Thunderstorm winds downed some trees over the southern half of the county.
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Thunderstorm winds downed some trees over the southern half of the county.
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 Mar 7, 5:28 AM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
528 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
.UPDATE...
HAVE UPDATED FORECAST TO INCLUDE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR PANHANDLE
BEACHES. ALSO BUMPED UP WINDS OVER PANHANDLE AND SE ALABAMA THIS
MORNING.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE 71 47 55 28 64 / 100 40 10 0 0
PANAMA CITY 68 47 56 37 63 / 100 30 10 10 0
DOTHAN 69 43 52 30 63 / 100 30 10 10 0
ALBANY 71 44 53 30 62 / 100 50 10 0 0
VALDOSTA 71 47 55 30 63 / 100 70 10 0 0
CROSS CITY 72 53 59 30 66 / 90 70 10 0 0
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...COLQUITT...COOK...
DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...
LOWNDES...MILLER...MITCHELL...SEMINOLE...THOMAS...TIFT...
TURNER...WORTH.
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...
CALHOUN...DIXIE...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...JACKSON...
JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...
WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 1 PM EST
/12 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...COASTAL
WALTON...FRANKLIN...GULF.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: DIXIE...TAYLOR.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 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...
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM...WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60
NM.
&&
CAMPHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 430 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-081000- 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- 430 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /330 AM CST FRI MAR 7 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. ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES OF THE BIG BEND... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...MAINLY FROM THE EASTERN PANHANDLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINS THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND AREA RIVERS RUNNING BANK FULL...THE RISK FOR AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL PILE WATER ALONG THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY COASTS. DEPARTURES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH...AND TIDES ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW LOW WATER LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE CYCLE. SOME OVER WASH OF FLOOD WALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH MOST IMPACTS EXPECTED TO BE MINOR. ALSO...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. STRONG WIND SHEAR AND MARGINAL INSTABILITY MAY ALLOW FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR. WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS SATURDAY...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT. A LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS MORNING. 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 749 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 GAZ127>129-131-146>148-071345- BERRIEN-COLQUITT-COOK-IRWIN-TIFT-TURNER-WORTH- 749 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BERRIEN...COLQUITT... COOK...IRWIN...TIFT...TURNER AND WORTH COUNTIES... * UNTIL 845 AM EST AT 743 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOERUN TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAVO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF SYLVESTER TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOULTRIE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... ADEL BY 800 AM EST. SPARKS BY 805 AM EST. UNIONVILLE BY 810 AM EST. NASHVILLE BY 815 AM EST. ENIGMA BY 820 AM EST. ALAPAHA BY 825 AM EST. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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. 38-GODSEY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
802 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM TSTM WND DMG N CAPITOLA 30.45N 84.09W
03/07/2008 LEON FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN, TRAFFIC LIGHT BLOWN OFF LINE.
&&
MATSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
804 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 AM HAIL N TALLAHASSEE 30.44N 84.28W
03/07/2008 E0.25 INCH LEON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL ON PARK AVE IN DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE
&&
MATSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
810 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 AM TSTM WND DMG SE CRAWFORDVILLE 30.18N 84.37W
03/07/2008 WAKULLA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
AS MANY AS 30 TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE
&&
MATSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
813 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG APALACHICLA MUNI AIRPOR 29.72N 85.03W
03/07/2008 FRANKLIN FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINE DOWN COUNTYWIDE
&&
MATSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
816 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM TORNADO CHAIRES 30.44N 84.12W
03/07/2008 LEON FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGED, TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
&&
MATSONThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There were reports of some downed trees between Valdosta and the Florida/Georgia state line.
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, March 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: 83885.