Strong to severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and a few reports of large hail to northwest Florida.
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The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
Strong to severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds and a few reports of large hail to northwest Florida.
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 Jul 1, 8:38 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1038 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .DISCUSSION... THE 12 UTC KTAE SOUNDING SHOWS MORE IMPRESSIVE THERMODYNAMICS THAN YESTERDAY. WHEN WE MODIFIED THE BOUNDARY LAYER OF THE SOUNDING (USING A SURFACE TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT OF 96/69 F)...THAT YIELDS A SURFACE AND MLCAPE OF ABOUT 3100 J/KG. THE PRECIP WATER IS 2 INCHES...AND THE LI IS -7. THESE ARE ALL MORE UNSTABLE THAN WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY...AND YESTERDAY WAS FAIRLY ACTIVE IN TERMS OF STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE SPC NOW HAS OUR ENTIRE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. WITH WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WE EXPECT PULSE SEVERE STORMS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS (AROUND 50 KNOTS) AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL (QUARTER SIZE OR LESS). THE 12 UTC REGIONAL SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WAVY COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA WESTWARD TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A WEAK PUDDLE OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER MUCH OF GEORGIA AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. LOCAL RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A FAIRLY THICK BAND OF HIGH CLOUDS OVER MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ISOLATED STORMS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF. THE CLOUD BAND APPEARS TO BE SLOWLY DIMINISHING...BUT IT MAY DELAY THE HEATING A BIT WHILE THE SURROUNDING AREAS WARM MUCH MORE QUICKLY. THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 POSSIBLE TRIGGERS FOR DEEP MOIST CONVECTION. THE NAM IS FORECASTING AN MCS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TO OUR NORTH SOON...AND IT TAKES THIS MCS INTO OUR AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE 1000-700 MB LAYER...WE EXPECT THE SEA BREEZE FRONT TO SERVE AS ANOTHER TRIGGER NEAR THE COAST. NUMERICAL MODELS HAVE SHOWN THAT THERE IS ENHANCED VERTICAL MOTION ALONG SEA BREEZE FRONTS WHEN THE SYNOPTIC FLOW IS ORTHOGONAL TO THE FRONT. THE OTHER TRIGGER COULD BE THE DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BETWEEN THE AREA CURRENTLY UNDER THE CLOUD COVER AND THE SURROUNDING REGION WHICH WILL HEAT UP MORE QUICKLY. BECAUSE OF THE FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMICS AND VARIOUS TRIGGER POSSIBILITIES...WE ARE FORECASTING A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN FOR ALL OF OUR FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE 06 UTC GFS MOS. WE RAISED THE POP A BIT FOR THIS EVENING AS WELL...IN CASE THE NAM SCENARIO VERIFIES. && .AVIATION... HAVE TEMPOS FOR TSTMS AT ALL TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON AS WE EXPECT ANOTHER SOMEWHAT ACTIVE DAY. AWAY FROM CONVECTION...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT PFN AND TLH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND. OVERNIGHT...VSBYS MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO MVFR LEVELS...ESPECIALLY AT THE TLH AND VLD TERMINALS. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GMZ750...NONE. GMZ755...NONE. GMZ770...NONE. GMZ775...NONE. && AVIATION...BARRY REST OF DISCUSSION...FOURNIER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1103 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-021200- 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- 1103 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 /1003 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 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... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND GENERALLY MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE SOUTH. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH AND HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR QUARTERS POSSIBLE. EVEN IN THE STORMS THAT ARE NOT SEVERE...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE...MORE SO THAN USUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. BECAUSE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL EXCEED 2 INCHES. SUCH HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME ROADS...DITCHES...SMALL STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE ANY FLOODING THAT OCCURS WILL BE LOCALIZED AND NOT WIDESPREAD. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH SEVERE LIMITS ALONG WITH PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. BY THURSDAY...RAIN CHANCES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY SATURDAY BRINGING BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN FOR THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER TODAY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SPOTTERS SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES ACTIVATED AT THE FIRST ISSUANCE OF A WATCH OR WARNING. 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. FOURNIER/GODSEY
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:43 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A pump house was damaged and trees were down at the intersection of State Highway 2 and County Road 179A.
Several trees were down along State Highway 69 just south of U.S. Highway 90.
A few trees were down near the Leon-Wakulla county line.
Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of U.S. Highway 319 and State Road 267.
Numerous trees and power lines were down throughout the county.
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, July 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: 42859, 42860, 42861, 42862, 42863.