Thunderstorm Wind, Nassau
- When
- May 15, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nassau County, Yulee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.633, -81.600
Damaging Wind in Florida, May 15, 2006
Numerous trees were blown down along State Road 200 in Yulee.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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 were blown down along State Road 200 in Yulee.
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 15, 1:44 PM EST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 1:44 PM EST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
244 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING...
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
LARGE STACKED CUT-OFF LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
NORTHWARD AND TAKE ANY LINGERING MOISTURE WITH IT.
TONIGHT...COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCAL SEVERE STORMS
OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNSET WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN
THREAT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT INTO NORTH FLORIDA AFTER
SUNSET WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LINGERING THROUGH THE
NIGHT.
TUESDAY...WITH COLD FRONT LINGERING OVER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
DRIFTING ONLY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD WILL CONTINUE ISOLD/SCTD
THUNDERSTORMS ACRS NERN FL AND POINTS TO THE SOUTH WITH COOLER MAX
TEMPS AROUND 80 DEGREES.
TUESDAY NIGHT...COLD FRONT SHOULD WASH OUT ACRS CNTRL FL WITH LAST
OF ISOLD TSTM ACTIVITY ACRS NERN FL COASTAL AREAS. SKIES SHOULD
BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR WITH MIN TEMPS FALLING INTO THE 50S.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY...COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY CONDS WITH LOWS IN THE 50S
ONCE AGAIN.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
SFC TO MID LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE WESTERLY QUADRANT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME WEAKENING FRONTAL
ZONES FROM THE NORTHWEST MAY INTRODUCE SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE TSTM
POPS FROM THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL START
BELOW NORMAL ON THURSDAY AND SURGE CLOSER TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES OVER
THE WEEKEND.
&&
.MARINE...AFTER A MORNING FILLED WITH CLOSE TO EXERCISE CAUTION
VALUES OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS...WINDS HAVE NOW SETTLED INTO THE 10
TO 15 KNOT RANGE. QUITE A DISPARITY FOR THE SHORT TERM WINDS AMONG
THE NAM AND THE GFS WITH THE GFS MUCH STRONGER AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS FOR
THE OVERNIGHT. WHILE THERE COULD CERTAINLY BE SOME CONVECTIVE GUSTS
HIGHER THAN THAT...WILL CAP WINDS AT 15 KNOTS FOR TONIGHT BEFORE THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH. TRANQUIL CONDITIONS GENERALLY IN STORE IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT...BUT SCEC CONDITIONS MAY EMERGE BY THE WEEKEND IN
STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST FLOW.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...HAVE HOISTED A SMALL AREA WATCH FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH GUIDANCE NUMBERS HAVE QUITE A LARGE SPREAD. NAM
HANGS THE FRONT UP A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH AND CONSEQUENTLY KEEPS
HIGHER DEWPOINT VALUES OVER THE SUWANNEE VALLEY. FEEL GFS HAS THE
BEST HANDLE RIGHT NOW AND OUTFLOWS MAY AID FRONTAL PROGRESSION
OVERNIGHT. THIS WOULD PRODUCE AFTERNOON RH VALUES IN THE LOWER 30S
OVER THE SUWANNEE VALLEY AND HAS PROMPTED THE WATCH FOR THIS AREA.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 53 79 54 81 / 30 5 5 5
SSI 60 78 59 80 / 30 5 10 5
JAX 59 80 56 83 / 20 10 10 10
SGJ 64 77 59 80 / 30 30 20 5
GNV 61 81 55 83 / 20 20 20 5
OCF 63 81 56 83 / 30 40 20 5
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: COLUMBIA...HAMILTON...AND SUWANNEE.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
PUBLIC...HESS
MARINE/FIRE WX...DEESEHazardous weather outlook, May 15, 12:36 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 136 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-161000- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE- JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY- INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 136 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 358 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. SEE THE LATEST WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION (WCN) MESSAGE FOR A LIST OF COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS GEORGIA TODAY AND THROUGH NORTHEAST FLORIDA TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING. AS THE FRONT SINKS SOUTHWARD...NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST FLORIDA BY THIS AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS WELL AS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING LARGE HAIL. GUSTY DOWN BURST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE UP TO 50 MPH. INDIVIDUAL STORM MOTION WILL EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING...AND ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO STALL ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ACROSS MARION...PUTNAM AND FLAGLER COUNTIES. .FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL VALUES IN NORTH FLORIDA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. ENYEDI/HESS
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 15, 4:42 PM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
542 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM HAIL 7 S BRUNSWICK 31.04N 81.47W
05/15/2006 M1.00 INCH CAMDEN GA BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORT FROM CHANNEL 12 WEATHER AND RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE
OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL 7 MILES SOUTH OF BRUNSWICK.
&&
PKEEGANSpecial weather statement, May 15, 5:19 PM EST, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 619 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 FLZ020-152300- HAMILTON- 619 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HAMILTON COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 619 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JENNINGS...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JENNINGS THROUGH 700 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. 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. ZAPPE
Local storm report, May 15, 5:24 PM EST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
624 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM TSTM WND DMG COGDELL 31.16N 82.72W
05/15/2006 CLINCH GA TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE.
&&
PPSpecial weather statement, May 15, 5:26 PM EST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 626 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 GAZ150-163-152315- CLINCH-WARE- 626 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF CLINCH AND WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 626 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARGO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND FARGO THROUGH 715 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. 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. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, May 15, 5:28 PM EST, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 628 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 FLZ024-GAZ164-152300- CHARLTON-NASSAU- 628 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHARLTON AND EXTREME NORTHERN NASSAU COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 628 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOLKSTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND FOLKSTON THROUGH 700 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. 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. ZAPPE
Local storm report, May 15, 5:38 PM EST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
638 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0637 PM HAIL FARGO 30.69N 82.56W
05/15/2006 E0.50 INCH CLINCH GA PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN FARGO.
&&
PKEEGANThe radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 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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The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 15, 2006
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- Hail in Georgia, May 15, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 15, 2006
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- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 15, 2006
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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: 5496497.