1 lightning, 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 Aug 8, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 150 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STILL EXPECTING GOOD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS & TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CWA...GIVEN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. THE TAE 12Z SOUNDING IS QUITE MOIST & UNSTABLE WITH A PRECIP WATER VALUE OF 2.20 INCHES...LI OF -7 & A CAPE OF 4185 J/KG. MODIFYING THE SOUNDING FOR EXPECTED HIGHS IN THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON...KEEPS THINGS QUITE UNSTABLE. IN THE VISUAL SATELLITE IMAGERY...GOOD CU FIELD SETTING UP...WITH A SEA BREEZE BEING PINED A BIT TO THE COAST...& NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE TOO FAR INLAND. CURRENT LIKELY POPS MAY BE ABOUT 10 PERCENT TOO HIGH...BUT WILL HOLD AT THIS TIME. THE UPPER RIDGE HAS SETTLED BACK TO THE MISS VALLEY...WITH A N-NE UPPER FLOW OVER THE CWA...WHICH WILL TAKE ANY STORMS TO THE S-SW. SEVERE THREAT REMAINS LOW WITH ONLY AN ISOLATED STORM POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS & CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AS THE MAIN THREATS. && .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY). ON WEDNESDAY...POP FORECAST WILL REMAIN HIGH WITH EXPECTED IN PLACE MOIST & UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...HEATING OF THE DAY...A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH...& THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN FL PENINSULA. CURRENT LIKELY POP LOOKS GOOD PER MAV GUIDANCE. MET GUIDANCE SIMILAR FOR N FL LOCATIONS...WHILE MUCH LOWER FOR SE AL...& IN BETWEEN FOR SW GA. INTO THURSDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS BACK TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF MEX CONTINUES WEST...& A TROUGH SETTLES OVER THE NE U.S. SURFACE TROUGH HOLDS ON OVER THE SE U.S. & THE CWA. THIS WILL KEEP POP VALUES ABOVE NORMAL. TEMPS WILL COME DOWN A BIT AS THE UPPER RIDGE SETTLES MORE WEST...BRING VALUES BACK CLOSER TO THE LOWER 90S. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY). AS THE UPPER RIDGE DOES MOVE MORE WEST...AN UPPER NW FLOW SETS UP FOR THE SE U.S...WHICH THE GFS IS INDICATING ENERGY IN THE STREAM TO MAKE IT TO THE CWA...& CONSEQUENTLY KEEP POPS AROUND OR A BIT ABOVE NORMAL. SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN CLIMO POPS CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A TROUGH BUILDS IN OVER THE EAST COAST. THE TROUGH FINALLY SHIFTS EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND POPS DECREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE AND SOME DRIER AIR PUSHES IN FROM THE NW. && .MARINE...WINDS & SEAS WILL BE A BIT ELEVATED WITH 1-2 FT NEAR SHORE...2-3 FT OFFSHORE. WINDS E-SE TODAY...WITH AN ONSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A MORE S-SW FLOW 5-10 KNOTS. THURSDAY A W-SW FLOW IS EXPECTED. SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE 5-15 KNOTS. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS & TSTMS DEVELOPING. STEERING FLOW WILL TAKE STORMS FROM THE NE TO THE SW. USED TEMPO GROUPS WITH EXPECTED IFR WITH STRONGER TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN REDUCING VSBYS TO 2-4 NM...& AT TIMES CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. AFTER SUNSET...CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN & DISSIPATE. THEN MAINLY VFR OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT FOG. WINDS MAINLY NE-E 5-10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT & VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE COAST THROUGH SUNSET WITH SEA BREEZE. && .FIRE WEATHER...RH VALUES REMAIN HIGH. NO CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 75 94 75 92 / 20 50 40 60 PANAMA CITY 78 91 78 90 / 20 50 40 60 DOTHAN 75 94 75 91 / 20 50 40 60 ALBANY 75 95 75 92 / 20 50 40 60 VALDOSTA 75 94 75 92 / 20 50 40 60 CROSS CITY 74 93 75 90 / 30 50 30 50 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. && AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...KGG PUBLIC/MARINE...MCT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 425 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ750-755-770-775-090830- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN- CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL- IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 325 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 /425 AM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006/ THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OVER FLORIDA AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER GEORGIA AND ALABAMA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND ENHANCES ACTIVITY DEVELOPING WITH THE SEA BREEZE. MOST OF THESE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...BUT A FEW MAY PRODUCE BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE WARM...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S EXPECTED OVER MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY. A SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN NEAR THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES RATHER HIGH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH ALL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR UPDATES ON THE WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD SOME STORMS BECOME SEVERE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TAE. MCNATT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 143 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 FLZ012-081845- BAY- 1243 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... * UNTIL 145 PM CDT AT 1237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CALLAWAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... TYNDALL AFB BY 100 PM CDT. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT 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. 38-GODSEY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
207 PM EDT TUE AUG 08 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0156 PM HAIL ENTERPRISE 31.12N 84.83W
08/08/2006 E0.75 INCH MILLER GA EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MILLER
COUNTY.
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GODSEYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 223 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 FLZ034-081930- DIXIE- 223 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR DIXIE COUNTY IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 330 PM EDT AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STEINHATCHEE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT 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. RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 38-GODSEY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 300 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 FLZ012-081945- BAY- 200 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN BAY COUNTY IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * UNTIL 245 PM CDT AT 155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN BAY COUNTY MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT 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. 14-MROCZKA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 322 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 FLZ028-082000- TAYLOR- 322 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TAYLOR COUNTY... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF PERRY TO PERRY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PERRY... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 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. RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 18-WOOL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 324 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 FLZ014-082030- GULF- 224 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF COUNTY IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT (330 PM CDT) AT 220 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... PORT ST. JOE BY 410 PM EDT (310 PM CDT) SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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. 38-GODSEY
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home on the east side of Panama City Beach and caused extensive damage. Reported by the Panama City News Herald.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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