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 Nov 12, 9:00 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
900 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002
MAIN LINE OF CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO
MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND...WITH THE TORNADO
WATCH CONTINUING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST...EAST OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
IN FL...AND FOR LOWNDES AND LANIER COUNTIES IN GA. AT THE CURRENT
SPEED OF THE LINE...SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAR SOME OF THE WESTERN
COUNTIES FROM THE WATCH BEFORE NOON. STILL NOT SEEING ANY STORMS
THAT ARE SHOWING GOOD ROTATION...BUT THERE ARE SOME HINTS OF A MESO
LOW FORMING IN APALACHEE BAY WHICH STILL COULD SPIN UP A SEVERE
STORM OR 2...SO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR VERY CLOSELY. OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS...WINDS ARE PICKING UP TO SCA CRITERIA TO THE W...AND
CONTINUE AT SCEC LEVELS TO THE E...AND MAY INCREASE FURTHER BEHIND
THE FRONT.
.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE
FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ750-770
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INLAND ZONES.
GOULDALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-121600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 600 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...BIG BEND AND ADJACENT WATERS...AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. THIS PRIMARY THREATS WITH THIS LINE WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD SHIFT EAST AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY AHEAD OF AND IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVER THE PANHANDLE WATERS WHERE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED EASTWARD TO INCLUDE THE BIG BEND WATERS THIS EVENING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHALL REMAIN ACTIVATED THIS MORNING AND MAY BE REQUIRED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN BIG BEND THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING...COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE DRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DIP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR CRITICAL DURATIONS ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH MAY HELP THE SPREAD OF ANY WILD FIRES THAT DEVELOP. AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND FLORIDA ZONES FROM NOON UNTIL SUNSET WEDNESDAY. NO OTHER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE VIA OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TLH/ OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS. 22-BARRY
FLZ017-019-027>029-034-GAZ160-161-121700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 730 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND...EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON EST. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN FLORIDA...MADISON...TAYLOR...DIXIE...AND LAFAYETTE. IN GEORGIA...LANIER...AND LOWNDES. 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. 18-WOOL
FLZ028-029-034-121545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1015 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING ACROSS TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE AND DIXIE COUNTIES... THROUGH 1045 AM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL PUSH THROUGH TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE AND DIXIE COUNTIES. WITH THE STORMS...HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. THIS AREA REMAINS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON EST...AND A SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE. TORNADOES CAN FORM QUICKLY WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE LINE SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE AREA BY 1045 AM EST. 7-TREXLER
FLZ017-019-027>029-034-GAZ160-161-121700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN GEORGIA...LANIER AND LOWNDES...AND IN FLORIDA...MADISON. THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN FLORIDA...TAYLOR...DIXIE...AND LAFAYETTE. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST...AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS SHIFTED TO THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 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. 17-GOULD
FLZ029-034-121605- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1100 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING ACROSS LAFAYETTE AND DIXIE COUNTIES... THROUGH NOON AM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL PUSH THROUGH LAFAYETTE AND DIXIE COUNTIES. WITH THE STORMS...HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. THIS AREA REMAINS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL NOON EST...AND A SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE. TORNADOES CAN FORM QUICKLY WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE LINE SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE AREA AROUND NOON EST. 7-TREXLER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning destroyed the top floor of a two-story wood-frame house. Reported by the Perry News Herald.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5321641.