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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 Jan 26, 2:00 PM EST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
200 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004
...POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT THEN BACK INTO THE COLD AIR
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.SHORT TERM...LEADING EDGE OF SQUALL LINE JUST ABOUT TO ENTER INLD
SE GA...AND EVAPORATIONAL COOLING FM PRECEDING RAINS HAS DROPPED THE
WEDGE SOUTHWARD INTO THE EXTREME NWRN CWA AS AMG/DQH HV DROPPED INTO
THE LOWER 40S AT 18Z. MODELS STILL IN AGREEMENT FOR MID LEVEL
IMPULSES TO CONTINUE RIDING ACRS THE CWA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE
MAIN COLD FRONT ALLOWING FOR SQUALL LINE TO MAKE A BIGGER PUSH
ACROSS THE CWA THIS EVENING AND EXIT OFF THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. EXPECT THAT TORNADO WATCH WL BE EXPANDED SOUTH AND EAST
AFTER 4 PM. COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WL NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL TUE AM...
MAKING TEMP FCST TRICKY AS TEMPS WILL REMAIN MILD TONIGHT SOUTH OF
THE WEDGE AND WL ALLOW FOR A SMALL RISE IN TEMPS TUE AM AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. MIN TEMPS WILL FALL CLOSE TO FREEZING AND WITH
NW WINDS ARND 10 MPH WL BE VERY CLOSE TO WIND CHILL ADVISORY
CRITERIA OF 25 DEG ACRS NE FL. WL LET MID SHIFT/DAY SHIFT TUE TO
MONITOR FOR UPDATES AND WL NEED TO ADD TO HWO IN FUTURE RELEASES.
WED WL BE A UNSEASONABLY COLD DAY WITH MAX TEMPS ONLY IN THE LOWER
50S AND UNDER CLEAR SKIES THIS SHUD ALLOW FOR A HARD FREEZE INLAND
COUNTIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM...12Z GFS RUN SUPPORTING A LOW PRES SYSTEM TO MOVE ACROSS
THE FL PENINSULA AND HV CAPPED ANY POP FCSTS FOR THE DAY TO CHANCE
FROM NOW AND WL BE MAINLY ACRS NE FL...ALTHOUGH THIS IS SUBJECT TO
CHANGE AS LOW TRACK BECOMES MORE APPARENT. REST OF EXTENDED REMAINS
DRY...AS 00Z MRF RUN IS DEPICTING A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE FOR LATE
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFERENCES CONCERNING THE SHORT TERM
WINDS. FRONTAL POSITION IS LARGELY THE SAME AMONG THE MODELS...OVER
THE LAND PORTION AT LEAST. THE GFS HOWEVER HAS OFFSHORE FRONT CLOSER
TO THE COAST THAN THE ETA SUITE AND THEREFORE KEEPS HIGHEST WINDS
CLOSER TO THE COAST. FEEL THE MESO-ETA HAS THE RIGHT IDEA GIVEN
SOUTHWARD PUSH OF FRONT ALREADY...BUT FOR NOW WILL USE A BLEND. THIS
WILL TAPER BACK THE SCA FOR THE NEARSHORE TO SCEC FOR NOW WITH
POSSIBLE UPDATE LATER THIS EVENING. REGARDLESS ALL MODELS REALLY
CRANK UP WINDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND WILL CARRY SCA ALL WATERS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 40 58 29 51 / 90 30 00 00
SSI 57 63 33 52 / 90 30 00 00
JAX 62 69 32 53 / 80 30 00 00
SGJ 64 71 35 52 / 70 30 00 00
GNV 63 69 31 54 / 70 20 00 00
OCF 64 70 32 55 / 70 30 00 00
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 20-60NM.
GA...TORNADO WATCH #3 UNTIL 4 PM PORTIONS OF INLD SE GA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 20-60NM.
&&
HESS/DEESEHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1027 AM EST MON JAN 26 2004 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-262200- 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- 1027 AM EST MON JAN 26 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 3 IN EFFECT IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH 4 PM... ...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 3 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM...FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...ATKINSON...CLINCH...COFFEE...ECHOLS AND JEFF DAVIS. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MACON TO TALLAHASSEE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THIS THREAT WILL LIKELY EXPAND SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE MOVING INTO THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY...THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ORIENTATION OF THE HIGH WILL FUNNEL A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE REGION...BRINGING FREEZING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA...WHILE REMAINING SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE WATCH AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. ENYEDI/HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 320 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 FLZ020-GAZ162-262100- ECHOLS GA-HAMILTON FL- 320 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAMILTON AND ECHOLS COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 400 PM EST... AT 320 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF QUITMAN TO 10 MILES WEST OF MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND STATENVILLE...MAYDAY AND JASPER THROUGH 400 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. A TORNADO WATCH IN IN EFFECT FOR ECHOLS COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EST. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 343 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 FLZ025-032-262130- CLAY FL-DUVAL FL- 343 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CLAY AND DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 430 PM EST... AT 343 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF ORANGE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS...NORMANDY...RIVERSIDE...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE AND TALLYRAND THROUGH 430 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. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 353 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 GAZ162-163-262145- CLINCH GA-ECHOLS GA- 353 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLINCH AND ECHOLS COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 445 PM EST... AT 353 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF LAKELAND TO 8 MILES WEST OF JENNINGS...MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MAYDAY...NEEDMORE AND FARGO THROUGH 445 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. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 419 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 GAZ136-262145- WAYNE GA- 419 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 445 PM EST... AT 419 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF JESUP...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JESUP AND DOCTORTOWN THROUGH 445 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 426 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 GAZ152>154-262215- BRANTLEY GA-COASTAL GLYNN GA-INLAND GLYNN GA- 426 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BRANTLEY AND GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 515 PM EST... A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MERGE OVER BRANTLY AND GLYNN COUNTIES BETWEEN 430 AND 515 PM EST...WITH OVERALL MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFFECT AREAS AROUND WAYNESVILLE...THALMANN...EVERETT AND BOYS ESTATE THROUGH 515 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. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 448 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 GAZ150-164-262230- CHARLTON GA-WARE GA- 448 PM EST MON JAN 26 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHARLTON AND WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 530 PM EST... AT 448 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN VICINITY OF STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE THROUGH 530 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. ZAPPE
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:32 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tin roof blown off Big John Trailers building on US Highway 1. Tin roof blown off outbuilding and swing set onto a car on Carter Circle Rd. Pine trees blown down onto power lines on US Highway 1.
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