Florida, 2001

Damaging Wind in Florida, March 4, 2001

March 4, 2001 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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 Mar 4, 2:30 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 2:30 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
230 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2001

SURFACE LOW NEAR TUP WITH UPPER SHORT WAVE LIFTING NE ALONG THE MS
RIVER.  CONVECTION OVER SE GA AND NE FL BECOMING MORE E-W ORIENTED
AND WEAKENING AS LIGHTNING HAS DIMINISHED.  SQUALL LINE NEAR TLH
INTO THE GULF WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS COLD FRONT
NEAR MOB MOVES EAST.  WITH DRY SURGE ALOFT BEHIND CONVECTION AND
DAYTIME HEATING STORMS SHOULD BECOME STRONG AGAIN TODAY OVER MAINLY
THE SE HALF OF THE CWA.  WILL CONTINUE WITH LIKELY POPS TODAY FOR
ALL AREAS AS RAIN WONT END OVER NW CWA UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO TUESDAY AS LOW INTENSIFIES OVER
MID-ATLANTIC STATES.  WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR MONDAY.  MUCH
COLDER AIR STARTS MOVING INTO AREA TONIGHT WITH FREEZE STILL EXECTED
TUESDAY MORNING.

MARINE...WILL CONTINUE SCA FOR WATERS AS WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE
CRITERIA INTO TUESDAY.  GRAYS REEF NOW JUST REACHING 20 KNOTS.

FIRE...WILL GO WITH FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT WITH STRONG NW WINDS.

PRELIM
AMG 72/44/55/29 6200
SSI 78/45/58/32 7100
JAX 79/46/59/31 7100
GNV 80/48/60/31 8000 04

.JAX...
.GA...SCA ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BCH TO 60NM.
      FIRE WEATHER WATCH OKEFENOKEE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
.FL...SCA FERNANDINA BCH TO FLAGLER BCH TO 60NM.
      FIRE WEATHER WATCH NE FL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
MZ

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When
March 4, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Alachua County, Gainesville
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
29.675, -82.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees damaged.

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

More

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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: 5234097.