The middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
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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.
The middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes. Heavy rain also occurred over a multi-day period, which saturated the ground and led to some instances of flash flooding.
The synoptic pattern featured well above average 250 mb zonal wind anomalies, which were traceable back to an active subtropical jet stream. Greater than average instability was also present, in part due to anomalously warm Gulf of Mexico SSTs. This combination of above average shear from the active subtropical jet and above average instability from the warmer than average SSTs provided a synoptic environment favorable for severe weather as upper level shortwaves moving through the area. This pattern persisted for many days, leading to an unusually large amount of severe weather.
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 Jun 11, 2:51 PM CST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 451 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 ...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS THIS WEEK... ...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER, HYDROLOGY... .NEAR TERM... (Through Monday) Issued at 447 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 Flow aloft has backed to southwest flow courtesy of a potent UA shortwave nearing the TN Valley this aftn, which is south of an UA Low near the Upper Great Lakes Region. These synoptic features is the focus for SPC Enhanced Risk centered over the TN Valley, but locally is the reasoning behind the Marginal and Slight Risks painted across the northwestern CWA today. Isolated showers and thunderstorms have developed across portions of the CWA as a result of persistent srly flow promoting moist low levels (dewpoints in the upper 60s to lower 70s) and daytime destabilization, thus typical for this time of year. MUCAPE of 2000 J/kg coupled with DCAPE values of 700-900 J/kg and PWATS aoa 1.6 inches suggests these storms will pose a risk for gusty winds and localized moderate rainfall. Mean-flow of 15 kts will aid to mitigate significant flooding potential, though water ponding along poor-drainage areas is still a possibility. Similar to yesterday, should see this activity diminish throughout the evening hours. Focus will shift to the aforementioned UA shortwave and its associated sfc low that will traverse towards the Ohio Valley this evening into tonight. A few model solutions and high-res solutions hint at the tail-end of the sfc low associated with a cold front and embedded line of storms, to near portions of southeast AL and southern/southwestern GA. Uncertainty exists in regards to whether the activity will hold together as it approaches the area late tonight/early tomorrow morning. If it does hold together, and the nearby UA shortwave maintains its strong mid-upper level flow, it could pose a wind and hail threat. In addition, if storms are able to hold together, and gusty winds occur, widespread fog overnight may prove difficult to materialize. Tomorrow, flow aloft will commence to veer to the west-southwest, whilst the cold front stalls across the northern zones. This could become a focus for storm development by the aftn hours. Model solutions depict an adequate mid-upper level jet max moving across the area, hence the SPC Risk of Marginal (with a sliver of Slight Risk across the far western notes) painted for the CWA. Gusty winds and hail appear to be the main threats attm. Otherwise, overnight lows in the 70s and highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s for tomorrow is expected. && .SHORT TERM... (Monday night through Tuesday night) Issued at 447 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 Convection from Monday afternoon should be on a diminishing trend after sunset from the loss of daytime heating/instability. However, this quieter weather will be short-lived as another round of scattered showers/storms redevelops across the service area on Tuesday. Activity is going to be aided by mid-June daytime instability, a nearby surface frontal boundary, and upper-level support via embedded impulses rounding the base of a large parent trough over the Great Lakes. This pattern is an atypical summertime set-up consisting of favorable and overlapping parameters for strong to severe thunderstorms. The "wow factor" is the unseasonably strong flow aloft fostering deep-layer shear around 30 kts! Afternoon modeled soundings for KTLH depict Inverted-V profiles, high DCAPE (1000-1100 J/kg), and mid-level lapse rates near 7 C/km. Although storm mode is a bit uncertain, multi-cellular clusters and semi- organized lines are reasonable assumptions as shown by the 18Z HRRR and 12Z GFS FV-3. Currently, only a sliver of a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) by the SPC in the Day 3 Outlook clips the extreme NW corner of our CWA, but it would not be surprising to see a future eastward expansion if trends hold. The main threats would be damaging wind gusts and hail. Secondary threats are frequent lightning and pockets of heavy rainfall. Outside of the storminess, it will be hot and humid. Forecast highs range from the upper 80s to low 90s. However, the high humidity pushes heat indices from mid 90s to low 100s. Muggy overnight conditions are expected when lows fall into the sultry low 70s away from the immediate coast. