A typical summertime pattern prevailed with scattered afternoon thunderstorms across portions of southwest and south-central Georgia. Some mid-level dry air made the environment slightly more favorable for gusty winds with a report of several trees down in Lowndes county.
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A typical summertime pattern prevailed with scattered afternoon thunderstorms across portions of southwest and south-central Georgia. Some mid-level dry air made the environment slightly more favorable for gusty winds with a report of several trees down in Lowndes county.
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 13, 2:58 PM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 358 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021 ...TROPICAL IMPACTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .NEAR TERM [Through Saturday]... Starting to see convection develop across the Florida Panhandle coast and portions of southwest Georgia. This will continue to increase over the next few hours with isolated to scattered storms expected through this evening. Activity overnight should mainly be limited to the coastal waters. Upper level low remains across the region tomorrow and will will once again see isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Likely showers and thunderstorms will be possible though tomorrow afternoon across the southeast Big Bend where better moisture moves into the region. Lows will be in the mid 70s with highs in the mid 90s except the lower 90s across the southeast Big Bend where temperatures will be more affected by the precip tomorrow. .SHORT TERM [Saturday Night Through Sunday Night]... Deep moisture associated with Tropical Depression Fred continues to overspread the region as the system likely tracks NNW along the eastern Gulf late this weekend. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through the period, with the highest rain chances over the marine and coastal areas overnight and in the morning hours, followed by greater inland coverage midday and the evening. The considerable cloud cover and precipitation likely keeps high temperatures in the 80s, while lows stay in the low-mid 70s. The official forecast from NHC as of 2pm ET calls for Fred to make landfall somewhere between the Panhandle and Big Bend Monday morning as a tropical storm. Hazardous marine and beach conditions should occur ahead of Fred, with tropical storm conditions possible on Sunday and Sunday night. Coastal impacts are also possible, but still a bit too early to get into specifics. The earliest reasonable arrival time of tropical storm force winds (if they were to occur) at the coast is Sunday morning, and midday Sunday into early evening over land. The axis of heavy rainfall is likely to be along and east of the track. As a result, WPC introduced a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of excessive rainfall primarily for the Big Bend in their Day 3 Outlook, valid starting 12Z Sunday. A Marginal Risk (level 1/5) exists everywhere else. Please see Hydro section for more details. In addition to the flooding rain threat, there is potential for severe weather, with the primary concern being tornadoes. There is a Marginal Risk (level 1/5) for severe weather by SPC in their Day 3 Outlook (beginning 12Z Sunday) to account for that possibility. .LONG TERM [Monday Through Friday]... Fred is expected to be near or making landfall somewhere along the Panhandle or Big Bend early Monday, so impacts should be ongoing for portions of our area. The heaviest rain and strongest winds shift north as Fred gains more latitude. Overall conditions look to improve on Tuesday after Fred pulls away from the region. However, a moist airmass remains in place, so wet conditions are expected for the remainder of the period, with high daily rain chances across the board. Meanwhile, high temperatures crawl back above 90, with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees. Low temperatures remain in the mid- low 70s. && .AVIATION... [Through 18Z Saturday] VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period although some lower conditions are possible with thunderstorms. Scattered TSRA will be possible through the evening with chances decreasing after that. && .MARINE... Favorable boating conditions outside of thunderstorms continue through Saturday, before cautionary winds and seas develop across the waters Saturday night. As this occurs, Tropical Depression likely emerges into eastern Gulf from the FL Straits. Tropical storm conditions are possible on Sunday and Sunday night. Borderline cautionary/advisory levels are likely on Monday, with slow improvement heading towards mid-week. && .FIRE WEATHER... Increasing rainfall chances in advance of Tropical Storm Fred in the Southeast FL Big Bend on Saturday will spread across the entire Tri- State area on Sunday. Outside of high dispersions on Saturday, increased rainfall chances will keep fire weather concerns low. && .HYDROLOGY... Flood Warnings continue for the following rivers: Steinhatchee (US- 19) and Suwannee - Rock Bluff/Manatee Springs/Wilcox. Branford bares watching over the next couple days as forecasts show borderline minor flood stage by Tuesday morning. Additional rises are possible from Tropical Depression Fred. The main hydro concerns through the weekend into early next week are from Fred. Estimates are widespread 3-6" (up to 8" possible) along the Big Bend from Saturday night through Tuesday. These values are track dependent and subject to change. The heaviest rain is likely to be along and east of Fred's path. The southeast Big Bend is particularly vulnerable, with the region still reeling from recent flooding. There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of excessive rainfall for the Big Bend and adjacent southwest GA beginning Sunday morning and a Marginal Risk (level 1/5) everywhere else. A wet pattern appears to stay in place after Fred's departure, with above-average rain chances through the work week. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they occur (while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines) by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Tallahassee 74 95 74 88 73 / 30 20 40 80 60 Panama City 76 94 75 88 74 / 20 40 50 80 70 Dothan 73 94 73 88 72 / 20 30 20 70 50 Albany 75 95 75 89 74 / 20 20 10 70 40 Valdosta 72 92 73 86 73 / 20 30 20 80 50 Cross City 73 92 74 84 73 / 20 70 50 80 60 Apalachicola 75 89 76 86 75 / 20 20 70 80 70 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Fieux SHORT TERM...IG3 LONG TERM...IG3 AVIATION...Fieux MARINE...IG3 FIRE WEATHER...LF/Young HYDROLOGY...IG3
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:53 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There were several trees blown down on Knights Ferry Road.
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