Florida, 2002

Damaging Wind in Florida, August 25, 2002

August 25, 2002 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$8,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 25, 11:05 AM CST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 11:05 AM CST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1130 AM CDT SUN AUG 25 2002

NO CHANGE TO BUMPED UP POPS TODAYS FORECAST...MERELY MENTIONED SCT
CONVECTION THIS MORNING ALLOWING FOR SHRA/TSRA FORMING UP AHEAD. WE
THOUGHT EARLIER THAT VIGOROUS OUTFLOW WOULD PROMOTE SINKING AHEAD OF
THE LARGE MCS WHICH CONTINUES MOVING SOUTHEAST. UNOFFICIAL RAIN GAGE
CLICKED ONCE FOR ONE ONE-HUNDREDTH GIVING US AN UNOFFICIAL RAIN
EVENT. SO APPARENTLY CONVECTION FROM SFC HEATING IS OVERCOMING ANY
PRE-MCS SUBSIDENCE.

MCS STILL HANGING TOGETHER PRETTY WELL CURRENTLY LOCATED IN NW
MISSISSIPPI MOVG PAST JAN NOW TWD PIB...MEI...AND INTERSTATE 59 AND
IN FACT HAS CLEARED JCT OF I-55 AND I-20 VCNTY OF FLORENCE AND
CRYSTAL SPRINGS IN E CNTRL MS. MCS SHUD TOUCH OUR NORTHWEST CWA NET
1300 CDT. TIMING STILL LOOKS GOOD.

WET MICROBURST RISK FROM JAN SDG UPGRADED TO CHC RISK. EARLIER RUC
40 MODEL DERIVED GAVE SLIGHT RISK. SPC REVIEWING SITUATION...LATEST
SWOMCD GERMANE.

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.MOB...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.

The radar

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When
August 25, 11:30 AM CST to 11:32 AM CST
Where
Escambia County, Ferry Pass
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$8,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.500, -87.217

High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Ferry Pass.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5314722.