A squall line of thunderstorms produced straight-line wind damage and three tornadoes across portions of southwest and south central Georgia during the evening and late night hours of April 14-15.
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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.
A squall line of thunderstorms produced straight-line wind damage and three tornadoes across portions of southwest and south central Georgia during the evening and late night hours of April 14-15.
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 Apr 14, 1:22 PM EST, 6 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
222 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007
.SHORT TERM...POTENT SPRING STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT
GENERATING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WHICH IS HELPING TO ADVECT IN
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE OFF THE GULF. DEWPOINTS HAVE RECOVERED INTO THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPS RISING INTO THE
LOWER 80S. MAIN SEVERE THREAT IS LIKELY TO BE WITH A SQUALL LINE
ALONG THE FRONT. EXPECT THIS TO BEGIN IMPACTING WESTERN AREA EARLY
THIS EVENING AND MOVING INTO EASTERN SECTIONS BY MIDNIGHT...AND
EXITING THE AREA BY SUNRISE. DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
TO BE THE MAIN CONCERNS.
STILL CONCERNED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SUPERCELLS THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE
PANHANDLE. SO FAR ATMOSPHERE HAS REMAINED CAPPED...BUT IF THE CAP
CAN BE BROKEN...COULD SEE CELLS RAPIDLY TURN SEVERE.
WINDY AND COOL DAY EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY. GRADIENT WILL REMAIN VERY
TIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. WILL BE BORDERLINE FOR WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY BUT WILL
HOLD OFF AND LET THE MID SHIFT TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK IN FOR MONDAY ALLOWING TEMPS TO
REBOUND AND CLOUDS TO THIN OUT.
.LONG TERM...ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN EXPECTED ON WED AS A RATHER
INTENSE VORT MAX AND WEAK SFC LOW CROSS THE AREA. WILL NEED TO
MONITOR...AS STRONG VORTS IN NORTHWEST FLOW CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE
TROUBLE. OTHERWISE...RIDGING WILL BUILD BACK IN THURSDAY WITH
DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING.
&&
.AVIATION...EXPECT GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE THUNDERSTORMS.
SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS 15-20 KTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO NEAR
30 KTS THIS AFTERNOON. SQUALL LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT KDHN AND KPFN BETWEEN 21Z AND 03Z...KABY
AND KTLH BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z...AND KVLD BETWEEN 04Z AND 08Z. MVFR
CEILINGS AND IFR VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35
KTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. THEN CEILINGS LOWER TO IFR TO
LIFR WITH LIGHT PCPN ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST BY DAYBREAK. WINDS
WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND CEILINGS GRADUALLY
IMPROVE TO MVFR WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WITH TIGHT GRADIENT
BEHIND THE FRONT...SCA CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT 10+ FOOT SEAS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
OVER THE OFFSHORE LEGS SUNDAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO RED FLAG CONCERNS FOR SUNDAY BUT WITH WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND A DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE FOR MONDAY...WILL LIKELY
SEE LOW RH VALUES OVER FLORIDA. WILL HAVE FIRE WX WATCH IN PLACE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 59 65 38 73 45 / 60 10 0 0 0
PANAMA CITY 57 66 48 72 54 / 60 10 0 0 0
DOTHAN 53 61 37 72 47 / 70 10 0 0 0
ALBANY 53 61 38 72 45 / 70 10 0 0 0
VALDOSTA 58 65 39 72 45 / 70 30 0 0 0
CROSS CITY 62 69 39 70 46 / 60 30 0 0 0
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...HOUSTON.
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 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...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 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.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...
GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...
WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.
GMZ...NONE.
&&
CAMP/JAMSKIHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1150 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2007 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-150915- 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- 1150 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2007 /1050 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007/ ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...WITH A SLIGHT RISK TO THE EAST OF THIS AREA. A POTENT STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING WILL EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TRANSPORT WARM MOIST UNSTABLE AIR NORTHWARD ACROSS THE RISK AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SQUALL LINE FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TO EASTERN LOUISIANA WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS SQUALL LINE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SQUALL LINE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN BIG BEND THIS EVENING...AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN BIG BEND OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE LARGE HAIL. RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS AREA LAKES. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR HIGH WINDS AND SEAS. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SPOTTERS SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES ACTIVATED AT THE FIRST ISSUANCE OF A WATCH OR WARNING. JAMSKI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 623 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007 ALZ065-142330- COFFEE- 523 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT AT 520 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BECK...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDALUSIA... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PEOPLE IN COFFEE COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT HOUR. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. A SIGNIFICANT LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE APPROACHING COFFEE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT HOUR. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS ALSO 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 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. 38-GODSEY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
838 PM EDT SAT APR 14 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW ELBA 31.40N 86.10W
04/14/2007 COFFEE AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN ON HWY 166.
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW BROCKTON 31.39N 85.93W
04/14/2007 COFFEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
UNCONFIRMED TORNADO REPORT THAT EM SAYS LOOKS LIKE
STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.
0810 PM TSTM WND GST FORT RUCKER 31.34N 85.72W
04/14/2007 E50.00 MPH DALE AL PUBLIC
0824 PM TSTM WND DMG OZARK 31.46N 85.64W
04/14/2007 DALE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DAMAGE ON HAW RIDGE RD...DEESE RD...AND IN THE POST OAK
COMMUNITY. POSSIBLE INJURIES.
&&
WOOLThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were down in the southern part of the county.
Straight-line winds downed numerous trees near the Early-Calhoun county line.
A weak tornado briefly touched down just north of Morgan. It damaged a structure and felled numerous trees.
Numerous downed trees were reported throughout the county.
A tornado touched down near the Terrell-Lee county line on State Highway 32. Fifteen structures were damaged. A mobile home and frame home were destroyed. One woman was trapped in the bathroom of her home but was not injured. Numerous trees and power lines were down. Nearly 1,000 homes lost power.
Several downed trees were reported in the western part of the county.
Two trees fell on two vehicles.
Several downed trees and power lines were reported.
A tornado touched down south of Warwick and traveled northeast. Along its path, numerous downed trees and power lines blocked several roads including State Road 313. Also, a home and several silos were damaged. The tornado then crossed from northern Worth County into southwestern Crisp County (see Storm Data for Georgia, Central, for more information).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Georgia, 2007Warnings in Georgia, April 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: 28748, 28749, 28758, 28762, 28763, 28764, 28765, 28766, 28788.