Gulf of Mexico, 2018Marine 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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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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</html>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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, August 5, 201868 kt wind · 6 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, August 5, 2018$3,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, August 5, 2018$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 5, 20181 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 5, 201870 kt wind · 4 events
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.