1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 15, 1:55 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 255 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD PASSED CSG AND MGM. BEHIND THE FRONT...DEWPOINTS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 70F...TEMPS ARE IN THE MID 80S. STRONG STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE CWA...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-10. WV IMAGERY SHOWS DRY AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA. APPEARS THAT LTG HAS TOUCHED OFF A BRUSH FIRE. VSBYS HAVE DROPPED BELOW A MILE AT KTLH. && .SHORT TERM...PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME OLD THING...TROUGH IN THE EAST...RIDGE IN THE WEST. GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE FRONT SHOULD NOT PASS THROUGH THE AREA... AND WILL WASH OUT TOMORROW AS NEW SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH. MODELS ARE MORE IN AGREEMENT THIS MORNING THAN LAST NIGHT AS NEW SHORT WAVE MOVES DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH FROM THE DAKOTAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE IN TN VALLEY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE CAROLINAS BY SUNDAY WITH THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING OUR AREA. THIS WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES AGAIN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUIDANCE EVEN SUGGESTS THAT THE FRONT WILL ACTUALLY MOVE INTO THE CWA. HAVE ADJUSTED THE MAX TEMPS DOWN FOR CLOUDS AND WEATHER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .LONG TERM...SAME OLD THING...TROUGH IN THE EAST...RIDGE IN THE WEST. BY THE END OF THE PERIOD HOWEVER...RIDGING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...WHICH WILL REDUCE POPS AND WARM US UP AGAIN. && .MARINE...WINDS ARE MAINLY WESTERLY ACROSS THE MARINE AREA WITH SEAS RUNNING BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FT AT THE BUOYS. WAVE WATCH BRINGS THE SEAS UP SIGNIFICANTLY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THIS FEATURE BUT HAVE KEPT WINDS AT LEAST 5 KTS LOWER THAN THE GFS AND WAVE WATCH SUGGESTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 75 93 74 89 / 30 50 30 60 PFN 80 89 76 88 / 30 40 30 60 DHN 74 92 74 87 / 20 40 30 60 ABY 73 93 74 88 / 10 30 20 60 VLD 73 92 73 88 / 20 40 30 60 CTY 76 88 73 87 / 30 50 30 60 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. && WATSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 505 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-160905- 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- 455 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 ...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... 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. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AN AREA OF VERY HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIR LIES ACROSS THIS REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE NORTH. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXISTS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND ALABAMA FROM YESTERDAYS STORMS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THESE BOUNDARIES. VEERING WIND PROFILES AND DEEP LAYER SHEER WILL COMBINE WITH THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT SOME STORM ORGANIZATION WITH A THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL AS THE ACTIVITY DEVELOPS AND MOVES SOUTHEAST IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. WHILE AREAS FURTHER EAST ARE NOT IN THE OUTLOOK AREA AT THIS TIME...ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. HEAT AND HUMIDITY SHOULD NOT BE QUITE AS OPPRESSIVE AS ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER... IT WILL STILL BE HOT WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 100 TO 104 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA OUTLOOKED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WOULD ONCE AGAIN BE THE MAIN THREAT IF STORMS ORGANIZE ALONG A COMMON OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BUT THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE. A FRONTAL PASSAGE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG STORMS COULD ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. FRONTAL PASSAGES ARE RARE IN JULY...BUT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS ONCE COULD MAKE IT INTO THE GULF. IF THIS HAPPENS...DRIER AIR MAY FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SINCE SOME OF STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. .RIP CURRENTS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES WEST OF CAPE SAN BLAS. THERE IS A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND BEACHES. 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. 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. 18-WOOL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 226 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 FLZ018-027-151856- JEFFERSON FL-WAKULLA FL- 227 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN WAKULLA COUNTY... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AFTER 230 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 17-GOULD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 305 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 FLZ017-151950- LEON FL- 305 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 AT 305 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LEON COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST...IT IS RE-DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH...SO MUCH OF LEON COUNTY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STORM WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 17-GOULD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 358 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 FLZ019-152028- MADISON FL- 358 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM SHOULD WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY BEFORE 430 PM EDT. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 48-TURNAGE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 415 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>013-016>019-026>029-GAZ120>129-131-142>148-155>161- 160100- BAKER GA-BAY FL-BERRIEN GA-BROOKS GA-CALHOUN GA-CALHOUN FL-CLAY GA- COASTAL WALTON FL-COFFEE AL-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA-DALE AL-DECATUR GA- DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-GADSDEN FL-GENEVA AL-GRADY GA-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- 418 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING (800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING). THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN ALABAMA...COFFEE...GENEVA...DALE...HENRY...AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON... CALHOUN...GADSDEN...LIBERTY...LEON...WAKULLA... JEFFERSON...MADISON...TAYLOR...AND LAFAYETTE. IN GEORGIA...QUITMAN...CLAY...EARLY...MILLER...SEMINOLE...RANDOLPH... CALHOUN...BAKER...DECATUR...TERRELL...DOUGHERTY...MITCHELL...GRADY... LEE...WORTH...COLQUITT...THOMAS...TURNER...TIFT...COOK...BROOKS... IRWIN...BERRIEN...LANIER...AND LOWNDES. REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR 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. 48-TURNAGE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 438 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 GAZ160-152108- LOWNDES GA- 439 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004 AT 438 PM EDT(338 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LOWNDES COUNTY NEAR VALDOSTA MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM SHOULD CROSS INTERSTATE 75 AND EXIT THE COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER 500 PM EDT. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 48-TURNAGE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
546 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 E CRAWFORDVILLE 30.18N 84.24W
07/15/2004 WAKULLA FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES FELL ON HOME. POWERLINES DOWN.
0315 PM HAIL 7 NW TALLAHASSEE 30.51N 84.36W
07/15/2004 1.00 INCH LEON FL PUBLIC
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 31.44N 84.73W
07/15/2004 CALHOUN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ROADS BLOCKED.
0435 PM HAIL 3 NW ALBANY 31.61N 84.21W
07/15/2004 0.75 INCH DOUGHERTY GA TRAINED SPOTTER
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 SW IRWINVILLE 31.58N 83.47W
07/15/2004 IRWIN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN. BLOCKING ROAD.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW ALBANY 31.56N 84.20W
07/15/2004 DOUGHERTY GA TRAINED SPOTTER
A NUMBER OF LARGE TREES DOWN. SOME TREES WITH TOPS
SNAPPED OFF.
0445 PM HAIL 7 E ALBANY 31.58N 84.06W
07/15/2004 1.75 INCH DOUGHERTY GA TRAINED SPOTTER
AT MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS CENTER
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WATSONThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Downed trees blocked several roads. One tree fell on a house. Another tree fell on a vehicle. The occupant suffered minor injuries. Reported by the Valdosta Daily Times.
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