Tornado, Duval
- When
- September 7, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Duval County, Neptune Beach
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 1 yd
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -81.400
Tornado in Florida, September 7, 2004
Hurricane "Frances"Three homes were damaged by large oak trees and 15-20 oaks were down west of Penman and Florida Boulevards.
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.
Hurricane "Frances"Three homes were damaged by large oak trees and 15-20 oaks were down west of Penman and Florida Boulevards.
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 Sep 7, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
300 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004
.SHORT TERM...NARROW RAINBANDS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS CONT TO
AFFECT THE REGION ON THE SE QUAD OF REMNANTS OF FRANCES. VWP PROFILE
SHOWS SLOW VEERING OF LOW LEVEL WINDS BETWEEN 25-40 KT...WITH LAPS
HELICITY VALUES GREATEST ERN CWA MAXING OUT AROUND 200. CAPES NOTED
ON THE ORDER OF 1500-2000 J/KG. EXPECT CONTINUATION OF LINES OF
SHOWERS AND TSTM INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WITH STILL A LOW TO MODERATE
THEAT OF ISOLD BRIEF TORNADOES. WILL LIKELY HIGHLIGHT THIS
POTENTAIL IN ZONES FOR EARLY TONIGHT. STILL APPEARS TO BE A THREAT
OF SOME FLOODING WITH RELATIVELY LOW FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE...SO WILL
EXTEND THE FLOOD WATCH UNTIL AROUND 10 PM WHEN CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY DIES DOWN. TRAILING TROUGH AND DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL
MAINTAIN MOSTLY SCT CONVECTION INTO WED AND THU THEN AS MOISTURE
PULLS N AND E EXPECT POPS TO DECREASE. FRI...AS 5H TROUGH OVER THE
SE CONUS RETROGRADES EXPECT MOISTURE INCREASE WITH POPS INCREASING
FOR INTERIOR SE GA...WITH REMAINING NEAR SCT COVERAGE FOR NE FL.
TEMPS FROM GUIDANCE LOOK REASONABLE.
.LONG TERM...SAT-TUE. AXIS OF MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE OVER THE REGION
AND SUPPORTS LOW END CHANCES OF POPS. MODERATE ELY FLOW IN LOW LEVELS
WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN FAIRLY SIMILAR POPS AREA-WIDE ALTHOUGH INLAND
SE GA ZONES MAY SEE LESS COVERAGE. TAIL END OF FORECAST HINGES ON
WHAT EXACTLY DOES IVAN DO. CURRENT PROGS HAVE IT MOVING INTO THE SE
GOMEX...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR VERY CLOSELY.
&&
.MARINE...WINDS HAVE COME AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND SEAS ARE
RESPONDING WITH A SLOW FALL. THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE AS FRANCES
MOVES AWAY AND WINDS BECOME SW. WILL STILL NEED TO CONTINUE SCA
THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS SURFACE RIDGE MOVES NORTH. WILL DROP
HSA DUE TO RECENT REPORTS OF 3-5 FT SURF AND DECREASING TREND IN
SEAS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 74 86 72 89 / 70 50 40 30
SSI 78 87 76 85 / 60 60 30 30
JAX 75 89 73 90 / 60 30 30 30
SGJ 77 88 75 87 / 50 40 30 30
GNV 74 88 72 90 / 60 30 20 30
OCF 74 88 72 90 / 50 40 30 40
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH ALL AREAS EXCEPT ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FERNANDINA BCH TO FLAGLER BCH
GA...FLOOD WATCH ALL AREAS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALTAMAHA TO FERNANDINA BCH
OUT 60 NM.
