Afternoon thunderstorms on the 29th caused scattered wind damage across portions of the Florida Panhandle.
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The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
Afternoon thunderstorms on the 29th caused scattered wind damage across portions of the Florida Panhandle.
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 Jun 29, 7:20 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 920 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .DISCUSSION...THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF AC/CS/CI CLOUD DEBRIS LINGERING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING FROM THE SMALL MCS WHICH TRAVERSED THE CWA OVERNIGHT. THIS CLOUDINESS IS BEGINNING TO THIN FAIRLY QUICKLY OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...SO INSOLATION SHOULD HAVE SOME TIME TO GO TO WORK ON OUR MOIST AND UNSTABLE THERMO PROFILES. MODIFIED THE 12 UTC TAE SOUNDING TO T=88, TD=70 TO GET A CAPE=2888 J/KG, PW=1.80, AND AN LI=-5.9. THESE VALUES ARE VERY CLOSE TO BUT JUST A BIT HIGHER THAN TYPE 5 SEA BREEZE CLIMATOLOGY LEVELS (STRONG (>10 KTS) W-SW MEAN LAYER VECTOR WIND (MLVW) BETWEEN 1000-700MB)...SO EXPECT A TYPICAL HIGH POP DAY OVER THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...A SECOND MCS THAT FORMED OVER THE NE GULF TO THE S OF MOB EARLIER THIS MORNING IS HOLDING TOGETHER FAIRLY WELL...WITH ITS LEADING EDGE ABOUT TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER WALTON...BAY...AND GULF COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. WITH THIS EARLY START TO THE CONVECTION AND VERY STRONG W-SW FLOW (15-20 KTS)...WILL INCREASE POPS TO LIKELY FOR THE 12-18 UTC PERIOD FOR AT LEAST THE FL PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...AND WILL LEAVE THE LIKELY POPS FOR THE ENTIRE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS CONTINUE OUT OF THE W-SW AROUND 10 KTS...WITH GENERALLY 1-2 FT SEAS. && .AVIATION...NO LACK OF MID-LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA FROM KPFN TO KDHN AND KABY THIS MORNING WITH MORE HAZY SUNSHINE FURTHER EAST TO KTLH AND KVLD. AREA OF SHOWERS/STORMS WILL MOVE ASHORE ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE MID MORNING WITH KPFN LIKELY SEEING A SHOWER OR STORM. A FEW MORE LIGHTER SHOWERS ARE SEEN UP TOWARD KDHN WITHIN THE MID-LEVEL DECK. EXPECT THE SHOWERS/STORMS TO EVOLVE NORTH AND EAST WITH TIME FROM THE FL PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHEAST AL/SW GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND INTO THE LATER MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH THIS ACTIVITY IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT KDHN...KABY AND KTLH WILL SEE AT LEAST A BRIEF SHOWER OR STORM WITH MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS BEING JOINED BY A LOWER LEVEL CU FIELD. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EVOLVING TO THE EAST INTO THE AFTERNOON TOWARD KVLD. WITH MORE HEATING TAKING PLACE IN THE EAST THESE STORMS MAY PACK A BIT MORE OF A PUNCH TOWARD KVLD AND WILL INCREASE THE TEMPO WIND POTENTIAL. EXPECTING A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SOME ADDITIONAL CONVECTION ENTERS THE FORECAST WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH...ESPECIALLY FOR KDHN AND KABY. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && GOULD/MROCZKA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 339 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-300745- 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- 339 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 /239 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008/ 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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION AGAIN TODAY. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW STORMS COULD BRIEFLY APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND/OR WIND AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. HOWEVER...LIKE MOST SUMMER DAYS...LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MOST WIDESPREAD THREAT. ALSO...BRIEF A WATERSPOUT CAN OCCASIONALLY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING DURING THE SUMMERTIME OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON MONDAY. WHILE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS UNLIKELY...A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HAIL. A DECREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS FORECAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK. .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. FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1047 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ017-291530- LEON- 1047 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON COUNTY IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND... * UNTIL 1130 AM EDT AT 1044 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTH OF QUINCY...OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... TALLAHASSEE BY 1115 AM EDT. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM IN ADDITION TO SCATTERED LIGHTNING STRIKES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND KNOCK OVER UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. 14-MROCZKA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1133 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ017-018-291615- JEFFERSON-LEON- 1133 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON AND EASTERN LEON COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... * UNTIL 1215 PM EDT AT 1129 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... MONTICELLO BY 1205 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 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. 17-GOULD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1204 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 GAZ158-291645- THOMAS- 1204 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 1245 PM EDT AT 1201 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTH OF THOMASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. 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. 17-GOULD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1219 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 GAZ159-291700- BROOKS- 1219 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BROOKS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 100 PM EDT AT 1215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOSTON...OR 15 MILES WEST OF QUITMAN... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... QUITMAN BY 1235 PM EDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM IN ADDITION TO SCATTERED LIGHTNING STRIKES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND KNOCK OVER UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. 14-MROCZKA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1232 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ007-008-291715- COASTAL WALTON-INLAND WALTON- 1132 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... * UNTIL 1215 PM CDT AT 1128 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DORCAS...OR 15 MILES WEST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... DE FUNIAK SPRINGS BY NOON CDT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND KNOCK OVER OTHER UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. ALSO...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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. 14-MROCZKA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were down in the vicinity of County Road 185.
A few trees were down just southwest of De Funiak Springs.
A few trees were down in Freeport.
Straight line winds caused minor damage to a home at the intersection of State Roads 81 and 181 in Prosperity. Several trees and power lines were down.
Several trees and power lines were down west of Vernon.
An aluminum shed was blown over into a truck. The truck sustained minor damage.
Several trees and power lines were down across State Highway 77.
Trees and power lines were down along several county roads over the south central portion of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2008
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: 108395, 108396, 108397, 108398, 108399, 108401, 108402, 108403.