A lightning strike downed a couple of power lines in Tallahassee.
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A lightning strike downed a couple of power lines in Tallahassee.
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 Sep 3, 1:23 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 223 PM EDT Tue Sep 3 2013 .NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]... Based on current radar displays, we should get decent coverage of showers and thunderstorms through the evening hours. Most convection should diminish shortly after sunset so only show 20% for all zones between 00-06z. Then, for 06-12z, slight PoPs for coastal zones and coastal waters. Min temps will be in the lower to mid 70s. && .SHORT TERM [Wednesday Through Thursday Night]... The large scale pattern will remain amplified through late week with a ridge over the Rocky Mountains and a deep trough along the eastern seaboard into the Western Atlantic. The axis of the eastern trough is currently well east of the forecast area, and is expected to remain to the east through the forecast period. This will keep the area in an area of very light deep layer flow without much in the way of large-scale forcing through the rest of the week. Models are in decent agreement that some drier air may work into northern portions of the forecast area by Thursday. With the lack of forcing, afternoon and evening convection will be largely driven by the seabreeze and daytime heating. With the deepest moisture over Florida and weak onshore low-level flow, will have highest PoPs to the south (generally around 40 percent). High temperatures should remain near or just above normal for early September. && .LONG TERM [Friday through Tuesday]... The upper ridge over the western states is forecast to slowly slide eastward through the extended period. This should help to push a drier airmass into the forecast area with a downward trend expected in PoPs. The lower PoPs will also help to keep temperatures at or above climo for early September. && .AVIATION [Through 18Z Wednesday]... SCT to numerous showers and TSTMS were developing early this afternoon, mainly west of the river. All activity is moving from west to east and timed afternoon convective tempo groups at all TAF sites. Most convection should diminish shortly after sunset. Then, we went with persistence in showing MVFR/IFR cigs/vsbys at DHN, ABY and VLD overnight and continuing until around 14-15z Wednesday. && .MARINE... With a very weak pressure pattern in the forecast, winds and seas are forecast to remain minimal through the forecast period. && .FIRE WEATHER... No fire weather concerns. && .HYDROLOGY... Forecast rainfall is not expected to cause any problems on area rivers this week. All rivers, except the lower Suwannee, in the forecast area remain in recession. The Aucilla River will continue to fall slowly and is currently forecast to be below flood stage at Lamont on Thursday. On the Suwannee, Wilcox at US19 has the best chance of reaching flood stage late in the week. However, the current forecast has it cresting just below this weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Tallahassee 74 92 72 93 71 / 20 40 30 40 30 Panama City 75 89 76 90 76 / 20 30 20 30 20 Dothan 71 92 72 93 70 / 20 40 30 40 30 Albany 72 93 72 93 71 / 20 30 30 30 30 Valdosta 72 92 72 93 71 / 20 40 30 40 30 Cross City 72 91 71 92 71 / 20 40 30 40 30 Apalachicola 75 88 75 89 76 / 20 30 20 30 20 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Barry SHORT TERM...Camp LONG TERM...Camp AVIATION...Barry MARINE...Camp FIRE WEATHER...Barry HYDROLOGY...Camp
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 320 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ALZ066-068-069-FLZ009-011-032000- DALE AL-GENEVA AL-HOUSTON AL-HOLMES FL-JACKSON FL- 220 PM CDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR DALE...GENEVA... HOLMES...HOUSTON AND JACKSON COUNTIES... * UNTIL 300 PM CDT AT 218 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARTFORD...OR NEAR BALD HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... SLOCOMB BY 245 PM CDT. 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TAYLOR BY 300 PM CDT. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WHICH COULD BLOW DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM... ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LAT...LON 3124 8532 3089 8549 3106 8578 3125 8569 TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 294DEG 8KT 3115 8565 9-FOURNIER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
459 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013
GAZ126-032130-
LEE GA-
459 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LEE COUNTY...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
AT 454 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR SMITHVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...
AS WELL AS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3191 8396 3168 8409 3179 8427 3183 8426
3186 8429 3192 8427 3192 8396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 298DEG 6KT 3188 8424
9-FOURNIERThe Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:08 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported a couple of power lines down due to a lightning strike near 1111 High Road.
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