Evening thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees across Worth and Turner Counties.
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Evening thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees across Worth and Turner Counties.
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 Aug 1, 8:10 PM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 910 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EARLIER STORMS ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA HAS ENHANCED CONVECTION MOVING INTO OUR NORTHERN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA ZONES LATE THIS EVENING. OTHER STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE COAST IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLE. HAVE ALREADY UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES TO REFLECT LATEST RADAR TRENDS AND TO REMOVE TODAY'S HEAT RELATED HEADLINE. MOST ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 06Z. .MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS WITH WINDS SPEEDS GENERALLY 10 KT OR LESS AND SEAS 2 FT OR LESS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSRA WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. OUTSIDE OF THESE STORMS...GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FOG IS POSSIBLE AROUND DAWN SUNDAY...WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DENSE FOG PROBABLY AT KVLD. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST EVERYWHERE BY MID MORNING. SCATTERED TSRA WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY...WITH MOST TERMINALS STANDING A GOOD CHANCE OF REPORTING TSRA. && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...HEAT ADVISORY MONDAY FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT. GA...HEAT ADVISORY MONDAY FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM EDT. FL...HEAT ADVISORY MONDAY 2 PM EDT /1PM CDT/ TO 6PM /5PM CDT/. GM...NONE. && BARRY/FOURNIER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 931 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-021000- 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- 931 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 /831 PM CDT SUN AUG 1 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. ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK EAST OVER THE AREA EARLY IN THE WEEK AND THIS WILL PROLONG THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH THE CENTURY MARK EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK WITH HEAT INDICES RISING TO NEAR 110 DEGREES...IF NOT A BIT HIGHER. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES LATER IN THE WEEK...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARMER THAN NORMAL. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND LIKE ON MOST SUMMER DAYS...ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. BARRY/WOOL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 703 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ALZ069-GAZ142-143-155-012330- EARLY-HOUSTON-MILLER-SEMINOLE- 703 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY...HOUSTON... MILLER AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES... * UNTIL 730 PM EDT/630 PM CDT/ AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA...OR 22 MILES EAST OF DOTHAN...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. NICKEL 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. 9-FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 759 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ALZ068-FLZ007>010-012-108-112-020045- CENTRAL WALTON-COASTAL BAY-GENEVA-HOLMES-INLAND BAY-NORTH WALTON-SOUTH WALTON-WASHINGTON- 659 PM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BAY...GENEVA... HOLMES...WALTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 745 PM CDT AT 700 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SAMSON TO 11 MILES WEST OF VERNON TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNN HAVEN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE 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. 9-FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 804 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ALZ067-GAZ120>122-124-020045- CLAY-HENRY-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-TERRELL- 804 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...HENRY... QUITMAN...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL COUNTIES... * UNTIL 845 PM EDT/745 PM CDT/ AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A GROUP OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR GEORGETOWN...MOVING SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE 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. 9-FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 807 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 GAZ122>126-144-020030- BAKER-CALHOUN-DOUGHERTY-LEE-RANDOLPH-TERRELL- 807 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BAKER...CALHOUN... DOUGHERTY...LEE...RANDOLPH AND TERRELL COUNTIES... * UNTIL 830 PM EDT AT 806 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DAWSON...OR 28 MILES SOUTH OF PRESTON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. DIME 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. 9-FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 812 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 GAZ128>131-148-020100- BEN HILL-BERRIEN-IRWIN-TIFT-TURNER- 812 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BEN HILL...BERRIEN... IRWIN...TIFT AND TURNER COUNTIES... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT AT 812 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCHELLE TO 7 MILES EAST OF FITZGERALD TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLACOOCHEE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE 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. 9-FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 908 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 GAZ126>129-131-020200- IRWIN-LEE-TIFT-TURNER-WORTH- 908 PM EDT SUN AUG 1 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR IRWIN...LEE...TIFT... TURNER AND WORTH COUNTIES... * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT AT 906 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF ARABI TO ALAPAHA...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE 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. 9-FOURNIER
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:50 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down along Waterloo Rebecca Highway and Cherokee Lane. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
Numerous trees were blown down across the county. A tree fell on the Georgia Forestry building, and trees were also reported down along Isabella-Terrell Road, Dough Hill Road, and Old Mill Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2010
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: 258542, 258540.