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| NWS Tallahassee Significant Weather Events |
| Event Type |
Event Date(s) |
Event Description (click links below
for event details)
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| Svr Wx / Tornado
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April 13th 2009 |
Severe Thunderstorms
On Monday, April 13, 2009, a series of bowing segments of severe storms produced numerous instances of straight-line wind damage and large hail across the entire forecast area including Southeast Alabama, Southwest & South Central Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend. An EF-1 tornado went through Fitzgerald, GA, and there was also a tornado reported in Slocomb in Geneva County, AL. Many of the storms that occurred on this day resulted in flooding of low lying poor drainage areas, including some urban areas in Panama City and Tallahassee, FL. Storm total rainfall generally ranged from 2.5-3.5 inches across the forecast area and this unfortunately reversed the trend of falling stages at many area rivers that saw significant flooding from extremely heavy rains that fell earlier in the month. In many cases, rivers are predicted to exceed flood stage once again. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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March 26-28th 2009
April 2nd 2009
April 5th 2009 |
Multi-Day Severe Weather/Record Flooding
A very active weather pattern set up across the U.S. in late March 2009 and continued through the first week of April. During an 11-day stretch, the NWS Tallahassee forecast area experienced six separate severe weather episodes. In addition to the severe weather, excessive rainfall produced widespread areal flooding with many areas receiving in excess of a foot of rain during this period. This eventually translated into a major riverine flooding event, with the Withlacoochee River establishing a new flood of record and the Suwannee predicted to follow suit. If the predicted levels on the Suwannee River are realized, major roads such as U.S. 90 and Interstate 10 may be closed near the river. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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February 28th 2009 |
Severe Thunderstorms
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, a vigorous upper-air disturbance was approaching the southeast U.S. from the northwest. An east-west surface frontal boundary had been stationary for several days across central GA and AL. A surface low developed on the frontal boundary in GA, which began to push the front southward into southern AL and the Florida Big Bend on Saturday evening. Out ahead of the cold front, moist, unstable air, coupled with increased vertical wind shear, produced several severe thunderstorms across the Tallahassee County Warning Area. Straight-line wind damage was reported in southeast AL, southwest and south central GA, and the eastern Florida Panhandle, with the most significant damage being reported in Tift County, GA. Golfball-sized hail was also reported in Holmes County, FL, north of Interstate 10 near New Hope. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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February 18-19th 2009 |
Long-track Supercell with Tornadoes
A long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed in southwest Alabama east of Mobile and traversed the Florida Panhandle and much of South Georgia, crossing the entire NWS Tallahassee forecast area. It is estmated that the supercell averaged 60mph as it moved across the region. This storm not only produced baseball-sized hail and 70-80mph wind gusts in Walton and Holmes Counties in the Florida Panhandle, but also spawned an EF-2 tornado that tracked from central Grady County across much of Thomas County, and a short-track EF-3 tornado that touched down near Boston in eastern Thomas County. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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October 8th 2008 |
Tornadoes
Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms formed ahead of the
cold front and strong low pressure system over southern Alabama and
the Florida Panhandle during the morning, then moved into portions
of southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida Big Bend
in the afternoon. There were eight confirmed tornadoes, six EF0 and
two EF1, as well as a few reports of straight line wind damage. |
| Tropical Storm
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August 21st-25th 2008 |
Tropical
Storm Fay
Tropical Storm Fay will go down in history as one of the most prolific
rain producers in our area. Rainfall totals exceeding 20 inches in
some locations created record floods on some area rivers and flooding
in Tallahassee and surrounding cities the likes of which have not
been seen in many years. The storm also brought minor storm surge
flooding to parts of the Big Bend coastline and spawned several tornadoes
on the 23rd and 25th. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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March 7th 2008 |
Capitola
& Keaton Beach Tornadoes
A brief, but extensive severe weather episode occurred across the
Florida Big Bend during the morning of March 7, 2008. There were widespread
reports of straight line wind damage across the region, with three
tornadoes reported, two confirmed by NWS survey teams. There was also
some urban street flooding in Tallahassee, followed by some riverine
flooding in the ensuing days. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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February 26th 2008 |
Severe
Thunderstorms
A quick moving pre-frontal squall line swept across the NWS Tallahassee
County Warning Area during the mid morning to early afternoon hours.
A total of 16 warnings were issued, including 14 severe thunderstorm
warnings, one tornado warning and one special marine warning. There
were a couple of hail reports. However, wind damage reports were widespread,
mainly in the form of downed trees and power lines that were felled
by 35 to 45 mph wind gusts, which is well below severe limits. This
is likely due to the flooding heavy rains that fell less than a week
earlier that loosened soils, allowing trees and utility poles to tople
over much easier than if the ground was more solid. The most significant
wind damage occurred in Thomas County, GA, where an NWS survery crew
estimated 70 to 75 mph straight line winds. |
| Heavy Rain / Flooding
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February 21st - 22nd 2008 |
Heavy
Rain / Flooding
Thunderstorms with heavy rains trained across the Florida Panhandle
and Big Bend into Southwest Georgia during the evening and overnight
hours of 21-22 February, 2008, north of a stalled warm front. Widepsread
5-10 inch rainfall totals were reported. More heavy rains followed
the next day ahead of a cold front with 2-3 more inches of rain falling.
Widespread flooding was reported in Bay County and surrounding areas,
with riverine flooding to follow in the days to come across the region.
