1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 11, 8:40 PM EST, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 840 PM EST MON NOV 11 2002 LATEST IR/WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS 120+ KNOT UPPER JET MAX ROUNDING BASE OF TROUGH APPROACHING LOWER MS VALLEY. SUFFICIENT UPPER DIFFLUENCE/LIFT SUSTAINING STRONG/ISOLATED SEVERE TSTMS OVER MUCH OF FL PANHANDLE/SE AL/SW GA. OUTSIDE OF A FEW REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL IN SW GA...INTENSE LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS & GUSTY WINDS MAIN THREAT W/ THE TSTMS THUS FAR. AIRMASS REMAINS RATHER MOIST (PWATS 1.5-1.75) & UNSTABLE (LIS -3 TO -6)...HOWEVER SHEAR/HELICITY PROFILES NOT AS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AS THEY WERE EARLIER TODAY. CURRENT REGIONAL VAD WIND PROFILES SHOWED UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR (SWLY) & MODEST SPEED SHEAR (MAX 20 KTS) IN LOWEST 3 KM. 01Z MSAS HAS FRONT DRAPED FROM VA TO NW GA TO SE LA. LOOKING AT RADAR TRENDS...THERES A BREAK IN ACTION BEHIND INITIAL CONVECTIVE BAND OVER SRN AL/WRN PANHANDLE...W/ MORE STRONG CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER SRN MS/SE LA/ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. CURRENT POPS LOOK GOOD...W/ SCNTRL GA/BIG BEND ZONE POPS GRADUALLY INCREASING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HRS AS BAND MOVES EWD FROM PANHANDLE/SW GA. MARINE-WISE...WINDS SLOWLY INCREASING W/ 10-15 KTS NEAR SHORE & 15 KTS WELL OFFSHORE. SEAS RANGE FROM 3-5 FT. TO THE W...WINDS HAVE VEERED TO SW. RUC/WSETA WIND PROGS CONSISTENT & KEEP WINDS IN SCEC RANGE OVERNIGHT. WILL RAISE APALACHICOLA-DESTIN LEG WINDS ON TUE FROM CURRENT SW 10-15 KTS & GUSTY TO SW-W 15-20 KTS & GUSTY. OTHERWISE...NO SIG CHANGES. .TLH... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. MAJ
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-111600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 600 AM EST MON NOV 11 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 WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT WATERS...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THIS MORNING. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL SHIFT EAST TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. .RIP CURRENTS... THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BEACHES WEST OF APALACHICOLA DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS. A RIP CURRENT IS A STRONG NARROW CURRENT OF WATER FLOWING FROM THE BEACH THROUGH THE SURF ZONE. IT CAN RAPIDLY CARRY A SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...WADE SIDEWAYS PARALLEL TO THE BEACH UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF ITS PULL. TO ESCAPE...RIDE THE CURRENT OUT BEYOND THE SURF ZONE WHERE THE RIP CURRENT DISSIPATES...THEN SWIM TO SHORE OUTSIDE THE NARROW CURRENT. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. WATCH YOUR CHILDREN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND UNGUARDED BEACHES. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... WITH THE APPROACHING SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. LOCAL SPOTTER SELF-ACTIVATION SHOULD SUFFICE THIS MORNING OVER AFFECTED AREAS IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. BY NOON TODAY...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH OF A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TO WARRANT HAVING A NET CONTROLLER STATIONED AT THE NWS TALLAHASSEE OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ON TUESDAY...THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPS JUST WEST OF THE OUTLOOK AREA ALONG THE COLD FRONT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND TORNADOES. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD FINALLY END LATE TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MAKES A FINAL PUSH THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA. DRY AND QUIET WEATHER SHOULD THEN PREDOMINATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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
GAZ127>131-146>148-120315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 927 PM EST MON NOV 11 2002 AT 927 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORMAN PARK IN NORTHEAST COLQUITT COUNTY... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM SHOULD PASS NEAR OR SOUTH OF TIFTON BEFORE 1000 PM EST...AND AFFECT BERRIEN...IRWIN...AND BEN HILL COUNTIES BY 1030 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL APPROACHING THE SIZE OF DIMES... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 48-TURNAGE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1135 PM EST MON NOV 11 2002
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
515 PM 10 S COLQUITT GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
11/11/02 MILLER REPORTED BY COUNTY
EM. TIME ESTIMATED.
817 PM KPFN FL 60 MPH TSTM GUST
11/11/02 BAY 52 KNOTS RECORDED AT THE
PANAMA CITY-BAY COUNTY
AIRPORT ASOS.
850 PM NORMAN PARK GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
11/11/02 COLQUITT PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED
BY THE SHERIFFS OFFICE.
TIME ESTIMATED.
48-TURNAGEFLZ009>011-120645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1255 AM EST TUE NOV 12 2002 AT 1152 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF CARYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST HOLMES... NORTHERN WASHINGTON...AND WESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 8-JAMSKI
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds severely damaged the cotton crop on a farm located along State Road 37 near the Mitchell-Colquitt County line. 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: 5321643.