Rip currents developed and resulted in one fatality and two injuries.
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The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
Rip currents developed and resulted in one fatality and two injuries.
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 Jul 12, 9:07 AM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1007 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010 .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA. WEAK LOW TO MID LEVEL TROFING COUPLED WITH ENHANCED SURFACE CONVERGENCE IN THIS REGION WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT THROUGH THE MORNING TO SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LIKELY. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS GETTING STARTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AS WELL. A TYPE 5 SEABREEZE REGIME (W TO SW WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS) COUPLED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ASSIST IN PROVIDING THE REGION WITH A QUITE ACTIVE DAY IN TERMS OF CONVECTION. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THIS...A MODIFIED SOUNDING USING A PARCEL OF 91/75 PROVIDES THE REGION WITH A PW VALUE OF 2.29 WHICH IS 140 PERCENT GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ALSO...WITH OVER 3500 J/KG OF CAPE AND A LI NEARING -7...INSTABILITY IS FORECAST TO BE PLENTIFUL ACROSS THE REGION. ALTHOUGH SURFACE TO MID-LEVEL THETA-E VALUES ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE OVERLY IMPRESSIVE TODAY...THERE IS STILL A SMALL CHANCE THAT A FEW OF THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE THRESHOLDS. WITH A FREEZING LEVEL AROUND 16KFT...THE MAIN THREAT FOR ANY SEVERE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. MORNING FORECAST IS ON TRACK AND THE ONLY CHANGES MADE TO THE GRIDS THIS MORNING WAS TO BUMP POPS UP ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA. && .MARINE...WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS AND SEAS AROUND 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEK WITH SEAS IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE. && .AVIATION...SCT-BKN LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING OCCASIONALLY REDUCING CIGS INTO THE IFR CATEGORY. THESE HAVE SINCE LIFTED WITH ONLY PATCHY MVFR CIGS BEING REPORTED. EXPECT SCT-NMRS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON. IN FACT...WE ARE ALREADY SEEING A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOP IN VCNTY OF PANAMA CITY. CONDITIONS WILL DROP TO MVFR WITH IFR PSBL WITH ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY. COVERAGE SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. GA...NONE. FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && AVIATION...GODSEY REST OF DISCUSSION...HARRIGAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 320 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-130730- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF- INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON- COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL 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- 320 AM EDT MON JUL 12 2010 /220 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2010/ 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... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...A FEW STORMS COULD BRIEFLY APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. AS USUAL DURING THE SUMMERTIME...LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO REACH 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE OF RAIN COOLED AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... FAIRLY TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A STORM OR TWO COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS EACH DAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY COMBINED WITH HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE INDEX VALUES TO REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES IN MANY AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WHILE SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...A FEW STRONGER STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE OR LARGE HAIL. 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. FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1236 PM EDT MON JUL 12 2010 FLZ112-121715- COASTAL BAY- 1136 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA... * UNTIL 1215 PM CDT AT 1132 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 7 MILES WEST PANAMA CITY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... LOWER GRAND LAGOON BY 1145 AM CDT. PRETTY BAYOU BY 1155 AM CDT. PANAMA CITY BY NOON CDT. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. ONE OF MORE FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MILES FROM SHORE...BUT AT THIS TIME...DOPPLER RADAR DOES NOT INDICATE STRONG ROTATION WITH THE STORM. RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY AND SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF A FUNNEL CLOUD OR WATERSPOUT IS SITED MOVING TOWARD SHORE. 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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Three men became trapped in a rip current off St. Joseph State Park. All three were pulled from the water. Two were transported to area hospitals and one of those was unable to be revived.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Coastal Gulf | 2010-07-12 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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