Hail, St. Johns
- When
- March 13, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Johns County, Dupont Centre
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 29.750, -81.317
Hail covering ground at State Road 206 and U.S. Highway 1.
Hail in Florida, March 13, 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 Mar 13, 2:36 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 2:36 PM EST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 236 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003 WILL BE VERY SHORT AS SEVERE WX HAS PUT FORECAST WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT TOMORROW AND SATURDAY LOOK TO BE QUITE SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH UPPER LOW CUTTING OFF OVER MISSISSIPPI AND SERIES OF VORT MAXES MOVING ALONG STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDAY. DAY 2 SPC OUTLOOK KEEPS AREA IN SLIGHT RISK FOR FRIDAY. MAIN CHANGE TO PREVIOUS FORECAST WILL BE TO UP POPS MOST PLACES FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WILL ALSO ADD CHANCE POPS FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY WITH APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MARINE...NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED TO PREVIOUS PACKAGE. FIRE WX...NO CONCERNS. FCSTID = 25 AMG 59 72 57 73 / 10 70 70 50 SSI 60 71 58 65 / 10 70 70 50 JAX 60 77 59 72 / 10 60 60 50 SGJ 63 75 63 70 / 10 60 60 50 GNV 60 80 59 78 / 10 50 60 50 OCF 61 80 59 78 / 10 50 60 50 .JAX... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. CAMP/BROYLES
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 10:45 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-132100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1045 AM EST THU MAR 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ...RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA... A STRONG SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA TODAY. THE STORMS IN THE SQUALL LINE ARE REACHING SEVERE LIMITS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES ALSO EXISTS. AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ON FRIDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE PERIOD. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. BROYLES
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 11:44 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
FLZ025-131730- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1144 AM EST THU MAR 13 2003 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DUVAL COUNTY THROUGH 1230 PM... AT 1144 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORMANDY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ORTEGA...NORMANDY...JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS...SAN MARCO...RIVERSIDE...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...TALLYRAND AND ARLINGTON THROUGH 1230 PM EST. 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. BROYLES
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:16 PM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
FLZ023-131745- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1216 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003 ..TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BAKER COUNTY THROUGH 1230 PM... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS APPROACHING THE SANDERSON AND MACCLENNY AREAS. 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. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT AND TORNADOES CAN A DO FORM WITH LITTLE NOTICE. REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SANDRIK
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 1:22 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
FLZ025-032-131900- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 122 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT DUVAL AND CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 2 PM... AT 122 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF DOCTORS INLET...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ORANGE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MIDDLEBURG...ASBURY LAKE...PENNEY FARMS...DOCTORS INLET...BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRA...ORTEGA...ORANGE PARK AND SAN MARCO THROUGH 200 PM EST. 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. BROYLES
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 1:41 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
FLZ020>024-030-031-035-036-GAZ134>136-150>154-162>166-131915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 141 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003 ...TORNADO WATCH 40 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN GEORGIA... ECHOLS...CLINCH...WARE...BACON...PIERCE...APPLING...WAYNE...BRANTLEY. ..CHARLTON...CAMDEN...AND GLYNN. IN FLORIDA... HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...UNION... BRADFORD...AND BAKER. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN THE TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 PM EST. IN FLORIDA... DUVAL...CLAY...ST JOHNS...PUTNAM...AND FLAGLER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. CAMP
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 2:12 PM EST, 48 minutes before
FLZ037-131945- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 212 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PUTNAM COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS MOVING EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. 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. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT AND TORNADOES CAN A DO FORM WITH LITTLE NOTICE. REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SANDRIK
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 2:38 PM EST, 22 minutes before
FLZ033-037-132015- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 238 PM EST THU MAR 13 2003 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PUTNAM AND SOUTHERN ST JOHNS COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IS MOVING EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE CROSSING THE ST JOHNS RIVER NEAR BOSTWICK AND PALATKA AND WERE MOVING AND INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ST JOHNS COUNTY. 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. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT AND TORNADOES CAN A DO FORM WITH LITTLE NOTICE. REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SANDRIK
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 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
- Lightning Strike in West Virginia, March 13, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 13, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, March 13, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 13, 2003
- Wildfire in U.S. Virgin Islands, March 13, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 13, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 13, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 13, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 13, 2003
- High Wind in Nevada, March 13 to 14, 2003
- High Wind in Oregon, March 13, 2003
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 13 to 14, 2003
More
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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: 5341052.