A couple of strong storms developed across south central and southwest Georgia, producing isolated reports of trees down.
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The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
A couple of strong storms developed across south central and southwest Georgia, producing isolated reports of trees down.
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 14, 3:02 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 402 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2013 .NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]... Surface trough just north of the forecast area, along with some weak upper energy, is helping to kick off showers and thunderstorms for portions of the area this afternoon. So far, the strongest activity has been over the Florida Big Bend. However, as the afternoon and evening continues, expect more activity to develop across southeast Alabama into southwest Georgia. Given the modest large scale forcing, this activity may linger into the late evening hours for this area and possible refire again before sunrise. This scenario is supported by some of the CAMS guidance. Therefore, will keep PoPs elevated overnight for SE Alabama into SW Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. && .SHORT TERM [Thursday through Friday Night]... Challenging forecast with relative low confidence from Friday into the long term period. While the synoptic boundary in place across the Northern Gulf Coast will remain a focus for diurnally driven showers and storms on Thursday, the introduction of more robust tropical moisture Friday afternoon will likely lead to more widespread coverage of storms, ultimately culminating in potentially heavy rains by Saturday. What complicates this picture is the eventual evolution of a tropical disturbance currently located across the Northwestern Caribbean. This area is being monitored for development and currently has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours. Model guidance remains split on whether this system develops into a tropical cyclone or remains disorganized. In any event, it does appear that a significant influx of tropical moisture will be spreading northward across the Gulf of Mexico by Friday. As this occurs, an approaching upper level disturbance in the Tennessee Valley will combine with the stationary frontal boundary and increasing tropical moisture to create a period of increased rain chances beginning Friday afternoon and on into the weekend. For now, have kept rain chances in the 60 to 70 percent range on Friday due to uncertainty with the arrival of and location of the deepest tropical moisture. Afternoon temps will be limited by increasing convective activity and likely to only be in the mid to upper 80s on Friday. && .LONG TERM [Saturday through Wednesday]... The long term period continues with the highly uncertain forecast. While the upper trough will remain in place Saturday across the Tennessee Valley, ridging will be building back westward across the Florida Peninsula. Should this ridge be strong enough, it would likely help force the tropical disturbance (or organized system) further to the west and thus transport some of the deeper tropical moisture westward as well. Given some trend in the guidance for a more westward track, have indicated slightly lower end rain chances for South Central Georgia and the Florida Big Bend. Potentially flooding rains are possible across Southwestern Georgia, Southeast Alabama and into the Florida Panhandle on Saturday, especially if the solution favored by the 14/12z GFS or 14/00z Euro verifies. By Sunday, the tropical moisture should begin to gradually decrease with a return to a typical summer time pattern with southeasterly flow by Monday. && .AVIATION [Through 18 UTC Thursday]... Thunderstorms will impact all area terminals through the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will remain possible at KDHN and KABY through the overnight hours, with a weak front in the vicinity. MVFR cigs will be possible around sunrise at all terminals. && .MARINE... Winds and seas are expected to gradually increase over the next few days as a weak area of low pressure moves into the Gulf. Much of the forecast will depend on how strong the area of low pressure becomes and where it eventually tracks. At this time, it appears as though exercise caution level winds and seas could arrive on Friday night and continue into Saturday, especially west of Apalachicola. && .FIRE WEATHER... No fire weather concerns. && .HYDROLOGY... Potential does appear to be increasing for widespread heavy rainfall across the region by Friday afternoon and continuing into Sunday. While there remains considerable uncertainty with regard to the placement of the heaviest rainfall, widespread totals of 3 to 5 inches of rain through Saturday night appear possible, especially across western portions of the area. This could easily result in rivers that recently flooded returning to minor flood stage. As confidence increases in the forecast, a flash flood watch may become necessary for the weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Tallahassee 74 91 75 85 74 / 30 50 30 70 40 Panama City 77 90 77 84 77 / 50 40 50 70 40 Dothan 73 88 72 87 73 / 60 60 40 60 40 Albany 73 89 73 86 74 / 60 70 40 60 40 Valdosta 73 90 72 87 73 / 50 60 40 70 40 Cross City 73 90 74 86 74 / 20 30 30 70 40 Apalachicola 78 90 77 83 78 / 30 40 50 70 40 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Camp SHORT TERM...Godsey LONG TERM...Godsey AVIATION...Camp MARINE...Godsey FIRE WEATHER...Camp HYDROLOGY...Godsey
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 240 PM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 FLZ017-027-141930- LEON FL-INLAND WAKULLA FL- 240 PM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... * UNTIL 330 PM EDT AT 236 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTH OF CRAWFORDVILLE...OR NEAR HELEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF THUNDER TO TAKE COVER. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3...OR CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAT...LON 3063 8418 3036 8408 3022 8447 3037 8455 TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 241DEG 11KT 3034 8443 25-CAMP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 338 PM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 FLZ018-GAZ158-159-142045- THOMAS GA-BROOKS GA-INLAND JEFFERSON FL- 338 PM EDT WED AUG 14 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BROOKS...JEFFERSON AND THOMAS COUNTIES... * UNTIL 445 PM EDT AT 336 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTH OF THOMASVILLE...OR NEAR METCALF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE SOUND OF THUNDER TO TAKE COVER. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3...OR CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAT...LON 3092 8376 3072 8358 3061 8394 3070 8403 TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 238DEG 16KT 3070 8391 25-CAMP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
402 PM EDT WED AUG 14 2013
GAZ160-161-142100-
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-
402 PM EDT WED AUG 14 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LANIER AND LOWNDES
COUNTIES...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
AT 400 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAYDAY...OR NEAR NAYLOR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
HEAR THE SOUND OF THUNDER TO TAKE COVER.
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT (8 5 0) 9 4
2 8 8 3 3...OR CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LAT...LON 3086 8299 3084 8301 3084 8308 3081 8310
3080 8312 3078 8314 3094 8324 3110 8296
3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 242DEG 19KT 3091 8309
25-CAMPThe Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 10 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:18 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A single tree was blown down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and Old Naylor Road with no other damage reported.
One tree was blown down on Joe Shingler Road with no other damage reported in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2013
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: 473615, 473616.