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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 26, 8:25 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
925 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004
TROPICAL STORM JEANNE CONTINUES TO MOVE N-NW OVER SE SECTIONS OF OUR
AREA THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY RAINS AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS BUFFETING EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA. FURTHER W TO TALLAHASSEE
AND POINTS W...THE BANDS ARE WEAKENING CONSIDERABLY WITH MUCH
LIGHTER RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BUT STILL SOME GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 35
MPH. WITH SOME AREAS OF THE SE BIG BEND ALREADY HAVING RECEIVED 3-4
INCHES OF RAIN...MAY NEED TO CONSIDER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR SOME OF
THESE LOCATIONS IF THE HEAVY BANDS PERSIST FOR ANOTHER 2-3 HOURS.
THIS SITUATION MAY REPEAT ITSELF OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA LATER TONIGHT AS THE HEAVY RAIN SHIFTS NORTHWARD
...BUT ANY POTENTIAL FLOODING SHOULD BE SEVERAL HOURS AWAY IN THIS
REGION. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...AND SEAS AT BUOY 42036 ARE NOW UP TO 12 FEET.
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING ALL ZONES.
GA...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING ALL ZONES.
FLOOD WATCH ALL ZONES.
FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR ALL INLAND COUNTIES.
FLOOD WATCH FL BIG BEND.
&&
GOULDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 522 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-271000- BAKER GA-BAY FL-BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA- CALHOUN FL-CLAY GA-COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA- DALE AL-DECATUR GA-DIXIE FL-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-FRANKLIN FL- GADSDEN FL-GENEVA AL-GRADY GA-GULF FL-HENRY AL-HOLMES FL-HOUSTON AL- INLAND WALTON FL-IRWIN GA-JACKSON FL-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL- LANIER GA-LEE GA-LEON FL-LIBERTY FL-LOWNDES GA-MADISON FL-MILLER GA- MITCHELL GA-QUITMAN GA-RANDOLPH GA-SEMINOLE GA-TAYLOR FL-TERRELL GA- THOMAS GA-TIFT GA-TURNER GA-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL-WORTH GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ADEL...ALBANY...APALACHICOLA... ASHBURN...BAINBRIDGE...BLAKELY...BLOUNTSTOWN...BONIFAY...CAIRO... CALLAWAY...CAMILLA...CARRABELLE...CHIPLEY...COLQUITT...COTTONWOOD... CRAWFORDVILLE...CROSS CITY...CUTHBERT...DALEVILLE...DAWSON... DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...DONALSONVILLE...DOTHAN...ELBA...ENTERPRISE... FITZGERALD...FORT GAINES...FORT RUCKER...GENEVA...GEORGETOWN... HEADLAND...LAKELAND...LEESBURG...MADISON...MARIANNA...MAYO... MONTICELLO...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...NASHVILLE...NEWTON...OCILLA... OZARK...PANAMA CITY...PANAMA CITY BEACH...PELHAM...PERRY...PORT ST JOE...PUTNEY...QUITMAN...SANTA ROSA BEACH...ST MARKS... STEINHATCHEE...SYLVESTER...TALLAHASSEE...THOMASVILLE...TIFTON... VALDOSTA AND VERNON 522 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 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. HURRICANE JEANNE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY...THEN OFFSHORE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF BY THIS EVENING. JEANNE WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM WHEN IT MAKES ITS SECOND LANDFALL NEAR KEATON BEACH LATER TONIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TODAY...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW EXTENDED ALONG THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO DESTIN. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. WITH THE TRACK OF JEANNE CONTINUING TO SHIFT FURTHER WESTWARD...EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MAY NOW FALL UNDER THAT REGION OF THE STORM. THEREFORE...A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS POSSIBLE OVER THESE AREAS...WITH A MUCH LESSER THREAT FURTHER TO THE WEST. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JEANNE VERY CLOSELY...AS THIS THREAT MAY STILL SHIFT A BIT FURTHER WEST. AS FAR AS TIMING IS CONCERNED...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL EXTEND FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF JEANNE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE WEST. A FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM JEANNE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION MONDAY AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. AS A RESULT...WINDS AND RAIN WILL DECREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. MAINLY DRY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL DOMINATE THE REST OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. MAJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 434 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 FLZ029-034-GAZ130-131-148-160-161-270500- BEN HILL GA-BERRIEN GA-DIXIE FL-IRWIN GA-LAFAYETTE FL-LANIER GA- LOWNDES GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSS CITY...FITZGERALD...LAKELAND... MAYO...NASHVILLE...OCILLA AND VALDOSTA 434 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND PARTS OF THE FAR EAST FLORIDA BIG BEND...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN GEORGIA...BEN HILL...IRWIN...BERRIEN...LANIER...AND LOWNDES. IN FLORIDA...DIXIE...AND LAFAYETTE. TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA AND DEVELOP ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND FAR EASTERN PARTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES TO FORM IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. 7-TREXLER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Torrential rainfall from Tropical Storm Jeanne washed out 30 county roads and isolated 300 homes by high water. Reported by the Dixie County EMA.
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