Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- May 18, 8:56 PM EST
- Where
- Marion County, Belleview
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 29.067, -82.050
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Damaging Wind in Florida, May 18, 2003
1 thunderstorm wind, 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 May 18, 7:40 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 7:40 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 840 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO REMOVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. ZONES WERE ALSO UPDATED TO RAISE POPS FOR THIS EVENING. WITH HEATING OF DAY OVER... EXPECT INTENSITY OF STORMS TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. CAN PROBABLY LOWER POPS LATE THIS EVE OR AFTER MIDNIGHT. .JAX... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. PP/ABE/MT/CWD
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 12:49 PM EST, 8 hours 7 minutes before
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-190000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 149 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 UPDATED TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 413 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM... ...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES ABOVE NORMAL... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 413 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM COMBINED WITH THE SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY AND A COLD FRONT JUST TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM NEAR THE HIGHWAY 301 CORRIDOR WEST TO THE I-75 CORRIDOR. STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THE MAIN CONCERNS. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TOMORROW THROUGH SATURDAY... A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY INCREASING THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. PP/HESS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 18, 7:19 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
FLZ040-190115- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 819 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MARION COUNTY THROUGH 915 PM... AT 819 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES WEST OF FORT MCCOY...NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SPARR...ANTHONY AND BURBANK THROUGH 915 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. BROYLES
Special weather statement, May 18, 8:02 PM EST, 54 minutes before
GAZ150-163-164-190200- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 902 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CHARLTON...CLINCH AND WARE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM... AT 902 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 18 MILES SOUTH OF STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARGO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND FARGO AND STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK THROUGH 1000 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. TRABERT
Special weather statement, May 18, 8:07 PM EST, 49 minutes before
FLZ032-033-190200- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 907 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN CLAY COUNTY AND WESTERN SAINT JOHNS COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM... AT 907 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR PICOLATA...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF HASTINGS...THAT WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SWITZERLAND...GREEN COVE SPRINGS AND FRUIT COVE THROUGH 1000 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. BROYLES
Special weather statement, May 18, 8:20 PM EST, 36 minutes before
FLZ040-190215- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 920 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MARION COUNTY THROUGH 1015 PM... AT 920 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTH OF MOSS BLUFF...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LYNNE...NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND SILVER SPRINGS SHORES...SANTOS...OCKLAWAHA...MOSS BLUFF...LYNNE...LAKE WEIR...BELLEVIEW AND JUNIPER SPRINGS THROUGH 1015 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. BROYLES
Special weather statement, May 18, 8:41 PM EST, 15 minutes before
FLZ037-190200- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 941 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PUTNAM COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM... AT 941 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOSTWICK...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF HASTINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SAN MATEO...PALATKA...ORANGE MILLS...EAST PALATKA AND BOSTWICK THROUGH 1000 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. BROYLES
Special weather statement, May 18, 8:51 PM EST, 5 minutes before
FLZ032-033-037-190300- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 951 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CLAY...SAINT JOHNS AND PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 11 PM... AT 951 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN CLAY COUNTY SOUTH OF KINGSLEY...OVER WEST CENTRAL SAINT JOHNS COUNTY NEAR RIVERDALE...AND ANOTHER AREA OF STORMS APPROACHING SOUTHWEST PUTNAM COUNTY NEAR ORANGE SPRINGS. THE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. INTERESTS IN MIDDLEBURG...VERMONT HILLS...BOSTWICK...AND WELAKA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING THEIR AREA. 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
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:56 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in New York, May 18, 2003
- Flash Flood in Alabama, May 18, 2003
- Flash Flood in Alabama, May 18, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, May 18, 2003
- Flooding in Virginia, May 18 to 21, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Vermont, May 18, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Massachusetts, May 18, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in New York, May 18, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Connecticut, May 18, 2003
- Hail in Colorado, May 18, 2003
- Flood in Alabama, May 18 to 27, 2003
- Flood in Alabama, May 18 to 19, 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: 5354941.