A broad upper level low across south Florida and the sea breezes sparked strong to severe storms across the peninsula.
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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.
The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A broad upper level low across south Florida and the sea breezes sparked strong to severe storms across the peninsula.
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 8, 1:05 PM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 205 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 .SHORT TERM...BROAD UPPER LOW EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH BELT OF SUBTROPICAL HIGHS EXTENDING FROM TEXAS TOWARDS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. DOPPLER RADARS CURRENTLY SHOW SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN MARION COUNTY AND THESE SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DPVA ON NORTHERN FRIDGE OF AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES SEA BREEZES ARE PUSHING INLAND AND THESE FEATURES WILL COLLIDE WELL INLAND...COMPLIMENTS OF WEAK STEERING FLOW. THUS...ANTICIPATE GREATEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG SPINE OF FLORIDA PENINSULA. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THIS WEEKEND AS BELT OF SUBTROPICAL HIGHS PHASE AND INTENSITY OVER THE GULF COAST REGION. AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WILL BE COMMON AWAY FROM THE COAST DUE TO INCREASING HEIGHTS. THESE TEMPS WHEN COMBINED WITH CONTINUED ELEVATED DEWPOINTS WILL DRIVE HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S...WITH POCKETS OF AROUND 100 POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR WESTERN-MOST ZONES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WILL CAP POPS AT 30 PERCENT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH FOCUS AGAIN ACROSS THE INTERIOR. HEIGHTS/SUBSIDENCE WILL FURTHER INCREASE ON SUNDAY AND WILL CAP POPS AT 20 PERCENT IN RESPONSE TO THIS. MONDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY AS SUBTROPICAL HIGH OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION BEGINS TO RETROGRADE TO THE WEST... ALLOWING UPPER TROUGH TO DIG ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. DYNAMICS WILL INCREASE AS EMBEDDED IMPULSES TRAVERSE THE REGION...WITH POPS RETURNING TO CHANCE CATEGORY AREA-WIDE. .LONG TERM (TUE THRU FRI)...SUBTROPICAL HIGH IS FORECAST TO POSITION OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY...THEN IS FORECAST TO RETROGRADE TO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY. REGIONALLY...UPPER TROUGH WILL SLOWLY BREAK DOWN OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD. WITH WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN/STEERING FLOW ESTABLISHING...SEA-BREEZES WILL LIKELY COLLIDE WELL INLAND EACH DAY. HAIL POTENTIAL WILL BE ELEVATED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO COOLING TEMPS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH DIGGING TROUGH. && .AVIATION...WITH MAIN AXIS OF THUNDERSTORMS TO BE ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE INCLUDED A SHORT TERM TEMPO FOR THE GNV TERMINAL. SHOWERS AND STORMS ONGOING JUST EAST OF OCALA SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND EXPAND NORTHWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT REMAINING SITES WITH JUST A VCSH INCLUDED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE SEABREEZE. FOG TOOLS INDICATE BEST CHANCES OF REDUCED VSBY WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR AND HAVE GONE WITH 4SM MILES THERE AND BCFG ELSEWHERE. && .MARINE...WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE POSITIONED OVER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA...WE ARE SEEING A MORE TRANQUIL PATTERN OVER THE AREA. THERE DOES LOOK TO BE A PATTERN SHIFT IN STORE FOR SAT AS WEAK TROUGH NOSES DOWN THE COAST RESULTING IN MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW BUT REMAINING LIGHT. RIDGE AXIS LOOKS TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN A CONTINUED LIGHT WIND FLOW PATTERN. && .FIRE WEATHER...WITH TEMPS IN THE LOWER 90S AND MIXING PRESENT OVER THE GA ZONES...RH VALUES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE UPPER 30S OVER SOME LOCATIONS. THESE WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S OVER GA AND UPPER 30S OVER THE FLORIDA PORTION. SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH LOWEST RH VALUES TO RESIDE OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WHERE DRIER AIR LOOKS TO ADVECT IN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 70 94 70 94 / 10 20 10 20 SSI 73 88 74 88 / 10 20 10 20 JAX 69 92 70 91 / 10 20 10 20 SGJ 71 86 71 88 / 0 20 10 20 GNV 67 93 69 93 / 20 30 20 20 OCF 67 93 68 93 / 20 30 20 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ZAPPE/DEESE/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 317 AM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-091000- 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- 317 AM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... .HEADLINES... .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY ALONG THE SEA BREEZE FRONTS. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED EACH DAY. HEAT INDICES WILL APPROACH 100 DEGREES BY THE WEEKEND. .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. MMH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 434 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ150-163-082115- CLINCH-WARE- 434 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CLINCH AND SOUTHERN WARE COUNTIES FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 434 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN WARE COUNTY...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...MOVING WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND THE OKEFENOKEE WILDLIFE REFUGE THROUGH 515 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING. UNPLUG ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLIANCES AS THEY ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY LIGHTNING STRIKES. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. DEESE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 436 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 FLZ031-032-036-037-040-082100- ALACHUA-BRADFORD-CLAY-MARION-PUTNAM- 436 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA... BRADFORD...CLAY...MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 436 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS TO 5 MILES NORTH OF JOHNSON TO LOCHLOOSA... STATIONARY. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ROCHELLE...ORANGE HEIGHTS...MICANOPY...MELROSE...MCINTOSH... LOCHLOOSA...LAKE GENEVA...KEYSTONE HEIGHTS...GROVE PARK AND CROSS CREEK THROUGH 500 PM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...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. HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 456 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 FLZ036-037-040-082130- ALACHUA-MARION-PUTNAM- 456 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA...MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 456 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER JOHNSON...OR 6 MILES WEST OF INTERLACHEN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JOHNSON...ORANGE SPRINGS...MCINTOSH... LOCHLOOSA...FORT MCCOY...CROSS CREEK AND CITRA THROUGH 530 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 458 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 FLZ031-032-036-082130- ALACHUA-BRADFORD-CLAY- 458 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALACHUA...BRADFORD AND CLAY COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 458 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTH OF STARKE...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RAIFORD...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND STARKE...LAKE GENEVA... SAMPSON...KEYSTONE HEIGHTS...HAMPTON...WALDO...ORANGE HEIGHTS AND MELROSE THROUGH 530 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 518 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 FLZ040-082145- MARION- 518 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST MARION COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 518 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTH OF FLEMINGTON...OR 10 MILES WEST OF CITRA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MCINTOSH AND FLEMINGTON THROUGH 545 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. DEESE
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down from about 3 miles west northwest of Johnson to about 5 miles west of Interlachen. Some siding was blown of a mobile home and two vehicles were damaged west of Interlachen. Carports and minor mobile home damaged occurred west northwest of Johnson.
The 911 Dispatch Center in Trenton had quarter size hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2007
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: 39772, 39770.