1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 7, 7:50 PM EST, 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 850 PM EDT THU JUN 07 2001 SHOWERS AND TSTMS CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME NE FL AND SE GA...WHILE MOST OTHER ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED. STILL ONGOING MARINE WARNING FOR SE GA COASTAL WATERS WITH VERY STRONG STORM JUST EAST OF BRUNSWICK. MAY NEED TO REISSUE THIS SMW. WILL UPDATE ZFP TO REDUCE/REMOVE POPS WHEN CONVECTION DIES DOWN. OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR CHANGES TO ZFP OR CWF. .JAX... .FL...NONE. .GA...NONE. PUBLIC/MARINE...CARROLL AVIATION/FIRE...SCOTT
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:24 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Five people swimming in Kingsley Lake took shelter from a thunderstorm in a near by tent. The tent was struck by lightning.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5255323.