1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Mar 21, 2:45 AM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
245 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT JUST NORTH OF MY GEORGIA ZONES EXTENDED
WEST INTO A BROAD SURFACE LOW LOCATED ALONG THE ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI
BORDER. A WEAK COLD FRONT/TROUGH THEN EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE
LOW THROUGH MOBILES CWA AT 06Z. A SECONDARY LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS EAST
TEXAS. ALL OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING
WAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE
LOWS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE EAST TODAY DRAGGING THEIR ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONTS WITH THEM. BY 18Z THE MAIN FRONT SHOULD HAVE PUSHED THROUGH
ALL BUT OUR SOUTHEAST BIG BEND ZONES. SPC HAS PLACED OUR SOUTHEAST
BIG BEND ZONES IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.
SUFFICIENT SURFACE HEATING ALONG WITH DEW POINTS IN THE 60S...WILL
RESULT IN MODERATE INSTABILITY FOR THIS AREA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SHOW STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WITH STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES
SUGGESTING THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. WILL BREAK
OUT THESE FLORIDA ZONES AND MENTION SEVERE THREAT IN FIRST PERIOD.
OTHERWISE...POPS WILL BE IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY ALL ZONES WITH
MAINLY MORNING WORDING FOR ALL BUT OUR EASTERNMOST ZONES. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THEN...A
SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL APPROACH THURSDAY BRINGING A RETURN OF DEEP
MOISTURE TO THE REGION ALONG WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN. WILL TAPER POPS
SLIGHT NORTH TO CHANCE SOUTH FOR NOW. TEMPS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL
TODAY COOLING TO BELOW CLIMO BY THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER AND
BELOW NORMAL TEMPS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MINIMUM
TEMPS OVER THE WEEKEND MAY APPROACH THE FREEZING MARK IN A FEW OF
THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE SCEC RANGE TODAY
AND TONIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN OFFSHORE BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...HIGH SURFACE WIND SPEEDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF OUR
FLORIDA ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CANCEL THE WATCH FOR OUR GEORGIA
ZONES THIS AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES SHOULD STAY
ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
AND WE WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL FLORIDA ZONES DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RH. DURATIONS APPEAR TO BE MARGINAL
FOR OUR GEORGIA ZONES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND FOR NOW WE WILL KEEP
THE WATCH IN PLACE.
&&
.AVIATION...MAINLY IFR CIGS OVERNIGHT CONTINUING SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE. RAIN SHOULD MOSTLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE WITH A POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM IN AND AROUND THE VALDOSTA REGION LATE MORNING TO EARLY
AFTERNOON AND ALONG THE TWEB ROUTES. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THIS
AFTERNOON AND HAVE INCLUDED WIND GUSTS TO 25KT FROM 18Z TO EARLY
EVENING AT MOST SITES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 84 47 71 44/ 50 00 00 10
PANAMA CITY 78 50 67 47/ 30 00 00 10
DOTHAN 80 46 64 42/ 30 00 00 10
ALBANY 80 45 67 42/ 50 00 00 10
VALDOSTA 82 47 71 43/ 50 00 00 10
CROSS CITY 80 51 72 47/ 40 00 00 10
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RH.
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL BUT TAYLOR...
LAFAYETTE AND DIXIE COUNTIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW RH
AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH.
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL ZONES DUE TO EXPECTED LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RH.
&&
AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...LANIER
PUBLIC/MARINE...BARRYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 529 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ750- 755-770-775-221028- 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 529 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF TALLAHASSEE WHERE THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS IN A SLIGHT RISK AREA. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...HAIL AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO. TONIGHT...THE COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT EAST AND MOVE THE CONVECTION OUT OF THE AREA. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES TODAY. ONLY EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD CONSIDER ENTERING THE SURF. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION...BRINGING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS. TEMPERATURES WILL BELOW NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY DUE TO THE LIMITED THREAT OF SEVERE 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 633 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 FLZ009-011-211232- HOLMES FL-JACKSON FL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONIFAY AND MARIANNA 633 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 AT 632 AM EST(532 AM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL REACH JACKSON COUNTY IN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS MORNING. 7-TREXLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 713 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 FLZ011-GAZ155-211242- JACKSON FL-SEMINOLE GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DONALSONVILLE AND MARIANNA 713 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 AT 712 AM EST(612 AM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JACKSON COUNTY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORM WILL REACH SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA IN THE TEN MINUTES. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS MORNING. 7-TREXLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 736 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 GAZ156-211306- DECATUR GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAINBRIDGE 736 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 AT 736 AM EST(636 AM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SEMINOLE COUNTY...MOVING EAST TO DECATUR COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. THE STORM WILL MOVE EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS MORNING. 7-TREXLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 804 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 GAZ157-211333- GRADY GA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO 804 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 AT 803 AM EST(703 AM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN DECATUR COUNTY... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL REACH GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WHICH MAY TOPPLE SMALL TREES AND BRANCHES...VERY HEAVY RAIN...NEARLY CONTINUOUS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER THIS MORNING. 7-TREXLER
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:20 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A microburst blew down numerous trees and some power lines from near the intersection of Robert Willis and Harper Roads east to Brumbley Creek (north of State Road 188). One home on Harper Road lost part of its roof. Damage survey conducted by the NWS Tallahassee WCM.
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