1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 2:50 AM EST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 250 AM EST TUE MAR 13 2001 CURRENTLY...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG POSSIBLY SVR STORMS EARLY THIS MORNING. PREFRONAL SQUALL CURRENTLY EXTENDING OVER SE GA AND EXTREME FL PANHANDLE IS SLOWLY ADVANCING WITH ASSOCIATED TRAINING ECHOES CROSSING NE GULF OF MEX INTO OVER SE GA. CONVECTION HAS SHOWN AN INCREASING TREND PAST COUPLE OF HOURS OVER THE NORTHERN FL PENINSULA ...TO THE SOUTH OF THE SQUALL...WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE HOLDING IN THE LOWER-MID 70S AND DEWPTS IN THE MID-UPPER 60S WITH LI -1 TO -3. KJAX VWP SHOWING THAT WIND FLOW HAS BECOME MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL BUT INDICATING LOW LVL JET OF 50 KTS AT 5K. MODELS CONTINTUE TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM BUT THE AVN BEING LIGHTLY MORE AGGRESSIVE IN MOVING PREFRONTAL MOISTURE FASTER DOWNSTATE. THIS MOVEMENT SEEMS TO BE SLIGHTLY OVERDONE AS SW-W FLOW TO CONTINUE ALOFT AND WILL LACK SGFNT KICKER. ACTUAL COLD FRONT LAGGING BEHIND AND DRAPED THROUGH SW OHIO TO EASTERN MS AND THEN STALLS OVER WRN CAROLINAS/NRN GA WEDNESDAY. THE MESO-ETA HAS HAD A GOOD TRACK RECORD PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND WILL FOLLOW. PREFRONTAL PRECIPITATION TO SINK SOUTHWARD AND SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH. OUR REGION WILL BE IN THE WARM SECTOR TODAY WITH SWLY FLOW HELPING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN ABOVE CLIMO. WILL INITIATE WITH HI POPS THIS MORNING OVER MAJORITY OF AREA AND TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES TO RETURN TO MORE CLIMO TONIGHT AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH REMAINDER OF SHORT TERM. EXTENDED...REMNANTS OF FRONT DOWNSTATE WORKS NORTHWARD AND PORGGED TO BE BACK OVER SOUTHERN GA EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. DEEPENING SFC LOW TRACKS OUT OF THE GULF THEN OVER THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY THEN LIFTS RAPIDLY NE. ASSOCD COLD FRONT TO PASS OVER THRUSDAY NIGHT AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY. MARINE...WILL CONTINUE SCA HIGHLIGHT TODAY BUT EXPECTED TO SEE A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEED OVERNIGHT AS SFC RIDGE AXIS NOSES IN FROM THE WEST. GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN AGAIN THURSDAY. PRELIM AMG 76/47/71/49 600 SSI 76/51/68/55 700 JAX 80/51/74/55 900 GNV 81/52/73/54 710 .JAX... GA...SCA ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH. FL...SCA FERN BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH. RAM
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:37 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Brief touchdown. several large trees downed. Roof damage to private home and church. both structures of wood frame construction. Portable shed and wood frame garage damaged.
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