Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across parts of the Florida Big Bend.
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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 episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across parts of the Florida Big Bend.
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 13, 1:45 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 245 PM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOOKING AT THE LONG WAVE PATTERN, WE SEE A TROUGH IN THE ERN PACIFIC, A SHARP RIDGE OVER THE WRN U.S. AND A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE ERN 2/3 OF N AMERICA. SEVERAL SHORT WAVES ARE ROTATING THROUGH THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH. A FAIRLY WEAK ONE IS NOW MOVING INTO GA, WHILE A MORE SIGNIFICANT VORT IS TRACKING ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION. THERE IS ALSO A VORT CENTER OVER THE NRN GULF SW OF OUR COASTAL WATERS. SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR S WITH ONE CENTER E OF FL AND ANOTHER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. A STATIONARY FRONT LIES JUST N OF THE FL BORDER. REGIONAL RADARS SHOW SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE FL BIG BEND AND ERN PANHANDLE, AS WELL AS OVER THE SUWANNEE VALLEY. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE WORKSTATION WRF MODEL HAS ONCE AGAIN DONE A BANG UP JOB IN DEPICTING THE PATTERN AND TIMING OF CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT SO FAR TODAY. WILL BASE POPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING ON THIS MODEL. THE WEEKEND IS SHAPING UP TO BE A WET ONE. THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND SURFACE FRONT, ALONG WITH THE SEA BREEZE WILL TAP INTO DEEP LAYER MOISTURE TRANSPORTED INTO THE REGION IN THE PERSISTENT DEEP LAYER SWLY FLOW TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS. WE HAVE CATEGORICAL POPS IN FOR MOST AREAS ON SAT AND LIKELY POPS FOR SUN. ALL OF THIS MOISTURE AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER WILL GIVE US A REPRIEVE FROM THIS SCORCHING HEAT. IN FACT MOST AREAS WILL SEE UPPER 80S FOR HIGHS BOTH DAYS. .LONG TERM...MON-FRI. SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WILL LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH STARTING MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMING MORE EAST TO SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO SLIGHTLY LOWER POPS AND WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .MARINE...TONIGHT THROUGH WED. WITH SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS S OF THE WATERS, WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE W TO SW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE 10 KT OR LESS. HOWEVER, A FEW HOURS OF 10-15 KT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES. THIS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL 3 FT SEAS, BUT LOOK FOR 2 FOOTERS ON THE AVERAGE. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL LIFT N MON INTO TUE WITH FLOW BECOMING MORE E TO SE. && .AVIATION...THE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. CIGS/VSBYS WILL BRIEFLY DROP DOWN INTO THE MVFR/IFR CATEGORY IN AND AROUND SHOWERS AND TSTMS. THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ANOTHER MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL LEAD TO MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. && .FIRE WEATHER...THE ONLY CONCERN OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE FROM LIGHTNING-INDUCED WILDFIRES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 74 88 71 88 / 30 80 50 60 PANAMA CITY 77 88 76 88 / 30 70 50 60 DOTHAN 72 88 72 87 / 30 80 50 70 ALBANY 73 91 72 89 / 30 80 50 70 VALDOSTA 73 88 72 89 / 40 80 50 70 CROSS CITY 75 87 73 87 / 30 70 40 70 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION...GIBBS LONG TERM...CAMP REST OF DISCUSSION...WOOL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 458 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-141000- 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- 458 AM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 /358 AM CDT FRI JUL 13 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 WEAK SURFACE TROUGH AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHILE A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES FOR SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 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. CAMP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 210 PM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 FLZ017-027-131900- LEON-WAKULLA- 210 PM EDT FRI JUL 13 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT AT 206 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. PEA SIZE 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 FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE 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
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:54 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees were toppled and shingles were blown off roofs.
Several large trees were down.
Several large trees were down. A house was damaged on Bassett Dairy Road.
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: 43704, 43706, 43707.