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 447 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 We still continue to see very robust signals towards a concerning stormy pattern that unfolds/escalates beginning on Wednesday. The mean upper trough begins drifting from the Great Lakes towards the NE US with additional impulses streaming through the region while ridging anchors itself over TX/northern Mexico. Northwest flow aloft becomes established with an attendant frontal boundary to our north. The airmass is expected to remain seasonably unstable and moist, but anomalously sheared (30-35 kts at 0-6 km). In fact, a low-level jet (LLJ) appears to overspread the service area at the start of this period. Models have picked up on this development by being bullish on sustained inland, non-convective winds ranging from 15 to around 20 kts during the afternoon. The presence of such a LLJ would surely enhanced the strong/damaging wind potential from thunderstorms, so that will be something to watch going forward. Additional rounds of robust thunderstorms are likely through the work week thanks to the aforementioned ridge and trough continuing to funnel in all these upper impulses towards us via the dreaded northwest flow (for this time of year). As such, we may potentially see multiple Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) during this period. An MCS is notorious for being hard to forecast, long-lived, and posing a damaging wind and heavy rainfall threat. Wind is more concerning given the Severe Downburst Threat Assessment by the SREF and GEFS show high probabilities of overlapping parameters. Ridging builds in from the west/southwest this weekend, which should hopefully allow us to revert to more of the typical summertime pattern. Forecast high temperatures range from the upper 80s to low 90s with triple digit heat indices, especially Saturday- Sunday. Muggy overnight lows in the low to mid 70s will be common. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 447 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 Isolated -SHRA/-TSRA have continued to develop near KTLH, KECP AND KDHN this aftn. Additional development is expected and thus, have tried to insert best time-frames for a VCTS and TEMPO precip mention /as well as MVFR VIS due to the storms/ at all TAF sites. Activity should wane this evening, with a focus shifting to the possibility of another round of storms possibly nearing the northern terminals overnight/early tomorrow morning. The struggle is if the precip activity can maintain itself as a line of storms along a cold front. Not confident enough to insert prevailing precip mention for the overnight hours at this time. Otherwise, KECP cloud deck has been slow to lift out of MVFR but latest METAR is showing signs of it finally scattering. Will elect not to have a MVFR CIGS attm, but will of course amend as necessary. && .MARINE... Issued at 447 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 Southwest winds prevail through the work week with generally favorable boating the next couple days outside of thunderstorms. A stormy pattern likely arrives by Wednesday with prevailing winds increasing to cautionary levels, especially over nearshore Apalachee Bay where gusts in excess of 25 knots are possible. Strong convective gusts and lightning will be the main concern heading into the weekend. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 447 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 A moist airmass precludes fire weather concerns outside of gusty/erratic winds and lightning from thunderstorms. However, strong to severe convection is likely, beginning perhaps as soon as early tomorrow morning from a decaying storm cluster sagging through SE AL and perhaps the FL Panhandle. Another round of storminess then encompasses much of the Tri-state area by the afternoon. Otherwise, high dispersions are forecast across the I-10 corridor and Wiregrass Region Monday. Widespread wetting rain potential is high as well. Wednesday is shaping up to be very active, but details are a bit uncertain at this time. Regardless, prepare for unsettled weather until at least this weekend. Lastly, the combination of high relative humidity and hot temperatures will make for heat indices ranging from the mid 90s to low 100s. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 447 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023 Wetter weather is forecast over the next several days as multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms with pockets of heavy rainfall are expected through the work week. Projected amounts are about 1-5" from south to north (isolated higher). As such, flooding may be a concern, especially north of I-10 where a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 4) exists in the Day 3-5 Outlook by the WPC. All area rivers are currently in good shape, but we could see some rises going forward. && .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 92 74 92 / 10 50 30 50 Panama City 76 86 77 87 / 10 30 30 30 Dothan 72 91 70 89 / 30 60 30 60 Albany 71 91 71 89 / 30 60 30 60 Valdosta 71 92 73 92 / 10 60 30 50 Cross City 71 89 73 90 / 10 20 10 30 Apalachicola 76 86 78 85 / 10 20 10 30 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Bowser SHORT TERM...IG3 LONG TERM....IG3 AVIATION...Bowser MARINE...IG3 FIRE WEATHER...IG3 HYDROLOGY...IG3
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
315 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
FLZ007-008-112100-
Central Walton FL-North Walton FL-
315 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Walton
County through 400 PM CDT...
At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Laurel Hill, or 11 miles south of Florala, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
De Funiak Springs, Eglin Air Force Base, Liberty, Gordon, Pond Creek,
Oakwood Hills, Cluster Springs, Fox Hill, Sand Hill, Alpine Heights,
Pleasant Ridge, New Harmony, Mossy Head and Caney Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3096 8639 3092 8611 3067 8618 3073 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 285DEG 13KT 3084 8637
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
73-YOUNGSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
418 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023
GAZ146-158-159-112100-
Brooks GA-Colquitt GA-Thomas GA-
418 PM EDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Thomas,
northwestern Brooks and southeastern Colquitt Counties through 500 PM
EDT...
