Late evening thunderstorms on the 2nd caused wind damage in and around Valdosta.
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Late evening thunderstorms on the 2nd caused wind damage in and around Valdosta.
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 2, 8:05 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 905 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...INCREASING RAIN CHANCES FOR REST OF WORKWEEK... .SYNOPSIS... LOCAL AREA BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH'S TO NORTHEAST...AND SOUTHEAST AND A SURFACE TROUGH OVER CNTRL GULF HAD YIELDED LIGHT MOIST ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS. THIS COMBINED TO GENERATE A GULF AND EAST COAST SEA BREEZE TUES AFTN/EVE AND RADAR SHOWED CONVECTION FIRING UP ALONG BOTH BOUNDARIES. THIS REFLECTED IN AREA SOUNDINGS WITH LIGHT SLY STEERING FLOW AT TAE AND LIGHT ELY FLOW AT JAX. AT 9 PM EDT... SEABREEZE CONVERGENCE AROUND I-75 GENERATED STRONG TO ISOLD SEVERE STORMS WITH CELLS MOVING NW AROUND 20 MPH TOWARDS LOWNDES AND ECHOLS COUNTIES AND WILL BE MONITORED. AT UPPER LEVELS... LARGE SCALE CONUS PATTERN HIGHLIGHTED BY CUTOFF UPPER LOW JUST OFF CA COAST WITH SEVERAL IMPULSES ROTATING AROUND LOW ACROSS CA/NV INTO THE PACIFIC NW...WEAK RIDGING OVER INTERMOUNTAIN REGION SOUTH INTO NRN OLD MEX...A BROAD UPPER TROUGH WITH LOW OVER NRN QUEBEC THAT WILL DOMINATE FROM CNTRL/ERN CANADA INTO THE PLAINS...GREAT LAKES AND NEW ENGLAND...AND WEAK H5 RIDGING OVER THE EAST GULF AND FL TO THE MID-ATLC COAST. ALL MODELS SHOW THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DIG SEWD WITH AXIS AMPLIFYING FROM CENTRAL PLAINS TO NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ON WED ...SPREADING TO JUST WEST OF THE LOCAL REGION BY LATE THURSDAY. HOWEVER...NAM SOLUTION DEPICTS A MUCH SHARPER TROUGH THAN THE GFS AND EURO. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING A SMALL BUT STRONG SHORTWAVE IN THE BASE OF THE TROUGH THAT WILL APPROACHING CWA WED MORNING AND THEN SLOW DOWN NOT CROSSING ERN CWA UNTIL THURS. EITHER WAY...RIDGE OVER FL WILL SLIDE EAST...WITH UPPER FLOW BACKING FROM WEST TO MORE SOUTHWEST. COLDER CLOUD TOPS AT BASE OF TROUGH IN TX WILL BRING INCREASINGLY THICK AND LOWER CIRRUS SHIELD NEWD ACROSS CWA BEGINNING ON WED. THEN...TROUGHING OVER THE GULF COAST ALONG WITH THE RIDGE OVER AND EAST OF THE STATE WILL SET UP DEEP SOUTH AND SW FLOW OVER THE AREA WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE. SEVERE WX PARAMETERS NOT IMPRESSIVE AND SPC KEEPS CWA IN SEE TEXT THEY MID WEEK. AT LOWER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURES TUES EVE IS A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER THAT RIDGES OUT OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES TO THE NORTHERN U.S. PLAINS AND A FRONT THAT STRETCHES FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THRU PLAINS TO SRN NEW ENGLAND. MAIN THREAT FOR STORMS THIS EVENING WILL BE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. CLOSER TO HOME...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC EAST OF THE CAROLINAS RIDGES SW INTO THE EASTERN GULF. A HIGH WAS OBSERVED NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS AND AND A WEAK TROUGH EXISTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF. LOCAL AREA IN BETWEEN THESE FEATURES RESULTING IN VERY WEAK GRADIENTS AND LIGHT WINDS. MODELS CONTINUES TO SHOW POOR AGREEMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY IN THE FORECAST DEVELOPMENT AND TRACKING OF A SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM DEVELOP A LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SOUTH OF LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS TRACKS A WEAKER LOW TO THE NORTHEAST AND INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THURSDAY MORNING. THE NAM TRACKS THE LOW MORE SLOWLY TO THE EAST ALONG OR JUST OFFSHORE THE LA COAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE 00Z EURO SHOWS NO SUCH FEATURE DEVELOPING. REGARDLESS OF HOW OR EVEN IF THIS LOW FORMS...ALL MODELS AGREE THAT SURFACE RIDGE WILL BE SHOVED EAST AND DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION THRU MID-WORK WEEK. LOOKING TO THE LATE WEEKEND ...ABOVE FRONT WILL BE DRAGGED SEWD BY UPPER TROUGH AND APPROACH CWA. WITH UPPER TROUGH OVER THE AREA AND SURFACE LOW LIKELY BY THEN OVER GA...BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL LEAD TO HIGH POPS AGAIN ON FRI. && .SHORT TERM (REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY)...HAVE ALREADY UPDATED ZFP FOR 40 PCT CHC CONVECTION ERN MOST COUNTIES OF S/CNTRL GA AND ADJACENT FLA...30 PCT POPS BIG BEND...LARGELY ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. MILD PRE-DAWN LOWS...AROUND 70. