Florida, 2001

Damaging Wind in Florida, June 20, 2001

June 20, 2001 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 1:30 PM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 1:30 PM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
230 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2001

CURRENTLY...SATELLITE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED SHORT WAVE ENERGY
LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. THIS ENERGY WAS GENERATING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ATLANTIC OFF THE FLORIDA/GEORGIA COAST. MSAS
ALSO SHOWED HAT GOOD CONVERGENCE WAS GENERATING SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE EASTERN FLORIDA COAST...WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS BEING MORE
NUMEROUS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA COAST. THE GULF SEA
BREEZE WAS BEGINNING TO BEGINNING TO MAKE SOME MOVEMENT...WITH SOME
SHOWERS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO WITH BOTH SEABREEZES BEGINNING TO COME INTO
PLAY...SO EXPECT PRETTY MUCH A REPEAT OF TUESDAY.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE IT SEEMS LIKE MORE OF THE SAME WITH
SEABREEZE INTERACTION PRODUCING AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER
80S AND LOWER 90S...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 60S
TO MID 70S. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA BY LATE WEEK...BUT
WILL PROBABLY DISSIPATE ACROSS OR JUST NORTH OF THE AREA.

PRELIM
AMG 70/92/69/89 4334
SSI 73/88/72/86 3334
JAX 71/90/71/90 3434
GNV 70/92/70/90 3334 33

.JAX...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.

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The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:05 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When
June 20, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Alachua County, Gainesville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.650, -82.317

Numerous reports of large trees and power lines blown down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 5255711.