1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 12, 1:50 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 250 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 CURRENTLY...AMPLIFIED UPPER PATTERN OVER THE CONUS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...WITH TROF OVER THE E 1/2 AND RIDGE OVER THE W. HOWEVER... UPPER FLOW OVER THE IMMEDIATE SE IS ALMOST ZONAL. AS A RESULT...SFC FRONT RAPIDLY LOOSING ITS PUNCH AS EXPECTED. PRESENT BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM NR MID-ATLC TO NR KMCN. RETURN FLOW ALREADY BEGINNING OVER AL AND MS...AND VIRTUALLY NO WIND SHIFT ACROSS FRONTAL SFC. PUBLIC...EXPECT A BIT OF DRIER AIR TO BRIDGE WHAT IS LEFT OF THE FRONTAL SFC...BRINGING A 2-3 DEG REDUCTION IN TEMPS IN MANY AREAS. POSITION OF UPPER TROF WILL DRAG TROPICAL PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM CLAUDETTE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ESP FL ZONES. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN PRECIP H2O...BUT ALSO THICKER MID AND HI CLOUDINESS. WHILE THE INCREASE IN OVERALL MOISTURE COULD INCREASE OVERALL PRECIP COVERAGE...THINK THE REDUCTION IN SFC HEATING FROM CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL SOMEWHAT COUNTERACT THIS. SO... EXPECT MORE UNIFORM POP COVERAGE IN THE CLIMO RANGE OR JUST A TAD ABOVE. EXTENDED...SCALED BACK PRECIP MENTION IN LATER PERIODS. WILL WAIT FOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY ON GFS TROPICAL WAVE TOWARD LATE WEEK BEFORE BITING ON HIGHER POPS. EVEN IF WAVE IS AS STRONG AS DEPICTED...BELIEVE BRUNT OF PRECIP WILL AFFECT CENTRAL AND S FL. MARINE...NO HEADLINES. BERMUDA HIGH BUILDS IN WITH THE RIDGE AXIS GRADUALLY SHIFTING NORTH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO ACROSS GEORGIA THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. FIRE WX...NO HEADLINES. PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 91 72 90 71 / 50 20 50 30 SSI 89 74 87 73 / 40 30 50 40 JAX 90 73 88 72 / 40 40 50 40 SGJ 89 75 87 73 / 40 40 50 40 GNV 91 71 89 71 / 50 40 50 40 OCF 91 71 89 71 / 50 30 50 40 .JAX... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. CARROLL/PETERSON
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-130000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 130 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ALONG THE SEA BREEZE FRONTS AS THEY MOVE INLAND. THE SEA BREEZE MERGER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR...THEN STORMS WILL DRIFT TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL THAT THAT MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR...PARTICULARLY NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 75 IN FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. SEVERAL AREA RIVERS REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS AND MAY APPROACH FLOOD STAGE WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PLEASE REFER TO RIVER STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. THE ALTAMAHA RIVER HAS REACHED FLOOD STAGE AT BAXLEY AND WILL CONTINUE AT THOSE LEVELS WITH MINIMAL IMPACT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IF WARNING ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. ENYEDI
FLZ037-121900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 153 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PUTNAM COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL UNTIL 300 PM... AT 153 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 11 MILES SOUTH OF HOLLISTER...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF SALT SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND HOLLISTER...MANNVILLE... INTERLACHEN...CARRAWAY AND FLORAHOME THROUGH 300 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. TAKE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING IS IN YOUR AREA AND DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ENYEDI
FLZ033-038-121930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 229 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FLAGLER AND SAINT JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 330 PM... AT 229 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF SPUDS...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DUPONT CENTER...SPUDS...ST. AUGUSTINE SHORES...ELKTON AND ST. AUGUSTINE SOUTH THROUGH 330 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. TAKE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING IS IN YOUR AREA. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY...PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ENYEDI
FLZ033-122015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 328 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ST JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS VALID UNTIL 415 PM... AT 328 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST. AUGUSTINE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DURBIN...SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH...GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...SAWGRASS AND PALM VALLEY THROUGH 415 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. TRABERT
FLZ025-122015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 348 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 348 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTH OF BAYARD...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF UNF...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BAYARD...SAN PABLO...UNF AND ARLINGTON THROUGH 415 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
FLZ025-032-122045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 357 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS... EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 357 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOCTORS INLET...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ORANGE PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DOCTORS INLET...ORANGE PARK...BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRACE...JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS AND ORTEGA THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
FLZ025-032-122045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 357 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS... EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 357 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOCTORS INLET...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ORANGE PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DOCTORS INLET...ORANGE PARK...BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRACE...JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS AND ORTEGA THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thirty foot tree felled and went through roof of two homes in the Senior Citizens Village near Downtown Jacksonville. One room destroyed in one of the homes with unknown damage to the second. Source Florida Times Union 7/13/03.
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