Alabama, 2014

Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 20 to 24, 2014

June 20 to 24, 2014 · NWS TAE · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

Scattered summer-time convection developed with a few storms becoming severe.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$9,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

Scattered summer-time convection developed with a few storms becoming severe.

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 Jun 20, 12:26 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 12:26 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
226 PM EDT Fri Jun 20 2014

.Near Term [Through Tonight]...
With little in the way of synoptic scale systems to discuss
locally other than the typical summertime ridging, isolated to
scattered areas of seasonal summertime convection will diminish
rapidly this evening. Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies are
expected overnight with seasonably muggy low temperatures.

.Short Term [Tonight Through Sunday]...
Upper ridge will continue to influence the weather across the
region through Saturday, before weakening on Sunday. Other than a
weak surface trough across south-central Georgia on Saturday,
there will be little in the way of synoptic forcing, with the
seabreeze being the primary driver of convection. Forecast PoPs
will be slightly below the seabreeze climo PoPs given the
influence of the upper ridge. With the slightly below climo
coverage of rain for Saturday, temperatures will continue to be
hot, with highs in the  mid to upper 90s.

Should see an increase in coverage on Sunday as a weak upper
trough approaches from the west. This will help to spark
convection along the seabreeze as well as the lingering surface
trough, so have increased PoPs over Saturday's values. With the
increase coverage, temperatures should be a bit lower as well,
with highs in the lower to mid 90s.

.Long Term [Sunday Night Through Friday]...
Lingering surface trough coupled with weak troughiness aloft will
keep climo or above rain chances in the forecast through early next
week. This will also push temperatures back down into the lower
90s (near normal for late June). Guidance diverges by mid to late
week with the GFS bringing moisture northward from the deep
tropics. Recent performance of GFS in the tropics makes this a
bit dubious, especially without support from the ECMWF, so will
show a bit of a decrease in PoPs towards the end of the week,
supported by the ECMWF idea of an increase in upper ridging.

&&

.Aviation...
[Through 18Z Saturday] Isolated to scattered areas of convection
are expected through this evening with convection rapidly
diminishing after sunset. Winds will be light outside of
convection. VFR conditions are expected to prevail outside of
convection.

&&

.Marine...
Westerly to southwesterly winds are forecast to continue over the
coastal waters into next week as the subtropical ridge axis
remains south of the waters. Winds may occasionally approach
exercise caution levels over the weekend as a surface trough drops
south towards the Gulf Coast. However, conditions are expected to
remain below headline criteria.

&&

.Fire Weather...
Relative humidity values are expected to remain above critical
levels for the next several days with gradually increasing rain
chances for the latter half of the weekend and continuing into the
next work week.

&&

.Hydrology...
Rainfall totals for the next week will be around 1- 2 inches across
the area. With all rivers below bank full stage, this rainfall is
not expected to cause significant rises on area rivers.

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...

Tallahassee   72  96  73  93  73 /  20  40  20  50  30
Panama City   76  91  78  90  76 /  10  40  20  30  20
Dothan        73  96  73  95  74 /  10  30  30  40  30
Albany        72  97  73  95  74 /  20  30  30  40  30
Valdosta      71  95  72  93  72 /  20  30  30  40  30
Cross City    72  93  73  92  71 /  20  40  20  40  20
Apalachicola  75  90  78  89  76 /  10  30  10  30  10

&&

.TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories...

FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.

&&

NEAR TERM...DVD
SHORT TERM...CAMP
LONG TERM...CAMP
AVIATION...DVD
MARINE...CAMP
FIRE WEATHER...DVD
HYDROLOGY...BOLDEN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 1:26 PM CST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
326 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

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

0307 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW PUTNEY             31.51N 84.13W
06/20/2014                   DOUGHERTY          GA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN ON RADIUM SPRINGS ROAD AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE.

&&

GODSEY

The radar

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
June 20, 1:57 PM CST
Where
Houston County, Hodgesville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.080, -85.370

A few trees were blown down across the southern portion of the county near Hodgesville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
June 20, 1:59 PM CST
Where
Houston County, 0.59 mi E of Lucy
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.010, -85.030

A couple of trees were blown down near Chattahoochee State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When
June 20, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Houston County, Webb
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
31.260, -85.280

A tree was blown down in Webb near SR-52.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
June 21, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Henry County, Lawrenceville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
31.650, -85.260

Scattered trees and power lines were blown down around the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
June 21, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Henry County, Haleburg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
31.410, -85.130

Scattered trees and power lines were blown down around the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dale

When
June 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Dale County, 0.5 mi N of Greater Old Salem Church
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
31.527, -85.760

A tree was blown down across County Road 5 near County Road 245.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dale

When
June 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Dale County, 0.71 mi NW of Ariton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
31.607, -85.719

A tree was blown down on Mincey Bridge Road.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 517036, 517037, 517038, 517039, 517040, 517041, 517042.