1 flood, 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 Jun 18, 11:45 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1245 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2003 .OVERVIEW...LARGE CONVECTIVE MASS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CWA...BUT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA AS A WHOLE IS VERY LIMITED...WITH MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. THERE ARE A FEW EMBEDDED HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FOR NOW THEY ARE REMAINING CLOSE TO THE COAST OVER THE FL BIG BEND. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO VEER AROUND FROM SE TO SW WHILE REMAINING LIGHT. .SHORT TERM...BIT OF A TRICKY POP FCST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AS THE CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY GRADUALLY OPENS UP AND MOVES EASTWARD...WITH SEVERAL VORT CENTERS TRAVERSING ITS SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. LATEST WV IMAGERY AND MODEL FCST SOUNDINGS DO INDICATE SOME DRIER MID LEVEL AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION TOMORROW...BUT WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE (PWS REMAINING ABOVE 1.80) AND CONTINUED SW FLOW OFF OF THE GULF...EXPECT LIKELY POPS TO CONTINUE...WITH PERHAPS SOME MORNING SUNSHINE ALLOWING CONVECTIVE ENHANCEMENT FROM THE SEA BREEZE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH POSSIBLY SOME STRONGER STORMS. ON FRIDAY... SHOULD SEE SOMEWHAT LOWER POPS AS LOW LEVEL WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY ACROSS THE CWA AND DRIER AIR BEGINS TO ENCROACH FROM THE NW. MAX TEMPS SHOULD ALSO BE A BIT HIGHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH BETTER DAYTIME INSOLATION. .MARINE... WITH A CONTINUED WEAK SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .FIRE WEATHER... NO REQUIREMENTS. .EXTENDED... AS HARD AS IT MAY SEEM TO BELIEVE...THE WEAK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY STILL LOOKS GOOD...WITH CONTINENTAL HIGH PRESSURE AND SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR BUILDING INTO THE CWA FOR THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE IT TOO FAR TO THE S HOWEVER...SO STILL EXPECT ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE FOR 20-30% POPS FROM SEA BREEZE INDUCED CONVECTION. THIS WEAK FRONT WILL HEAD BACK NORTHWARD AS A WARM FONT ON MONDAY...WITH HIGHER POPS RETURNING TO THE REGION. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 73 88 74 89 / 30 60 30 50 PFN 75 86 76 87 / 30 60 30 50 DHN 73 87 73 87 / 30 60 30 50 ABY 72 87 73 88 / 30 60 30 50 VLD 72 88 73 88 / 30 60 30 50 CTY 73 86 74 87 / 30 60 30 50 .TLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...FLOOD WARNING THROUGH THURS. FOR SRN LEON COUNTY. GOULD
GMZ750-755-770-775-ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131- 142>148-155>161-191000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 600 AM EDT WED JUN 18 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... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. THE OVERALL THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER DURING THE SUMMER...A STORM OR TWO CAN BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH LITTLE WARNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...RESULTING IN NUISANCE FLOODING OF SOME SPOTS. PEOPLE NEAR ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS OR STREAMS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...WHICH COULD CAUSE MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY...AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. .RIP CURRENTS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON. 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. 48-TURNAGE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rainfall during the past few days caused rapid rises on Munson Slough in southern Leon County which resulted in flooding of creeks, streams, drainage areas and a few homes. Reported by the Florida DEM.
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, June 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: 5364817.