Rain bands from Tropical Storm Cindy affected portions of the Florida panhandle with heavy rainfall and localized flooding.
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Rain bands from Tropical Storm Cindy affected portions of the Florida panhandle with heavy rainfall and localized flooding.
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 21, 8:16 AM CST, 44 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1016 AM EDT Wed Jun 21 2017
.UPDATE...
The forecast remains on track and no major changes to the forecast
are planned this morning.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION [641 AM EDT]...
.NEAR TERM [Through Today]...
Periods of rain will prevail across our area through this morning as
very high deep layer moisture continues to surge northward to the
east of Tropical Storm Cindy. Latest mesoanalysis shows PWAT values
exceeding 2.5" across coastal regions of the FL Panhandle and
offshore, and models suggest that these values will push farther
inland across the Panhandle and SE Alabama this morning and
afternoon. This will result in heavy rain potential across these
areas, where a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until this
evening.
The other main threat this morning is for isolated tornadoes;
strong low-level shear (30+ kts 0-1 km above ground level) and
storm-relative helicity (300-500 m^2/s^2) across the FL Panhandle
could result in a few brief tornadoes. As a result, a tornado
watch remains in effect across this region through 11 AM EDT.
Expect most of the heavy rainfall to end by the afternoon, with
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms likely decreasing in
coverage and intensity through the early evening. Similar to today,
most of our area will see very small diurnal temperature swings with
highs ranging from the upper 70s to lower 80s across western and
central areas. One exception will be from south central GA to the
eastern FL Big Bend, where a few breaks in the clouds could allow
for slightly more heating with forecast highs in mid-upper 80s.
.SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Friday]...
Tropical Storm Cindy will likely make landfall somewhere along
the upper Texas or western LA coasts tonight or early Thursday.
As Cindy gradually shifts farther away from our forecast area, so
too will the synoptic forcing for ascent and the large, north-
south plume of deep tropical moisture which has been over our
region the past day or so. This will coincide with a sharp
reduction in rain chances, beginning tonight. The PoP consensus
from the NWP guidance is well below climo for Thursday and Friday
afternoons (20% or less). The decrease in clouds will result in
daytime high temperatures being a little above average (lower to
mid 90s).
.LONG TERM [Friday Night Through Wednesday]...
Rain chances will gradually return to climo this weekend and into
early next week, as an upper trough develops over much of the
eastern CONUS. Additionally, some of the tropical moisture left over
from Cindy may get "caught up" in a slowly approaching surface cold
front from the northwest early next week, further contributing to
the rise in PoPs. Temperatures will be near normal with lows in
the 70s and highs in the lower 90s...but highs will "only" reach
the upper 80s by early next week as clouds and rain increase.
.AVIATION [Through 12Z Thursday]...
Periods of showers will continue this morning as the outer bands
of Tropical Storm Cindy move northward across our area. The
heaviest showers will impact ECP this morning, with scattered
thunderstorms possible as well. As a result, MVFR/IFR visibility
is possible during the next few hours at this terminal. Also, low
clouds with MVFR/IFR cigs are possible at all terminals this
morning. Conditions will improve this afternoon and evening as VFR
cigs return and showers/isolated storms decrease in coverage.
.MARINE...
Strong south winds will continue today in association with the
Tropical Storm Cindy in the central Gulf of Mexico. Winds and seas
will gradually subside Thursday and Friday.
.FIRE WEATHER...
As a result of high moisture content across our area, there are no
fire weather concerns through the next several days.
.HYDROLOGY...
Storm total rainfall has generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches
across much of our forecast area, except across north FL where it
was an inch or less. Isolated amounts of 4 to 6 inches have
occurred across the FL Panhandle and Big Bend. Current radar
shows a heavier band of rain and embedded thunderstorms just
offshore of the FL Panhandle. This will move inland throughout the
morning hours and has the potential to produce a few additional
inches of rain, especially across our far western locations where
heaviest totals are anticipated. The deep tropical moisture and warm
layer will result in efficient rainfall production, aiding heavy
rainfall potential throughout the morning.
Based on these radar trends, the latest NWP guidance, and the
rain totals thus far, we trimmed back our original Flash Flood
Watch to only include southeast AL and the FL Panhandle. The heavy
rain threat will abate later today as the main axis of deep-
layer moisture and lift shifts westward.
If the high end of possible QPF totals generated by the NWP
guidance is realized, minor flooding will be possible along some
of the local rivers, mainly along the Choctawhatchee River at
Newton, Caryville and Bruce, and the St Marks River at Newton. We
should have more detailed expectations on Thursday once the know
how much rain fell and this information gets into the river
models.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee 81 75 91 75 92 / 80 20 20 10 20
Panama City 82 78 86 78 88 / 100 30 20 10 20
Dothan 79 73 88 74 92 / 90 40 30 10 20
Albany 81 73 90 74 93 / 80 40 30 10 20
Valdosta 84 74 93 75 94 / 60 30 30 10 30
Cross City 88 74 92 74 91 / 30 30 20 10 20
Apalachicola 83 80 88 78 88 / 90 20 10 10 20
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening for
Calhoun-Central Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Holmes-
Inland Bay-Inland Gulf-Jackson-North Walton-South Walton-
Washington.
Coastal Flood Advisory until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening
for Coastal Bay-Coastal Dixie-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-
Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Wakulla-South
Walton.
High Rip Current Risk through late Thursday night for Coastal
Bay-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.
High Surf Advisory until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Thursday for
Coastal Bay-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Gulf-South Walton.
GA...None.
AL...Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for Coffee-Dale-
Geneva-Henry-Houston.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT Thursday for Apalachee Bay
or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl
out to 20 Nm-Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to
Apalachicola Fl out to 20 Nm-Coastal waters from Suwannee
River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM-Coastal waters from
Apalachicola to Destin FL out 20 NM-Waters from Suwannee
River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from
Apalachicola to Destin FL from 20 to 60 NM.
&&
UPDATE...Pullin
NEAR TERM...Lahr
SHORT TERM...Fournier
LONG TERM...Fournier
AVIATION...Lahr
MARINE...Fournier
FIRE WEATHER...Lahr
HYDROLOGY...FournierThe Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:58 UTC.
4 flood, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water covered the roadway near Front Beach Road and Anne Avenue.
Water completely covered the roadway on Coyote Trail.
Beach access was washed out at 264 South Wall Street.
Pen Williams Rd was closed due to water on the roadway.
Eight Mile Cemetary Road was closed due to water on the roadway.
Natural Bridge Road was closed due to water on the roadway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2017
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: 701352, 701353, 701354, 701355, 701356, 701357.