Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tallahassee and near Altha.
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Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tallahassee and near Altha.
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 18, 2:30 PM EST, 5 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 330 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WITH THE DRYING EFFECTS NOW CLEARLY SEEN ON THE LATEST WV IMAGERY WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVING WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A FAIRLY LATE START FOR THE SEA BREEZE CONVECTION ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS DRIER MID LEVEL AIR BEING PULLED DOWN FROM THE NE COULD ALSO SHIFT THE FOCUS OF THE STRONGEST CONVECTION AND POTENTIAL MCS DEVELOPMENT JUST TO THE WEST OF OUR CWA...ALTHOUGH ANY OF THE INDIVIDUAL CELLS WHICH DO DEVELOP IN OUR AREA COULD STILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE GIVEN OUR INSTABILITY PARAMETERS. THANKS TO SPC FOR THE BRIEF COORDINATION. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS ARE GENERALLY OUT OF THE E-SE OVER MOST OF THE AREA...WITH THE SEA BREEZE JUST BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE ALONG THE COAST. && .SHORT TERM...ONCE THIS UPPER LOW MOVES FURTHER WEST INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS...THE PERSISTENT AND FORMIDABLE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK IN OVER THE REGION...GIVING US ANOTHER STRETCH OF UNSEASONABLY HOT CONDITIONS. WITH TEMPS LIKELY REACHING BACK UP INTO THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES ONCE AGAIN...WILL NEED TO MONITOR SFC DEWPOINTS CLOSELY FOR HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT TDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HIGH TEMPS TO REMAIN JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT HEADLINES OF 105-109 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SUBSIDENCE WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE UPPER RIDGE...AND THIS WILL LIKELY LIMIT AFTERNOON POPS TO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. && .LONG TERM...WHILE ALL EYES WILL BE ON HURRICANE DEAN AS HE REVEALS HIS FATE ...A CONTINUANCE OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OUR CWA THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS STILL A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACK. ON DAY FOUR AND FIVE...THE OBJECTIVE AIDS BEGIN TO SPREAD QUITE A BIT WITH AN OVERALL MEAN TRACK BEING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. GIVEN THIS TRACK...THE MAIN IMPACT LOCALLY WILL BE SOUTHERLY SWELLS AND MODERATE SURF ACROSS OUR MARINE AREA (REFER TO MARINE SECTION BELOW). && .AVIATION....DECIDED TO CARRY TEMPO GROUPS FROM 22Z-02Z FOR CONVECTION AT ALL TAF SITES EXCEPT ABY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE AS SPC HAS REGION HIGHLIGHTED FOR SLIGHT RISK. OTHERWISE...VFR WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. WE CONTINUE TO SHOW TEMPOS FOR MVFR VSBYS BETWEEN 09Z AND 12Z SUNDAY. && .MARINE...ALTHOUGH HURRICANE DEAN WILL LIKELY REMAIN WELL TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH ITS ENTIRE LIFESPAN...LARGE SWELLS FROM ITS VAST ENVELOPE OF WINDS MAY CERTAINLY PLAY A PART IN OUR MARINE FCST FOR THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK...DESPITE WINDS REMAINING LIGHT ACROSS OUR COASTAL WATERS. THIS COULD CREATE AT LEAST A BRIEF BUT IDEAL PERIOD OF SURF CONDITIONS FOR AREA ENTHUSIASTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 71 98 75 96 75 / 20 20 10 20 10 PANAMA CITY 75 95 77 96 80 / 20 20 10 30 10 DOTHAN 73 96 74 96 74 / 20 20 10 30 10 ALBANY 74 97 76 96 75 / 20 20 10 20 10 VALDOSTA 71 97 73 97 74 / 20 20 10 20 10 CROSS CITY 72 97 74 97 74 / 20 20 10 20 20 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION/FIRE WX...BARRY PUBLIC/MARINE...GOULD LONG TERM...GIBBS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 546 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-191000- 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- 546 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 /446 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 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... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT JUST TO THE NORTH AND PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED AT BEST THROUGH THE PERIOD. HEAT INDICES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES OVER 100 EACH DAY. WINDS OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER IN THE WEEKEND. AS HURRICANE DEAN PASSES NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF RESULTING IN SEAS THAT COULD REACH ADVISORY LEVELS BY TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 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. GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 438 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 GAZ148-160-182115- BERRIEN-LOWNDES- 438 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN AND LOWNDES COUNTIES... * UNTIL 515 PM EDT AT 435 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RAY CITY...OR 7 MILES WEST OF LAKELAND... MOVING WEST AT 25 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 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 609 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 GAZ131-182245- IRWIN- 609 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR IRWIN COUNTY... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT AT 607 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OCILLA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN WESTERN IRWIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OCILLA AND MYSTIC...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. 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 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 651 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 GAZ128-182315- TURNER- 651 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR TURNER COUNTY... * UNTIL 715 PM EDT AT 649 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES EAST OF ASHBURN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN TURNER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ASHBURN...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. 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 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 739 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 FLZ017-027-190015- LEON-WAKULLA- 739 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... * UNTIL 815 PM EDT AT 734 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODVILLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE...MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN WAKULLA AND SOUTHERN LEON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF WOODVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. 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 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 754 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 FLZ018-019-190045- JEFFERSON-MADISON- 754 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON AND WESTERN MADISON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 845 PM EDT AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF MADISON...MOVING WEST AT 15 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. 8-JAMSKI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 816 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 FLZ016-017-190100- GADSDEN-LEON- 816 PM EDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR GADSDEN AND LEON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT AT 814 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TALLAHASSEE TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... QUINCY BY 900 PM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 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 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), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:32 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were down on Bellview Road near Pensacola Street.
A few trees were down a block east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Capital Circle NE.
Several trees and power lines were down near J.P. Peacock Road and State Road 274. Widespread power outages were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 2007
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: 53683, 53684, 53685.