1 lightning, 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 Aug 15, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 150 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2002 CURRENT...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON GENERATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEASTERLY LOW/MID LAYER FLOW. COVERAGE SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS WHERE BEST CONVERGENCE IS EXPECTED. FORECAST...SOME DRYING EXPECTED ON FRIDAY BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. MODELS SHOW DRIEST AIR ALONG THE EAST COAST WITH SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE HOLDING ON INLAND SO EXPECT HIGHEST POPS ALONG I75 CORRIDOR. BEYOND FRIDAY...H5 RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD WITH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IN LOWEST LEVELS CONTINUING FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. CHANCE POPS LOOK GOOD FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH HIGHEST POPS ALONG I75 CORRIDOR. TEMPS WILL EDGE UP WITH RIDGE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. LOW 90S WILL BE THE RULE EXCEPT FOR UPPER 80S ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. MARINE...SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. NO HEADLINES. PRELIM... AMG BB 072/091 072/092 072 25343 SSI BB 075/088 075/089 075 25332 JAX BB 073/090 073/092 073 25332 SGJ BB 075/089 075/089 074 25432 GNV BB 072/091 072/092 073 25443 OCF BB 072/091 072/092 073 25443= .JAX... .GA...NONE. .FL...NONE. CAMP/CARROLL
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-152230- NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1125 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2002 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS TO THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST...AS WELL AS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. SINCE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. CARROLL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck boublewide mobile home. The subsequent fire totally destoryed the structure.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, August 2002
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: 5311794.