1 flash flood, 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 Jan 1, 8:30 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 830 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 .DISCUSSION...THE VERY UNUSUAL SCENARIO OF A TORNADO WATCH CONCURRENT WITH A DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF THE CWA THIS EVENING...AS STRONG STORMS CONTINUE TO BUFFET AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALBANY TO MARIANNA. FURTHER EAST...A MORE STABLE MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER HAS IMPEDED STORM DEVELOPMENT THUS FAR...BUT SOME DESTABILIZATION IS SLOWLY OCCURRING AND AT LEAST WEAK CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...SE WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 15 KTS IN MOST AREAS. && .AVIATION...LOW VSBYS PERSISTED LONGER THAN EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY...AND MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS REMAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. EXPECT CIGS AND VSBYS TO LOWER TO IFR AT ALL LOCATIONS BY 06Z...AND REMAIN IFR ACROSS MOST AREAS UNTIL AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY. IN ADDITION...TSTMS ARE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...AS THE FIRST OF 2 DISTURBANCES MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. A SECOND STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY...REACHING SE ALABAMA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY AROUND SUNRISE...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AREAS BY LATE MORNING. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN TSTM ACTIVITY AGAIN MONDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE TSTMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 800 AM CST MON. GA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 900 AM EST MON. FL...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 900 AM EST (800 AM CST) MON. && GOULD/DUVAL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
648 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006
GAZ122-020045-
RANDOLPH-
648 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY...
AT 642 PM EST(542 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CUTHBERT...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CUTHBERT BY 700 PM EST.
SHELLMAN BY 710 PM EST.
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING
AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.
1-DUVALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 649 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ALZ065-066-068-020045- COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA- 649 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR COFFEE...DALE AND GENEVA COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CST... AT 538 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAMSON...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OPP...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ENTERPRISE BY 610 PM CST. LEVEL PLAINS BY 620 PM CST. FORT RUCKER BY 625 PM CST. NEWTON BY 640 PM CST. 5 MILES NORTH OF PINCKARD BY 645 PM CST. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. 17-GOULD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 715 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ALZ067-020045- HENRY- 615 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR HENRY COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CST... AT 712 PM EST(612 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ABBEVILLE BY 725 PM EST(625 PM CST). DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 1-DUVAL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 716 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 GAZ124-020100- TERRELL- 716 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR TERRELL COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EST... AT 712 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHELLMAN...OR 8 MILES EAST OF CUTHBERT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... DAWSON BY 735 PM EST. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. 17-GOULD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
750 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006
ALZ066-068-069-020130-
DALE-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
650 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN DALE...
GENEVA AND WESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES IN ALABAMA...
AT 747 PM EST(647 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A LARGE...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GENEVA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THE CENTER OF THIS LARGE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HARTFORD BY 830 PM EST(730 PM CST).
WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS FROM THIS STORM MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS OF DALE...GENEVA AND HOUSTON COUNTIES ARE
ADVISED TO REMAIN INDOORS IN A PLACE OF SAFETY UNTIL THIS LARGE
STORM PASSES.
1-DUVALSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 759 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 FLZ007-008-020145- COASTAL WALTON-INLAND WALTON- 759 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WALTON COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CST... AT 654 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF CRESTVIEW...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. 17-GOULD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Between four and six inches of rain fell within a three-hour period. The Houston County EMA reported some county roads and several intersections in Dothan were flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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