1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jun 9, 7:25 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 825 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003 EAST COAST SEABREEZE FRONT AND WEAKENING COLD FRONT NEAR FL/GA BORDER WERE THE TRIGGERS FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. ISOLATED EVENING CONVECTION NOW WEAKENING. A COUPLE OF SEVERE STORMS EARLIER OVER SUWANNEE AND ALACHUA COUNTIES PRODUCED LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS....SEE LSRJAX. STILL A CHANCE FOR ACTIVITY IN PUTNAM AND MARION COUNTIES AS OUTFLOW BOUDARIES SINK SOUTH. WILL WAIT TO UPDATE AND THEN DELETE POPS FOR TONIGHT. FYI...KJAX 88D RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWING ALOT OF ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION ECHOES OVER SE GA EVEN WITH HIGH CLUTTER SUPPRESSION IN EFFECT. MARINE...NO CHANGES EXPECTED. .JAX... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. MZ/SC
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-100000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1200 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WHILE NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED...A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY PRODUCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. OTHERWISE...NO 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. CAMP
FLZ024-092100- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 403 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE YULEE AREA THROUGH 5 PM. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR. MOVEMENT IS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. TAKE SHELTER IF YOU HEAR THUNDER. MZ
GAZ166-092115- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 410 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE ST. MARYS AREA THROUGH 5 PM. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR. MOVEMENT IS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH...TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN TIP OF CUMBERLAND ISLAND. TAKE SHELTER IF YOU HEAR THUNDER. MZ
FLZ021-092330- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 650 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NORTHWEST OF LIVE OAK NEAR FALMOUTH WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT IS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS NEAR THIS STORM TAKE COVER. MZ
FLZ031-032-092345- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 708 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BRADFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM... AT 708 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF STARKE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RAIFORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND STARKE...LAWTEY AND KINGSLEY THROUGH 745 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. CARROLL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE, FL
813 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0700 PM DOWLING PARK FL .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/03 SUWANNEE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0717 PM FALMOUTH FL WIND DAMAGE
06/09/03 SUWANNEE TREES DOWN AND FUNNEL
CLOUD. REPORTED BY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
0755 PM GAINESVILLE FL WIND DAMAGE
06/09/03 ALACHUA POWER LINES DOWN AND
FUNNEL CLOUD ALONG NW 83RD
STREET NEAR GAINESVILLE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
CARROLLThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Power Lines down on NW 83rd Street. Roof removed from back porch on 1000 block of NE 21st street. Second report from Gainesville Sun 6/10/03.
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