1 flash 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 Jul 2, 1:20 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 220 PM EDT FRI JUL 2 2004 .SYNOPSIS... A SHORTWAVE HAS PROGRESSED INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA TODAY BRINGING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MARINE AREA SPREADING NORTHEAST. OFFSHORE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE LOW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. && .SHORT TERM... PREVIOUS MENTIONED SHORT WAVE WILL SLOWLY TRANSVERSE THE CWA TONIGHT CONTINUING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TOMORROW. A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE WESTWARD WITH LITTLE IMPACT ON THE REGION AS THE RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. TEMPS MAY BE HELD IN CHECK DUE TO THE INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND RAIN ON SATURDAY...BUT BY SUNDAY MAX TEMPS WILL BE BACK IN THE LOW 90S FOR MOST LOCATIONS. ALSO A RETURN THE NORMAL SEABREEZE PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR THE 4TH AND START OF THE WEEK. && .LONG TERM...VERY LITTLE CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE BERMUDA HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION CONTINUING MOIST...WARM FLOW. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON TUESDAY...THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SHOULD REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...WITH NO IMPACT OF THE CWA. MAX TEMPS FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE IN AROUND THE 95 MARK FOR INLAND LOCATIONS...AND LOWS IN THE MID 70S. && .MARINE FORECAST... WINDS & SEAS WILL REMAIN LOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TLH 71 89 73 92 / 60 60 30 50 PFN 74 88 76 90 / 60 50 30 40 DHN 72 89 72 92 / 60 50 30 40 ABY 72 89 72 91 / 60 50 30 40 VLD 71 89 72 92 / 60 60 30 50 CTY 72 89 72 91 / 60 60 30 50 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. && BOLINSKI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 545 AM EDT FRI JUL 2 2004 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-030945- 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- 545 AM EDT FRI JUL 2 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 SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE SEA BREEZE AND AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE COMBINING TO FORM THE STORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS IS LOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. OVER THE WEEKEND...THE CHANCES MAY GO UP A BIT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST...BUT STALLS NORTH OF THE AREA. BY MONDAY...ONLY SEA BREEZES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ONLY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...AND WITH A LOW OVERALL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TODAY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 7-TREXLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 253 PM EDT FRI JUL 2 2004 ALZ067-GAZ121-123-125-142-022000- CALHOUN GA-CLAY GA-DOUGHERTY GA-EARLY GA-HENRY AL- 255 PM EDT FRI JUL 2 2004 AT 253 PM EDT(153 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF ABBEVILLE ALABAMA... EAST ACROSS CLAY...CALHOUN NORTHERN EARLY AND DOUGHERTY COUNITES OF GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AND WILL CONTINUE OVER THESE COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT HOUR. THE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE A FEW SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES. ALSO... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 11-GOREE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Nearly two feet of water covered State Highway 39. The highway was closed by the Early County Sheriff. No accidents were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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