Afternoon thunderstorms on the 29th produced some reports of wind damage over portions of southwest Georgia.
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The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
Afternoon thunderstorms on the 29th produced some reports of wind damage over portions of southwest Georgia.
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, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 300 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...THE SMALL MCS WHICH FORMED TO THE SOUTH OF MOB BEFORE SUNRISE EARLIER THIS MORNING...MOVED ONSHORE OVER THE FL PANHANDLE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM EDT...AND IS NOW MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NE OVER THE FL BIG BEND AND INTO SW GA IN THE STRONG LOW LEVEL W-SW FLOW. WITH THIS UNUSUALLY STRONG FLOW AND EARLIER MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUD DEBRIS...THE SEA BREEZE IS ALMOST INDISCERNIBLE FROM THE SYNOPTIC SCALE WINDS...SO WILL LIKELY RE-CLASSIFY TODAY AS DISTURBED. WITH SURPRISINGLY STEEP LOW-MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES FOR A VERY WET ATMOSPHERE...GUSTY TO DAMAGING WINDS WILL REMAIN A THREAT THIS AFTERNOON IN THESE FAST MOVING STORMS WITH MUCH OF THE CWA NOW UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...WINDS CONTINUE OUT OF THE W-SW AT 5 TO 10 KTS. && .SHORT TERM...WILL NEED TO KEEP THIS VERY SHORT AS DICTATED BY THE ONGOING SVR WX...BUT ALL INDICATIONS WITH THE LATEST 12 UTC MODEL RUNS ARE SHOWING THE TROF DIGGING SHARPLY TO THE SE TONIGHT AND MONDAY TOWARDS OUR CWA...LIKELY LEADING TO ADDITIONAL MCS DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT AND POSSIBLY MORE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREAT ONCE AGAIN...WITH PERHAPS AN INCREASED HAIL RISK WITH THE COLD POOL ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW HEADED OUR WAY. AS THE NW FLOW ALOFT TAKES OVER...DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO WORK ITS WAY IN FOR TUE INTO WED. && .LONG TERM...THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD IS FORECAST TO DEAMPLIFY AS IT GRADUALLY GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN BUILDING RIDGES FROM THE EAST AND WEST. THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND CLIMO POPS RETURN TO THE LOCAL REGION BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE AT OR JUST BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. && .AVIATION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EVOLVING TO THE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TOWARD KVLD...WITH NEW FIRING CONVECTION OVER THE FL PANHANDLE AND SE AL. WITH MORE HEATING TAKING PLACE... 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. WILL ALSO BE MONITORING FOR ADDITIONAL MCS DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT WITH THE THREAT FOR MORE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ON MONDAY. && .MARINE...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED 10 TO 15 KT WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY IN THE VICINITY OF ANY STRONG STORMS. && .FIRE WEATHER...WILL HAVE TO KEEP TABS WITH THE DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION ON TUE AND WED...BUT CURRENTLY EXPECT RHS TO GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 35 PERCENT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 72 86 68 90 66 / 60 60 40 30 10 PANAMA CITY 75 85 72 89 69 / 60 60 30 20 10 DOTHAN 71 87 67 91 62 / 60 60 30 10 10 ALBANY 70 89 66 90 63 / 60 60 30 10 10 VALDOSTA 71 89 67 91 65 / 60 60 40 30 10 CROSS CITY 72 88 71 87 68 / 60 60 40 30 20 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION/FIRE WX...MROCZKA PUBLIC/MARINE...GOULD LONG TERM...BARRY
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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
144 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG SAND HILL 30.84N 86.19W
06/29/2008 WALTON FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN VICINITY OF COUNTY ROAD 185.
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MROCZKASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 154 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ065-066-068-069-291845- COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 1254 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA AND HOUSTON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 145 PM CDT AT 1248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BULLOCK TO GREEN BAY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF ELBA TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE 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. 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. 85-GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 201 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ068-069-FLZ009-011-291845- GENEVA-HOLMES-HOUSTON-JACKSON- 101 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR GENEVA...HOLMES...HOUSTON AND JACKSON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 145 PM CDT AT 1254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SLOCOMB...OR 13 MILES WEST OF COTTONWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE 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 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. 85-GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 225 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ016-026-291915- GADSDEN-LIBERTY- 225 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR GADSDEN AND LIBERTY COUNTIES... * UNTIL 315 PM EDT AT 120 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARIANNA TO BLOUNTSTOWN TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOUNTSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... QUINCY BY 300 PM EDT. PEOPLE IN GADSDEN AND NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF QUINCY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 18-WOOL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 314 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ALZ067-GAZ120>122-292000- CLAY-HENRY-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH- 314 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...HENRY... QUITMAN AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT/300 PM CDT/ AT 206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF EUFAULA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. 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. 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. 85-GIBBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 338 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ017-027-292030- LEON-WAKULLA- 338 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRAWFORDVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS AROUND 40 TO 45 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 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. 85-GIBBS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several power lines were down north of Fort Gaines.
A few trees were down northeast of Georgetown.
A few trees were down.
A few trees and power lines were down.
Numerous trees and power lines were down. Scattered power outages reported in Bainbridge.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, 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: 108404, 108405, 108406, 108407, 131677.