Late afternoon thunderstorms produced damaging winds, hail and lightning to portions of Leon, Calhoun and Wakulla counties.
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Late afternoon thunderstorms produced damaging winds, hail and lightning to portions of Leon, Calhoun and Wakulla counties.
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 Aug 11, 1:19 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
219 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007
.SHORT TERM...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WITH UPPER HIGH RETREATING BACK TOWARDS THE
PLAINS ON SUNDAY...MAX TEMPS EXPECTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES LOWER
AND THIS SHOULD KEEP HEAT INDICES BELOW CRITICAL VALUES. DO NOT
PLAN TO ISSUE HEAT ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY AT THIS TIME. SFC TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE TO LINGER ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY BUT DRIER AIR ALOFT
FILTERING IN SHOULD KEEP COVERAGE RELATIVELY LOW WITH ISOLATED TO
LOW END SCATTERED POPS.
SFC TROUGH DISSIPATES BY MONDAY WITH DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT.
THIS SHOULD LIMIT CONVECTION FURTHER WITH ONLY ISOLATED POPS IN
THE FORECAST. LACK OF CONVECTION WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY
WARMER TEMPERATURES.
.LONG TERM...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE PATTERN FOR TUESDAY WITH HOT
AND DRY NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING. LOW LEVEL FLOW TO BECOME MORE
EASTERLY WHICH SHOULD WORK TO KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN A FEW
DEGREES...ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN ZONES. BEYOND
WEDNESDAY...SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA WITH EAST
TO SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUING. THIS SHOULD KEEP MAX TEMPS A BIT
CLOSER TO NORMAL WITH MORE COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION.
&&
.AVIATION...GENERAL VFR CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF
AFTERNOON HOURS. SCT SHOWERS/TSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE AREA WITH SOUTHERN TERMINALS FROM KTLH TO KPFN AND KVLD FAVORED
FOR CONVECTION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON BUT LIKELY REMAIN RATHER ISOLATED UNTIL THE LATER
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE ON THE STRONGER
SIDE ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY WITH A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY ALSO BE QUITE INTENSE. STORMS
DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNDOWN. LOOKING AT MOST
TERMINALS SEEING PERIOD OF MVFR VIS/CIGS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ANY
TERMINAL THAT SEES SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING
WILL BECOME A MORE LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR A PERIOD OF IFR VIS DURING
THE LATE NIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP WINDS AND SEAS MINIMAL WITH AFTERNOON SEABREEZES NEAR THE
COAST.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...HOT BUT HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS KEEPING HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
NO HEADLINES NEEDED.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 78 97 75 98 75 / 20 30 10 20 0
PANAMA CITY 80 93 78 95 80 / 20 20 10 20 0
DOTHAN 77 98 76 97 75 / 20 20 10 20 0
ALBANY 77 98 75 99 76 / 20 20 10 20 0
VALDOSTA 76 97 75 98 75 / 20 30 10 20 0
CROSS CITY 76 95 76 97 74 / 20 40 10 20 0
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...HOUSTON.
GA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN...
CLAY...COLQUITT...COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...
GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...
MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...
THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER...WORTH.
FL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...DIXIE...
FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...
JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...
MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.
GM...NONE.
&&
CAMP/MROCZKAHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 547 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-121000- 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- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 547 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 /447 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 110 TO 115 DEGREES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. ALL THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE NEED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID EXTREME DEHYDRATION OR POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF COLD LIQUIDS...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS...AND TRY TO GET INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT FOR PART OF THE TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE TRI-STATE REGION SUNDAY AND BRING AN INCREASE IN THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER AND THEREFORE HEAT INDICES WILL ALSO BE LOWER. INSTEAD OF HEAT INDICES IN THE 110 TO 115 RANGE WE SHOULD SEE READINGS FROM 105 TO 109. DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO FILTER INTO THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SLIPS TO OUR SOUTH. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL BUT HEAT INDICES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 105 TO 109 RANGE DUE TO THE DRIER AIR IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. BARRY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 318 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 GAZ158-112000- THOMAS- 318 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR THOMASVILLE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE 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. RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 85-GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 326 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 FLZ008-112015- COASTAL WALTON- 226 PM CDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 315 PM CDT AT 218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES EAST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. 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. RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 85-GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 336 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 FLZ013-112015- CALHOUN- 236 PM CDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 315 PM CDT AT 230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES WEST OF BLOUNTSTOWN. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE 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. RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 85-GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 340 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 FLZ009-112030- HOLMES- 240 PM CDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR HOLMES COUNTY IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 330 PM CDT AT 236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE 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. RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 85-GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 345 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 FLZ018-112045- JEFFERSON- 345 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 445 PM EDT AT 341 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MONTICELLO...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. PEA 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 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 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 12-WATSON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 358 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 FLZ017-112045- LEON- 358 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON COUNTY... * UNTIL 445 PM EDT AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. PEA 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 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 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 12-WATSON
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.
4 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a gas meter on the side of a house in the 500 block of Meadow Ridge Drive. The meter caught fire and spread to the attic.
Lightning struck a home in the 5000 block of Shady View Lane. The fire spread in the the attic and through the roof.
Lightning struck the roof of a home in the 1700 block of Silverwood Drive. Part of the roof collapsed. A firefighter rescued the occupant's cat.
Several trees were down on Williams Road. A few trees and power lines were down on Miccosukee Road.
Lightning caused signficant damage to a home at Balmoral Drive and Windermere Road.
Several power lines were blown down.
Penny size hail was reported on U.S. Highway 98 near the Ochlockonee Bay.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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