A large wave capsized a boat in Shell Island Pass near Panama City Beach.
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A large wave capsized a boat in Shell Island Pass near Panama City Beach.
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 28, 10:45 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1145 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES REST OF
TODAY...
REAL BUSY SO JUST A BRIEF UPDATE...
JUST ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ALL COASTAL COUNTIES UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT WITH GREATEST CHANCE OF COASTAL FLOODING
MID-LATE AFTN AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE (SEE CFWTAE FOR MORE DETAILS).
OTHERWISE...SEVERE WX EVENT CONTINUES TODAY. INTENSE UPPER LOW
EXITING OK WILL BEGIN TO EVOLVE INTO OPEN WAVE AS IT EJECTS RAPIDLY
NEWD THRU TONIGHT INTO OH VALLEY. VIGOROUS SURFACE LOW IS POSITIONED
OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH ASSOCD WARM FRONT STRETCHING
EAST ACROSS THE SE STATES. ASSOCD COLD FRONT STRETCHING SOUTHWARD
FROM THIS LOW INTO GULF. AHEAD OF TROUGH...INCREASING SWLY WINDS
PROMOTING DEEP LYR SHEAR WITH SSWLY LL JET IN EXCESS OF 60 KT
SWEEPING AHEAD OF SYSTEM. LOCAL OBS SHOW THAT STRONGEST WINDS
BEGINNING TO MIX DOWN OVER CWA. APPROACHING UPPER SYSTEM WILL DRAG
STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL ACROSS LOCAL AREA
THIS AFTN AND EVENING. ASSOCD MCS SYSTEM THAT EVOLVED IN LA LAST
NIGHT MOVING EWD ACROSS CWA YIELDING STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AND
TORNADOES ACROSS OUR AREA. SMALLER-SCALE SUPERCELLS/BOW ECHOES SEEN
ON RADAR WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OFF THE GULF AND/OR NEAR THE FRONT
AND IMPACT THE REGION WITH FURTHER SEVERE WX AS THEY RACE NEWD.
WILL UPDATE PERIODICALLY AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO LSR'S AND
SEVERE WX PRODUCTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
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.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...HOUSTON.
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BAKER...CALHOUN...CLAY...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...
GRADY...LEE...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...
SEMINOLE...TERRELL...THOMAS.
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAY...
CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...GULF...
HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LEON...
LIBERTY...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: FRANKLIN.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BAY...COASTAL WALTON...GULF.
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ALL COASTAL COUNTIES UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT 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.
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BLOCKHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 453 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-291000- 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- 453 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 /353 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009/ 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... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE COAST... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE COAST... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HIGH WINDS AND SEAS... A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA THIS MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING WEST INTO THE BIG BEND AND GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PORTIONS OF THIS SAME AREA MAY RECEIVE 2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN TODAY...LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AT AREA BEACHES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS OVER THE MARINE WATERS. TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SURF AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ON SUNDAY...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUEST FOR TODAY AS TORNADO OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCHES ARE ISSUED. 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
218 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0204 PM FLASH FLOOD SYLVESTER 31.53N 83.84W
03/28/2009 WORTH GA AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH QUADRANT OF THE CITY EMER MGMT OFFICE EVACUATED
ALONG WITH SEVERAL HOMES WERE EVACUATED BY BOAT.
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DUGGANPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
231 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 PM DOWNBURST MARIANNA 30.77N 85.24W
03/28/2009 JACKSON FL COUNTY OFFICIAL
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY WIDE SPREAD POWER
OUTAGES
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DUGGANSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 303 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 FLZ013-014-016-026-282000- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-GULF-LIBERTY- 303 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN...GADSDEN...GULF AND LIBERTY COUNTIES IN NORTH FLORIDA... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT/300 PM CDT/ AT 201 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOUNTSTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN...LIBERTY...NORTHERN GULF AND WESTERN GADSDEN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WINDS 50 TO 55 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. 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
304 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0228 PM DOWNBURST MARIANNA 30.77N 85.24W
03/28/2009 JACKSON FL PUBLIC
JEFFERSON AND FRANKLIN ST WIMBERLY WAREHOUSE ROOF SHEARED
OFF ROOF OF VERY LARGE WAREHOUSE.
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DUGGANSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 307 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ130-131-148-281945- BEN HILL-BERRIEN-IRWIN- 307 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR BEN HILL...BERRIEN AND IRWIN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 345 PM EDT AT 301 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TIFTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... OCILLA BY 315 PM EDT. WINDS 50 TO 55 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 334 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ146-158-282015- COLQUITT-THOMAS- 334 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR COLQUITT AND THOMAS COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 415 PM EDT AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOERUN TO MEIGS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES WEST OF MOULTRIE TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PELHAM...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... COOLIDGE BY 345 PM EDT. MOULTRIE BY 360 PM EDT. WINDS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
A large wave capsized a 21-foot open construction boat off Panama City Beach in Shell Island Pass. One man drowned and another was injured.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Surf, Bay | 2009-03-28 | 55 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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