At 418 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pavo, or 13 miles south of Moultrie, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Moultrie, Pavo, Berlin, Pineboro, Autreyville, Enon, Hollis and
Spence Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3110 8357 3109 8357 3108 8358 3107 8357
3089 8377 3096 8387 3122 8371 3113 8356
3111 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 217DEG 15KT 3097 8379
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
73-YOUNGSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
320 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
ALZ065-066-112100-
Dale AL-Coffee AL-
320 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Dale and
northern Coffee Counties through 400 PM CDT...
At 319 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Elba to near Ariton to 7
miles southeast of Doster. Movement was northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ozark, Fort Rucker, Ariton, Lee, Mixons Crossroads, Bells Crossroads,
Dill, Lowry Mill, Arguta, Snells Crossroads, Wise Mill, Roeton, Dale
County Lake, Marley Hill, Clowers Crossroads, Phillips Crossroads,
Arcus, Hwy 231 Pea River Bridge, Jack and Java.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3162 8542 3148 8542 3147 8581 3149 8614
3162 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 223DEG 13KT 3155 8601 3158 8578 3155 8562
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
73-YOUNGSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
412 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
ALZ066-067-112200-
Dale AL-Henry AL-
412 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Dale
and northwestern Henry Counties through 500 PM CDT...
At 412 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Blue Springs State Park, or 10 miles northeast of
Ozark, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Abbeville, Bells Crossroads, Skipperville, Echo, Edwin, Scottsboro
Crossroads, Roberts Crossroads, Mabson, Arguta, Snells Crossroads,
Barefield Crossroads, Beamon, Screamer, Clopton, Ward Bridge, Dykes
Crossroads, Bertha and Lawrenceville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3168 8516 3142 8551 3154 8567 3162 8560
3162 8542 3171 8542 3170 8522 3172 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 222DEG 18KT 3154 8553
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
73-YOUNGSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
429 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
ALZ066-067-112215-
Dale AL-Henry AL-
429 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Dale
and southern Henry Counties through 515 PM CDT...
At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Headland, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Abbeville, Headland, Newville, Sylvan Grove, Echo, Barnes, Tumbleton,
Kirkland Crossroads, Hardwickburg, Blackwood, Capps, Murphy Station,
Graball, Browns Crossroads, Goldberg Field, Dancey, Miller, Balkum
and Abbeville Municipal A/P.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3132 8543 3135 8552 3142 8555 3163 8527
3145 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 236DEG 15KT 3142 8542
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
73-YOUNGSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
444 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
ALZ065-066-112230-
Dale AL-Coffee AL-
444 PM CDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Dale and
east central Coffee Counties through 530 PM CDT...
At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Fort Rucker, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Rucker, Ozark, Enterprise, Dill, Dean Church Road, Hooper Stage
Field, Lowe Army Heliport, Mabson, Arguta, Ewell, Beamon, Dale County
Lake, Marley Hill, Blackwell Field A/p and Dillard.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3146 8548 3133 8576 3143 8585 3162 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 230DEG 12KT 3144 8573
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
73-YOUNGThe Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 12 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
18 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds caused numerous power outages due to tree limbs and other debris blowing onto the power lines.
Tree were blown down on Highway 431 between County Road 133 and County Road 214.
Trees were blown down on Highway 95 between County Road 37 and County Road 214.
A tree was blown down on McCoy Road near Cottonwood.
Trees were blown down near Highway 95 and Calhoun Dr.
Trees were blown down along E County Road 4.
Trees were blown down along County Road 91.
This tornado touched down in a wooded area west of U.S. Highway 431 and uprooted some trees. It then demolished half of a large out building right along the highway removing the roof and collapsing the walls. An adjacent small office building had substantial roof damage. The tornado then crossed Highway 431 and snapped several hardwood trees. As the tornado approached Singletary Road, it destroyed some outbuildings and removed substantial roofing material from two adjacent homes. One of the homes also had some siding removed and the porch was damaged. Several trees were also uprooted in this area. The tornado crossed the other end of a curving Singletary Road, snapping and uprooting more trees. Near the intersection of Singletary Road and W. Washington St., the tornado toppled several concrete memorial monuments. After crossing Washington St. The tornado toppled trees on Marianna Drive and Alberta Drive. Finally, the tornado snapped or uprooted several trees in the vicinity of a cemetery on East Washington St. before lifting short of Eufaula Highway. Damage along the entire path was estimated to be consistent with EF-1 damage with maximum sustained winds around 100 mph.
Tennis ball to baseball sized hail was reported in the Haleburg area.
A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 70 mph.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Coffee county.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Dale county.
Trees were blown down across Henry county.
The Dothan airport gusted to 57 knots.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Trees and power lines were blown down across Geneva county.
Trees were blown down in the Samson area.
Several trees were blown down in the Geneva area.
Trees were blown down in the Hartford area.
A large pine tree and several branches blew down.
State Highway 10 was flooded at Lightfoot Road.
Flash flooding was reported along County Road 28.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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