Hail, Bay
- When
- May 28, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Cairo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 30.317, -85.467
Penny size hail reported by a WJHG-TV Panama City meteorologist.
Hail in Florida, May 28, 2006
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
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 May 28, 2:33 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 2:33 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 333 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS... VAPOR IMAGERY AND UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS SHOW STRONG RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS AFTERNOON. A SURGE OF VERY DRY AIR IS MOVING RAPIDLY DOWN THE CAROLINAS. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT IS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA...AND IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. AS FORECAST BY THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA...WHERE THERE IS A BAND OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE. THERE IS EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AMONG THE GUIDANCE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO OUR AREA BETWEEN 00 UTC AND 06 UTC TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BRIEFLY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS...AS THE AIRMASS IS MODERATELY UNSTABLE. HOWEVER...THE DEEP LAYER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS RATHER WEAK...WHICH MAKES ROTATING UPDRAFTS UNLIKELY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL OF MARBLE TO DIME SIZE...AND WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 50 KT. && .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT-WEDNESDAY) THE AFOREMENTIONED DRY SURGE ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER OUR AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALMOST COMPLETELY SUPPRESS DEEP MOIST CONVECTION. THE 1000-700 MB MEAN LAYER FLOW WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST...WHICH IS A WARM FLOW FOR US SINCE IT TENDS TO INHIBIT THE BIG BEND SEA BREEZE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOONS...AND THE NAM AND GFS MOS TEMPERATURES AND POP ARE VERY CLOSE. FORTUNATELY THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE A LITTLE LOWER DURING THIS TIME...PREVENTING THE HEAT INDEX FROM REACHING 100 DEGREES IN MOST AREAS. .LONG TERM... (THURSDAY-SUNDAY) MOISTURE AND CHANCES FOR RAIN GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH THE GFS NOW SHOWS PRESSING DOWN INTO OUR REGION FROM THE NORTH ON FRIDAY. THIS FRONT MAY PUSH THROUGH THE CWA OR STALL OVER NORTH FLORIDA ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT AVERAGE THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .MARINE... WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN LOW. THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW THAT HAS PERSISTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY OFFSHORE FLOW AS THE TROUGH PASSES THROUGH OUR AREA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE WEAK ENOUGH TO ALLOW LATE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES TO DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST. && .FIRE WEATHER... THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY BRIEFLY DROP NEAR 35 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS...BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH STEADILY INCREASING CLOUDS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING MAINLY NEAR THE COAST AS THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE PUSHES VERY SLOWLY INLAND. FROM EARLY EVENING AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY...A WEAK COLD WILL PUSH SOUTHWEST WARD ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA...PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA. MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS...AS REFLECTED IN THE TAFS OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SOME PATCHY MVFR VSBY AND LIFR CIGS TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 69 95 67 95 / 40 10 10 10 PANAMA CITY 75 90 75 90 / 40 10 10 10 DOTHAN 73 94 72 96 / 40 10 10 10 ALBANY 73 94 69 96 / 30 10 10 10 VALDOSTA 68 93 65 91 / 30 10 0 10 CROSS CITY 67 93 64 93 / 40 0 0 10 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. && AVIATION...DUVAL LONG TERM...BARRY REST OF DISCUSSION...FOURNIER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 28, 3:24 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 424 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 GAZ131-282130- IRWIN- 424 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR IRWIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 530 PM EDT AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF AMBROSE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 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 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
Special weather statement, May 28, 3:39 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 FLZ028-282145- TAYLOR- 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 545 PM EDT AT 433 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTH OF STEINHATCHEE...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 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 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
Special weather statement, May 28, 3:43 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 443 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 GAZ148-161-282145- BERRIEN-LANIER- 443 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN AND LANIER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 545 PM EDT AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLACOOCHEE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKELAND BY 540 PM EDT. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS ALSO 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. 38-GODSEY
Special weather statement, May 28, 3:52 PM EST, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 452 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 FLZ014-282145- GULF- 352 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF COUNTY... * UNTIL 445 PM CDT AT 346 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES EAST OF CALLAWAY. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...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. BLOCK
Special weather statement, May 28, 4:26 PM EST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 526 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 FLZ012-282230- BAY- 426 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY COUNTY... * UNTIL 530 PM CDT AT 415 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF CALLAWAY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 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 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. 24-BLOCK
Special weather statement, May 28, 4:45 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 545 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 GAZ129-148-282245- BERRIEN-TIFT- 545 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN AND TIFT COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT AT 541 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ENIGMA...OR 10 MILES EAST OF TIFTON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ENIGMA BY 555 PM EDT. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 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 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 radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, May 28, 2006
- Flood in Alaska, May 28 to 29, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 28, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 28 to 29, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 28, 2006
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 28, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 28, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 28, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, May 28, 2006
More
Every storm in Florida in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, May 2006
Sources
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: 5511784.