1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 Jul 16, 8:30 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 930 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2003 AREA SKIES ARE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70S TO MID 80S DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH COOLING WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE EVENING RAINS. WINDS ARE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE EXCEPT ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST WHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SW TOWARD THE COAST. WILL MONITOR WITH AN EYE TOWARD DROPPING POPS FROM ALL ZONES...MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DROP FROM PANHANDLE BUT WE WILL SEE. MARINE WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN LIGHT. NO CHANGES PLANNED. .TLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. AFD PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS ***************************************** CURRENTLY: TEMPS ARE RUNNING NEAR 90 AND CLOUD COVER IS INCREASING AS THE CU FIELD CONTINUES TO FILL IN. SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN IN THE EASTERN BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF AL AND GA ZONES. SOME WEAK ONSHORE FLOW HAS ALSO SET UP ALONG COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. MAIN FEATURES ARE THE UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF LOW AND THE WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SE SEABOARD INTO CENTRAL FLA. TAD DRIER AIR HAS FILTERED INTO MUCH OF THE AREA IN THE MID/UPPER LEVELS. AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO GET SOME DECENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (MAYBE STRONG AT TIMES), ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS. COVERAGE OF THESE SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 40% RANGE FOR FL AND 30% FOR AL AND GA. BY TOMORROW A FRONT IS STILL PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE SE AND DRIFT INTO THE AREA...RAISING POPS TO AROUND 50 THROUGH FRI. INTO THE WEEKEND...GFS IS STILL SUGGESTING THAT AN UPPER TROUGH WILL SET UP OVER THE EAST COAST AND THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SE AND KEEP THE CWA IN A SW FLOW. ATMOSPHERE SHOULD REMAIN RIPE THROUGH THE EXT. FX AND SUMMERTIME PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE. .MARINE: WINDS & SEAS WILL REMAIN LOW. .FIRE WX: NO HEADLINES. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 72 92 73 92 / 20 50 30 50 PFN 76 89 76 90 / 20 50 30 50 DHN 72 90 73 91 / 20 40 30 50 ABY 72 91 72 91 / 20 40 30 50 VLD 72 92 73 92 / 20 40 30 50 CTY 72 91 74 91 / 20 50 30 50 .TLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. BOLINSKI
GMZ750-755-770-775-ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131- 142>148-155>161-171000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 600 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2003 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY FORMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SEA BREEZE DRIFTS INLAND OVER NORTH FLORIDA...WHILE THE HEAT OF THE DAY AND SOME UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MAY HELP STORM DEVELOPMENT OVER ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...BUT AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH ANY STORM...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. 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. 7-TREXLER
FLZ018-027-028-162045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 350 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2003 AT 350 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM WAKULLA COUNTY THROUGH SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN TAYLOR COUNTIES...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND CRAWFORDVILLE...NEWPORT...FANLEW...AND PERRY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 17-GOULD
FLZ019-162100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 415 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2003 AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF GREENVILLE IN MADISON COUNTY MOVING S AT 10 MPH. 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. 12-WATSON
FLZ014-015-026-027-162130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 454 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2003 AT 452 PM EDT (352 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN WAKULLA AND SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH TOWARD FRANKLIN COUNTY. ANOTHER ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN GULF COUNTY MOVING SOUTHWARD. 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 LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 18-WOOL
FLZ014-015-026-162215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 533 PM EDT WED JUL 16 2003 AT 530 PM EDT (430 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER LIBERTY AND NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...MOVING TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH TOWARD GULF COUNTY. 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. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. 18-WOOL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Downed trees reported by the Walton County EMA.
Penny size hail reported by the Walton County EMA.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2003
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: 5334639, 5334640.