Damaging Wind in Florida, June 2, 2003

Name: Damaging Wind in Florida, June 2, 2003
Start: 2003-06-02T18:30
End: 2003-06-02T18:30
Location: Florida

June 2, 2003 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 Jun 2, 1:30 PM EST, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 1:30 PM EST, 5 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
230 PM EDT MON JUN 2 2003

SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS WEAK FRONT ACROSS NRN FL WITH SCT SHOWERS AND
STORMS FIRING FROM GILCHRIST CO TO FLAGLER CO. LAPS ANALYSES SHOWS
SB CAPES AOB 3000 J/KG OVER ALACHUA CI AND LI -6/-7.

FORECAST...MODEL PROGS SHOW FRONT LIFTING NWD WITH CONVECTION
SHIFTING NWD. EXPECT CONVECTION GOING INTO EVENING TO BE ISOL TO SCT
AS MOST OF IT IS GENERATED FROM AFTN HEATING. TUE...SW WINDS AND
PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG WITH FAVORABLE INSTABILITY WITH
CAPES AOA 2000 J/KG/LI NEAR -6 AT TIMES WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN
SCT CONVECTION SOME LIFT ASSOCD WITH SHORTWAVE TO OUR NW. WEAK FRONT
BOUNDARY ALSO PROGGED TO SAG SEWD TOWARD THE FORECAST AREA TUE AFTN.
WED...FRONT EXPECT TO LAY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TO NEAR CENTRAL GA
WED AFTN. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS FOR SE GA AND 40-50 POPS ELSW.

MARINE...WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN TOWARD SCEC CRITERIA IN THE SHORT
TERM AS THE COLD FRONT NEARS THE AREA TUE NIGHT THRU WED. WILL
CONTINUE WITH BLO HEADLINES THRU THE END OF THE WEEK.

FIRE WX...NO CONCERNS.

EXTDD...GFS CONSISTENT IN SHOWING DEEP LAYER MOISTURE OVER THE AREA
THU AND FRI WITH PWATS MAINLY ABOVE 1.5 INCHES. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
IS PROGGED TO BE OVER THE SE STATES FROM THE CAROLINAS TO SRN AL AND
MS AREAS. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES SUPPORT
CHANCE POPS. FOR THE WEEKEND...LATEST RUNS SHOW FRONT GETTING
REINFORCED BY A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE PLAINS WHILE
WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL GET PUSHED FURTHER S AND WILL CONT TO THE
CHANCE POP FORECAST. ALTHOUGH MRF DRIES ATMOS OUT ON MON AM INCLINED
TO LEAVE POPS IN DUE TO INCONSISTENCY WITH PREVIOUS RUN.

PRELIM CCF...
AMG   68  87  70  85 /  20  40  40  60
SSI   72  85  73  83 /  30  40  40  50
JAX   70  89  71  87 /  30  40  40  50
SGJ   73  86  74  84 /  20  40  40  40
GNV   70  90  70  88 /  20  40  30  50
OCF   70  92  70  89 /  10  30  30  40

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 11:05 AM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes before

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-022200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1205 PM EDT MON JUN 2 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA.
A STATIONARY FRONT OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND AN AFTERNOON SEABREEZE
FRONT WILL RESULT IN MOST OF THE STORMS OCCURRING OVER NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED...BUT A FEW STORMS COULD
PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THEY MOVE EAST. ON AVERAGE...LIGHTNING
KILLS MORE PEOPLE EACH YEAR THAN DO TORNADOES. SEEK SHELTER SHOULD
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON.

.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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:15 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
515 PM EDT MON JUN 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0315 PM    POMONA PARK               FL   0.75 IN HAIL
06/02/03   PUTNAM

0325 PM    1 NNW PALATKA             FL   0.88 IN HAIL
06/02/03   PUTNAM

0455 PM    JONESVILLE                FL   0.88 IN HAIL
06/02/03   ALACHUA                        REPORTED BY LOCAL MEDIA

0515 PM    JONESVILLE                FL   0.88 IN HAIL
06/02/03   ALACHUA                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC

ACS/HESS

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:40 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

FLZ022-022215-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
540 PM EDT MON JUN 2 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY THROUGH
615 PM...

AT 540 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES WEST OF OLENO STATE
PARK...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ICHETUCKNEE SPRINGS
STATE...NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OLENO STATE PARK AND FORT WHITE
THROUGH 615 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL
PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING
OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

HESS

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:13 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

FLZ021-022245-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
613 PM EDT MON JUN 2 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SUWANNEE COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM...

AT 613 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER SOUTHEASTERN SUWANNEE
COUNTY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF ICHETUCKNEE SPRINGS
STATE...NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO AFFECT AREAS ALONG STATE ROAD 247 AND AROUND HILDRETH THROUGH
645 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL
PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING
OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

HESS

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:35 PM EST, 55 minutes before

FLZ021-022300-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
635 PM EDT MON JUN 2 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN SUWANNEE COUNTY THROUGH
700 PM...

AT 635 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LURAVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAYO...NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
LURAVILLE...MCALPIN AND ALONG STATE ROAD 51 THROUGH 700 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

HESS

Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:55 PM EST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
655 PM EDT MON JUN 02 2003

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0315 PM    POMONA PARK               FL   0.75 IN HAIL
06/02/03   PUTNAM

0325 PM    1 NNW PALATKA             FL   0.88 IN HAIL
06/02/03   PUTNAM

0455 PM    JONESVILLE                FL   0.88 IN HAIL
06/02/03   ALACHUA                        REPORTED BY LOCAL MEDIA

0515 PM    JONESVILLE                FL   0.88 IN HAIL
06/02/03   ALACHUA                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0650 PM    FORT WHITE                FL   WIND DAMAGE
06/02/03   COLUMBIA                       TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN
                                          FORT WHITE. REPORTED BY
                                          911 CENTER.

ACS/HESS

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 6:23 PM EST, 7 minutes before

FLZ020-030000-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
723 PM EDT MON JUN 2 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY THROUGH
8 PM...

AT 723 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVE OAK...MOVING
NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
AFFECT AREAS AROUND SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...CROSSROADS AND
JASPER THROUGH 800 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

HESS

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Suwannee

When: June 2, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Suwannee County, Obrien
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 30.033, -82.933

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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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5359356.