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 29, 9:45 AM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
945 AM EST THU MAR 29 2001
SQUALL LINE ENTERING WESTERN CWA WITH WARNINGS BEING ISSUED. MAIN
THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS ALONG LEADING EDGE. TREES WERE REPORTED
DOWN IN LEVY COUNTY. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. WITH ACTIVITY
MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD THINGS MAY QUIET DOWN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
THE NEXT SHORT WAVE APPROACHES AREA THIS EVENING. WILL UPDATE LATER
AS NECESSARY.
MARINE...WINDS COMING UP BUT STILL NOT QUITE SCA. EXPECT CONDITIONS
TO DO DOWNHILL SHORTLY AS STORMS APPROACH. WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS AT
GRAYS REEF AND R2 TOWER WITH SEAS NEAR 6 FEET. NOT MUCH CHANGE
EXPECTED AT THIS POINT.
.JAX...
GA...RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR ALTAMAHA RIVER @ CHARLOTTE & BAXLEY.
RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR SATILLA RIVER @ ATKINSON.
SCA ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERN BEACH OUT TO 60 NM.
FL...SCA FERN BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH OUT TO 60 NM.
MZ
FFLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-282000- NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 545 AM EST THU MAR 29 2001 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH FLORIDA PENINSULA... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL STRETCH OUT OF THE NORTHERN GULF AND ELONGATE ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS TODAY. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS SPREADING OVER THE AREA AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY. THIS COMPLEX HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES WITH A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF NEARLY THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. THIS INSTABILITY WILL ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW OF THE STORMS TO REACH SEVERE CRITERIA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE I8N JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. RAM
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-DD1800- NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 905 AM EST THU MAR 29 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 200 PM FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND CAMDEN AND CHARLTON GEORGIA... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL STRETCH OUT OF THE NORTHERN GULF AND ELONGATE ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS TODAY. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS SPREADING OVER THE AREA AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY. THIS COMPLEX HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES WITH A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF NEARLY THREE INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. THIS INSTABILITY WILL ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW OF THE STORMS TO REACH SEVERE CRITERIA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE WATCH AREA. SKYWARN STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN THE WATCH AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. JOHNSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
More than 85 homes were damaged in three neighborhoods, knocking power out to 10,000 thousand of residents.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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