A mean 1000-500 mb layer trough was offshore of the Florida Atlantic coast. Drier, northerly flow limited convection over coastal southeast Georiga, but high precipitable water values lingered over central Florida with values around 2 inches.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A mean 1000-500 mb layer trough was offshore of the Florida Atlantic coast. Drier, northerly flow limited convection over coastal southeast Georiga, but high precipitable water values lingered over central Florida with values around 2 inches. Modified sounding profiles indicated afternoon CAPEs of 3700 J/kg and enhanced the likelihood of strong winds in afternoon convection.
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 25, 1:57 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 257 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .SHORT TERM...NUMEROUS STORMS ARE ERUPTING ALONG THE SEABREEZE AND EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM JAX TO SGJ AND ELSEWHERE SOUTH OF I-10 SCATTERED STORMS ARE DEVELOPIING MAINLY ALONG THE GULF SEA BREEZE AND BENEATH A MID LEVEL TROUGH THAT STRETCHES ACROSS NORTH FL. A MID/UPPER RIDGE IS NW OF THE LOCAL AREA AND DRIER AIR HAS FILTERED INTO GA COASTAL AREAS AND NASSAU COUNTY. LAPS ANALYSIS PLACES MAX CAPE ALONG THE FL COAST AND THETA E RIDGE FROM SUWANNEE VALLEY TO FLAGLER CO. MSAS ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION AND RIDGE SOUTH TO OUR SOUTH. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THE CONVECTION WILL BE INLAND ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR AND NWD ACRS INLAND SE GA. A WEAK SHORTWAVE DROPPING SOUTH THRU GA WILL KEEP SCT STORMS OVER GA ZONES UNTIL LATE EVENING. THROUGH THE WEEKEND THE RIDGE ALOFT WILL DRIFT WEST AND A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL DIVE SOUTH INTO THE LOCAL AREA. MODELS SUGGEST PRECIP WATER WILL BE NEAR 2 INCHES SAT/SUN. WITH SEA BREEZES COMBINING WITH UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS...HAVE KEPT WITH PREVIOUS THINKING OF 40-60% CHANCE STORMS ON SATURDAY AND 60% SUNDAY FOR ALL INLAND AREAS. BY MONDAY THE SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SAG INTO THE SOUTH GA WITH A MOIST SWLY FLOW HAVE GONE WITH 50% POPS AREA WIDE. WARM HUMID CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH MINS IN LOW/MID 70S AND MAX TEMPS IN LOW/MID 90S SATURDAY AND UPR 80S-LOW 90S SUN/MON WHICH IS A TAD BELOW NORMAL. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON A MID LEVEL TROUGH SETTLING ALONG THE NRN GULF COAST AND ALONG THE FL/GA BORDER THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT TIMES GFS PROGS A 500 MB LOW OVER JAX. THE PROXIMITY OF THIS TROUGH COMBINED WITH ADEQUATE MOISTURE...THE SEA BREEZES AND DAYTIME INSTABILITY WILL BRING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CHANCE OF CONVECTION EACH DAY...WHICH MAY BE A BIT UNDERDONE GIVEN THE FORCING ALOFT AND DEEP MOISTURE. THUS...AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS JULY WILL GO DOWN AS ANOTHER ABOVE NORMAL PRECIP MONTH FOR A COUPLE OF OUR ASOS SITES. TEMPS WILL BE CLOSE TO BELOW NORMAL. && .AVIATION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG SEABREEZE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT WEST AS SEABREEZE MAKES INROADS ACROSS THE PENINSULA OF FLORIDA. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. CURRENTLY HAVE VCTS AT GNV BUT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MONITORED THIS AFTERNOON AND WE MAY END UP NEEDING A TEMPO GROUP THERE BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER. AFTER CONVECTION WINDS DOWN...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. && .MARINE... WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP WINDS AT 15 KNOTS OR LESS WITH SEAS MAINLY 1 TO 3 FEET. A FEW STORMS COULD FIRE UP ALONG THE COAST EACH AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING NEAR THE SHORE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 93 73 92 / 30 40 30 50 SSI 76 88 76 88 / 20 30 30 40 JAX 72 91 73 90 / 20 40 30 50 SGJ 74 89 74 89 / 10 40 30 50 GNV 72 91 72 89 / 30 50 30 60 OCF 72 91 73 89 / 30 50 30 60 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && TRABERT/SHULER/
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 456 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-260845- 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- 456 AM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DOWNBURSTS WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE BEST THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE OVER INTERIOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE DRIFTING SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. DUE TO INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ARS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 257 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FLZ033-038-251945- FLAGLER-ST. JOHNS- 257 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN FLAGLER AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 257 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALM COAST...OR 7 MILES WEST OF MARINELAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PALM COAST AND ESPANOLA THROUGH 345 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 301 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FLZ037-040-251945- MARION-PUTNAM- 301 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 301 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALT SPRINGS... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND GEORGETOWN THROUGH 345 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 314 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FLZ035-252000- GILCHRIST- 314 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN GILCHRIST COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 314 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES WEST OF TRENTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 343 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FLZ038-252030- FLAGLER- 343 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLAGLER COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 343 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ESPANOLA...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF BUNNELL...MOVING SOUTH AT 4 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ANDALUSIA THROUGH 430 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
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
404 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0239 PM TSTM WND DMG ESPANOLA 29.51N 81.31W
07/25/2008 FLAGLER FL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 205 IN WESTERN
FLAGLER COUNTY.
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DEESESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 425 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 FLZ030-031-252115- BRADFORD-UNION- 425 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN BRADFORD AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 425 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES EAST OF DUKES...OR 4 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE BUTLER...STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WORTHINGTON SPRINGS...LAKE BUTLER...DUKES...NEW RIVER AND BROOKER THROUGH 515 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), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down along State Road 231 east of Dukes and along State Road 121 and County Road 18.
A convenience store reported trees were blown down west of Hawthorne along Highway 20.
Flooding occurred due to poor drainage on 105th Street between Jammes and Blanding Blvd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2008
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: 109737, 109739, 109742, 109735.