOVE N AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. PER NHC
BARRY EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH AROUND 00Z-04Z
THIS EVENING...& MAKE LANDFALL AROUND 04-08Z. LOCATION WILL BE NEAR
FT WALTON BEACH TO PENSACOLA (WALTON COUNTY). MAIN THREAT TO N FL
WILL BE HEAVY RAIN & WINDS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE SPIRAL
BAND CONVECTION. FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE NEED. CURRENT OFFSHORE BUOYS
WERE REPORTING 20-40 KNTS & GUSTY WITH 9-17 FEET. WILL SEE A
GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON & EVENING OF WIND & SEAS
IN THE COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY AREAS TO THE NE-N. STILL
EXPECTING UPPER TROUGH TO DIG WITH SHORTWAVE ENERGY TO MS & AL...&
IT IS EXPECTED BARRY WILL FOLLOW THIS WEAKNESS. SPIRAL BANDING THIS
MORNING THROUGH 1 PM GAME KTLH JUST OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN.
AVN & ETA ARE CONSISTENT WITH TRACK OF BARRY...WITH AVN BEING
STRONGER. RIGHT SIDE OF LOW WILL BE STRONGEST MOISTURE INFLUX WITH
STRONGEST WINDS MORE CONFINED TO NEAR CENTER. POTENTIAL FOR THE
REMNANTS OF BARRY TO BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN TO FL PANHANDLE...SE AL
& SE GA...& BACK TO MS WILL BE HIGH...& FLOODING POTENTIAL HIGH.
STEERING FLOW REMAINS WEAK WELL INTO MID-WEEK...& AVN DOES DRIFT
BARRY BACK TO WEST. ON MONDAY...BARRY GETS WRAPPED UP WITH SHORTWAVE
& DRIFTS TO WEST INTO TUE & EVENTUALLY MAKES IT TO MS. ELONGATED
RAIN AIR WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN AL & GA & PARTS OF N FL INTO
MID-WEEK.
GUIDANCE TEMPS SIMILAR & WILL USE BLEND.
FIRE WX: NO HEADLINES.
MARINE: SEE MIACWFTLH.
EXTENDED: CURRENT PACKAGE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD...BUT WILL BREAK OUT
TUESDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR MORE CLOUDS AND A GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PRELIM NUMBERS...
TLH 73 85 73 87 ++65
PFN 76 85 75 85 ++76
DHN 73 84 72 85 ++76
ABY 73 85 73 85 +885
VLD 72 85 73 85 +885
.TLH...
AL...FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES.
GA...FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES.
FL...HURRICANE WARNING DESTIN-OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING-OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO SUWANNEE RVR.
FLOOD WARNING...BAY...CALHOUN...FRANKLIN...GULF...LEON...
LIBERTY...WAKULLA UNTIL 600 PM EDT.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT ALL AREAS.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH INLAND PANHANDLE & BIG BEND
COUNTIES.
MCTFLZ007>018-026-027-060500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 432 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING (MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY MORNING). THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN... GULF...GADSDEN...LIBERTY...FRANKLIN...LEON...WAKULLA...AND JEFFERSON. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning sparked a house fire and caused damage to the roof and attic. Reported by the Panama City News Herald.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 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: 5264665.