Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 26, 2016

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 26, 2016
Start: 2016-06-26T16:04
End: 2016-06-26T16:43
Location: Florida

June 26, 2016 · NWS TAE · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed in an environment of high instability favorable for microbursts. A couple of storms became severe with downed trees and power lines as well as one storm with large hail.

Where it happened

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Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 26, 1:35 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:35 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
335 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...

With a frontal boundary stalling NW to SE across out Georgia zones
tonight, scattered convection is expected to linger into the late
evening. Went with chance PoPs (30-40%) for most of the Tri-state
area until around midnight. Otherwise, becoming mostly clear with
lows in the lower 70s.

.SHORT TERM [Monday Through Tuesday Night]...

Upper level ridging across the Southeast will dampen through the
period as a trough amplifies as it moves from the north-central
tier of the country through the Great Lakes region. At the
surface, a frontal boundary will gradually move into the
Southeast, nearing the Tri-State region by Tuesday. Convection
will primarily be seabreeze driven on Monday, and confined mostly
to north Florida in the light northeasterly flow regime. Expect
the highest PoPs south of interstate 10. Storms on Tuesday will
likely be forced by a more active (SW flow) seabreeze regime, as
well as convection dropping into the region from the northwest as
it moves away from the aforementioned front. Isolated severe
thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon in a favorable
thermodynamic environment. In addition to PoP coverage, high
temperatures will likely still run above average on Monday, before
the ridge really starts to break down by Tuesday. Expect upper 90s
on Monday, with lower 90s more common on Tuesday.

.LONG TERM [Wednesday Through Sunday]...

The previously mentioned front will linger across the Southeast,
with broad troughing aloft through the period. This will result in
above average rain chances through next weekend, with highs near
normal.

&&

.AVIATION [Through 18Z Monday]...

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms should at least
briefly impact most or all terminals through the evening hours.
During storms, visibilities and ceilings may drop, but will likely
stay in the MVFR-VFR range. A brief period of MVFR vsbys is also
possible due to patchy fog development overnight.

&&

.MARINE...

Relatively light winds and low seas will prevail through the week.
Each afternoon winds may increase near the coast to 10 to 15
knots, with a light to moderate chop.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Showers and thunderstorms are likely near the coast on Monday. No
fire weather concerns except for lightning.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

The next week or so will feature above normal rain chances,
however widespread heavy rain is not expected. Each day, scattered
storms could produce an inch or so of rain, though the likelihood
of one location getting an inch or so of rain each day is low. In
general, river or urban/rural flooding is not expected through the
week.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

Tallahassee   74  96  75  93  76 /  40  30  20  60  40
Panama City   77  89  80  89  78 /  20  50  20  30  40
Dothan        73  96  75  92  74 /  40  20  20  70  40
Albany        73  95  75  93  75 /  40  20  20  50  40
Valdosta      72  96  74  95  75 /  30  30  10  50  50
Cross City    73  94  74  91  76 /  30  50  20  50  20
Apalachicola  77  89  78  88  78 /  20  40  20  30  40

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.

&&

NEAR TERM...Barry
SHORT TERM...Harrigan
LONG TERM...Harrigan
AVIATION...Barry
MARINE...Harrigan
FIRE WEATHER...McDermott
HYDROLOGY...Harrigan

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 1:57 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
357 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW PELHAM            31.14N 84.20W
06/26/2016                   MITCHELL           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES DOWN

&&

MCDERMOTT

Local storm report, Jun 26, 2:14 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
414 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0142 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE MORVEN            30.94N 83.49W
06/26/2016                   BROOKS             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON LAWSON MILL POND ROAD.

0224 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ENE PAVO              30.98N 83.65W
06/26/2016                   BROOKS             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES DOWN ON TALLOKAS ROAD...ONE AT COFFEE ROAD AND
            ONE AT HIGHWAY 122.

0237 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE PAVO               30.95N 83.72W
06/26/2016                   BROOKS             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN TOOK OUT POWERLINES ON ADAMS ROAD.

&&

HARRIGAN

The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:05 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When: June 26, 4:04 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Vernon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 30.620, -85.710

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 26, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Wausau to Vernon
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 30.630, -85.580

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Wausau to Vernon.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When: June 26, 4:43 PM CST
Where: Walton County, Eucheeanna
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 30.640, -86.040

A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph in Eucheeanna.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, June 2016

Sources

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: 633435, 633436, 633437.