Funnel Cloud in Georgia, June 13, 2006

Name: Funnel Cloud in Georgia, June 13, 2006
Start: 2006-06-13T16:35
End: 2006-06-13T16:35
Location: Georgia

June 13, 2006 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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 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 13, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:30 PM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
230 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

.SHORT TERM...RAIN BANDS ARE SWEEPING ACROSS THE AREA AND ARE
BECOMING A LITTLE STRONGER IN THE ERN PORTION OF NE FL WHERE A
FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS HAVE PROVIDED MINIMAL HEATING. KJAX VAD
WIND PROFILE SHOWS SOUTHERLY WINDS ALL LEVELS. THUS EXPECT HEAVY
RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS IN THIS AREA. TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH STRONG SPEED SHEAR ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL SE GA.

HAVE MADE FEW CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND
MOSTLY BLENDED THE LATEST GFS WITH PREVIOUS PACKAGE. WEDNESDAY...
MOIST SWLY FLOW WILL FEED INTO WHATS LEFT OF ALBERTO AND COULD
SEE SCATTERED STORMS ACROSS THE AREA. LIGHT WEST WINDS ON THURSDAY
WILL FOCUS SCT STORMS ALONG ERN HALF FL PENINSULA WHERE TEMPS WILL
REACH MID 90S. CHANGES OCCUR ON FRIDAY WHEN HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO
ERN SEABOARD SHIFTING WINDS TO ONSHORE AND LOWERING MAX TEMPS A
FEW DEGREES IN COASTAL COUNTIES.

.LONG TERM...RIDGE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF AREA PROVIDING
ONSHORE FLOW WITH MAX TEMPS AOB CLIMO ALONG EAST COAST AND AOA
CLIMO INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST AND WILL LIMIT AFTN/EVNG THUNDERSTORMS TO LOW CHANCE.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS GUSTING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ESPECIALLY WITH
PASSING CONVECTIVE BANDS. SAUF1 RECENTLY HAD A GUST TO 42 KNOTS.
OTHERWISE SUSTAINED WINDS GENERALLY RUNNING 20 TO 25 KNOTS. AS
ALBERTO CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ESPECIALLY OVER THE GEORGIA WATERS WHERE
THE FETCH IS LONGEST. WILL HOLD AFTN COASTAL UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT
PACKAGE FROM NHC TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY CHANGES IN WARNINGS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  70  89  71  93 /  80  50  20  20
SSI  73  88  74  90 /  70  50  40  20
JAX  72  89  71  92 /  60  40  40  30
SGJ  73  89  72  89 /  60  40  40  30
GNV  72  88  70  91 /  60  40  30  30
OCF  73  88  71  91 /  60  30  20  20

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: DUVAL...FLAGLER...NASSAU...AND ST JOHNS.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: DUVAL...FLAGLER...NASSAU...AND ST JOHNS.

     INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...CLAY...
     COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...HAMILTON...MARION...PUTNAM...
     SUWANNEE...AND UNION.

GA...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: APPLING...ATKINSON...BACON...BRANTLEY...
     CHARLTON...CLINCH...COFFEE...ECHOLS...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...
     WARE...AND WAYNE.

     INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL CAMDEN...COASTAL GLYNN...INLAND
     CAMDEN...AND INLAND GLYNN.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL CAMDEN...COASTAL GLYNN...INLAND CAMDEN...AND
     INLAND GLYNN.

AM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60
     NM OFFSHORE...ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
     20 NM...FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM
     OFFSHORE...FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM...
     ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE...
     AND ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM.

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 1:28 PM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
228 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-141000-
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-
228 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTAL
COUNTIES AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA WITH HEAVY
RAIN BANDS...STRONG WINDS AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL PROGRESS RAPIDLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC COAST. ISOLATED
TORNADOES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT (HLS) FOR
DETAILS. ALL INTERESTS IN THE REGION SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
ALBERTO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
EACH AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A MOIST TROPICAL
AIRMASS REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
TODAY.

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

MKT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 3:30 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

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

0428 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     HAZLEHURST              31.87N 82.60W
06/13/2006                   JEFF DAVIS         GA   PUBLIC

            COUPLE OF FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTS IN THE HAZLEHURST VICINITY

&&

HESS

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:32 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
432 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

GAZ133-132100-
JEFF DAVIS-
432 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFF DAVIS COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

AT 432 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER HAZLEHURST...MOVING NORTH AT 20
MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
HAZLEHURST THROUGH 500 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. DOPPLER RADAR HAS
INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. 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, Jun 13, 3:46 PM EST, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
446 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

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

0435 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST OCALA AIRPORT           29.17N 82.22W
06/13/2006  M41 MPH          MARION             FL   AWOS

&&

HESS

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:48 PM EST, 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
448 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

FLZ033-037-038-132115-
FLAGLER-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS-
448 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PUTNAM...FLAGLER
AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL
515 PM EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRESCENT CITY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND POMONA PARK...LAKE COMO...CRESCENT CITY...ANDALUSIA...
SPUDS...SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH...SAINT AUGUSTINE SHORES...SAINT
AUGUSTINE BEACH...SAINT AUGUSTINE AND ELKTON THROUGH 515 PM EDT.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
DAMAGE. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. 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, Jun 13, 4:11 PM EST, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
511 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

GAZ133-135-132145-
APPLING-JEFF DAVIS-
511 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR APPLING AND JEFF
DAVIS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL 545 PM
EDT...

AT 511 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER BAXLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BAXLEY...PINE
GROVE...GRAHAM AND PLANT HATCH THROUGH 545 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45
TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. DOPPLER
RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. TORNADOES MAY
DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. 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, Jun 13, 4:15 PM EST, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
515 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

FLZ033-132145-
ST. JOHNS-
515 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 515 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER DUPONT CENTER...OR 4 MILES WEST OF
CRESCENT BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH...SAINT AUGUSTINE
SHORES...SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH...DUPONT CENTER...CRESCENT BEACH...
BUTLER BEACH AND ANASTASIA THROUGH 545 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO
55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. DOPPLER
RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. TORNADOES MAY
DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. 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

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Appling

When: June 13, 4:35 PM EST
Where: Appling County, Graham
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 31.749, -82.289 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5515497.