D2 drought conditions were present throughout August and into September across portions of Henry and Dale counties.
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D2 drought conditions were present throughout August and into September across portions of Henry and Dale counties.
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 31, 8:02 PM EST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 902 PM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019 .UPDATE... Seabreeze/outflow made it into GA with showers and isolated thunderstorms ongoing. Added 20-30 pops to cover this activity for the next several hours but activity should wind down over the next few hours. Partly cloudy skies will remain through the overnight hours. Lows will be in the low 70s with dewpoints increasing to around 70 degrees as moisture continues to advect into the area. && .PREV DISCUSSION [838 PM EDT]... .NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]... We have begun to gradually transition to a more moist regime this afternoon, as southerly flow between a trapped upper low to the southwest and strengthening bermuda high to the east is advecting Gulf moisture northward into the region. This is clearly evident on Satellite this afternoon (vis, IR, and WV channels), with a few showers trying to develop along the sea-breeze and across inland portions of the tri-state area, closer to the frontal convergence zone. Plenty of dry air is still getting mixed down from mid-levels, keeping any updrafts that go up limited in extent. Expect coverage to remain limited through this evening, with storms quickly diminishing after sunset. Conditions wont be quite as comfortable tonight, with lows in the lower 70s, but dewpoints also eclipsing 70 once again. .SHORT TERM [Thursday Through Friday Night]... The short term period will continue to gradual transition to a wetter pattern through the end of the week as the aforementioned upper low in the northern Gulf of Mexico gets ejected northward across the region. A shortwave trough will ride the periphery of the large ridge of high pressure over the Inter-Mountain West and eject this feature northward across the area by Friday. As a result, shower and storm chances will be more widespread as there will be additional forcing in play in addition to the normal sea-breeze circulation. Locally heavy rainfall is possible, but widespread flooding and severe weather are not expected. With the increase in moisture, we will see high temperatures trend back toward normal, with highs generally in the lower 90s and heat indicies reaching the lower 100s once again. Overnight lows in the low to mid 70s are expected. .LONG TERM [Saturday Through Wednesday]... The wet pattern will persist through much of the long term period as the aforementioned upper low slowly departs the region this weekend. A second upper level disturbance will slowly move into the region Sunday into Monday as another shortwave trough dives into the region along the periphery of the ridge of high pressure to the west. This will keep elevated chances for showers and storms in the forecast through early next week. Medium range guidance is hinting at drier air filtering into the region mid-next week onward, so we may go back into a drier regime. More importantly, mean trough pattern over the eastern third of the CONUS will block any tropical systems that may develop in the Atlantic over the next few days from impacting the region. Temperatures will generally run around average for highs and lows through the period. .AVIATION... [Through 00Z Friday] Went with VCTS to start the TLH TAF. Otherwise, all but the ECP terminal has a Prob30 group beginning at 18z Thursday. Winds will be light away from convection. .MARINE... Winds of 5 to 10 knots and seas of 1 to 2 feet will be common through the period outside of thunderstorm activity. Shower and thunderstorm chances will be on the increase Thursday night into Friday, with chances remaining elevated through the end of the period. Coverage will be maximized during the overnight and early morning hours. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in the vicinity of storms. .FIRE WEATHER... Hazardous fire weather conditions are not expected over the next several days. .HYDROLOGY... Shower and thunderstorm coverage will gradually increase through the end of the week and into the weekend. Locally heavy rain will be possible, particularly on Friday. However, given recent dry conditions and rivers below action stage flooding problems are not expected. Rainfall will benefit the drought conditions across southeast Alabama and northern portions of the Florida Panhandle. .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 72 95 72 94 71 / 10 30 30 60 50 Panama City 75 90 75 90 75 / 10 20 20 40 30 Dothan 71 95 71 94 70 / 20 30 30 50 40 Albany 74 95 73 94 71 / 20 30 40 60 50 Valdosta 72 94 71 92 70 / 10 40 40 60 40 Cross City 73 92 73 89 71 / 10 40 30 60 40 Apalachicola 75 89 74 89 74 / 10 20 30 40 30 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && UPDATE...Scholl NEAR TERM...Pullin SHORT TERM...Pullin LONG TERM...Pullin AVIATION...Barry MARINE...Pullin FIRE WEATHER...Barry HYDROLOGY...Pullin
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D2 drought conditions were present throughout August and into September across portions of Henry and Dale counties.
D2 drought conditions were present throughout August and into September across portions of Henry and Dale counties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 848796, 848797.