Hail, Alachua
- When
- July 18, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Alachua County, Rochelle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.600, -82.233
Along highway 20 near Newnans Lake.
Hail in Florida, July 18, 2003
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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 Jul 18, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 2:00 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 300 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 .CURRENTLY/SHORT-TERM...E COAST SEA BREEZE AND SW LOW LEVEL FLOW RESULTING IN FAIRLY STRONG CONVERGENCE WITHIN 15-30 NM OF THE COAST. THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INITIATE AND MOVE N-NE ALONG THE AXIS...WITH SOME STORMS MOVING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP POP HIGHER IN THESE AREAS FOR THE EVENING. THINK CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE PAST EVENING HRS EPS SINCE IN AREAS GENEARLLY BTN 301 AND I-95 THAT HAVENT BEEN TAPPED YET. .FORECAST. SAT...GUIDANCE CONTINUES THE TREND OF HIGHER MOISTURE OVER THE GA ZONES. BETTER DEFINED SHORTWAVE ENERGY IN ADDITION TO SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES SHOULD ENHANCE STORM COVERAGE SO HAVE INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY. BY SUN...SHORTWAVE TROUGHS AND SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO FOCUS LITTLE HIGHER RAIN CHANCES OVER N FL SO MORE UNIFORM COVERAGE EXPECTED. MAY SEE CONVECTION CONTINUE WELL INTO SUN NIGHT OVER NW ZONES DUE TO FAIRLY STRONG SHORTWAVE MOVING THRU AL. BY MON...SHORTWAVE LIFTS NE BUT STILL SOME FORCING ALOFT ALONG WITH PWATS NEAR OR ABOVE CLIMO TO CONTINUE SCT POP COVERAGE. GENERALLY HAVE PREFERRED ETA MOS GUIDANCE IN THE SHORT TERM OTHERWISE USED MAV POPS. .MARINE...NO HEADLINES. WINDS MAY SURGE TO ABOUT 15 KT LATE NIGHT HRS. OTHERWISE...NO CHANGES EXPECTED. .EXTDD...TUE THRU FRI. LONGWAVE TROUGH AXIS REMAINS OVER THE BERN U.S WITH LOW-MID LEVEL SW FLOW CONTINUING OVER THE FORECAST REGION. TROUGH WILL DIG AND SHIFT FURTHER E OVER THE SE U.S. COAST FORCING MOST OF THE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE TO WORK MAINLY E AND N OF THE AREA BY THU. SFC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE TN VALLEY AND DOWN INTO PARTS OF GA. HAVE THEREFORE LEANED TOWARD LOWER RAIN CHANCES BY FRI. OTHERWISE...HAVE CONTINUED PERSISTENCE IN THE FORECAST FOR PRIMARILY SCT AFTN AND EVENING POPS. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 72 90 72 90 / 30 50 30 40 SSI 74 87 73 88 / 30 40 30 40 JAX 73 92 73 90 / 30 40 30 50 SGJ 75 88 75 88 / 30 40 30 40 GNV 71 92 72 90 / 20 30 20 50 OCF 72 91 71 90 / 10 30 20 50 .JAX... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. PUBLIC...SHASHY MARINE/FIRE WX...CAMP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 11:05 AM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-182230- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1205 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EAST OF 441...AND OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM OCALA NORTH TO LAKE BUTLER AND SANDERSON. STORMS WILL MOVE GENERALLY TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD- TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING. HOWEVER...BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AN ISOLATED STORM MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STORMS SHOULD DECREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS EVENING AND END BY AROUND 2 AM. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. HESS/ARS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:36 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
FLZ040-182015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 336 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MARION COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 336 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELLEVIEW TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF OCALA AIRPORT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OCALA AIRPORT...FLEMINGTON...REDDICK... OCALA...LOWELL...MCINTOSH...BELLEVIEW W AND SPARR 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
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:39 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
FLZ033-182030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 339 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 339 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF VILANO BEACH...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST. AUGUSTINE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ST. AUGUSTINE... VILANO BEACH...SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH AND ANASTASIA THROUGH 430 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 2:56 PM EST, 59 minutes before
GAZ154-182030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 356 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR GLYNN COUNTY DUE TO STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL... AT 356 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTH OF BRUNSWICK...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ST. SIMONS...SEA ISLAND...GLYNN HAVEN...DOCK JUNCTION... COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES...BRUNSWICK AND LITTLE ST. SIMONS ISLAND THROUGH 430 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:08 PM EST, 47 minutes before
FLZ032-037-182045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 408 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST CLAY COUNTY AND NORTHEAST PUTNAM COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 408 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 10 MILES SOUTH OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS... OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTH OF PALATKA...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 17 FROM GREEN COVE SPRINGS SOUTHWARD THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:19 PM EST, 36 minutes before
FLZ036-040-182100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 419 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 419 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MICANOPY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MICANOPY...CROSS CREEK...ROCHELLE...NEWNANS LAKE...ORANGE HEIGHTS...LOCHLOOSA AND GROVE PARK THROUGH 500 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 3:51 PM EST, 4 minutes before
FLZ033-182130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 451 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 451 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. AUGUSTINE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ST. AUGUSTINE...VERMONT HILLS...ELKTON AND SPUDS THROUGH 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER... EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ZAPPE
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:55 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 18, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 18, 2003
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 18, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 18, 2003
- Tropical Storm in Guam, July 18 to 19, 2003
- Hail in Iowa, July 18, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 18, 2003
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 18, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 18 to 19, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 18 to 19, 2003
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 18, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 18, 2003
More
Every storm in Florida in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2003
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: 5361608.