Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, March 28, 2009

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, March 28, 2009
Start: 2009-03-28T08:30
End: 2009-03-28T16:20
Location: Georgia

March 28, 2009 · NWS TAE · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

Several episodes of severe thunderstorms on the 28th affected southwest Georgia with numerous reports of wind damage, large hail and flooding.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $41,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.

Several episodes of severe thunderstorms on the 28th affected southwest Georgia with numerous reports of wind damage, large hail and flooding.

What forecasters said that day

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, 1:07 AM EST, 7 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 1:07 AM EST, 7 hours 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
207 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES
TODAY...

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)...DEEP UPPER LOW CURRENTLY
SITUATED IN THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST AND THEN NORTHEAST
TO THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI TODAY. ASSOCIATED SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...LIFTING
NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF COAST THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...REACHING THE BIG BEND BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC WEATHER EVENT WILL UNFOLD TODAY AHEAD OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE ONGOING THIS MORNING
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THIS ACTIVITY IS
FOCUSED ALONG A WARM FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WHICH EXTENDS EAST ALONG
THE GULF COAST INTO THE PANHANDLE. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
PROGAGATE EAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT
AND INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON SATURDAY. AS THE COMPLEX MOVES
EAST...THE SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. THIS WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITH THIS COMPLEX AS IT MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN CWA BY SUNRISE.

THIS INITIAL THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX EXPECTED TO CROSS THE FORECAST
AREA DURING THE FIRST HALF OF SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL STORMS...POSSIBLY
SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND THE REGION COMES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION TO A 120+ KNOT UPPER JET.

ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...RANGING FROM
ISOLATED TORNADOES TO DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO LARGE HAIL.
DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 40-60 KNOTS IS ANTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
ALONG WITH FORECAST CAPES AOA 1000J/KG. THE AXIS OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED SFC BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY BE THE FOCUS OF THE HIGHEST
RISK FOR TORNADOES TODAY.  ADDITIONALLY...DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN AMPLE...WITH STORMS TRAVELING OVER ALREADY SATURATED AREAS.
THUS...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
WHILE AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP MUCH...MORNING LOWS
SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER.

.LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY)...THE ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE
MID/UPPER PATTERN OF THE SHORT TERM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE EASTERN
CONUS AS THE NEXT PLAINS TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT
MOVES FROM THE MS VALLEY TUESDAY TO THE APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEAST
CONUS ON WEDNESDAY. BOTH THE 28/00Z GFS AND 27/12Z EURO DEPICT A
LOW PRESSURE WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST...AND MOVE IT NORTHEAST TOWARD THE CAROLINAS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS PROCESS WILL DRAG THE FRONT INTO NORTHERN FL AND
NORTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN STALL. THEN THE FRONT LIFTS
RAPIDLY NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT THURSDAY AHEAD OF A STRONGER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND OH VALLEY
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY...WITH DRIER AIR IN ITS WAKE.
AFTER A COOL START TUESDAY...LOW TEMPS WILL MODERATE TO ABOVE
NORMAL. HIGH TEMPS WILL AVERAGE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION...MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACTING
WITH A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY...MOVING NORTHWARD FROM THE NORTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ON SATURDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES...REACHING KDHN AND KPFN
BY LATE MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REMAINING TERMINALS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF
THE FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST.

&&

.MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH THE FROPA. OFFSHORE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE EAST MONDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE ONCE
AGAIN BY TUESDAY AS THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS TODAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE INLAND FL ZONES WITH A
DRIER AIR MASS IN PLACE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS RANGED
FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA...AND WESTERN BIG BEND.

ACTIVE RAIN PRODUCING SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
CONTRIBUTE TO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT...AND AGAIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. 24 HOUR RAINFALL
TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE FROM TWO TO FOUR
INCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE HSA...WITH LOCALLY AS
MUCH AS FOUR TO SIX INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WET PATTERN WILL GENERATE
SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIVER BASINS. THE BASINS AT MOST RISK FOR RAPID
RISES WILL BE: CHOCTAWHATCHEE...PEA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...OCHLOCKONEE...
FLINT...ST MARKS...AND APALACHICOLA RIVERS. BRIEF INTENSE BANDS OF
RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING LINES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
DURING EACH EVENT MAY GENERATE LOCALIZED FLOODING ON SMALLER CREEKS
AND STREAMS.

FORECASTERS AT NWS TALLAHASSEE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR HYDROLOGIC
CONDITIONS AND ISSUE FLOOD PRODUCTS AS NEEDED. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN BIG BEND THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
HTTP://AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/INDEX.PHP?WFO=TAE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE  75  53  73  42  76 /  90  50  10  10  10
PANAMA CITY  73  53  69  50  73 /  90  20  10  10  10
DOTHAN       73  47  68  40  74 / 100  20  10  10  10
ALBANY       73  50  69  41  75 /  90  30  10  10  10
VALDOSTA     77  55  73  43  75 /  80  70  10  10  10
CROSS CITY   81  59  74  43  77 /  70  70  10  10  10

&&

.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.

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.

