Slow moving thunderstorms produced some urban flash flooding around Valdosta and Albany. A man was also struck by lightning near Valdosta and subsequently suffered a heart attack and died.
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Slow moving thunderstorms produced some urban flash flooding around Valdosta and Albany. A man was also struck by lightning near Valdosta and subsequently suffered a heart attack and died.
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 Sep 7, 8:54 AM EST, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 954 AM EDT Sun Sep 7 2014 .Near Term [Through Today]... Forecast is generally on track this morning, with slight tweaks to morning rain chances to reflect local radar trends. Regional 12Z surface analysis shows a weak surface cold front boundary draped across the southeast from the Carolinas then southwestward across central Georgia to southern Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. A boundary out ahead of this front lies roughly from Keaton Beach, FL to Savannah, GA. As was the case yesterday, slow moving thunderstorms along this axis will be expected through the day with storms filling in across the forecast area in the afternoon. With heavy cloud cover and high rain chances, temperatures today will only peak in the upper 80s to low 90s. && .Aviation... [Through 12Z Monday] MVFR-IFR cigs this morning will lift over the next hour or so. This afternoon, we're expecting a wide coverage showers and thunderstorms similar to yesterday. Cigs and vsbys will likely drop down to MVFR with these storms when they're affecting the area terminals. && .Prev Discussion [209 AM EDT]... .Short Term [Tonight Through Tuesday]... The GFS and ECMWF are in fairly good agreement, as they begin to slowly shift the weak mid layer trough (currently centered over north FL) eastward on Tuesday. At the surface, the weak, quasi-stationary frontal zone across south GA & AL will gradually dissipate. As has been the case the past several model runs, the pressure/height pattern is forecast to be too weak for any sustained Q-G forcing, so much of the forcing for deep moist convection will be due to diurnal mesoscale forcing from sea breeze fronts and the like. With ample deep layer moisture and moderate instability on Monday, PoPs will continue to be above climo- especially in the afternoon & evening hours (50-60%). Deep layer moisture will begin to diminish on Tuesday, especially over our western zones, where the PoP will only be 20%. Elsewhere, where the moisture will linger longer, PoPs will be in the 40-50% range. Highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s, lows in the 70s. .Long Term [Tuesday Night Through Sunday]... We expect rain chances to remain at or above climo throughout most of the period, as the position of the Bermuda High at the Sfc will still allow for plenty of deep layer tropical moisture to be pumped into the region with a southerly component to the winds below 500 mb (until next Fri. and Sat. when the next active trof approaches), keeping PWATs in the 1.85" to 2.15" range. However, the ridging should at least allow the convection to return towards more of a diurnal cycle with the sea breeze circulation, and while above climo, Pops should generally remain between 40% to 60% or slightly below on a couple of days. Temps should also average a bit above climo through the next 7 days, with highs generally in the lower 90s with lows in the lower to middle 70s. .Marine... The pressure gradient will remain weak through at least mid week, resulting in a continuation of low winds and seas. However, there may be a slight increase in winds and chop near the coast each afternoon from strong heating of the land. .Fire Weather... Over the next few days, relative humidity values will remain well above critical thresholds with a fairly high coverage of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Red flag conditions are not expected. .Hydrology... 1 to 2 inches of rain (with locally higher amounts) fell across a large portion of north FL on Saturday. Elsewhere the rain wasn't as concentrated, though there were isolated heavy amounts. Some rivers have risen in recent days, but are still well below flood stage. Although slow storm motion and high moisture content makes flooding a possibility today, we still don't see a concentrated area of forcing where heavy rain would become focused for a long period of time. Once again, the most vulnerable areas to flash flooding will be urban areas and locations that had very heavy rain on Saturday. River flooding appears unlikely due to the isolated nature of the heavy rainfall threat. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Tallahassee 91 73 90 72 91 / 60 30 50 20 40 Panama City 89 76 88 76 90 / 60 40 50 20 30 Dothan 92 71 91 71 92 / 70 40 50 20 20 Albany 92 72 91 72 92 / 70 50 60 30 30 Valdosta 90 71 90 71 91 / 70 40 60 30 50 Cross City 87 72 88 72 90 / 70 30 60 30 50 Apalachicola 89 76 87 75 89 / 50 40 40 20 40 && .TAE Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...MOORE SHORT TERM...FOURNIER LONG TERM...GOULD AVIATION...MOORE MARINE...FOURNIER FIRE WEATHER...DVD HYDROLOGY...FOURNIER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
326 PM EDT SUN SEP 07 2014
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0326 PM FLASH FLOOD VALDOSTA 30.85N 83.28W
09/07/2014 LOWNDES GA 911 CALL CENTER
FLOODING NEAR DOWNTOWN VALDOSTA WITH SOME VEHICLES
STALLED IN WATER.
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08-LAMERSThe Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.
3 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Very heavy rainfall in a short period of time led to flooding near downtown Valdosta with some vehicles reported to be stalled in high water. Monetary damage was estimated.
Very heavy rainfall in a short period of time led to numerous reports of flooded roadways in the county.
A 57 year old male was struck by lightning at a construction site while sheltering under a pole barn. He then suffered a heart attack and died as a result of the lightning strike.
Flooding was reported on several roads in Albany due to heavy rain in a short period of time. The 800 block of Oglethorpe Road was closed due to flooding.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Lowndes | 2014-09-07 | 57 | Male | Heavy Equipment/Construction | Direct |
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