As is typical during summer, scattered afternoon thunderstorms produced strong to marginally severe winds.
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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.
As is typical during summer, scattered afternoon thunderstorms produced strong to marginally severe winds.
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, 1:53 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 253 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019 .NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]... Shower and thunderstorm activity will gradually decrease through the early evening hours with most of the convective activity dissipated by 0-1Z. Similar to last night, thunderstorms will begin to develop overnight across western portions of our coastal waters. A few HREF ensemble members initiate convective activity around 3-4Z while the majority of the members towards 5-6Z. A few showers and thunderstorms will move onshore during the early morning hours. Although severe weather is not expected, stronger storms that could produce strong gusty winds. Overnight PoPs will be around 40 to 60% off shore, 30 to 50% for counties along the coast and around 20% inland. Min temps will be in the low to mid 70s. .SHORT TERM [Tuesday Through Wednesday Night]... Weak troughing over the U.S. will lift northeastward Tuesday night and an upper level ridge will begin to build eastward on Wednesday. At the lower levels, we'll stay on the western fringe of high pressure, with light low-level flow generally from the west. Afternoon seabreeze storms are expected both days, but with slightly lower coverage Wednesday due to the lack of upper level enhancement. Heavy rainfall will be possible Tuesday with isolated storms which could lead to localized flooding. Strong to severe wind gusts can't be ruled out either day, but conditions are not favorable for organized severe development. .LONG TERM [Thursday Through Monday]... Upper level ridging will continue to slowly expand eastward through the weekend while a weak pressure pattern remains in place at the surface. Daily chances for afternoon showers and thunderstorms with the sea-breeze are expected. PW values will climb back above 2" on Friday across the area. This increase in moisture, along with steadily increasing temperatures and instability, plus northwest flow aloft could lead to slightly higher chances for stronger storms Friday and Saturday. Heat indices are also expected to climb through the week with this increase in moisture and may approach our advisory criteria (108F) as we head into the weekend. && .AVIATION... [Through 18Z Tuesday] Scattered shower and thunderstorm coverage is expected across most of the region this afternoon with storms moving east to east- northeast. Activity will slowly decrease after peak heating hours and into the early evening hours. Expect MVFR to IFR conditions during thunderstorm passage with gusty variable winds up to 15-20 knots. LIFR visibility due to heavy downpours from stronger storms is possible. VFR conditions will prevail outside of thunderstorms with winds from the southwest at around 10 knots. Calm conditions expected overnight with winds from the southwest around 5 knots. && .MARINE... Showers and thunderstorms are expected morning for the next several days. Otherwise, expect relatively tranquil conditions with western winds of 15 knots or less and seas of 1 to 2 feet. && .FIRE WEATHER... No concerns. && .HYDROLOGY... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected for the next several days. Rainfall totals from these storms will likely be in the 1 to 2 inch range, so widespread flooding is not expected. Slow moving storms will drop locally higher rainfall totals, which could lead to localized 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 73 91 73 92 73 / 30 50 20 40 10 Panama City 76 88 76 88 77 / 50 50 40 40 20 Dothan 71 91 72 92 73 / 30 50 20 30 10 Albany 72 91 73 92 74 / 40 30 20 30 20 Valdosta 73 90 72 91 72 / 30 50 20 40 20 Cross City 75 88 74 90 74 / 30 50 30 40 20 Apalachicola 76 87 76 88 77 / 50 50 30 40 20 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...DiCatarina SHORT TERM...Nguyen LONG TERM...Nguyen AVIATION...DiCatarina MARINE...Nguyen FIRE WEATHER...DVD HYDROLOGY...Nguyen
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
156 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019
FLZ016-017-026-027-051845-
Liberty FL-Gadsden FL-Inland Wakulla FL-Leon FL-
156 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 156 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Greensboro, or 14 miles southwest of Quincy, moving
east at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Quincy, Midway, Havana, Tallahassee, Greensboro, Tallahassee Comm
College, Gretna, Lake Bradford, Freemont, Littman, Brown House, Leon
Sinks, Juniper, Douglas City, Lake Munson, Florence, Hosford,
Scotland, Eight Mile Pond and Clio.
LAT...LON 3029 8488 3061 8485 3064 8457 3066 8435
3029 8429
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 262DEG 31KT 3044 8477
98-DICATARINASpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
241 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019
FLZ016>018-028-GAZ158-051930-
Inland Taylor FL-Gadsden FL-Inland Jefferson FL-Leon FL-Thomas GA-
241 PM EDT Mon Aug 5 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL GADSDEN...
JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR...LEON AND SOUTH CENTRAL THOMAS
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
At 241 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Doak Campbell Stadium, or near Tallahassee, moving east at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Monticello, Tallahassee, Havana, Midway, Woodville, Florida State
University, Florida A And M, Tallahassee Comm College, Doak Campbell
Stadium, Lake Bradford, Alma, Cody, Leon Sinks, Gaither Community
Center, Tallahassee Memorial Hosp, Miccosukee, Eight Mile Pond,
Drifton, Tallahassee Mall and Tallahassee Regional A/P.
LAT...LON 3026 8407 3027 8408 3028 8424 3030 8425
3031 8444 3062 8446 3071 8382 3038 8378
3039 8379 3038 8381 3035 8381 3032 8379
3031 8382 3030 8377 3021 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 262DEG 30KT 3044 8432
98-DICATARINAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
314 PM EDT MON AUG 5 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0233 PM TSTM WND GST TALLAHASSEE INTERNATION 30.40N 84.35W
08/05/2019 M43 MPH LEON FL ASOS
ASOS STATION KTLH TALLAHASSEE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.
0250 PM TSTM WND GST FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSIT 30.45N 84.30W
08/05/2019 M44 MPH LEON FL MESONET
44 MPH GUST MEASURED AT THE NWS OFFICE ON
THE ROOF OF THE LOVE BUILDING ON FSU CAMPUS.
&&The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down onto power lines, resulting in a power outage along Wild Turkey Run Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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