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| Svr Wx / Tornado
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February 17th - 18th 2008 |
Tornado
Outbreak
Beginning Sunday afternoon, February 17, and continuing into the early
morning hours of Monday, February 18, 2008, the NWS Weather Forecast
Office in Tallahassee issued 34 warnings. These included 9 tornado,
17 severe thunderstorm, and 8 special marine warnings. Two tornadoes
were confirmed by NWS survey crews. One tracked across northwest Coffee
County, AL. A second affected northern Gadsden County, FL , and Decatur
and Grady Counties in GA. Fortunately, there were no fatalities associated
with this severe weather episode. However, two people were injured
in the Tallahassee County Warning Area: one on Interstate 10 in Gadsden
County, and another in a trailer home in Grady County. There were
46 other injuries reported across Central AL and northern GA. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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December 15th - 16th 2007 |
Tornado
Outbreak
Beginning Saturday afternoon, December 15, and continuing into the
early morning hours of Sunday, December 16, 2007, the NWS Weather
Forecast Office in Tallahassee issued 18 warnings. These included
5 tornado, 7 severe thunderstorm, and 6 special marine warnings. Two
tornadoes were confirmed by NWS survey crews, which tracked across
Early County, GA, Worth County, GA, and Turner County in GA. Unfortunately,
there was 1 fatality in Ashburn, Georgia located in Turner County.
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| Svr Wx / Tornado
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April 14th - 15th 2007 |
Tornado
Outbreak
Saturday evening, April 14 through the early morning hours of Sunday,
April 15, 2007 saw a significant severe weather outbreak across the
forecast area. Warnings included 8 tornado, 21 severe thunderstorm,
and 5 special marine warnings. Three tornadoes were confirmed by NWS
survey crews, one each in Dale County, AL, and also Lee and Worth
Counties in GA. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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March 1st - 2nd 2007 |
Tornado
Outbreak
Thursday, March 1, through the early morning hours of Friday, March
2, 2007, the NWS Weather Forecast Office in Tallahassee issued 57
warnings included 35 tornado, 19 severe thunderstorm, and 4 special
marine warnings. During this time, warnings were issued for two deadly
tornadoes, which caused the loss of 15 lives, nine in Enterprise,
AL, and six just north of Newton, GA |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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October 27th 2006 |
Apalachicola
Waterspout / Tornado
A waterspout came ashore and produced F1 tornado damage in Apalachicola.
The tornado cut a path approximately 1 mile long and more than 100
yards wide, damaging dozens of structures. and hundreds of trees.
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| Svr Wx / Tornado
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August 8th 2006 |
Midland
AL Microburst
Severe thunderstorms erupted over a large portion of the forecast
area during the afternoon and evening hours of August 8th 2006. The
most significant storm occurred over southern portions of Dale county
Alabama near the midland city area where a destructive thunderstorms
microburst produced estimated straight-line winds over 70 mph. |
| Tropical Storm
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June 6th 2006 |
Tropical
Storm Alberto
The 2006 Hurricane Season got off to an early start. Tropical Storm
Alberto, the first named storm of the season, made landfall along
the Florida Big Bend coast northwest of Adams Beach in Taylor County
at approximately 1230 PM EDT, Tuesday, June 13. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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December 5th 2005 |
Tornadoes
Moist, unstable air in advance of a strong cold front produced a couple
of damaging F-1 tornadoes across south central Georgia and the Florida
Big Bend on Monday, December 5th. The first tornado damaged numerous
buildings, including the Worth County Courthouse, in Sylvester, Georgia.
The second tornado hopscotched its way across Wakulla County, passing
just north of Crawfordville, Florida. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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March 22nd 2005 |
Tornado
Outbreak
A strong upper-level weather system in the lower Mississippi Valley
coupled with warm, moist, unstable air across southern Alabama, southern
Georgia, and the Florida Big Bend and Panhandle produced numerous
reports of severe weather across southern Alabama and Georgia. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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March 20th 2003 |
Tornado
Outbreak
During the early morning hours of Thursday, March 20, 2003, a deadly
tornadic thunderstorm pushed northeastward along a squall line that
was crossing the Eastern Florida Panhandle and Southwest Georgia.
In its wake, the storm left six people dead, hundreds injured, and
a path of destruction that extended from the Panhandle coast all the
way into central Georgia. |
| Svr Wx Event |
Feb 13th 2003 |
Severe
Weather Event
During the early morning hours of Sunday, February 16, 2003, a squall
line swept across the NWS WFO Tallahassee County Warning and Forecast
Area. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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March 15th 2001 |
Tornado
Outbreak
Four tornadoes touched down in eastern portions of the Florida Panhandle
and southwestern Georgia during the early morning hours of Thursday,
March 15, 2001. One person was killed and 33 were injured during this
event, which produced two F2 tornadoes, along with an F1 and an F0.
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| Svr Wx / Tornado |
February 14th 2000 |
Tornado
Outbreak
Sunday evening, February 13 through the early morning hours of Monday,
February 14, 2000, NWS WFO Tallahassee issued 52 warnings. These included
25 tornado, 24 severe thunderstorm, and 3 special marine warnings.
During this time, warnings were issued for three deadly tornadoes,
which caused the loss of 19 lives in three southwest Georgia counties,
an event unequaled for south Georgia in nearly 50 years. |
| Svr Wx / Tornado
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April 8, 1998 |
Severe
Event |
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