1 heavy rain, 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 Mar 27, 11:35 AM EST, 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1135 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003
UPDATE...HAVE ISSUED FLOOD WATCH FOR AREA AS HEAVY RAINFALL MOVES
OFF GULF AND INTO SUWANNEE VALLEY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH
500 PM EST. THANKS FOR THE COORDINATION TLH...SPC.
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PUBLIC...VORT MAX IS FILLING THE BASE OF THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH S OF
LA IN THE GOMEX WITH THE ENERGY ADVANCING TOWARD N FL. THE FIRST UPR
LVL IMPULSE TO SWEEP ACRS THE CWA SPAWNED EARLY MORNING TSRA AND IS
NOW ADVANCING INTO THE ATLANTIC WITH CURRENT CONVECTION NOW MOSTLY
ON THE FRINGES OF THE CWA. KTBW 12Z RAOB SHOWS DRY AIR ABOVE 680MB
AND WV IMAGERY SHOWS THE SLOT ADVANCING INTO THE CWA FROM THE SW.
EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION THIS AFTN AS MORNING RAINS HAVE
JUST JUICED THE INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOS. TRIGGER TEMP OF 73 DEG
WILL BE REALIZED BY EARLY AFTN. EXPECT MAIN WX HAZARDS TO BE HAIL
(500 MB TEMPS -16 TO -18 DEG C) AND STRONG WINDS...BUT AREA
SOUNDINGS ALSO SHOW A VEERING PROFILE WHICH WOULD INDICATE ROTATION
IS POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. CURRENT ZFP CARRIES LIKELY TO
CAT POPS...AND THIS LOOKS GOOD WITH THE HIGHEST POPS ACRS THE
SOUTHERN TIER OF ZONES WHERE INSTABILITY WILL BE GREATEST. TEMPS
LOOK ON TRACK.
MARINE...WILL CONTINUE WITH SCEC OFFSHORE. WILL JUST MAKE MINOR
CHANGES TO WORDING.
.JAX...
FL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH 500 PM EST.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 500 PM EST FLZ020>023-030-031-035-036-.
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 500 PM EST GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-.
BROYLES/SANDRIKFLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-272200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1130 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA THROUGH 5 PM... ...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 500 PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN GEORGIA...APPLING...ATKINSON...BACON...BRANTLEY...CHARLTON... CLINCH...COFFEE...ECHOLS...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...WARE AND WAYNE...IN NORTH FLORIDA...ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST... HAMILTON...SUWANNEE AND UNION. ...FLOODING CONTINUES ON AREA RIVERS... SEVERE WEATHER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA. HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. FLOOD WATCH...A FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR ABOVE BANKFULL LEVELS. THESE RISES ARE USUALLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OR HEAVY DOWNPOURS FALLING ON AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM STRONGER STORMS. REMEMBER...A WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER...AND PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. RIVER FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. RAINFALL TODAY WILL LEAD TO PROLONGED FLOODING ON THESE RIVERS. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG. SEVERAL AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN NORTH FLORIDA. SPOTTERS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ARE REQUESTED TO TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS 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. SANDRIK
GAZ136-151-152-271330- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 725 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING GEORGIA COUNTIES BRANTLEY...WAYNE AND EASTERN PIERCE THROUGH 830 AM EST... AT 725 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTH OF HICKOX...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF NAHUNTA...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND HICKOX...NAHUNTA... ATKINSON...WAYNESVILLE...RAYBON...HORTENSE...BROADHURST AND SCREVEN THROUGH 830 AM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. SANDRIK
FLZ020-GAZ162-271415- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 823 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ECHOLS AND HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 AM... AT 823 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HAMILTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF JASPER...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BAKERS MILL AND TARVER THROUGH 915 AM 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. TAKE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING IS IN YOUR AREA. BROYLES
GAZ136-271415- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 826 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH 915 AM.. AT 826 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF GARDI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MANNINGTOWN AND MOUNT PLEASANT THROUGH 915 AM 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. TAKE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING IS IN YOUR AREA. BROYLES
GAZ162-163-271445- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 908 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ECHOLS AND CLINCH COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM EST... AT 908 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAYDAY TO 3 MILES WEST OF NEEDMORE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF STATENVILLE TO 9 MILES WEST OF FARGO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEEDMORE...MAYDAY...DU PONT AND HOMERVILLE THROUGH 945 AM 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. PETERSON
FLZ020>022-271615- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1036 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA AND HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM... AT 1036 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 FROM FIVE POINTS TO LIVE OAK. THE LINE IS MOVING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH AND WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND HOUSTON...STEPHEN FOSTER STATE PARK...WHITE SPRINGS...AND FIVE POINTS THROUGH 1115 AM 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. PLEASE TAKE SHELTER IF LIGHTNING IS IN YOUR AREA. BROYLES
FLZ021-271730- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1158 AM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SUWANNEE COUNTY THROUGH 1230 PM... AT 1158 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR BRANFORD...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ICHETUCKNEE SPRINGS STATE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OBRIEN...BRANFORD AND HILDRETH THROUGH 1230 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. PETERSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
In Ocala 5 blocks south of Magnolia Square Mall water half way up cars with several stalled vehicles.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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