The typical scattered afternoon convection in summertime resulted in a few severe storms with trees and power lines blown down.
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The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
The typical scattered afternoon convection in summertime resulted in a few severe storms with trees and power lines blown 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 18, 8:35 AM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1035 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2014 .Near Term [Through Today]... Deep layer ridging over the southeastern CONUS will allow the sea-breeze to be the main driver of our local weather today. The 12Z TAE sounding showed 1000-700mb flow was from the west at over 10 knots, which is our regime 5 sea-breeze pattern. The PWAT value of 1.85", which is 98% of the normal value. Overall, we're expecting a pretty typical regime 5 day, with chances for afternoon thunderstorms highest over north Florida, but with slightly more coverage than normal for this pattern over our southeast Alabama counties to account for storms coming into the area from the west. Highs today will be in the mid 90s. && .Aviation... [Through 12Z Tuesday] Showers and thunderstorms today will affect ECP, TLH, VLD, and DHN and then clear out in the evening. Winds will generally be from the west at 10 kts or less, with gustier winds during thunderstorms. && .Prev Discussion [307 AM EDT]... .Short Term [Tonight Through Wednesday]... A fairly potent shortwave will pass through northern Georgia on Tuesday. A spoke of energy extending south of the main shortwave is forecast to spread into the forecast area by afternoon. This energy should help to somewhat counter the otherwise less favorable westerly low-level flow pattern to generate scattered showers and thunderstorms. Despite the scattered storms, the westerly low-level flow will support temperatures in the mid 90s during the afternoon. Overall precip coverage will likely be lower on Wednesday as the low-level flow becomes more northwesterly as the mid-level ridge builds just west of the forecast area. The northwesterly flow will be warmer as well, with mid to upper 90s expected for afternoon highs. .Long Term [Wednesday Night Through Monday]... Through much of the extended period, high pressure will shift northward/inland from the Gulf, shifting the winds from westerly to northwesterly and then variable. This will mean even less moisture transport, keeping PoPs slightly below climo for this time of year. Temperatures will be warmer than normal, with highs reaching the mid to upper 90s and lows only dipping into the mid 70s. .Marine... High pressure will remain situated over the central Gulf through this week, keeping winds out of the west of southwest and generally below 15 knots outside of isolated to scattered thunderstorms. No headlines are anticipated this week. .Fire Weather... Red Flag conditions are not expected for the next several days. .Hydrology... Rainfall totals through Tuesday are expected to range from && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Tallahassee 95 76 94 75 97 / 50 10 40 30 40 Panama City 93 79 91 78 92 / 40 20 30 20 20 Dothan 94 74 93 73 96 / 40 20 40 20 20 Albany 95 74 94 75 97 / 40 20 30 20 30 Valdosta 96 73 93 74 96 / 40 20 40 30 30 Cross City 94 75 93 74 94 / 40 10 30 20 20 Apalachicola 90 79 91 77 92 / 40 20 30 20 30 && .TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...MOORE SHORT TERM...CAMP LONG TERM...MOORE AVIATION...MOORE MARINE...CAMP FIRE WEATHER...BARRY HYDROLOGY...BOLDEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 208 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 FLZ019-028-029-181845- LAFAYETTE FL-MADISON FL-INLAND TAYLOR FL- 208 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAFAYETTE... MADISON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... * UNTIL 245 PM EDT AT 206 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MADISON...OR NEAR EBB...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 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 3042 8326 3019 8331 3031 8369 3042 8366 TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 279DEG 25KT 3037 8364 17-GOULD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down on State Highway 83 and blocked one lane of traffic.
A tree was blown down on County Highway 179A.
A tree was blown down onto U.S Highway 221.
A tree was blown down onto State Highway 146.
Trees were blown down near the intersection of Old Saint Augustine Road and Southwood Plantation Road.
Trees and power lines were blown down throughout Perry.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 2014
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: 536807, 536808, 536809, 536810, 536811, 536812, 536813.