Thunderstorm Wind, Gilchrist
- When
- November 6, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gilchrist County, 5 mi NE of Bell
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.726, -82.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2 treess down with scattered power outages.
Damaging Wind in Florida, November 6, 2002
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 Nov 6, 3:40 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 3:40 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
340 AM EST WED NOV 06 2002
TORNADO WATCH VALID UNTIL 9 AM EST FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA (EXCLUDING
JEFF DAVIS AND COFFEE COUNTIES) AS WELL AS COLUMBIA...SUWANNEE...
GILCHRIST...HAMILTON...BAKER AND NASSAU COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA.
.JAX...
FL...SCA FLAGLER BCH TO FERNANDINA BCH.
TORNADO WATCH FLZ020>024-035 UNTIL 9 AM EST.
GA...SCA FERNANDINA BCH TO ALTAMAHA SOUND.
TORNADO WATCH GAZ134>136-149>154-162>166 UNTIL 9 AM EST.
ZAPPE/CARROLL
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...INITIAL DISCUSSION...
PUBLIC...
PRE-FRONTAL LINE OF CONVECTION EXTENDING ALONG KSAV-KAYS-KVLD LINE
AT 2 AM. THIS LINE WILL ADVANCE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING (DUE TO
STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT)...REACHING KJAX-KLCQ LINE AROUND
SUNRISE.
ACTUAL FRONT WILL CROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING...REACHING
CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AS FORECAST...THIS FRONT WILL
USHER IN A MUCH DRIER...COOLER AIR-MASS WITH TEMPERATURES DIPPING
INTO THE 40S MOST AREAS THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTY TO LOCALLY STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TODAY (WINDS 40 KNOTS JUST ABOVE THE
SURFACE PER KJAX VWP)...THUS WILL INCLUDE WINDY WORDING AND CAUTION
STATEMENT. BREEZY (BUT NOT STRONG) NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FORM ALONG
THE COAST ON THURSDAY.
TODAY...WILL USE CATEGORICAL POPS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH
RAIN ENDING BY MIDDAY. WILL USE LIKELY POPS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA
WITH RAIN GENERALLY ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR SOUTHERN-
MOST ZONES. WILL INCLUDE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AREA-WIDE UNTIL
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
MARINE...
SCA CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED AREA-WIDE WITH MARINE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 KNOTS OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
GALE-FORCE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. SEAS WERE RUNNING 4 FEET
NEAR-SHORE BUILDING TO 7 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. WIND SPEEDS/SEAS TO HOLD
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST WITH FRONTAL
PASSAGE. DECREASING TREND TO BEGIN TONIGHT (WEDNESDAY NIGHT) AS
HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SETTLES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
PRELIM CCF...
AMG 74 41 66 40 / 80 0 0 0
SSI 75 45 64 45 / 80 0 0 0
JAX 76 44 66 43 / 70 0 0 0
SGJ 76 49 67 50 / 60 0 0 0
GNV 78 44 68 44 / 60 0 0 0
OCF 76 45 70 45 / 60 - 0 0
ZAPPE/CARROLLHazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 5:10 AM EST, 50 minutes before
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-061700- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRETED FOR WATCH AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 510 AM EST WED NOV 6 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FOR COLUMBIA... SUWANNEE...GILCHRIST...HAMILTON...BAKER AND NASSAU COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... APPLING...ATKINSON...BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN (COASTAL)... CAMDEN (INLAND)...CHARLTON...CLINCH...ECHOLS...GLYNN (COASTAL)... GLYNN (INLAND)...PIERCE...WARE...WAYNE. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE...WITH A TRAILING COLD SWEEPING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS...INCLUDING TORNADOES. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN THE WATCH AREA. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ELSEWHERE...SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ACTIVATE IN THE EVENT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BECOME ONSHORE INCREASING THE CHANCE OF RIP CURRENTS...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. ZAPPE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 2:40 AM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
GAZ150-163-060830- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 240 AM EST WED NOV 6 2002 ...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT CLINCH AND WARE COUNTIES THROUGH 325 AM... AT 240 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR DUPONT TO JAMESTOWN ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND HOMERVILLE...COGDELL...ARGYLE...MANOR... NEEDHAM...WARESBORO...WAYCROSS AND DIXIE UNION THROUGH 330 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. CARROLL
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 3:32 AM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
GAZ132>134-149-060915- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 332 AM EST WED NOV 6 2002 ...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ATKINSON... COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS AND BACON COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM... AT 332 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FROM WILLACOOCHEE TO DOUGLAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WEST GREEN...SNIPESVILLE...PRIDGEN...NICHOLLS...DOUGLAS...BROXTON AND DENTON THROUGH 415 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. CARROLL
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 4:35 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
FLZ020>022-GAZ162-163-061000- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 435 AM EST WED NOV 6 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...HAMILTON... ECHOLS...AND CLINCH COUNTIES... AT 433 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AROUND 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK AND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST IN THE GULF ...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND CROSSROADS...JASPER...LIVE OAK...FARGO...AND LAKE CITY THROUGH 500 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. PETERSON
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 5:05 AM EST, 55 minutes before
FLZ020>022-061030- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 505 AM EST WED NOV 6 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SUWANNEE...HAMILTON...AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES... AT 504 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF LIVE OAK AND EXTENDING INTO THE GULF...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MCALPIN...WELLBORN... WHITE SPRINGS...SUWANNEE VALLEY...LAKE CITY AND FIVE POINTS THROUGH 530 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. PETERSON
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 5:46 AM EST, 14 minutes before
GAZ136-061115- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 546 AM EST WED NOV 6 2002 ...HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH 615 AM... AT 546 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTH OF JESUP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JESUP...BROADHURST...GARDI AND DOCTORTOWN THROUGH 615 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. CARROLL
Special weather statement, Nov 6, 5:50 AM EST, 10 minutes before
FLZ022-023-030-GAZ150-153-154-164>166-061130- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 550 AM EST WED NOV 6 2002 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT COLUMBIA...BAKER...UNION... WARE...CHARLTON...CAMDEN...AND GLYNN COUNTIES... AT 547 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST OF ... LAKE CITY MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM LAKE CITY TO THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP AND BRUNSWICK THROUGH 630 AM. SANDERSON...MACCLENNY AND GLEN ST. MARY THROUGH 630 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. PETERSON
The radar
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Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, November 6, 2002
- Winter Weather in Vermont, November 6, 2002
- Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Maine, November 6, 2002
- High Wind in North Carolina, November 6, 2002
- Winter Weather in New York, November 6, 2002
- High Wind in Georgia, November 6, 2002
- High Wind in North Carolina, November 6, 2002
- Winter Storm in Maine, November 6 to 7, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 6, 2002
- High Wind in South Carolina, November 6, 2002
- High Wind in Oregon, November 6 to 8, 2002
- Winter Weather in Vermont, November 6, 2002
More
Every storm in Florida in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, November 2002
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: 5319582.