A frontal boundary was positioned over Southeast Georgia with a moist and unstable airmass across the local area in advance of the front. 12 inches were in place and very high surface based instability index values with CAPEs around 3500 J/kg and lifted index values of -9 to -10.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A frontal boundary was positioned over Southeast Georgia with a moist and unstable airmass across the local area in advance of the front. Precipitable water amounts of 2.12 inches were in place and very high surface based instability index values with CAPEs around 3500 J/kg and lifted index values of -9 to -10. Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the area during the afternoon and evening along the approaching front , sea breezes and old outflow boundaries.
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 Aug 8, 9:01 AM EST, 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1001 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS TODAY WITH DRIER WEEKEND ON TAP... .PUBLIC UPDATE...ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY IS EXPECTED WITH 12Z KJAX SOUNDING NOTING PWAT OF 2.12 INCHES WITH SBCAPE AND LI VALUES OF 3500/-8 USING MODIFIED PARCEL OF 90/73. SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS CURRENTLY CLIPPING OUR NORTHWESTERN-MOST COUNTIES WITH WELL- DEFINED MOISTURE AXIS EXTENDING FROM APALACHEE BAY ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MOISTURE AXIS. SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL INTERACT WITH RICH TROPICAL AIR AND AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARIES AS WELL AS OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY. MORNING SOUNDING INDICATES SUFFICIENT SHEAR TO PRODUCE LONG-LIVED UPDRAFTS...THUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TODAY WITH CONCERNS OF STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. WITH STORM MOTION AROUND 25 KNOTS...URBAN/SMALL STREAM FLOODING APPEARS MINIMAL. HOWEVER...WILL NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR FOR ANY TRAINING OF STORMS. WITH FORECAST HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY AND TEMPS ALOFT MARGINALLY COOL/AROUND -7C/...ONLY PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST. MAY FRESHEN 1ST PERIOD ZONES...BUT TRENDS LOOK GOOD. && .AVIATION...ALREADY RE-EMERGENCE OF CONVECTION OFF THE GULF COAST AND EXPECT THIS WILL BE A PRECURSOR TO AN ACTIVE DAY THE TERMINALS. DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE BEST TIMES FOR A TEMPO GROUP...BUT WILL LEAN TOWARD EARLY INCLUSION BASED ON LATEST MODEL TIMING OF SHORT WAVE TROUGH. MAY NEED TO AMEND KGNV TAF AS LATEST RADAR TRENDS INDICATE CONVECTION WILL LIKELY INITIATE THERE BY 15Z-16Z. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTH TODAY...APPROACHING THE NORTHERN WATERS BY 00Z. THIS WEEKEND...TROUGH AXIS IS EXPECTED TO POSITION OVER THE WATERS...WITH WINDS EASING TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS. TROUGH AXIS WILL WEAKEN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE IN CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW REGIME. && .FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND WILL ALLOW RH VALUES TO DIP TO NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. DURATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET AND NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED. && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && .PREVIOUS PUBLIC...UPPER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE HAS CONTINUED TO ERODE AND BECOME SUPPRESSED TO THE S OVER S FL. A LARGE SCALE LOW PRESSURE TROF NOW EXTENDS FROM E CANADA TO THE CENTRAL GOMEX. UPPER HIGH OVER THE W US HAS CONTINUED TO BUILD. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AHEAD OF UPPER TROF...ALONG WITH DEBRIS FROM THU CONVECTION...HAS PRODUCED MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA. VORTICITY AXIS ACROSS EXTREME NE FL IS PRODUCING TSTMS WELL OFFSHORE IN THE ATLC AND OVER APALACHEE BAY. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE MID-ATLC STATES TO THE LOWER MS VALLEY. TEMPS ARE UNIFORMLY IN THE MID 70S ACROSS NE FL AND SE GA. SHORT TERM...COMBINATION OF VORT AXIS AND SFC FRONT SHOULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY...WITH BEST RAIN CHANCES OVER NE FL AND EXTREME SE GA. INCREASED WSW MID-LEVEL FLOW SHOULD KEEP HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL IN CHECK. MAY BE ENUF MID-LEVEL SHEAR AND CAPE IN THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE TO GET HAIL OUT OF TSTMS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT WIDESPREAD SVR WX IS NOT EXPECTED. SPC HAS THE AREA IN A GENERAL THREAT AREA. COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH S INTO THE AREA...BRINGING