An upper level trough over the eastern United States focused moisture and dynamics over our area. Upper level forcing from the trough along with afternoon instability and the sea breezes spawned widespread severe storms during the afternoon and evening.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
An upper level trough over the eastern United States focused moisture and dynamics over our area. Upper level forcing from the trough along with afternoon instability and the sea breezes spawned widespread severe storms during the afternoon and evening.
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 Jul 1, 8:04 AM EST, 5 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 904 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 .UPDATE... A SWATH OF MID/HI CLOUDS OVER THE PANHANDLE EWD ALONG I-10 CORRIDOR AND GA/FL BORDER IS SPILLING OVER A RIDGE IN THE GULF AND IS MOSTLY DEBRIS FROM STORMS LAST NIGHT. THESE CLOUDS ARE SLOWLY DISSIPATING BUT NEVERTHELESS WILL INHIBIT HEATING SOMEWHAT. MID LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE OUTER BANKS TO EAST OF OUR OFFSHORE WATERS THEN TURNS BACK ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA. THE SURFACE FRONT STRETCHES ACRS CENTRAL GA. THIS FRONT WILL BE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION TODAY AS IT SAGS SOUTH AND SOME STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE HWO...HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING...BUT HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A MINOR INCONVENIENCE SINCE THE REGION NEEDS THE RAIN. HAVE DONE MINOR TWEAKING OF GRIDS...LOWERED POPS FOR MORNING HOURS ONLY AND ADJUSTED TEMPS FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. && .AVIATION...AT NEXT ISSUANCE WILL ADJUST PROB30 FOR TS SINCE WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT TIMING OF CONVECTION. && .MARINE...MOSTLY QUIESCENT CONDITIONS EXIST ON THE WATERS THIS MORNING. SEAS ARE RUNNING 3 FT AT THE BUOYS EXCEPT SABSOON TOWER (R2) HAS REPORTED 4-5 FT. SINCE ST. AUGUSTINE BUOY IS OUT OF COMMISSION...ANTICIPATE SEAS ARE 4-5 FT IN THAT AREA. HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO WINDS/SEAS IN GRIDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 95 71 88 71 / 50 40 50 30 SSI 88 76 83 75 / 50 30 50 30 JAX 92 74 87 72 / 40 30 70 30 SGJ 89 75 85 75 / 40 30 70 30 GNV 94 71 90 73 / 40 40 60 30 OCF 93 72 90 74 / 50 30 60 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && TRABERT/MCALLISTER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 945 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-021100- 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- 945 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A SLOW STORM MOTION WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS...HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MIDWEEK. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND A COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. MKT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 200 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 FLZ032-011900- CLAY- 200 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 200 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES NORTH OF MIDDLEBURG...OR 7 MILES WEST OF LAKESIDE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LAKESIDE...DOCTORS INLET...MIDDLEBURG...ASBURY LAKE...PENNEY FARMS AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS THROUGH 300 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. WOLF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 201 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 FLZ033-011900- ST. JOHNS- 201 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 201 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAKERSVILLE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRUIT COVE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH...SAINT AUGUSTINE SHORES...SPUDS...ELKTON AND BAKERSVILLE THROUGH 300 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. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL...WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY TO THE NORTHWEST OF ELKTON...ALSO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WOLF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 202 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 GAZ165-011845- INLAND CAMDEN- 202 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CAMDEN COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 202 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLESBURG...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGSLAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WOODBINE AND COLESBURG THROUGH 245 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. 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. HURLBUT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
205 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 PM HAIL MIDDLEBURG 30.05N 81.90W
07/01/2007 E0.50 INCH CLAY FL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER 07-198
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MMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 205 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 FLZ025-011900- DUVAL- 205 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 205 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BALDWIN...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF CALLAHAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BALDWIN...ORTEGA... NORMANDY AND JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS THROUGH 300 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. WOLF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
208 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM HAIL ARGYLE 31.07N 82.65W
07/01/2007 E1.00 INCH CLINCH GA OTHER FEDERAL
USN OBSERVER. HAIL DIME TO QUARTER SIZE. TRASH CANS BLOWN
DOWN STREET. DAMAGE TO NEIGHBORS GAZEBO.
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MMThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:14 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down in Kingsland. Some trees blocked roads.
The county 911 dispatch center received a call of trees down on KOA Road.
Trees were uprooted one mile east of Manor.
Trees were uprooted on Walker Road and Old Jesup Road. Two trees also fell on a home but the extent of damage was unknown.
Several trees were blown down on Olive Branch Road, south of Du Pont and about seven miles southwest of Homerville.
Trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 441 at Lotts Crossing Road.
The public reported multiple trees down on Olive Branch Road.
Multiple trees were blown down along U.S. Highway 441, about five miles south of Pearson.
The county 911 dispatch center reported trees down along Highway 84, just southwest of Waycross.
Several mature trees were snapped, one was uprooted and some snapped limbs were observed about three miles northwest of Country Club Estates.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 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: 42801, 42802, 42791, 42792, 42794, 42795, 42796, 42799, 42803, 42800.