Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 22, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 22, 2006
Start: 2006-04-22T17:29
End: 2006-04-22T17:29
Location: Georgia

April 22, 2006 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Denton.

Where it happened

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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 power lines were blown down in Denton.

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 Apr 22, 12:31 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 12:31 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
131 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

.SHORT TERM...LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CROSSED THE PANHANDLE AND NRN
GULF THIS MORNING AND IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO SUWANNEE VALLEY
VICINITY WHILE ISOLATED CONVECTION IS MOVING ACROSS SE GEORGIA.
PERSISTENT CLOUDINESS HAS SO FAR THWARTED DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF
THIS BAND AND CAP WILL BE SLOW TO BREAK. HOWEVER LAPS SHOWS CAPES
AOA 2000 J/KG AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS FROM CEDAR KEY TO GAINESVILLE
NEWD TO I-10 AND JAX. AS THE STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS NE FLORIDA
THEY ARE TAPPING INTO INCREASING INSTABILITY AND WILL HAVE SMALL
TO MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL REACH
THE EAST COAST BY LATE AFTN. ONLY CHANGE TO FCST THROUGH TONIGHT
IS TO KEEP CHANCE OF TSTMS OVER ERN SECTIONS THROUGH LATE EVENING.

THE UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL SWING INTO THE ATLANTIC BY SUNDAY
MORNING DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT SOUTH OF THE AREA WHERE IT WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD OVER THE REGION
AND SHIFT OFFSHORE MONDAY RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING
INTO UPPER 80S EXCEPT FOR LOWER 80S NEAR COAST SUNDAY DUE TO
ONSHORE FLOW. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

.LONG TERM...WED-SAT...COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF
RAIN WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT MORE SEASONABLE TEMPS
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.MARINE...NO HEADLINES EXPECTED ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY STORMS MOVING OVER COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTN/EVENING.
WILL ISSUE MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS AS NEEDED AN KEEP WINDS AOB
15 KT.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT TO CRITICAL LEVELS FOR AROUND 4 TO 5 HOURS INLAND AREAS OF
NE FLORIDA. WILL ISSUE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AND LEAVE FINAL DECISION
FOR UPGRADING TO WARNING TO LATER SHIFTS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  58  87  60  89 /  10   0   5   5
SSI  62  81  63  85 /  30   0   0  10
JAX  61  84  60  88 /  30   0   0   0
SGJ  64  80  62  85 /  40   0   0   5
GNV  61  87  58  88 /  30   0   0   0
OCF  63  88  59  89 /  30   0   5   0

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...CLAY...
     COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...HAMILTON...MARION...PUTNAM...
     SUWANNEE...AND UNION.

GA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...TRABERT
MARINE/FIRE WX...CAMP

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 4:15 AM EST, 13 hours 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
515 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-230915-
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-
515 AM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY...

.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PROGRESS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATER
TODAY. WITH THE HEATING OF THE DAY...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE
STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. AS THESE STORMS
PROGRESS TOWARD THE EAST COAST AND COLLIDE WITH A LATE DEVELOPING
SEABREEZE...STORMS MAY STRENGTHEN WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS
POSSIBLE. THE ACTIVITY WILL SLIDE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND DRIER AIR WILL
FILTER INTO THE AREA FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME NO
WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE POSTED BUT RH VALUES WILL BE DIPPING INTO
THE MID 30S OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS...INCREASING THE FIRE DANGER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER SHOULD REMAIN ON STANDBY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

DEESE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 2:54 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
354 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

FLZ033-038-222030-
FLAGLER-ST. JOHNS-
354 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FLAGLER AND ST.
JOHNS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 430 PM
EDT...

AT 354 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ESPANOLA...OR ABOUT
7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ESPANOLA...PALM
COAST...MARINELAND...SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH...DUPONT CENTER...CRESCENT
BEACH AND BUTLER BEACH THROUGH 430 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH
IN DIAMETER...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF
40 TO 50 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.

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.

HESS

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 3:18 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
418 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

FLZ033-038-222045-
FLAGLER-ST. JOHNS-
418 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT CONTINUES FOR FLAGLER AND ST. JOHNS
COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 418 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES WEST OF MARINELAND...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND MARINELAND...DUPONT CENTER...CRESCENT BEACH...SAINT AUGUSTINE
SHORES...BUTLER BEACH AND SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH THROUGH 445 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

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.

HESS

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 4:37 PM EST, 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
537 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

GAZ132-133-222200-
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-
537 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN COFFEE
AND JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 537 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SNIPESVILLE...OR
ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF BROXTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SNIPESVILLE AND DENTON
THROUGH 600 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

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.

HESS

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 4:59 PM EST, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
559 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

GAZ132-133-222230-
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-
559 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT CONTINUES FOR COFFEE AND JEFF DAVIS
COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 559 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES WEST OF SNIPESVILLE...OR ABOUT
10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BROXTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SNIPESVILLE AND DENTON
THROUGH 630 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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.

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.

HESS

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:19 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
619 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0618 PM     HAIL             DENTON                  31.72N 82.70W
04/22/2006  E1.00 INCH       JEFF DAVIS         GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS

&&

HESS

Local storm report, Apr 22, 5:20 PM EST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
620 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0618 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DENTON                  31.25N 82.37W
04/22/2006                   WARE               GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN IN DENTON

&&

HESS

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jeff Davis

When: April 22, 5:29 PM EST
Where: Jeff Davis County, Denton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 31.717, -82.700

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

Every storm in Georgia in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, April 2006

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: 5489900.