Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee
- When
- May 25, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Coffee County, Broxton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.633, -82.900
Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 25, 2006
Many trees were blown down in Broxton. A police officer estimated 60 mph winds and reported hail (size unknown).
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.
Many trees were blown down in Broxton. A police officer estimated 60 mph winds and reported hail (size unknown).
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 25, 1:25 PM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 1:25 PM EST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 225 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 .SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IS BEST OVER THE NE FL ZONES WHERE THE HIGHEST POPS ARE PLACED TODAY. EXPECT ISOLD TO SCT SHOWERS TO BE ONGOING EARLY TONIGHT MAINLY OVER ERN FL ZONES. LIKE LAST NIGHT COULD SEE ISOLD CONVECTION EXTEND PAST MIDNIGHT MAINLY OVER SRN ZONES. ISOLATED STRONG/SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE WITH HAIL AND FREQ LIGHTNING THAN MAIN CONCERNS. PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG EXPECTED AGAIN LATER TONIGHT EARLY FRIDAY BASED ON SFC RIDGE AXIS SHIFTING SLIGHTLY NWD AND SUFFICIENT BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE. FRI...RIDGE AXIS TO OUR S PROGGED WITH S TO SW FLOW EXPECTED AND THUS WILL PLACE BEST POPS OVER FL ZONES WITH MAXIMUM FROM ABOUT MARION TO CLAY COUNTY. SOME WEAK NVA PER GFS AND NAM MAY SUPPRESS ACTIVITY OVER GA ZONES. HAVE MOSTLY GONE WITH NAM SOLUTION DUE TO GFS CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS. FRI NIGHT...WEAK PREFRONTAL TROUGH AND FRONT WILL BE PRESSING INTO SE CONUS WITH LOW END CHANCE POPS AND SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE MAINLY INTO LATE EVENING. SAT...FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INTO CAROLINAS BUT MAIN FOCUS FOR PRECIP WILL BE W COAST AND E COAST SEA BREEZES. SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW END CHANCE STILL APPEARS REASONABLE AND PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. SUN...FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXPECTED TO BE MOVING INTO SRN GA WITH SOME DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE AREA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND FRONT WILL SUPPORT ISOLD TO SCT CONVECTION MAINLY IN AFTERNOON NEAR I-75 CORRIDER. HOWEVER...BUILDING UPPER RIDGE AND WARMING TEMPS ALOFT WILL HELP SUPPRESS ACTIVITY DESPITE FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA. .LONG TERM...MON-THU. MODELS SHOW MID-UPPER RIDGE WILL BE ORIENTED FROM MID ATLC AREA TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. MID-UPPER LOW AND TROUGH OVER WRN ATLC WILL BE DRIFTING WWD TOWARD THE SE CONUS COAST AS UPPER RIDGE TO OUR W RETROGRADES. WITH NE TO E SFC FLOW AND DRIER AIR ALOFT HAVE ADVERTISED NO MORE THAN 20% CHANCES WITH COASTAL COUNTIES PERHAPS RECEIVING BETTER CHANCES IN THE MORNING. TEMPS WILL MODERATE TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS WITH HIGHS NEAR MID 80S COASTAL ZONES TO NEAR 90 INLAND. && .MARINE... SOUTH WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING OVERNIGHT WITH THE NOCTURNAL SURGE AND WILL HEADLINE OFFSHORE WATERS WITH SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE REPEATED EACH NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. MODELS STILL PROGGING BACK DOOR COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY WITH MINI-SURGE OF NELY WINDS ON MONDAY AND SLACKING OFF A BIT ON TUESDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... A FEW METARS CONTINUE TO FLIRT WITH 35% RHS ACRS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...DONT EXPECT ANY TO MEET DURATIONS OF MORE THAN 4 HOURS IN A ROW. NEXT SEVERAL DAYS MIN RHS APPEAR TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 35-40% RANGE BUT NO RED FLAGS ARE EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 68 92 68 92 / 20 20 30 30 SSI 71 89 72 89 / 20 20 30 20 JAX 68 90 68 91 / 30 30 20 30 SGJ 70 86 70 89 / 30 30 20 20 GNV 67 89 67 92 / 20 30 20 20 OCF 67 89 67 91 / 30 40 20 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && PUBLIC...SHASHY MARINE/FIRE WX...HESS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 11:05 AM EST, 7 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1205 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-261000- 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- 1205 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE OF ACTIVITY WILL BE NEAR OR WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. ISOLATED STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREAT. SLOW STORM MOTION TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WILL ALSO LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. .FOG IMPACT...PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO BETWEEN ONE AND THREE MILES OVER MOST LOCATIONS WITH A FEW LOCATIONS DROPPING BELOW A MILE OVER PORTIONS OF INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 9 AM. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND DURING THE WEEKEND MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION AND MOISTURE INCREASES. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE GRADUALLY BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. DEESE/SHASHY
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 25, 6:04 PM EST, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
704 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM HAIL 7 ENE ASBURY LAKE 30.09N 81.71W
05/25/2006 E0.25 INCH CLAY FL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CAMPSpecial weather statement, May 25, 6:09 PM EST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 709 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ133-260000- JEFF DAVIS- 709 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFF DAVIS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 709 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES WEST OF SNIPESVILLE...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF BROXTON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SNIPESVILLE AND DENTON THROUGH 800 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. 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, May 25, 6:16 PM EST, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 716 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 FLZ025-032-033-260000- CLAY-DUVAL-ST. JOHNS- 716 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY...ST. JOHNS AND DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 716 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF SWITZERLAND...OR 4 MILES WEST OF FRUIT COVE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LAKESIDE...ORANGE PARK...DOCTORS INLET...BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRA...SWITZERLAND...FRUIT COVE... MANDARIN...UNF...DURBIN AND BAYARD THROUGH 800 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. 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, May 25, 6:20 PM EST, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 720 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ132-133-260000- COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS- 720 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COFFEE AND JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 720 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRIDGEN TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMBROSE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PRIDGEN... AMBROSE...SNIPESVILLE...BROXTON...DENTON...WEST GREEN AND DOUGLAS THROUGH 800 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. 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
Local storm report, May 25, 6:28 PM EST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
728 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM HAIL 7 E ASBURY LAKE 30.05N 81.70W
05/25/2006 E0.88 INCH CLAY FL NWS EMPLOYEE
NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND IN FLEMING ISLAND.
0710 PM HAIL 7 E ASBURY LAKE 30.05N 81.70W
05/25/2006 E1.00 INCH CLAY FL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING GROUND IN FLEMING ISLAND.
0710 PM HAIL 7 E ASBURY LAKE 30.05N 81.70W
05/25/2006 E0.50 INCH CLAY FL NWS EMPLOYEE
DIME SIZE HAIL OCCURRING IN FLEMING ISLAND.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 E ASBURY LAKE 30.05N 81.70W
05/25/2006 CLAY FL PUBLIC
TRAMPOLINE BLOWN INTO A LAKE IN FLEMING BROOKS
SUBDIVISION.
&&
MTRABERTSpecial weather statement, May 25, 6:36 PM EST, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 736 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 FLZ025-260015- DUVAL- 736 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 815 PM EDT... AT 736 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTH OF NORMANDY...OR 7 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NORMANDY...ORTEGA... RIVERSIDE...SAN MARCO...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...TALLYRAND... OCEANWAY...FORT CAROLINE AND ARLINGTON THROUGH 815 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. 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
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- 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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 25 to 26, 2006
- Tornado in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25 to 26, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 25, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail in Missouri, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 25, 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: 5496961.