1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 2, 2:30 AM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 230 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TODAY... .SYNOPSIS...AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO PUSH E-NE ACROSS THE CWA. LAST SEVERAL HOURS HAVE SEEN ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS...WITH SOME ROTATION. THIS AREA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OUT OF THE CWA. OF COURSE THIS WAS ONLY ROUND ONE...ROUND TWO WILL BE LATER TODAY. MAIN INSTABILITY...MOISTURE ADVECTION & LIFT PROVIDED BY THE WARM FRONT...WHICH HAS BEEN OVER SE AL TO SW GA. 00Z TAE SOUNDING HAS A VEERING PROFILE WITH SE SURFACE FLOW...SW AT 25 3K FT TO 15K FT. DENSE FOG ADVISORY ALSO IN AFFECT OVER THE ENTIRE CWA...WITH EXPECTED LESS THAN 1.2 MILE IN MANY SPOTS. && .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TODAY WILL BE MAIN CONCERN...WITH SPC INDICATING A MODERATE RISK. FACTORS ARE COMING TOGETHER WITH STRONG UPPER DYNAMICS...IN-PLACE MOISTURE...& AN ATMOSPHERE BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ON MONDAY TO PRODUCE A GOOD RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. SHEAR PROFILES ALSO INDICATE GOOD TORNADO THREAT. WIND DAMAGE...ISOLATED LARGE HAIL & A TORNADO THREAT WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE DAY-LIGHT HOURS TODAY. THE MAIN STORMS SHOULD BE PUSHING EAST IN THE EVENING...AS THE DYNAMICS MOVE TO THE NE. THE COLD APPEARS TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WITH A W-NW WIND SHIFT. THEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FOR TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY...WITH MAINLY SUNNY SKIES & NEAR NORMAL TEMPS. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) A DRY FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WITH ONLY SOME CLOUDS EXPECTED. A STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO THE SE U.S...WITH COOLER TEMPS & LOW CHANCES OF RAIN. THIS HIGH SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND...AS THE UPPER TROUGH ALSO DEEPENS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. LOWS WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING OVER THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE...WINDS & SEAS WILL START AT SCEC TODAY...BUT INCREASE TO SCA ALL COASTAL WATERS DURING THE DAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. AFTER THE PASSAGE...WINDS WILL STAY UP FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS...THEN LOWER TO SCEC...THEN BELOW ON TUESDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS TODAY. DRYING OUT ON TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY....BUT AT THIS TIME...DOESNT APPEAR TO REACH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && .AVIATION...STRONG TO SEVERE TSTM ACTIVITY HAS PERSISTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AS CONVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FIRST OF 2 SHORT WAVES THAT WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY. A SHORT BREAK IS EXPECTED BETWEEN THE CURRENT SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND THE NEXT STRONGER SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY. CIGS AND VSBYS ARE GENERALLY IFR ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...WHILE A MIXTURE OF MVFR AND VFR ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL GIVE WAY TO IFR CONDITIONS BEFORE DAYBREAK. TSTMS...SOME STRONG TO SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATER THIS MORNING TO THE WEST OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER...AND BY THIS AFTERNOON TO THE EAST OF THE RIVER. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 74 52 69 40 / 70 50 00 00 PANAMA CITY 73 54 68 47 / 70 40 00 00 DOTHAN 73 49 65 42 / 70 30 00 00 ALBANY 73 50 64 40 / 70 40 00 00 VALDOSTA 74 53 68 41 / 70 60 05 00 CROSS CITY 76 55 70 42 / 70 60 05 00 && .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. && PUBLIC/MARINE...MCT AVIATION/FIRE WX...TB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 532 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-031028- 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 532 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TODAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THIS MORNING UNTIL 9 AM EST (8 AM CST). THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND COAST. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE ENTIRE AREA UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. RESIDENTS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE THE WEATHER DUE THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA. A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SOME STORMS WILL REACH SEVERE LIMITS TODAY...AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TODAY. PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO BE READY FOR THE STORMS. 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. 7-TREXLER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
732 AM EST MON JAN 02 2006
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..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N ELPINO 31.01N 84.23W
01/02/2006 GRADY GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ALONG WOMBLE ROAD. A ROOF, CHIMNEY AND CARPORT
WERE BLOWN OFF.
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 759 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ALZ065-068-021400- COFFEE-GENEVA- 759 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR COFFEE AND GENEVA COUNTIES... AT 657 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF OPP...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ENTERPRISE BY 725 AM CST. 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. 12-WATSON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 818 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>028-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-022100- 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-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-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...CUTHBERT...DALEVILLE...DAWSON...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS... DONALSONVILLE...DOWNTOWN DOTHAN...ELBA...ENTERPRISE...FITZGERALD... FORT GAINES...FORT RUCKER...GENEVA...GEORGETOWN...HEADLAND... LAKELAND...LEESBURG...MADISON...MARIANNA...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 818 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 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 400 PM EST TODAY (300 PM CST). 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. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. 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. 18-WOOL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 859 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ALZ067-021430- HENRY- 859 AM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR HENRY COUNTY... AT 756 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ABBEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SMALL 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. 12-WATSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Four to eight inches of rain within a 12-hour period caused flooding of many streets, intersections and low-lying areas. Several houses were surrounded by water, with some flooded on Church Street. Reported by the Camilla Enterprise.
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