Scattered convection developed across the tri-state area with isolated strong to severe weather.
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Scattered convection developed across the tri-state area with isolated strong to severe weather.
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 31, 8:51 AM EST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 951 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 .NEAR TERM [THROUGH TODAY]... A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONVECTION IS ON TAP FOR TODAY. LOW-LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHERLY, WHICH WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN UPPER 60S/LOWER 70S DEW POINTS THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO INCREASE WITH PWATS RISING BACK ABOVE 1.5 INCHES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE 12Z KTAE SOUNDING SUPPORTS THIS. THESE FACTORS, ALONG WITH THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER TROUGH FROM THE WEST, POINT TO AN INCREASE IN CONVECTIVE COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON. CLIMATOLOGY FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW (SUPPORTED BY LOCAL HI-RES GUIDANCE), SUGGESTS ACTIVITY BEGINNING ALONG AND SOUTH OF I- 10 BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND SPREADING WELL INLAND BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. THIS IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY ECAM GUIDANCE. SPC DOES HAVE MOST INLAND AREAS OUTLOOKED FOR A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS AS COOLER MID LEVEL TEMPS WILL INCREASE LAPSE RATES. DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. && .PREV DISCUSSION [641 AM EDT]... .SHORT TERM [TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY]... LOW-MID LEVEL FLOW WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH DURING THIS PERIOD, WHICH TENDS TO ENHANCE RAIN CHANCES OVER OUR FORECAST AREA IN THE SUMMER SEA BREEZE CONVECTIVE SEASON. POPS WERE NUDGED UP TOWARD THE HIGH END OF GUIDANCE. 1000-700MB WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE WEAKER ON MONDAY, WHICH TENDS TO FAVOR HIGHER COVERAGE FOCUSED IN OUR FLORIDA ZONES, AND STRONGER ON TUESDAY WHICH FAVORS FAIRLY HIGH COVERAGE OVER OUR ENTIRE AREA. THEREFORE, SOME AREAS OF "LIKELY" (60%) POPS WERE INCLUDED ON TUESDAY. HIGHS SHOULD BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN IN RECENT DAYS DUE TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND RAIN CHANCES - GENERALLY IN THE MID-UPPER 80S. .LONG TERM [TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY]... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS A MID-UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW MEANDERS AROUND THE SOUTHEAST. THE EXACT POSITIONING WILL PLAY A ROLE IN JUST HOW HIGH RAIN CHANCES ARE, BUT THERE IS SOME INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND ECMWF. HIGHS SHOULD CONTINUE IN THE MID-UPPER 80S WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. .AVIATION... [THROUGH 12Z MONDAY] SOME PATCHY FOG EXISTS ACROSS THE REGION BUT HAS THUS FAR AVOIDED THE TERMINALS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH MOST OF THE TAF PERIOD...HOWEVER VIS RESTRICTIONS INTO THE IFR RANGE ARE LIKELY WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY GET AN EARLY START NEAR THE GULF COAST ALONG THE SEA BREEZE...POSSIBLY AFFECTING TLH AND ECP AS EARLY AS THE 16-18Z TIME FRAME BEFORE EXPANDING INLAND. ALL TERMINALS WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND STORMS TODAY. THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .MARINE... LIGHT WINDS AND RELATIVELY CALM SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL SHIFT ONSHORE AND BE ENHANCED NEAR THE COAST EACH AFTERNOON WITH THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION. .FIRE WEATHER... WITH INCREASED RAIN CHANCES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS, NO HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. .HYDROLOGY... AS LOW-MID LEVEL FLOW TURNS TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE SHOULD SEE RAIN CHANCES INCREASE WITH HIGHER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DURING THAT TIME FRAME. WHILE AVERAGE RAIN TOTALS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE AROUND 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES, LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE LIKELY WITH SLOW STORM MOTIONS EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED, BUT IF SLOW-MOVING STORMS PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL SOME ISOLATED URBAN OR SMALL STREAM FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TALLAHASSEE 90 70 89 71 87 / 50 10 50 20 60 PANAMA CITY 85 72 83 72 83 / 30 20 30 30 50 DOTHAN 89 69 87 68 85 / 50 30 40 30 60 ALBANY 89 69 89 69 87 / 50 40 40 30 50 VALDOSTA 91 68 90 69 87 / 50 40 40 20 60 CROSS CITY 89 69 89 70 87 / 50 40 40 20 60 APALACHICOLA 86 72 85 72 84 / 20 20 30 30 40 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AL...NONE. GM...NONE. && NEAR TERM...WOOL/LAMERS SHORT TERM...LAMERS LONG TERM...LAMERS AVIATION...LAMERS MARINE...LAMERS FIRE WEATHER...CAMP HYDROLOGY...LAMERS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
138 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0124 PM HAIL 1 WSW LAKE JACKSON 30.52N 84.35W
05/31/2015 E0.75 INCH LEON FL TRAINED SPOTTER
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DVDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
245 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S OCHLOCKNEE 30.90N 84.06W
05/31/2015 THOMAS GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT MADDOX RD AND STEWART RD.
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WESTONThe Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down on Maddox Road and Steward Road.
A tree was blown down west of Pelham near SR-112.
A couple of trees were blown down northwest of Camilla near SR-37.
A tree was blown down on Mt Sinai Road.
Several trees were blown down in the area around Palmyra Road.
A tree was blown down in Dawson.
A tree was blown down on Highway 313 near Warwick.
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, May 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: 569930, 569931, 569933, 569934, 569935, 569936, 569937, 569938.