DRIER AIR AND REDUCED POPS IN ITS WAKE. WEEKEND POPS WILL BE UNUSUALLY LOW FOR AUG WITH BEST CHANCES FARTHER S ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPEST MOISTURE AND SEABREEZE CONVERGENCE. LONG TERM...HIGHER DIURNAL TSTM COVERAGE WILL RETURN BY TUE OF THE COMING WEEK AND CONTINUE THRU WEEKS END. GFS MOS MAX TEMP FCST CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAVE BLENDED LATEST MOS WITH PREVIOUS FCST. && ECZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 515 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-091000- 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- 515 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY... INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...IN COMBINATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL. STORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH MONDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES OVER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE TODAY 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. CARROLL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 740 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 FLZ023-GAZ150-164-081230- BAKER-CHARLTON-WARE- 740 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN BAKER... CENTRAL CHARLTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS... SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 830 AM EDT... AT 740 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER BAKER COUNTY...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARGO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND THROUGH 830 AM 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
833 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE DOVER BLUFF 31.03N 81.52W
08/07/2008 CAMDEN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
THE CAMDEN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A LARGE OAK
TREE BLOWN DOWN OVER THE ROAD NEAR EXIT 29 OFF INTERSTATE
95 AT DOVER BLUFF ROAD. THE DOWNED TREE BLOCKED THE ROAD
UNTIL REM0VED.
&&
BKERNSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
842 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG ODUM 31.67N 82.03W
08/07/2008 WAYNE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
THE EMERGENCY MANAGER HAS REPORTED TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWN ALONG ODUM SCREVEN ROAD. TIME OF THE REPORT WAS
ADJUSTED BASED UPON POST EVENT RADAR ANALYSIS.
&&
SANDRIKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
855 AM EDT FRI AUG 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE DOVER BLUFF 31.03N 81.52W
08/07/2008 CAMDEN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
THE CAMDEN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A LARGE OAK
TREE BLOWN DOWN OVER THE ROAD NEAR EXIT 29 OFF INTERSTATE
95 AT DOVER BLUFF ROAD. THE DOWNED TREE BLOCKED THE ROAD
UNTIL REM0VED. TIME WAS CORRECTED BASED UPON POST EVENT
RADAR ANALYSIS...CONVECTION WAS WELL EAST OF DAMAGE AREA
AT THE REPORTED TIME.
&&
SANDRIKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1037 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 FLZ036-081515- ALACHUA- 1037 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALACHUA COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 1115 AM EDT... AT 1037 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARCHER...OR 2 MILES NORTH OF BRONSON...MOVING EAST AT 21 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ARCHER THROUGH 1115 AM 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1057 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 FLZ031-032-037-081545- BRADFORD-CLAY-PUTNAM- 1057 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 1145 AM EDT... AT 1057 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS... OR 9 MILES NORTH OF MELROSE...MOVING EAST AT 22 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LAKE GENEVA AND KEYSTONE HEIGHTS THROUGH 1145 AM 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 Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:58 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Structural damage occurred to a residential home. The roof was partially damaged and a front porch destroyed by thunderstorm wind gusts. The cost of damage was estimated.
Thunderstorm winds blew down wires along 650 East 30th Street. The time of the event was based on radar imagery.
Thunderstorm winds blew down electrical wires at 11619 Sands Avenue. Response crews noted that the wires were still live when they arrived on the scene.
Lightning struck the Villas at Ponte Vedra Beach and caused a fire that damaged 19 townhouse rooms in a building. The time of the event was based on lightning data plots. The cost of damaged was estimated.
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