An upper level short wave trough and surface front moved into southeast Georgia and spawned scattered severe storms during the late afternoon and evening hours.
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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.
An upper level short wave trough and surface front moved into southeast Georgia and spawned scattered severe storms during the late afternoon and evening hours.
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 11, 1:25 PM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 225 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... MEAN LAYER RIDGE REMAINING JUST SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND WITH 500MB SHORTWAVE AND WEAKENING FRONT DRIFTING INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE NW...WILL SEE AT LEAST 40-60% COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS EACH DAY WITH ISOLD SVR TSTMS DURING THE AFTN/EVE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE MAIN THREAT. MAX TEMPS WILL CONTINUE ABOVE NORMAL IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S AND AFTN HEAT INDICES IN THE 100-105 RANGE. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MEAN LAYER RIDGE WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH 30-50% SHWR/TSTM COVERAGE EXPECTED...THEN THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON TUE/WED WITH LLVL E/SELY FLOW KICKING IN TO LOWER POPS INTO THE 20-40% RANGE. MAX TEMPS WILL SLOWLY RETURN TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR AS ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS AND KEEP HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S ALONG THE COAST AND LOWER TO MID 90S PUSHED WELL INLD. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE...HOWEVER CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT KJAX...KCRG AND KSSI SITES THROUGH 22Z-23Z WITH CEILINGS RESULTING IN MVFR CEILINGS. HAVE ALREADY INCLUDED TEMPO GROUPS TO REFLECT TSTM/MVFR CEILINGS WITH 18Z TAF PACKAGE. && .MARINE...COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO OUR SOUTH AND STALLING FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH WILL RESULT IN MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY EXTENDING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WILL LIKELY INCLUDE SCEC HEADLINES FOR THE OFFSHORE LEGS TONIGHT...AND THESE HEADLINES MAY BE REQUIRED AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HAVE CAPPED SEAS AT 4 FEET...HOWEVER LOCALIZED HIGHER SETS MAY ESTABLISH...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA OFFSHORE LEGS AND ACCOMPANY THE NOCTURNAL SURGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 72 95 71 96 / 30 30 10 40 SSI 77 90 78 92 / 30 40 10 30 JAX 74 94 74 95 / 30 50 20 40 SGJ 75 91 75 92 / 20 40 30 40 GNV 73 92 72 94 / 10 50 20 50 OCF 73 92 72 92 / 10 50 30 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && HESS/ZAPPE/KEEGAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 900 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-121015- 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- 900 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING THEN MOVE TO THE EAST COAST BY EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE IN THE DAY AND PRODUCE SCATTERED STORMS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN AND I-95 CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE WEST AND EAST COAST SEA BREEZE COLLISION. SCATTERED STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO A SQUALL LINE PUSHING INTO THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 102 TO 108. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER VALUES FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. MKT/HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 420 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 FLZ033-038-112100- FLAGLER-ST. JOHNS- 420 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN FLAGLER AND EXTREME SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 420 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 14 MILES WEST OF PALM COAST...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF ANDALUSIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PALM COAST AND MARINELAND THROUGH 500 PM EDT. 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. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
457 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM TSTM WND GST PALM COAST 29.57N 81.21W
07/11/2007 E45 MPH FLAGLER FL EMERGENCY MNGR
NORTHWEST PALM COAST
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PPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 458 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 GAZ135-112145- APPLING- 458 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME NORTHERN APPLING COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 458 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER PLANT HATCH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PLANT HATCH THROUGH 545 PM EDT. 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. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 506 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 GAZ150-112145- WARE- 506 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WARE COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 506 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANOR...OR OVER ARGYLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MANOR...NEEDHAM...WAYCROSS...SUNNYSIDE AND DEENWOOD THROUGH 545 PM EDT. 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. SHASHY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 513 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 GAZ134-135-112200- APPLING-BACON- 513 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN APPLING AND BACON COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 513 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF ALMA TO 5 MILES WEST OF ALMA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ALMA...NEW LACY AND SURRENCY THROUGH 600 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. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 533 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 GAZ136-112230- WAYNE- 533 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 533 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF ODUM TO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ODUM...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ODUM...JESUP AND DOCTORTOWN THROUGH 630 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. ZAPPE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down near Highway 15, about 5 miles south of Baxley.
Trees and power lines were blown down from Gardi to Jesup. Damage near Gardi was along Highway 341.
Trees were blown down on power lines along Highway 341, about four miles southeast of Everett. Power lines were also blown down in the northwest portion of Glynn county.
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: 43255, 43259, 43264.