Slow moving strong to severe thunderstorms produced several inches of rain in a short period of time, resulting in flash flooding. There were also reports of several trees down.
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Slow moving strong to severe thunderstorms produced several inches of rain in a short period of time, resulting in flash flooding. There were also reports of several trees 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 28, 3:24 PM EST, 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 424 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .Near Term [Through Tonight]... Despite drier air to our west leftover on the dry side of a retreating front, strong 1000-700 mb south-southeasterly flow will bring low level moisture to the region. Plenty of instability is on tap with mid level lapse rates of 7 C/km and SBCAPE of 2500-3000 J/kg. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening. With moisture and instability available, some of the thunderstorms will be strong to severe storms with gusty winds and small hail being the main threat. As night continues, PoPs begin to decrease over land and increase over the water. Lows will be near normal in the low to mid 70s. .Short Term [Saturday Through Sunday Night]... In the upper levels, there will be weak troughing to the west and weak ridging to the east. In the low levels, southerly/easterly flow will bring increased moisture. Therefore, rain chances will be relatively high this weekend with scattered showers and thunderstorms. POPs around 60 percent are expected for the entire region on Saturday, particularly in the afternoon/evening hours. Highs on Saturday will be in the upper 80s with heat indices in the low to mid 90s. On Sunday, low level moisture will decrease in the western part of the region. POPs will be around 30 percent in the west and 50 percent in the central and eastern parts of the region. Highs on Sunday will be around 90 with heat indices in the mid to upper 90s. .Long Term [Monday Through Friday]... Upper level features are forecast to be weak in the extended period. In the lower levels, TS Erika could begin to affect the region as early as Tuesday morning. The official NHC forecast for Erika has the entire Florida Peninsula, the eastern Gulf and the open waters of the Atlantic east of Florida in the error cone. There is still a great deal of uncertainty with Erika's track. If Erika tracks farther east and remains over open Atlantic waters, it will not impact the region. If Erika tracks farther west into the Gulf it could become more of a threat to the Florida Panhandle. If Erika tracks through the center of the cone, it may move up the Florida Peninsula as a weak TS. If Erika moves up the Florida Peninsula, Big Bend Florida and most of the Georgia counties will see increased rain chances and possibly heavy rain. If Erika moves into the region from the Gulf, the whole area will see increased rain chances with heavy rain likely, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday. Due to the uncertainty of Erika's track, the extended forecast also has a great deal of uncertainty. Expect highs around 90 with heat indices around 100 degrees at times. && .Aviation... [Through 18Z Saturday] VFR conditions should prevail outside of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Storms are most likely to directly effect VLD and ABY, with MVFR-IFR cigs/vsbys and gusty winds possible. Storms may linger into the evening, clearing out by around 03Z. An early start will be possible tomorrow in north Florida with storms beginning to develop around 15Z. && .Marine... Light winds and low seas are expected through the weekend. After that, it will depend on Erika's track. No matter the track, at least a slight increase in winds and possibly seas should be expected starting next week. && .Fire Weather... An increase in low level moisture and rain chances for the next few days will preclude any fire weather concerns. && .Hydrology... With a transition to a wetter pattern beginning today, expect average rainfall amounts on the order of 1-1.5" over the next three days. This will have little impact on area rivers. Next week, the potential for some very heavy rain exists depending on Erika's track. At this time, models suggest the possibility for 5-7" over a 48 hour period with Erika. Should the track shift west, these amounts could spread into the southeast Big Bend and south-central Georgia. Interests along the Suwannee River are urged to pay close attention to rainfall forecasts over the next few days. && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Tallahassee 75 88 72 90 73 / 40 60 30 50 30 Panama City 75 86 74 88 75 / 40 60 30 30 20 Dothan 71 85 69 90 70 / 40 60 20 30 20 Albany 73 87 71 89 71 / 40 60 30 40 20 Valdosta 73 88 72 90 72 / 40 60 30 50 30 Cross City 74 90 72 90 73 / 40 60 30 50 30 Apalachicola 76 86 75 87 76 / 60 60 30 30 20 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AL...NONE. GM...NONE. && NEAR TERM...MOORE/CHANEY SHORT TERM...MCDERMOTT LONG TERM...MCDERMOTT AVIATION...MOORE MARINE...MCDERMOTT FIRE WEATHER...DVD HYDROLOGY...HARRIGAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
305 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG ABBEVILLE 31.57N 85.25W
08/28/2015 HENRY AL 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR ABBEVILLE. EXACT
LOCATIONS NOT SPECIFIED
&&
DVDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
306 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015
GAZ148-161-281945-
LANIER GA-BERRIEN GA-
306 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN BERRIEN AND NORTHERN
LANIER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF WILLACOOCHEE...MOVING NORTH AT
10 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEBER...TEETERVILLE...GLORY AND BANNOCKBURN.
LAT...LON 3111 8318 3143 8316 3143 8314 3140 8314
3139 8312 3136 8311 3133 8306 3130 8306
3128 8304 3123 8305 3119 8305 3118 8297
3108 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 190DEG 7KT 3121 8305
11-MOOREPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
357 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL ABBEVILLE 31.57N 85.25W
08/28/2015 E1.00 INCH HENRY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE ABBEVILLE AREA
&&
DVDThe Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:03 UTC.
5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down onto a shed near Cypress Street and Chester Street.
A tree was blown down onto a power pole near Copeland Mills Road and Madison Highway.
Water was flowing over Highway 118 North near McClesky Mill. In addition, water was filling ditches and overflowing onto Highway 45N and Scrap Israel Road.
Water was reported to have risen up to a house on Riverside Road due to heavy rainfall of around 4 inches in 3 hours.
Glenview Drive was reported to be flooded due to heavy rainfall of around 4 inches in 3 hours.
Flooding was reported on Shiloh Ct due to 3 to 5 inches of rain falling in around 3 hours.
Water was flowing out of a field across Highway 82 near mile marker 7 due to 3 to 5 inches of rain falling in around 3 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2015
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: 600290, 600291, 600452, 600449, 600450, 600453, 600454.