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 Aug 14, 1:50 PM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 250 PM EDT WED AUG 14 2002 CURRENTLY...WEAKNESS AT UPPER LEVELS STILL HANGING AROUND AREA WITH RADAR LOOKING VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AT SAME TIME. EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN BEING THE MAIN PROBLEM. FORECAST...EAST-WEST H5 RIDGE AXIS CURRENTLY ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA PROGGED TO LIFT NORTH OVERNIGHT TO POSITION NEAR GA/FL LINE. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FL TONIGHT AND INTO NORTH FLORIDA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE PROXIMITY OF THE WAVE WILL LIKELY HELP ENHANCE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA FOR THURSDAY. BEHIND THE WAVE...MODELS SHOW SIGNIFICANT DRYING FOR FRIDAY WITH PWATS DROPPING TO AROUND 1.5 INCHES. WILL KEEP POPS IN LOW CHANCE RANGE FOR FRIDAY AND THEN RAISE THEM JUST SLIGHTLY FOR SATURDAY. NO CHANGES ANTICIPATED FOR EXTENDED. MODELS SHOW A FAIRLY STATIC PATTERN SETTING UP WITH E-W RIDGE AXIS HOLDING OVER SOUTH GEORGIA AT SURFACE AND ALOFT THROUGH THE PERIOD. TEMPS AND POP FIGURE TO BE CLOSE TO CLIMO FOR THE PERIOD. MARINE...BUOYS CURRENTLY SHOWING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND 2-3 FOOT SEAS. PATTERN NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH RIDGE AXIS MAINLY NORTH OF THE WATERS. NO HEADLINES. PRELIM... AMG TB 071/090 072/091 072 25353 SSI TB 074/087 075/088 074 25353 JAX TB 073/089 072/090 073 25453 SGJ TB 073/087 074/088 074 25453 GNV TB 071/090 072/091 072 25453 OCF TB 072/090 072/091 072 25453= .JAX... .GA...NONE. .FL...NONE. CAMP/CARROLL/SANDRIK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Portion of City Hall roof blown off cause unknown suspected to have been lightning.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, 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: 5311793.