The last week of May brought areas of heavy rain and severe storms as an upper level low affected the area. Some flooding occurred across portions of Walton county, and damaging wind and large hail occurred across several other Florida panhandle counties.
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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.
The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
The last week of May brought areas of heavy rain and severe storms as an upper level low affected the area. Some flooding occurred across portions of Walton county, and damaging wind and large hail occurred across several other Florida panhandle 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 May 25, 12:42 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 242 PM EDT Sun May 25 2014 .Near Term [Through Tonight]... Afternoon thunderstorms activity will continue into the evening as the Gulf and Atlantic seabreezes interact with various outflow boundaries to generate convection. Still appears that a few storms could be strong to severe with damaging wind gusts being the most likely hazard. The activity is still expected to migrate towards the I-75 corridor during the evening hours before ending around midnight. Thereafter, a fair night is expected across the region. .Short Term [Monday Through Tuesday Night]... A similar pattern is anticipated on Monday with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon across primarily the eastern portions of the region as the mid level ridge remains centered across Central Mississippi/Alabama. Most of the guidance suggests the storms should be centered along or east of the I-75 corridor. By Tuesday, the mid level ridge will shift a little further eastward, which should result in a little less storm coverage. However, the ridge should not completely suppress afternoon thunderstorm activity. Temperatures throughout the short term period will continue to be warmer than climatology. The model guidance seems to be a little on the cool side right now, so generally went a couple degrees above the MOS guidance. .Long Term [Wednesday Through Sunday]... Ridging across the Southeast will begin to breakdown by Thursday resulting in an increase in storm coverage during the afternoon hours. An upper low across the far western Gulf will shift eastward throughout the latter part of the week before weakening. The combination of this feature nearing the region and trough sliding off the Eastern CONUS by Friday may result in a further increase in storm chances heading into the weekend. Temperatures throughout the long term period will continue to be 2 to 4 degree above climatology, particularly early in the period when rain chances will be less. && .Aviation... [Through 18Z Monday] Convection may impact terminals during the late afternoon and early evening hours, with gusty winds possible. Activity should diminish after 03Z with a little MVFR visibility then possible around sunrise. Otherwise, VFR conditions are expected to prevail. && .Marine... High pressure near or over the marine area will keep winds and seas low through the period. The only increase will be near the coast each afternoon with the sea breeze. && .Fire Weather... Low-level moisture should continue to increase through the forecast period, with RH staying above critical thresholds. Therefore, no red flag conditions are expected. && .Hydrology... While scattered shower and thunderstorm activity is expected each day this week, widespread heavy rainfall is not anticipated. As a result, expect little or no impact to area rivers which continue to recede. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Tallahassee 69 93 68 91 68 / 30 20 10 20 10 Panama City 73 90 73 85 71 / 10 10 10 10 10 Dothan 70 92 70 92 70 / 30 20 10 10 10 Albany 70 93 69 93 69 / 40 40 30 20 10 Valdosta 67 92 68 91 67 / 50 40 30 20 10 Cross City 67 93 67 90 67 / 40 20 10 20 10 Apalachicola 73 88 71 83 69 / 10 10 10 10 10 && .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
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A sheriff's deputy reported golfball sized hail at the intersection of Kings Lake Road and Highway 90.
Hail fell for 5 to 7 minutes along County Road 192. The size was verified by a picture.
Two trees were blown down on Highway 12 in Gadsden county. The nearest cross street was Pine Grove Church Road.
Penny size hail fell for 3 minutes near Hayes Subdivision Road and Highway 71 near Blountstown.
The public reported on social media that golf ball sized hail fell at a horse show near Blountstown. Some trucks at the show also got stuck in the mud. No injuries were reported to any animals or people.
A large tree was blown down on Highway 27 blocking westbound lanes of traffic. The nearest cross street was County Road 348.
A couple of trees were blown down near Marianna.
Multiple trees were blown down, some over power lines, near Pioneer Road, Everett Road, and Gainer Road.
A local creek flooded over the bridge on McKinnon Bridge Road, resulting in road closure.
A local creek flooded over the bridge on Red Hill road, resulting in road closure.
A local creek flooded over the bridge on Indian Creek Ranch Road, resulting in road closure.
A local pond flooded over the road at South 2nd Street.
Moderate to heavy rainfall through the day led to flooding on BA Kelly Road and Punch Bowl Road, resulting in road closure.
Moderate to heavy rain through the day led to flooding on Wood Road, resulting in road closure.
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, May 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: 509471, 509472, 509476, 509473, 509474, 509477, 509478, 509475, 509479, 509480, 509481, 509482, 509483, 509484, 509485.