1 flash flood, 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 Sep 24, 4:45 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 545 PM EDT TUE SEP 24 2002 JUST ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF NE FL THRU 8 AM WED. SEVERAL AREAS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. MORE HEAVY RAIN MOVING N FROM CENTRAL FL...AS WELL AS MORE CONVERGENT LINES SETTING UP JUST OFFSHORE THE NE FL COAST. 2 TO 3 INCHES OR MORE OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY S AND E AREAS. UPDATED ZONES TO FOLLOW. THANX FOR COORD MLB AND TBW .JAX... .GA...NONE. .FL...FLOOD WATCH THRU 12Z WED ALL ZONES. CARROLL/PETERSON/DYKES
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-242200- NORTHEAST FLORIDA/SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1234 PM EDT TUE SEP 24 2002 ...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE... A SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE FLORIDA COMBINED WITH INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...AND MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS. AREAS EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 301 ARE FAVORED FOR THE GREATEST PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED NEAR AND IN SHOWERS AND STORMS. THE CONVECTION WILL MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST AT AROUND 20 MPH. WHILE NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...SPOTTERS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND STORMS PRODUCING FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. ECZ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous streets flooded and at least one business in Jacksonville Beach flooded. Stranded elderly motorist had to be rescued after her car was stranded in flood waters and began to float.
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, September 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: 5309734.