A surface cold front extended over southeast Georgia while moist and unstable conditions continued over northeast Florida. Cold temperatures aloft around -9 to -11 degrees Celcius existed at 500 mb which enhanced updrafts and hail potential in storms that developed in the afternoon along the sea breezes.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A surface cold front extended over southeast Georgia while moist and unstable conditions continued over northeast Florida. Cold temperatures aloft around -9 to -11 degrees Celcius existed at 500 mb which enhanced updrafts and hail potential in storms that developed in the afternoon along the sea breezes.
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, 8:00 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 900 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 .UPDATE...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE SE CWA DUE TO STALLED COLD FRONT AND ALSO THE MERGER OF SEA BREEZES AND OTHER OUTFLOWS. HAVE RAISED POPS FOR THE EVENING THERE. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WILL ALSO PROBABLY HAVE AREAS OF FOG LATER TONIGHT DUE TO DRY AIR ALOFT MOVING IN AND STALLED FRONT IN THE AREA. THE SE ZONES MAY HAVE SHALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG DUE TO THE RAINFALL THERE. REST OF FORECAST ON TRACK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 62 93 66 92 / 10 10 0 20 SSI 72 86 73 86 / 10 10 0 20 JAX 67 90 68 90 / 10 20 0 30 SGJ 68 86 70 86 / 30 30 10 30 GNV 66 90 67 90 / 30 40 20 50 OCF 66 89 67 89 / 30 50 20 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && PP/MT/AW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 230 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-021000- 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- 230 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET...MAINLY SOUTH OF A ST AUGUSTINE TO GAINESVILLE LINE. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS. AREAS OF FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS WITH PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE BY MORNING. LOCAL VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY WED MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED EACH DAY...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA WEDNESDAY...WITH A MORE UNIFORM COVERAGE EXPECTED AREA WIDE THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA LATER TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ECZ/HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 329 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ033-012015- ST. JOHNS- 329 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 329 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTH OF ELKTON...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ELKTON...SAINT AUGUSTINE SHORES...SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH...SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH...SAINT AUGUSTINE...ANASTASIA AND VILANO BEACH THROUGH 415 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 513 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ038-012145- FLAGLER- 513 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 513 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER FLAGLER COUNTY...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLAGLER BEACH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 817 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 FLZ031-032-036-037-040-020100- ALACHUA-BRADFORD-CLAY-MARION-PUTNAM- 817 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALACHUA...SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHERN MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 817 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER CITRA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MICANOPY... MCINTOSH...CROSS CREEK...CITRA...BURBANK...FORT MCCOY...ROCHELLE... LOCHLOOSA...GROVE PARK AND PUTNAM HALL THROUGH 900 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. TRABERT
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Clay Electric Utility Company reported several power lines blown down near Interlachen.
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