&&

CAMP/JAMSKI

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:53 AM EST, 4 hours 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 28, 6:02 AM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
702 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0654 AM     HAIL             SAMSON                  31.11N 86.05W
03/28/2009  M1.00 INCH       GENEVA             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SAMSON BY THE ALABAMA STATE
            PATROL. REPORTED RELAYED BY BIRMINGHAM WEATHER.

&&

GODSEY

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 6:56 AM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
756 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

FLZ007-008-281230-
COASTAL WALTON-INLAND WALTON-
656 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WALTON COUNTY...

* UNTIL 730 AM CDT

AT 652 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DEERLAND...OR 17 MILES WEST OF DE FUNIAK
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND 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.

12-WATSON

Special weather statement, Mar 28, 7:27 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
827 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

ALZ065-066-068-069-FLZ007>009-281330-
COASTAL WALTON-COFFEE-DALE-GENEVA-HOLMES-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-
727 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...
HOLMES...HOUSTON AND WALTON COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 830 AM CDT

AT 724 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TAYLOR TO
DEERLAND...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DOWNTOWN DOTHAN TO 18 MILES WEST OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS. THE ENTIRE
AREA IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. SIGNIFICANT TRAINING OF
STORMS IS OCCURRING.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

ALSO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH
MAY CAUSE 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.

12-WATSON

Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:39 AM EST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
839 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0709 AM     HAIL             3 W ENTERPRISE          31.31N 85.90W
03/28/2009  M0.88 INCH       COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN THE AREA
            BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 625 AND BOLL WEEVIL CIRCLE ON THE
            WEST SIDE OF ENTERPRISE. HAIL DURATION IN THE AREA WAS
            APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES.

&&

GODSEY

Local storm report, Mar 28, 7:48 AM EST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
848 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0843 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW DOWNTOWN DOTHAN   31.26N 85.41W
03/28/2009                   HOUSTON            AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN AT WESTGATE PARKWAY AND BRIAR CLIFF ROAD.
            TREES ALSO REPORTED DOWN ON BUENA VISTA ROAD.

&&

GODSEY

Local storm report, Mar 28, 8:21 AM EST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
921 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GENEVA                  31.04N 85.88W
03/28/2009                   GENEVA             AL   PUBLIC

            KNEE DEEP WATER REPORTED IN GENEVA AT NORTH MERRITT
            STREET AND HART STREET.

&&

GODSEY

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8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: March 28, 8:30 AM EST
Where: Randolph County, 1.6 mi N of Shellman
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.773, -84.615

Trees were down at Highway 82 just north of Shellman.

Thunderstorm Wind, Terrell

When: March 28, 8:58 AM EST
Where: Terrell County, 0.41 mi NNW of Parrott
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.896, -84.512

Trees were down in Parrott.

Thunderstorm Wind, Terrell

When: March 28, 9:25 AM EST
Where: Terrell County, 1.47 mi N of Sasser
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 31.731, -84.343

Trees were down near Callis and Sasser Herod Roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: March 28, 9:37 AM EST
Where: Miller County, 0.93 mi WNW of Enterprise
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.124, -84.835

Numerous trees were down on Union Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt

When: March 28, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Colquitt County, 0.59 mi E of Ticknor
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 31.320, -83.920

Trees were down and several sheds were damaged near Doerun.

Hail, Worth

When: March 28, 12:08 PM EST
Where: Worth County, Sylvester
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.530, -83.830

Quarter sized hail was reported in Sylvester.

Hail, Worth

When: March 28, 12:15 PM EST
Where: Worth County, 0.59 mi E of Sylvester
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 31.530, -83.820

Nickel sized hail was reported just east of Sylvester.

Flash Flood, Dougherty

When: March 28, 12:25 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
Where: Dougherty County, 1.42 mi NW of Albany to 1.41 mi NW of Albany
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 31.584, -84.187

High water covered Marilyn Drive to First Avenue.

Hail, Tift

When: March 28, 12:34 PM EST
Where: Tift County, Chula
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.550, -83.540

Penny to nickel sized hail was reported.

Flash Flood, Dougherty

When: March 28, 12:50 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
Where: Dougherty County, 4.15 mi NNW of Albany to 3.97 mi NNW of Albany
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 31.625, -84.199

High water covered several roads between Grand Island Drive and North Slappey Boulevard.

Flash Flood, Worth

When: March 28, 1:00 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Worth County, 0.16 mi NNE of Sylvester to 0.69 mi S of Sylvester
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 31.532, -83.829

Many streets in the central and southern portion of Sylvester were flooded. Residents of several homes surrounded by high water were evacuated. County emergency management officials were evacuated when flood waters surrounded their building on East Willingham Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When: March 28, 1:28 PM EST
Where: Decatur County, 1.19 mi SSE of Cyrene
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.944, -84.683

A roof was lifted off a large building near Dothan Road and Cyrene Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ben Hill

When: March 28, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Ben Hill County, Fitzgerald
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.710, -83.250

Several trees and utility poles were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colquitt

When: March 28, 4:15 PM EST to 4:20 PM EST
Where: Colquitt County, 1.88 mi ESE of Funston to 0.8 mi SSE of Crosland
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.183, -83.839

Numerous trees and power lines were down across the center part of the county, including Moultrie.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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Sources

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: 163129, 163130, 163131, 163132, 163134, 163135, 163136, 163344, 163137, 163345, 163346, 163138, 163139, 163140.