1 lightning, 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 Jul 29, 6:50 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 800 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2002 WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION FIRING OFF OF COLLISIONS OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. WILL UPDATE ZONES WHEN THE CONVECTION TAPERS OFF. NO CHANGES TO MARINE. .JAX... .GA...NONE. .FL...NONE. SANDRIK
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:28 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Second house struck. Power pole and transformer on fire.
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