Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 2, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia County, Lake City
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 30.183, -82.633
Damaging Wind in Florida, June 2, 2004
Numerous trees and powerlines down
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 happened
The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Numerous trees and powerlines down
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 Jun 2, 1:49 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 1:49 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 249 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 .SHORT TERM...A MOIST UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IS CONTRIBUTING TO STORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG SEVERAL BOUNDARIES IN NE FL. A COMPLEX OF STORMS MOVED ACROSS THE SRN TIER AND IS NOW IN THE COASTAL WATERS. AN MCS HAS BEEN TRAVERSING THE GULF COAST AND IS NOW LOCATED IN THE WRN FL PANHANDLE. MODELS HAVE BEEN INSISTENT ABOUT THIS FEATURE SLOWING DOWN AND/OR SPREADING APART AND HAVING LOW POPS TONIGHT. SATELLITE... LIGHTNING DATA AND RADAR SHOW THE MCS MAY BE BREAKING INTO TWO PARTS WHICH SUPPORTS THIS IDEA. WILL GO WITH POPS OF 20-40% FOR EARLY EVENING THEN LOWER TO SLGT CHANCE EVERYWHERE. MID/UPPER TROUGH DIPS INTO CWA TOWARDS END OF WEEK ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD FRONT THAT DROPS INTO SRN GA THU/FRI THEN LIFTS NORTH ON SATURDAY. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ALONG THE FRONT PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. POPS INCREASE TO 40-60% BY THU NIGHT/FRI AND MAX TEMPS WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S WITH VERY HUMID CONDITIONS. .LONG TERM...SFC AND UPPER RIDGE BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION FROM HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE AREA. DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND ENDING AFTER LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL DOMINATE AGAIN. && .MARINE...WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTH FL AND A BROAD TROUGH ACROSS GA...WILL HAVE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH 1 TO 3 FOOT SEAS. WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTH BY END OF WEEK/WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE MOVES BACK NORTH AGAIN. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 69 88 67 88 / 20 40 30 40 SSI 74 87 71 84 / 20 40 30 40 JAX 70 89 69 85 / 20 50 30 50 SGJ 72 87 71 83 / 20 50 40 50 GNV 70 90 68 87 / 20 50 30 50 OCF 70 91 69 87 / 20 40 30 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. && MKT/PP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 3:59 PM EST, 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 459 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-031000- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 459 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND MOVE EAST AROUND 25 MPH. SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO ACTIVATE THIS EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. ENYEDI
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 12:52 PM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
152 PM EDT WED JUN 02 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG BUNNELL 29.47N 81.26W
06/02/2004 FLAGLER FL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE STRUCTURE FIRE RESULTING FROM TREES FALLING ONTO
POWERLINES WHICH FELL ON A HOME.
&&
JTDSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 2:03 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 303 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 FLZ025-021945- DUVAL FL- 303 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 303 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES WEST OF BAYARD...OR ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF MANDARIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND UNF...SAN PABLO...JACKSONVILLE BEACH...FORT CAROLINE...NEPTUNE BEACH...TALBOT ISLAND AND MAYPORT THROUGH 345 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. DEESE
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:16 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 416 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 FLZ021-022100- SUWANNEE FL- 416 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUWANNEE COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 416 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER DOWLING PARK...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEWBURN...LIVE OAK...SUWANNEE SPRINGS AND WELLBORN THROUGH 500 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. DEESE
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:28 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 428 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 FLZ030-031-022115- BRADFORD FL-UNION FL- 428 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BRADFORD AND UNION COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 428 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 7 MILES WEST OF NEW RIVER... OR ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF WORTHINGTON SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SAMPSON...NEW RIVER...JOHNSTOWN...RAIFORD AND ELLERBEE THROUGH 515 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. DEESE
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 3:31 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 431 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 FLZ036-022115- ALACHUA FL- 431 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAIL VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 431 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL FROM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEWNANS LAKE...GAINESVILLE AIRPORT...GAINESVILLE...ORANGE HEIGHTS...ROCHELLE...GROVE PARK...MELROSE AND LOCHLOOSA THROUGH 515 PM EDT. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. ENYEDI
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:15 PM EST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 515 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 FLZ021-022-030-022200- COLUMBIA FL-SUWANNEE FL-UNION FL- 515 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNION...SUWANNEE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIVE OAK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND WELLBORN...COLUMBIA...LAKE CITY...FIVE POINTS... WATERTOWN AND LULU THROUGH 600 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. CARROLL
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 2, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 2, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 2, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 2, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 2, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 2 to 3, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2004
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 2, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 2, 2004
More
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2004
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: 5396602.