Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms occurred across the area. As is typical with summer storms in this part of the country, some of the storms were marginally severe with impacts to trees and power lines.
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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 to numerous showers and thunderstorms occurred across the area. As is typical with summer storms in this part of the country, some of the storms were marginally severe with impacts to trees and power lines.
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 9, 1:27 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 327 PM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018 .NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]... Shower and thunderstorms activity that is currently developing across the tri-state region will gradually diminish with the loss of daytime heating this evening. An area of showers and embedded thunderstorms may linger well into the evening hours. The best chances will be focused west of the Apalachicola/Chattahoochee Rivers where low level convergence is greatest between the surface ridge centered over the northern Gulf of Mexico and surface low pressure off of the southeast coast. Late tonight, light patchy fog will be possible across portions of the region, mainly due to wet soils and light surface winds. Overnight lows in the low 70s are expected. .SHORT TERM [Sunday Through Monday Night]... Upper level troughing will continue over the region through the period with sufficient moisture in place. Expect scattered to numerous diurnal thunderstorms with the mean 1000-700mb flow from the west to southwest. Thunderstorms will be aided by interaction with the afternoon sea breeze and outflow boundaries. Highs will be around 90 with lows around 70. .LONG TERM [Tuesday Through Saturday]... Th overall pattern surface and aloft should be relatively unchanged through the upcoming week. Thus, expect near to above seasonal chances (40-60%) for rain each day. Highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows in the lower 70s. && .AVIATION [Through 18Z Sunday]... VFR conditions will prevail at all sites this afternoon outside of SHRA/TSRA. Reductions in CIGs and vsby can be expected under any activity, with gusty and erratic winds also possible. All sites will have the potential to see impacts this afternoon, with SHRA/TSRA coverage diminishing after sunset this evening. Patchy fog will be possible once again lat tonight at VLD, with low end MVFR to high end IFR conditions possible. MVFR vsbys also possible at TLH. && .MARINE... Winds of 10 knots or less, generally from the west to southwest, will result in 1 to 2 foot seas. && .FIRE WEATHER... With light winds and RH values above critical levels, there are no fire weather concerns over the next few days. && .HYDROLOGY... The Withlacoochee River near Pinetta and Fenholloway River at Foley both remain near their lower thresholds of action stage, and these gauges are likely to drop below action stage later today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will produce brief, isolated areas of heavy rain each day across our area, but this is not expected to result in any river flooding. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Tallahassee 70 91 70 91 71 / 20 40 20 50 30 Panama City 74 87 75 86 75 / 10 30 20 60 30 Dothan 71 91 72 90 72 / 30 40 20 60 30 Albany 71 92 72 90 72 / 30 40 20 50 30 Valdosta 70 91 71 90 72 / 20 40 30 60 30 Cross City 71 89 71 89 72 / 10 30 20 30 10 Apalachicola 74 88 74 87 75 / 10 30 20 40 20 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Pullin SHORT TERM...Barry LONG TERM...Barry AVIATION...Pullin MARINE...Barry FIRE WEATHER...Fieux HYDROLOGY...Harrigan
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
232 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ142-091900-
Early GA-
232 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL EARLY COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM
EDT...
At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Blakely, moving south at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Blakely, Centerville, Cuba, Early Co A/p, Hentown, Rock Hill and
Sawhatchee.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3144 8476 3125 8475 3126 8492 3125 8492
3125 8506 3142 8507 3144 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 354DEG 11KT 3136 8496
30-PULLINSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
309 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ126-127-092000-
Worth GA-Lee GA-
309 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LEE AND NORTHWESTERN WORTH
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Smithville, or 9 miles north of Leesburg, moving south at 10 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Leesburg, Albany, Smithville, Chokee, Century, Jordan Place,
Starksville, Byne Crossroads, Scrutchins, Neyami, Philema, Mossy Dell
and Oakfield.
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3191 8420 3191 8397 3167 8389 3165 8427
3179 8428 3179 8426 3183 8426 3184 8428
3191 8428 3192 8424
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 342DEG 9KT 3187 8416
32The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:41 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree and a power line were blown down.
A tree was blown down near Bells Crossroads.
A tree was blown down.
A tree was blown down.
Multiple trees were blown down in Coffee county.
A lightning strike resulted in a house fire with significant damage. Damage cost was estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 2018
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: 762604, 762605, 762606, 762607, 762608, 762609.