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 4, 2:30 AM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
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.
MZFLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-041800- NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 708 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA UNTIL 11 AM... A SQUALL LINE WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT COULD ALSO TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA/NORTHEAST FLORIDA AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. AS A RESULT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS 5MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado was a weak FO, with some evidence of downburst. Damage was near Northeast 38th Street. Two homes with substantial roof damage, and 19 others with damage.
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