Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed across the area with one person being struck by lightning.
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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.
The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed across the area with one person being struck by lightning.
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 Jul 26, 1:01 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 301 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 .NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]... An upper level shortwave near the Georgia coast will persist through the near term. An MCV rotating over southeast Georgia this afternoon will help to generate scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms particularly in a stretch from TLH to VLD (higher chances near VLD). Convection will be on a diminishing trend after 00z with the better chances (30-40%) remaining across the eastern portion of the CWA. For the second half of tonight, PoPs will decrease to about 20 percent with the focus still across the eastern portion of the CWA, but with the addition of the coastal areas. Lows overnight will only drop into the mid 70s inland to upper 70s along the coast. .SHORT TERM [Thursday Through Friday Night]... The weak upper low over the southeast will continue to influence rain chances for Thursday. PoPs will be in the 30-50% range with the highest in south Georgia and the Big Bend. By Friday upper level flow becomes more zonal ahead of the approaching trough. Friday PoPs will be slightly lower 20-40%. Highs will be in the lower 90s with warmer temps to the west where rain chances are lower. .LONG TERM [Saturday Through Wednesday]... The trough over the eastern US will shift east through the period. It will bring a weak front that will increase shower and thunderstorm chances for the weekend. Drier air will arrive by late Sunday before rain chances increase again mid week. PoPs will generally be 30-60% with the highest chances in the Big Bend. Highs will be in the upper 80s with lows in the low 70s. && .AVIATION [Through 18Z Thursday]... VFR conditions are expected across the TAF sites this afternoon, with the exception being in any thunderstorm that moves over a TAF site. SHRA and TSRA is expected this afternoon with the better chances at TLH and VLD. Convection will diminish this evening. MVFR fog and even a site or two with LIFR cigs will be possible in the morning. && .MARINE... Winds will be westerly 5 to 10 knots through Thursday then will increase to 15 knots through the weekend. Seas will be 3 feet or less. && .FIRE WEATHER... Hazardous fire weather conditions are not expected over the next several days. && .HYDROLOGY... All area rivers are below flood stage. A few heavy showers and thunderstorms could lead to brief localized flooding. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Tallahassee 74 91 75 93 76 / 30 40 20 40 10 Panama City 77 90 78 90 80 / 20 30 20 20 10 Dothan 74 93 74 94 75 / 20 30 10 20 20 Albany 74 90 74 94 76 / 20 30 10 20 20 Valdosta 73 89 74 92 74 / 40 50 30 30 10 Cross City 74 90 74 90 76 / 30 30 30 30 10 Apalachicola 76 89 77 90 79 / 20 30 20 20 10 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Fieux SHORT TERM...Weston LONG TERM...Weston AVIATION...Fieux MARINE...Weston FIRE WEATHER...Harrigan HYDROLOGY...Weston
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
401 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
ALZ067-GAZ121-142-262045-
Henry AL-Clay GA-Early GA-
401 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY...SOUTHERN
CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT/345 PM CDT/...
At 400 PM EDT/300 PM CDT/, National Weather Service doppler radar
indicated a a strong thunderstorm near Fort Gaines, moving south at
15 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Gaines, Blakely, Bellville, Haleburg, Bluffton, Harrisons Mill,
Shorterville, Barnes, Hardwickburg, Zetto, Hayes, Pecan, Colomokee,
Miller, Ferrell Crossroads, Early Co A/p, Jones Crossing, Kolomoki
Mounds Sp, Suttons Corner and Fort Gaines-Clay Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3163 8494 3162 8494 3162 8490 3160 8484
3128 8488 3141 8526 3166 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 019DEG 13KT 3157 8497
32Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
502 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
ALZ067-069-FLZ011-GAZ142-262145-
Henry AL-Houston AL-Jackson FL-Early GA-
502 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENRY...HOUSTON...
NORTHERN JACKSON AND SOUTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT/445
PM CDT/...
At 502 PM EDT/402 PM CDT/, National Weather Service doppler radar
indicated a strong thunderstorm near Cottonwood, moving south at 20
mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Cottonwood, Graceville, Blakely, Headland, Dothan, Ashford, Cowarts,
Webb, Columbia, Kinsey, Malone, Greenwood, Avon, Madrid, Gordon,
Campbellton, Jakin, Bascom, Haleburg and Memphis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3137 8488 3107 8496 3107 8503 3105 8501
3097 8499 3081 8504 3086 8557 3142 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 019DEG 18KT 3110 8526
32Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 405 PM CDT WED JUL 26 2017 ALZ065-262145- Coffee AL- 405 PM CDT WED JUL 26 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN COFFEE COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... At 404 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northeast of Elba, moving south at 10 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Elba, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, New Brockton, Lee, Mixons Crossroads, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p, Lowry Mill, Camp Humming Hills, Clintonville, Wise Mill, Camp Alaflo Bsa, Clowers Crossroads, Arcus, Woodland Grove Church, Jack, Java, Chestnut Grove and Richburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3162 8607 3162 8584 3132 8583 3138 8618 TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 012DEG 9KT 3158 8597 32
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 16 years old boy was standing on the porch of his home when a nearby tree was struck by lightning off Willie Varnum Road. The lightning then jumped from the tree to the boy, killing him.
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, Houston | 2017-07-26 | 16 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
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