1 storm surge/tide, 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 10, 1:08 AM EST, 6 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
208 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005
.SYNOPSIS...AS OF 1 AM...HURRICANE DENNIS IS LOCATED NEAR 27.0N
85.6W (OR 235 MILES SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY) AND MVG NW AROUND 14 MPH.
IT IS NOW A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH WINDS UP TO 135 MPH. BANDS
OF HEAVY RAIN NORTH OF THIS STORM HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH THE CWA THIS MORNING AND A TORNADO WATCH IS OUT FOR ALL BUT
OUR EXTREME NORTHERN GEORGIA COUNTIES UNTIL 8 AM EDT. WINDS AT OUR
FL OBS SITES HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE AND ARE AROUND 15 MPH FROM THE
EAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM...MOST MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK OF
DENNIS AND ALSO CORRESPOND NICELY TO NHCS PROJECTED PATH. LANDFALL
LOOKS TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND MOBILE TO PENSACOLA THIS AFTN. AS IT
MOVES WEST OF OUR AREA...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER LAND
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND COULD BE AROUND 25-35KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
OUR SE AL ZONES AND 35-40KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN OUR WESTERN FL
ZONES. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
INTO TONIGHT AS THESE BANDS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. OTHER BIG ISSUE
WILL BE RAINFALL TOTALS AS HPC FCSTS RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4-8 INCHES IN
OUR WESTERN ZONES AND 3-5 INCHES IN OUR EASTERN ZONES THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. BELIEVE THAT THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TO THE NW
FAST ENOUGH AFTER IT MAKES LANDFALL THAT MOST OF THE FLOODING ISSUES
WILL BE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL AREAS WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...NOT SEEING AN END TO THE POPS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK...
HIGH WILL BUILD IN AFTER DENNIS MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE AREA AND
SEABREEZE INTERACTIONS WILL CALL FOR CHANCE POPS DURING THE DAYTIME
HRS. TEMPS WILL BE AROUND NORMAL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...THE CENTER OF DENNIS IS NOW ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTH OF
OUR COASTAL WATERS. WINDS AT THE BUOYS ARE IN THE 35-45KT RANGE AND
WITH THE LATEST TRACK WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR WINDS TO INCREASE TO
AROUND 55KTS IN OUR WESTERN COASTAL AREAS THIS AFTN. SEAS HAVE BEEN
STEADILY INCREASING AS WELL AND ARE NOW ABOUT 17-19FT...WITH AT LEAST
27FT EXPECTED LATER TODAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS.
&&
.AVIATION...VLD...ABY...AND DHN WILL BE UNDER THE GUN WITH MAINLY
IFR CONDITIONS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS A FAIRLY STRONG OUTER
BAND FROM HURRICANE DENNIS MOVES THROUGH. ALL SITES ARE THEN LIKELY
TO HAVE A 3-5 HOUR BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT BAND DEVELOPS...WITH
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH IFR
LEVELS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND EVENING...AS DENNIS
MAKES LANDFALL IN THE MOBILE/PENSACOLA VICINITY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 83 75 88 74/ ++ 70 60 30
PANAMA CITY 81 76 86 77/ ++ 70 60 30
DOTHAN 82 73 88 74/ ++ 80 60 30
ALBANY 85 75 88 74/ ++ 70 60 30
VALDOSTA 85 75 88 73/ 90 70 60 30
CROSS CITY 86 75 89 74/ 90 70 50 30
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
FL...HURRICANE WARNING FLZ008-012-014-015-018-027-028 AND ALL
COASTAL ZONES.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FLZ034.
INLAND HURRICANE WARNING WEST OF APALACHICOLA RIVER
INCLUDING FRANKLIN COUNTY.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING EAST OF APALACHICOLA RIVER.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
MCNATT/GOULDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 409 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-110900- 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...DOWNTOWN 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 409 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER WESTWARD... ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER... ...AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE INTERIOR FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY MORNING... ...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES TODAY AND MONDAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HURRICANE DENNIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EAST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL FROM MOBILE ALABAMA THROUGH PENSACOLA FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS POWERFUL CATEGORY FOUR STORM MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THE AREA TODAY...WE WILL SEE BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH AND WITH THESE BANDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR TORNADOES WILL EXIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SEE THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT (HLS) FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS STORM THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AS DENNIS MAKES LANDFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...WE WILL SEE GRADUALLY IMPROVING WEATHER MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. BY TUESDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...WE WILL SEE THE RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEA BREEZE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... WITH THE APPROACHING SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. 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. 23-MCNATT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 452 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-101900- 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...DOWNTOWN 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 452 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON(200 PM CDT). THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN ALABAMA...COFFEE...GENEVA...DALE...HENRY...AND HOUSTON. IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON... CALHOUN...GULF...GADSDEN...LIBERTY...FRANKLIN...LEON...WAKULLA... JEFFERSON...MADISON...TAYLOR...DIXIE...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...BEN HILL...IRWIN...BERRIEN...LANIER...AND LOWNDES. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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. 17-GOULD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 storm surge/tide. Local standard time, as filed.
A five to seven foot storm surge caused moderate to severe beach erosion. 163 homes and five businesses were damaged. Many docks, seawalls, power lines, trees and fences suffered the worst damage. Reported by the Bay County EMA.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2005The 2005 hurricane season
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: 5463694.