1 tornado, 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 Mar 12, 8:00 PM EST, 6 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 800 PM EST MON MAR 12 2001 CURRENTLY...BUOYS SHOW THAT WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 20 KNOTS NEAR SHORE AND AROUND 25 KNOTS OFF SHORE...SO UPDATED COASTAL WATERS TO REFLECT THE INCREASE. MESO-ETA SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH A SHORT WAVE STREAKING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. THE MESO ETA SUGGEST A SLACK PERIOD BEFORE ANOTHER BURST OF ENERGY FINDS ITS WAY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA BETWEEN 4 AND 8 AM TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH RADAR SHOW THAT THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH IS MOVING ACROSS THE SUWANNEE VALLEY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN...IR IMAGERY SHOWED THAT THE TOPS CONTINUE TO COOL WITH ANOTHER AREA OF CONVECTION AS IT APPROACHES THE SUWANNEE. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 62 SET TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM...HOWEVER AM NOT SURE THAT IT WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. WILL WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE UPDATING THE ZONES. .JAX... GA...SCA ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH. FL...SCA FERN BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
One mobile home and one church were destroyed. Two vehicles damaged. Tornado ranged from F0-F2 and skipped along the path. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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