Name: Damaging Wind in Florida, July 30, 2008
Start: 2008-07-30T12:00
End: 2008-07-30T12:00
Location: Florida

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Afternoon pulse severe thunderstorms occurred on July 30th.

What forecasters said that day

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 30, 9:23 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 9:23 AM EST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1023 AM EDT WED JUL 30 2008

...ANOTHER RAINY DAY...

.UPDATE...PRECIPITATION IS ALREADY EDGING ITS WAY ACROSS OUR WESTERN
FL ZONES WITH THE FIRST CLUSTER OF TSRA ADVANCING ENE OVER BRADFORD
COUNTY. EXPECT ANOTHER WET DAY ACROSS MUCH OF CWA WITH CATEGORICAL
POPS ACROSS ALL AREAS LESS OUR NORTHERN GA ZONES WHERE SLIGHTLY
DRIER AIR RESIDES IN THE MID LEVELS. THE JAX 12Z RAOB INDICATED AN
IMPRESSIVE 2.23 INCHES OF PRECIPITABLE WATER IN PLACE AND ANTICIPATE
SLIGHTER FASTER STORM MOTION AROUND 10-15 KTS TODAY...SO ALTHOUGH
STORMS WILL BE MOVING FASTER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS...CONCERN FOR
LOCALIZED FLOODING REMAINS DUE TO TRAINING STORM TRACKS. YESTERDAY
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES OCCURRED...WITH ISOLD
AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 3-4 INCHES POSSIBLE AND EXPECT A SIMILAR SCENARIO
TODAY. WET DOWNBURST POTENTIAL REMAINS ELEVATED ACROSS OUR N GA
ZONES CLOSE TO THE ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN AND OUR SE FL ZONES FROM ST
AUGUSTINE SW TO OCALA AND EAST TOWARD THE ATLANTIC. LOWERED MAX
TEMPS A BIT DUE TO EARLY ONSET OF CONVECTION...OTHERWISE POP AND WX
FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR FROM SSI TO JAX AND CRG SHOULD CONTINUE
FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN EXPECT CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
AS CONVECTION ALREADY NEAR GNV TRANSLATES EAST EARLY THIS AFTN.
VLIFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN HEAVY RAINFALL.

&&

.MARINE...SSW 10-15KTS AND SEAS 2-3 FT CONTINUE. ADDED VSBYS 1 NM OR
LESS AT TIMES IN +TSRA NEARSHORE THIS AFTN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  91  74  91  73 /  70  30  70  50
SSI  88  76  89  75 /  60  30  60  50
JAX  89  74  91  74 /  90  30  70  50
SGJ  88  75  89  74 /  80  30  70  40
GNV  88  74  89  73 /  90  40  70  50
OCF  87  74  88  74 /  90  40  70  50

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

ENYEDI/KERNS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 10:29 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1129 AM EDT WED JUL 30 2008

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-310845-
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-
1129 AM EDT WED JUL 30 2008

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE TO
GENERATE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS
WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY...REACHING THE EAST
COAST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND EXCESSIVE
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED INTENSE STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
REMAIN THE MAIN CONCERN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA AND TO RELAY ANY LOCAL FLOODING REPORTS TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

JDS/ABE

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: July 30, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, 0.57 mi NNW of San Mateo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 29.607, -81.585

Fast-moving thunderstorms left about 2,000 Putnam County residents temporarily without power early Wednesday afternoon. A fallen oak tree took out a main line, cutting electricity to most of Welaka, and additional downed trees interrupted service to residents of San Mateo and East Palatka. The tree fell on the west side of County Road 309 in front of the Blessings Cafe and the power went out in Welaka at about 1 p.m. In San Mateo and East Palatka, a main feeder line and some secondary lines fell along with trees, cutting power to about 1,500 customers.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

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: 110942.