&&
ARS/MZHazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 11:10 AM EST, 7 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1210 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-081000- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLAY- CLINCH-COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS- FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-JEFF DAVIS- MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 1210 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN ALABAMA...AND WESTERN GEORGIA. NARROW OUTER RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE LOCAL REGION THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN THE CONTINUED RISK OF FLOODING...SEVERE STORMS...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES. AFTERNOON HEATING IS EXPECTED TO ENHANCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SOME OF AREA RIVERS WILL GO INTO FLOOD STAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SEE THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MORE INFORMATION. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ACTIVATE IF ANY WARNINGS ARE ISSUED IN THEIR AREA. IN ADDITION...PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. PP/ARS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 5:16 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 616 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 FLZ023-024-030-031-035-036-GAZ164-072300- ALACHUA FL-BAKER FL-BRADFORD FL-CHARLTON GA-GILCHRIST FL-NASSAU FL-UNION FL- 616 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NASSAU... ALACHUA...BRADFORD...UNION...BAKER...GILCHRIST AND CHARLTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 616 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILLIARD TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWBERRY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILLIARD TO 8 MILES NORTH OF BRONSON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ST. GEORGE...WORTHINGTON SPRINGS...SANDERSON...NEWBERRY...MACCLENNY...LAKE BUTLER...LA CROSSE AND JOHNSTOWN THROUGH 700 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. 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. ZIBURA
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 5:18 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 618 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 GAZ135-072300- APPLING GA- 618 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR APPLING COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 618 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF SURRENCY TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF SURRENCY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF PLANT HATCH TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF SURRENCY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SURRENCY THROUGH 645 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND 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. TRABERT
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 5:28 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 628 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 GAZ132-133-149-163-072315- ATKINSON GA-CLINCH GA-COFFEE GA-JEFF DAVIS GA- 628 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLINCH... ATKINSON...COFFEE AND JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 628 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF DOUGLAS TO 20 MILES WEST OF DU PONT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AMBROSE TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALDOSTA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WILLACOOCHEE...BROXTON... DOUGLAS...WEST GREEN...PEARSON AND DU PONT THROUGH 715 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. 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. TRABERT
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 5:49 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 649 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 FLZ023>025-030>032-036-072345- ALACHUA FL-BAKER FL-BRADFORD FL-CLAY FL-DUVAL FL-NASSAU FL-UNION FL- 649 PM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NASSAU... ALACHUA...BRADFORD...UNION...CLAY...BAKER AND DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS VALID UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 649 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF NASSAU VILLAGE-RATLIFF TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CALLAHAN TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRONSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND RAIFORD...NEW RIVER...LA CROSSE...JOHNSTOWN...ELLERBEE... BROOKER...BRYCEVILLE AND BALDWIN THROUGH 745 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. 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. ZIBURA
Local storm report, Sep 7, 5:53 PM EST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
653 PM EDT TUE SEP 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0653 PM HEAVY RAIN LAKE CITY 30.19N 82.64W
09/07/2004 13.52 INCH COLUMBIA FL PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTED BY RESIDENT AT INTERSECTION
OF COUNTY ROADS 252 AND 133.
&&
ECZLocal storm report, Sep 7, 6:26 PM EST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
726 PM EDT TUE SEP 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0724 PM HEAVY RAIN HORTENSE 31.33N 81.96W
09/07/2004 12.80 INCH BRANTLEY GA BROADCAST MEDIA
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL RELAYED VIA CHANNEL 4 NEWS STATION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
0724 PM HEAVY RAIN HILLIARD 30.69N 81.92W
09/07/2004 12.75 INCH NASSAU FL BROADCAST MEDIA
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL RELAYED VIA CHANNEL 4 NEWS STATION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
0724 PM HEAVY RAIN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE 30.33N 81.66W
09/07/2004 7.54 INCH DUVAL FL BROADCAST MEDIA
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL REPORTED AT CHANNEL 4 NEWS STATION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
&&
ECZThe radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:51 UTC.
Event by event
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
- Debris Flows and Flooding in North Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
- Debris Flow and Flood in North Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
- Debris Flows and Flooding in North Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 7, 2004
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 7, 2004
- Flooding in South Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
- Flooding in North Carolina, September 7 to 9, 2004
- Flooding in North Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 7, 2004
- Flooding in South Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
- Debris Flows and Flooding in North Carolina, September 7 to 8, 2004
More
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Florida, 2004Warnings in Florida, September 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: 5420823.