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, 2:35 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 335 PM EDT Mon Aug 18 2014 .Near Term [Through Tonight]... 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. Storms will last through the evening, dissipating before midnight, with new development along the Panhandle in the early morning hours. An early start to storms and heavy cloud cover will keep temperatures a little cooler than previously forecast. Highs today will be in the low 90s and lows will be in the mid 70s. .Short Term [Tuesday Through Wednesday Night]... An upper level shortwave will pass through northern Georgia on Tuesday. This may focus a higher coverage of afternoon thunderstorms across the northern portions of the area compared to further south. 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 [Thursday Through Monday]... An upper level ridge is expected to build northward from the Gulf across the southeast states through the period. With deep layer ridging acting to suppress afternoon convection, PoPs are forecast to be slightly below average through the period with temperatures above average. The main driver for convection will be the sea breeze with isolated to scattered coverage expected. && .Aviation... [Through 18Z 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. Some of the guidance is suggesting MVFR-IFR cig development in the early morning hours near ECP and DHN, but left out of this package because confidence is low. && .Marine... High pressure will remain situated over the central Gulf through this week, keeping winds out of the west to southwest and generally below 15 knots outside of isolated to scattered thunderstorms. && .Fire Weather... Normal summer conditions through the week will mean plentiful moisture, preventing red flag criteria from being met. && .Hydrology... Significant flooding is not expected over the next several days. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Tallahassee 76 95 75 97 75 / 20 40 10 30 10 Panama City 79 91 78 93 78 / 20 30 10 20 10 Dothan 73 94 74 96 74 / 30 40 10 30 10 Albany 74 94 75 97 75 / 20 40 10 30 10 Valdosta 74 96 74 96 74 / 20 40 10 30 10 Cross City 76 93 75 94 74 / 10 20 10 20 10 Apalachicola 78 91 77 93 77 / 20 20 10 20 10 && .TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...MOORE SHORT TERM...DVD LONG TERM...DVD AVIATION...MOORE MARINE...DVD FIRE WEATHER...MOORE HYDROLOGY...DVD
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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
257 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
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0237 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE DE FUNIAK SPRINGS 30.76N 86.10W
08/18/2014 WALTON FL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON STATE HIGHWAY 83 BLOCKING ONE LANE
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DVDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
345 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2014
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0311 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE CERROGORDO 30.81N 85.87W
08/18/2014 HOLMES FL 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON COUNTY HIGHWAY 179A
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DVDThe Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:26 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down onto a mobile home near Highway 27 South.
A tree was blown down onto Clear Lake Road.
Trees were blown down at Baytree Road and Norman Drive.
A large tree was blown down on Highway 151 north of Morgan.
Power lines were blown down on the 1800 block of Schley Ave.
A tree was blown down onto Highway 112 and blocked one lane of traffic.
A power pole was blown down in Omega.
Several trees were blown down south of Nashville.
A couple of trees were blown down on Warwick Highway.
A tree was blown down onto Pear Road.
A tree was blown down onto Highway 107.
A tree was blown down near Thomasville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, 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: 536815, 536816, 536817, 536818, 536819, 536820, 536821, 536822, 536823, 536824, 536825, 536826.