Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- March 27, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, 5 mi S of Ocala
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 29.117, -82.133
Numerous trees down along County Road 75.
Damaging Wind in Florida, March 27, 2003
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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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 Mar 27, 2:15 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 2:15 PM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
215 PM EST THU MAR 27 2003
CURRENTLY...A SQUALL LINE IS MOVING INLAND FROM APPALACHEE BAY AHEAD
OF THE STRONG MID LVL SHORT WAVE TROUGH WHICH IS BEGINNING TO LIFT
NE INTO THE FL PANHANDLE. SEVERE STORMS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED AHEAD OF
THIS LINE OVER THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY WHERE AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
INTERSECTED EXISTING PULSE SEVERE STORMS. WE HAVE RECIEVED MOSTLY
HAIL REPORTS WITH SIZES UP TO QUARTER SIZE IN ALACHUA COUNTY AND
NICKEL SIZE IN MARION COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY AND INTERIOR GA THRU 5 PM AS THE STORMS ARE
MOVING SLOWLY NNE AND HOURLY PRECIP AMOUNTS ARE NEAR FFG VALUES OF
AROUND 3 IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #78 IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR FL ZONES WHERE INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE
INFLUX IS GREATEST. SFC LOW IS PRESENT IN THE EASTERN GOMEX AND ITS
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATION NOTED IN VIS SATELLITE IMAGERY.
SHORT-TERM FORECAST...THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL LIFT ENE TONIGHT
INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC MOVING ACRS THE JAX CWA WHILE THE SFC LOW
MOVES INTO CENTRAL FL WEAKENING AS IT LOSES ITS UPR SUPPORT. THE
POSTION OF THESE FEATURES WILL BRING THE BEST FORCING FOR CONTINUED
CONVECTION TO GA AND COASTAL ZONES. DRIER AIR WILL FUNNEL INTO THE
AREA FROM THE W AS RIDGING BUILDS ALOFT LATE. A VERY STRONG STORM
SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS WILL LIFT THE REMANANTS OF THE
CURRENT SFC LOW THAT WILL LINGER OFFSHORE OF THE FL EAST COAST FRI
AS FLOW VEERS S. LOOKS LIKE MOISTURE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE LOWEST
LVLS FRI AFTN AND THERE WILL BE WEAK FORCING ALOFT SO ATT AM ONLY
GOING FOR MORNING COASTAL SHRA. NIL POPS FRI NIGHT THEN ONLY SLIGHT
CHC OF POPS LATE SAT AFTN AS STRONG STORM SYSTEM NOW DEVELOPING OVER
THE PLAINS MOVES INTO THE FL PANHANDLE. STRONG WAA AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL RAISE TEMPS INTO THE LWR-MID 80S SAT
AFTN.
EXTENDED...GFS CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE FROPA BEGINNING EARLY SUN
MARKED BY A SQUALL LINE. DYNAMICS AND INSTABILITY INDICES INDICATE
POTENTIAL SVR WX ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE. WILL CONTINUE WITH
LIKELY POPS LATE SAT INTO SUN...THEN LOW CHC/SLIGHT CHC SUN NIGHT
WITH CLEARING SKIES LATE. STRONG CANADIAN SFC HIGH PRESS AND UPR
RIDGING BUILDS ALOFT EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE COOLEST TEMPS NOW
PROGGED FOR TUE MORNING AS THERE MAY BE SOME LINGERING 850 MB
WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE MON MORNING AND NWLY WINDS WILL LIKELY KEEP
THINGS PRETTY WELL MIXED FOR THE FIRST NIGHT FOLLOWING THE FROPA.
HIGH PRESS DOMINATES THE AREA THRU THU AS TEMPS REBOUND TO NEAR
NORMAL.
MARINE...NO HEADLINES.
FIRE WX...NO HEADLINES.
PRELIM CCF...
FCSTID = 24
AMG 62 82 57 80 / 60 0 10 20
SSI 65 75 61 79 / 60 20 10 10
JAX 61 81 60 83 / 60 10 10 10
SGJ 63 77 63 82 / 60 10 10 10
GNV 59 82 58 82 / 30 10 10 10
OCF 59 83 59 82 / 30 10 10 10
.JAX...
FL...SVR THUNDERSTORM WATCH #78 UNTIL 5 PM EST ALL ZONES.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 5 PM FLZ020>023-030-031-035-036.
GA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 5 PM GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164.
PUBLIC...BROYLES
MARINE/FIRE WX...SANDRIKHazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 11:30 AM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
FLZ020>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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 12:07 PM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
GAZ163-271730- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1207 PM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CLINCH COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM... AT 1207 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER ECHOLS COUNTY...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF FARGO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND 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. PETERSON
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 12:16 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
FLZ040-271745- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1216 PM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARION COUNTY THROUGH 1245 PM... AT 1216 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES AND ROMEO THROUGH 1245 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. PETERSON
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 12:31 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
FLZ036-271800- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1231 PM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALACHUA COUNTY THROUGH 100 PM EST... AT 1231 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER NEWBERRY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF BRONSON...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEWBERRY...HIGH SPRINGS...ALACHUA AND LA CROSSE THROUGH 100 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. PETERSON
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 1:13 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
FLZ040-271845- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 113 PM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARION COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM... AT 113 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLEMINGTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND REDDICK...MCINTOSH AND FLEMINGTON THROUGH 145 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. PETERSON
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 1:43 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
FLZ036-271915- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 143 PM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALACHUA COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT... AT 143 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES WEST OF GAINESVILLE AIRPORT...OR ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND GAINESVILLE AIRPORT...ORANGE HEIGHTS AND WALDO THROUGH 215 PM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. PETERSON
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 2:11 PM EST, 39 minutes before
FLZ040-271945- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 211 PM EST THU MAR 27 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARION COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM... AT 211 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF MCINTOSH...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF CITRA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MCINTOSH AND CITRA THROUGH 245 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. PETERSON
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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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: 5342010.