A long track supercell thunderstorm produced wind damage west of Quincy and near Lake Jackson, and finally spawned an F0 tornado northwest of Tallahassee near Miller Landing.
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A long track supercell thunderstorm produced wind damage west of Quincy and near Lake Jackson, and finally spawned an F0 tornado northwest of Tallahassee near Miller Landing.
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 Dec 9, 9:40 AM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
940 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009
.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVELS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A NEGATIVELY
TILTED TROF OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WITH RATHER ZONAL FLOW ACROSS
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CONUS. IN THE LOWER LEVELS...A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CENTERED OVER THE MIDWEST WITH A TRAILING COLD
FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF COAST STATES WITH A WARM FRONT
EXTENDING FROM TENNESSEE THROUGH CENTRAL GEORGIA...NORTH ACROSS THE
MID ATLANTIC STATES. THIS PLACES OUR LOCAL AREA IN THE WARM SECTOR
OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH IS FAVORABLE FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT. A COUPLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED THIS
MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA ALONG THE PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE
WHICH EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF
FLORIDA INTO THE GOMEX. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS A
PORTION OF OUR SOUTHERN GEORGIA COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM EST. AS THE
MORNING PROGRESSES AND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS THE BEST
DYNAMICS NORTH OF OUR AREA...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH. ONE AREA THAT WILL STILL NEED TO BE MONITORED IS ALONG OUR
COASTAL LOCATIONS AS THE SQUALL LINE MOVES EAST. MODERATE
INSTABILITY ALONG THE COAST AS WELL AS DECENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL
STILL SUPPORT THE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM. THESE STORMS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH AS THEY MAKE
LANDFALL. ALONG THE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS...CONDITIONS HAVE
STAYED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
&&
.AVIATION...A PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE EXTENDS FROM KPFN NORTHEAST
THROUGH KABY. IN REGIONS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IFR VSBYS ARE LIKELY. AS
THE SQUALL LINE PROGRESSES FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...CIGS WILL SCATTER OUT FROM MVFR TO VFR BEHIND THE LINE.
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...
JACKSON...WASHINGTON.
GM...NONE.
&&
HARRIGAN/GOULD/GODSEYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 557 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-101100- 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- 557 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 /457 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE LINE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE STORMS WILL WEAKEN AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. WINDS WILL BE STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL WATERS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. THESE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ARE INCREASING SURF HEIGHTS AND THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH A NEW WEATHER SYSTEM IMPACTING THE AREA EVERY FEW DAYS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY AND WILL USHER IN NOTICEABLY COLDER AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALBANY TO DOTHAN. WINDS OVER THE GULF WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST BY THURSDAY MORNING AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON THURSDAY AND MOVE NORTH AND THEN EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE HEAVY RAIN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THE PIPE LINE WILL BE A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRECEDE THIS FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED 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. 18-WOOL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 817 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 GAZ127-091345- WORTH- 817 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... * UNTIL 845 AM EST AT 815 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TURNER CITY...OR 7 MILES EAST OF ALBANY... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY 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 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1048 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 FLZ016-091645- GADSDEN- 1048 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR GADSDEN COUNTY IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 1145 AM EST AT 1047 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF CHATTAHOOCHEE...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLOUNTSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... QUINCY BY 1115 AM EST. PEOPLE IN GADSDEN COUNTY...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 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. 38-GODSEY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1113 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 S CHATTAHOOCHEE 30.60N 84.84W
12/09/2009 GADSDEN FL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 10 NEAR MILE MARKER
169.
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WATSONThe Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:29 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were down along Interstate 10 midway between County Road 270A and State Highway 12.
Wind damage was confined to downed trees on Leah Lane just west of Old Bainbridge Road. One tree was blown over onto a home. Additional sporadic damage occurred in the Lakeside Subdivision just west of U.S. Highway 27 near the Lake Jackson boat landing. Trees were down on Cool Emerald Drive, and a tree and small flag pole were snapped on Little Osprey Drive.
The thunderstorm crossed Lake Jackson and produced wind damage just southwest of Brill Point Road. In this area, several large trees either uprooted or snapped along the southwest-facing aspect of the lake. All of the trees that were uprooted or snapped fell in an east-northeast direction. One home had minor wind damage to a porch with some lawn furniture from the rear to the front of the home. Additional tree damage was observed on the northeast side of Brill Point Road, oriented in an east-northeast direction. Damage was consistent with straight-line winds with speeds of 70 to 75 mph.
A tornado touched down along the northern end of Lake Jackson east of Brill Point Road. It traveled east-northeast and produced damage just south of the 2100 block of Miller Landing Road. One home lost a sizable portion of it shingles on the southward-facing aspect of the home. Debris from the roof was carried northward between 50 and 100 feet. Three large trees were snapped in the backyard of the home and falling in a northward direction. With the damage pattern nearly perpendicular to the storm path, the damage was consistent with an F0 tornado with wind speeds up to 80 mph.
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