1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Nov 12, 3:10 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
310 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002
LATEST RUC ANALYSIS AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER TROUGH
BECOMING MORE AMPLIFIED AS STRONG 120+ UPPER JET AND IMPRESSIVE VORT
MAX ROUND ITS BASE. CURRENTLY THE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS DOWN FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE WESTERN GULF. 07Z MSAS SHOWS THE SURFACE
FRONT FROM NORTHEAST GEORGIA SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND THEN TO NEAR NEW ORLEANS. A 1011MB SURFACE LOW THAT
WAS FORECAST BY THE MODELS HAS FORMED ON THE FRONT JUST SOUTH OF
MOBILE BAY. LOCAL RADARS AT 07Z DEPICT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR CWA GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
MOULTRIE GEORGIA TO PANAMA CITY. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN
STRONG WITH ELEVATED MESOCYCLONES ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
MODELS/ZFP: THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DIG TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS IT SWINGS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. ALL MODELS ARE CLOSE
IN SHOWING THE TROUGH AXIS MIDWAY THROUGH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY
12Z WED AND THEN MOVING EAST OF THE PENINSULA BY 00Z THU. THE AVN
SOLUTION IS SLIGHTLY FASTER AND NOT AS DEEP AS THE ETA AND NGM.
THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK RAPIDLY TO THE
NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT TODAY. THE ETA AND NGM PLACE THE LOW OVER
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA BY 18Z TODAY WITH THE AVN SHOWING IT ALREADY
EAST OF THE DEL MARVA PENINSULA DURING THIS TIME. AS THE UPPER
TROUGH SWINGS EAST AND STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER TEXAS
BUILDS EASTWARD...THE FRONT GETS A GOOD PUSH ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT
THROUGH WED MORNING. THE ETA IS THE SLOWEST IN MOVING THE FRONT
ACROSS MY CWA AND THE AVN IS THE FASTEST. THIS IS REFLECTED IN MOS
POPS FOR TONIGHT WITH POP DIFFERENCES ON THE ORDER 20-30 PERCENT.
WILL OPT TO GO WITH THE SLOWER ETA SOLUTION AND TAPER POPS TONIGHT
FROM CHANCE WEST TO LIKELY EAST. HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY ALONG WITH COOLER AND MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS.
IN THE MEANTIME...
FOR TODAY: BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS AND MOS GUIDANCE WILL GO
WITH CATEGORICAL POPS ALL ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EASTERN
BIG BEND...WILL SHOW LIKELY POPS THERE. PER SPC DISCUSSION...THE
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY WITH THE MAIN THREAT
BEING ISOLATED TORNADOES AND A TORNADO WATCH HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED
FOR MY CWA UNTIL 13Z. (SEE SWODY1 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.) TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TODAY WITH LOWER 60S ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND MOST OF OUR GEORGIA ZONES. NEAR 70 DEGREES ELSEWHERE
EXCEPT EASTERN BIG BEND WHERE TEMPS MAY REACH THE UPPER 70S. WINDS
WILL BE BREEZY AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFTING FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHWEST.
MARINE: WINDS HAVE BEEN STEADY IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE WITH SEAS
NEAR 5 FEET OVER THE WESTERN WATERS...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER NUMBERS
ACROSS THE EASTERN LEGS. WILL KEEP AN EAST TO WEST SPLIT DUE TO
TIMING DIFFERENCES OF THE WIND SHIFT WITH THE FRONT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO SCA LEVELS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WILL HEADLINE
WESTERN ZONES FOR SCA AND EASTERN ZONES WITH SCEC AS THE WINDS
SHOULD NOT SHIFT UNTIL THIS EVENING. SCA CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE THURSDAY REMAINING
BELOW CAUTIONARY LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY.
FIRE WX: NO CONCERNS FOR TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE POSTED
FOR THE INLAND FLORIDA ZONE FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO POSSIBLE
LONG DURATIONS OF MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35%
PRELIM NUMBERS...
TLH 070/048 066/037 9500
PFN 069/047 065/042 9400
DHN 063/044 064/039 9300
ABY 065/045 064/037 +400
VLD 072/050 067/038 8600
CTY 078/052 068/038 7610
.TLH...
AL...NONE.
GA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EST FOR GAZ122>131-142>148-155>161
FL...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EST FOR FLZ010>019-026>029-034
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ750-770
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INLAND ZONES.
BARRYALZ065>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
GAZ143-156-120815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 233 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 AT 231 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST EAST OF DONALSONVILLE IN NORTHERN SEMINOLE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS MILLER COUNTY. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 8-JAMSKI
FLZ010>019-026>029-034-GAZ122>131-142>148-155>161-121300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 240 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 AM EST TUESDAY MORNING (700 AM CST). THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN GEORGIA...EARLY...MILLER...SEMINOLE...RANDOLPH...CALHOUN... BAKER...DECATUR...TERRELL...DOUGHERTY...MITCHELL...GRADY...LEE... WORTH...COLQUI TT...THOMAS...TURNER...TIFT...COOK...BROOKS...BEN HILL...IRWIN...BERRIEN...LANIER...AND LOWNDES. IN FLORIDA...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN...GULF... GADSDEN...LIBERTY...FRANKLIN...LEON...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON... MADISON... TAYLOR...DIXIE...AND LAFAYETTE. 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
GAZ129-146-120830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 250 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 AT 247 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTER HILL AND JUST WEST OF NORMAN PARK IN COLQUITT COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO TIFT COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 8-JAMSKI
FLZ008-010-011-120915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 322 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 AT 219 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST NORTH OF MIRAMAR BEACH IN WALTON COUNTY TO JUST NORTHEAST OF VERNON IN WASHINGTON COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO JACKSON COUNTY THROUGH 315 AM CST. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 8-JAMSKI
GAZ127-129-121010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 410 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 AT 406 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PRITCHETTS IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST WORTH COUNTY ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTY...AND INTO WESTERN TIFT COUNTY. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 8-JAMSKI
FLZ013-016-026-GAZ156-121115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 537 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 AT 533 AM EST (433 AM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CALHOUN COUNTY NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN LIBERTY...GADSDEN...AND DECATUR COUNTIES. INDIVIDUAL CELLS IN THE LINE WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH...WHILE THE LINE ITSELF WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 18-WOOL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck and damaged the roof of a Camilla church. Reported by the Camilla Enterprise.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, November 2002
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: 5321642.