Gulf of Mexico, 2018

Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, August 5 to 7, 2018

August 5 to 7, 2018 · NWS TAE · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Strong storms moved across portions of the coastal waters near Panama City and St George Island with winds in excess of 34 knots.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

Strong storms moved across portions of the coastal waters near Panama City and St George Island with winds in excess of 34 knots.

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 Aug 5, 1:58 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 1:58 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:39 UTC.

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Event by event

3 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Coastal Waters From Oklaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach Out 20 Nm

When
August 5, 3:42 PM EST
Where
Coastal Waters From Oklaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach Out 20 Nm forecast zone, 2.76 mi WNW of Panama City Beach
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
30.230, -85.880

Mesonet station XPAN measured a wind gust of 35 knots.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Coastal Waters From Oklaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach Out 20 Nm

When
August 5, 3:42 PM EST
Where
Coastal Waters From Oklaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach Out 20 Nm forecast zone, 2.4 mi W of Panama City Beach
Measured
41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
30.213, -85.880

Site PCBF1 measured a wind gust of 41 knots.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl Out to 20 Nm

When
August 7, 12:21 AM EST
Where
Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl Out to 20 Nm forecast zone, 4.24 mi SSW of Eastpoint
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
29.690, -84.886

The weatherstem site on the St George Island bridge measured a wind gust of 35 knots.

What these are

Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds of 34 knots or more over coastal or lake waters.

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 766092, 766093, 766094.