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE ESPECIALLY ERN COUNTIES..EXPECT LOW CIGS AND SOME FOG TO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY ERN MOST COUNTIES OF GA/FL WITH RESIDUAL RAIN AND HIGHEST DEW POINTS. THIS REFLECTED IN SREF CIG AND VSBY GUIDANCE. && .AVIATION...HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO FOR TSRA THROUGH 03Z AT KVLD DUE TO APPROACHING E COAST SEA BREEZE CONVECTION. OTHERWISE...SCT CIRRUS WILL BECOME BKN LATER TONIGHT AT KDHN AND KPFN. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...WHICH WILL PROMOTE THE FORMATION OF PATCHY MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS AT KTLH AND KVLD BY WED MORNING. AFTER FOG AND LOW CLOUDS BURN OFF...EXPECT INCREASING LOW/MID CLOUDS. CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL BE GREATEST OVER THE FL TERMINALS WED AFTERNOON WHERE TEMPOS FOR MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN TSRA ARE FORECAST. LESSER COVERAGE DICTATES PROB30 GROUPS FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS FOR KDHN...KABY AND KVLD. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY 5-10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. && .MARINE...THIS WILL BE A TRICKY FORECAST DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF STRENGTH AND PLACEMENT OF A SURFACE LOW THAT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. FOR NOW WILL SHOW HIGHER WIND AND SEAS OVER THE WESTERN WATERS BUT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA. RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE WATERS BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN UP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. && .FIRE WEATHER...A FEW INLAND FL LOCALES REPORTED 2-3 HR DURATIONS OF SUB-35 PERCENT RH THIS AFTERNOON...INCLUDING TLH AND MAI. NO RED FLAG CONCERNS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && BLOCK/JAMSKI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 316 AM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-030930- 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- 316 AM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 /216 AM CDT TUE JUN 2 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... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 90-95 DEGREES ACROSS THE INLAND LOCATIONS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS FROM VALDOSTA TO THE EASTERN BIG BEND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE UV INDEX FOR TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 11...WHICH IS VERY HIGH TO EXTREME EXPOSURE. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TONIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN TO AROUND 70 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... INCREASING MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF THE WORK WEEK AS AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM THE WEST. RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN BACK TO NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND BEHIND THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE BACK TO NORMAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...A STRONG TO SEVERE STORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. .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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 800 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 GAZ160-030145- LOWNDES- 800 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY... * UNTIL 945 PM EDT AT 856 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JENNINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND LAKE PARK...TWIN LAKES AND DASHER. PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND 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 NEARLY CONTINUOUS 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. 8-JAMSKI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 901 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 GAZ160-030145- LOWNDES- 901 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY... * UNTIL 945 PM EDT AT 856 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JENNINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND LAKE PARK...TWIN LAKES AND DASHER. PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND 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 NEARLY CONTINUOUS 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. 8-JAMSKI
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were down across Lake Park.
Numerous trees and power lines were down across the center of the city.
A large tree fell on an apartment complex, which required the evacuation of several residents.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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