Morning soundings indicated a moist and unstable airmass over the local area with low wind shear and a light southwest steering flow. 76 inches at Jacksonville with around 3000 J/kg of CAPE and a lifted index of -6 degrees Celcius.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Morning soundings indicated a moist and unstable airmass over the local area with low wind shear and a light southwest steering flow. The precipitable water was 1.76 inches at Jacksonville with around 3000 J/kg of CAPE and a lifted index of -6 degrees Celcius. An upper level low pressure system approached the eastern seaboard during the afternoon which pushed a surface trough over Georgia. This trough in concert with the sea breezes sparked numerous severe storms across the local forecast area.
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 6, 12:45 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 145 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 .SHORT TERM...FLORIDA WEST COAST SEABREEZE FIRING UP WITH STORMS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NE. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEATING AND AS STORMS ENCOUNTER THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE. SE GEORGIA QUIET SO FAR DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS AL AND NW GA IS SETTING OFF STORMS TO OUR NW WHICH WILL LIKELY AFFECT SE GA BY EVENING. WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGH END SCATTERED TO LIKELY POPS FOR THIS EVENING. UPPER TROUGHING WILL LIFT TO THE NE ON MONDAY BUT TRAILING VORT LOBE WILL LINGER OVER SE GA ALONG WITH HIGH PWATS/INSTABILITY. THIS WILL KEEP POPS ON THE HIGH SIDE INTO MIDWEEK. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...UPPER HIGH WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS CENTRAL FL FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO THE GULF BY NEXT WEEKEND. GFS PROGS PWATS TO REMAIN NEAR 2 INCHES SO DIURNAL CONVECTION EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST IN SCATTERED RANGE AS MEX GUIDANCE INDICATES. && .AVIATION...NUMEROUS TSRA EXPECTED THROUGH 02-03Z NEAR ALL SITES AGAIN TODAY WITH MICROBURSTS THE MAIN CONCERN AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OUTFLOWS CAUSING VARIED WIND SHIFTS AT PORTS. MVFR BR POSSIBLE AROUND DAYBREAK MON DUE TO ABUNDANT GROUND MOISTURE. ONCE AGAIN TSRA EXPECTED TO BE IN VC OF ALL SITES MON AFTN/EVENING. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES. NOCTURNAL SLY SURGES ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE EACH NIGHT WITH SEAS 2-4 FT. SSE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SSW BY MIDWEEK AS RIDGE CENTER REBUILDS NWD FROM S FL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 89 69 91 / 60 60 60 40 SSI 75 87 75 87 / 50 60 60 50 JAX 71 89 70 89 / 50 60 60 60 SGJ 73 86 73 87 / 50 70 60 50 GNV 70 90 69 90 / 50 70 60 60 OCF 71 91 71 89 / 40 70 60 60 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ZIBURA/ENYEDI/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 445 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-061600- 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- 445 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DUE TO A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS GEORGIA AND SOME ACCELERATION IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IN THAT AREA. LATER IN THE DAY THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO SEA BREEZE FRONTS SHOULD COLLIDE OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LEADING TO A ROUND OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE INTERIOR AREAS. THE STEERING FLOW OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL BE WEAK WITH STORMS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST. THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE... WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS FROM LOCALIZED MICROBURSTS. HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED DUE TO SLOW STORM MOTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... NORMAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF STRONG TO ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. SANDRIK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 159 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ036-040-061845- ALACHUA-MARION- 159 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALACHUA AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 159 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTH OF MCINTOSH...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CITRA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MCINTOSH...CROSS CREEK... LOCHLOOSA AND GROVE PARK THROUGH 245 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. ENYEDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 207 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ020-GAZ162-163-061845- CLINCH-ECHOLS-HAMILTON- 207 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON...SOUTHERN CLINCH AND SOUTHEASTERN ECHOLS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 207 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEEDMORE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF JASPER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEEDMORE AND FARGO THROUGH 245 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. ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 210 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ022-061845- COLUMBIA- 210 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 210 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER COLUMBIA COUNTY...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITE SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND THROUGH 245 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. ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 216 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ025-032-061900- CLAY-DUVAL- 216 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CLAY AND CENTRAL DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 216 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES WEST OF LAKESIDE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LAKESIDE...DOCTORS INLET...ORANGE PARK...MANDARIN...BELLAIR... JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS...ORTEGA...NORMANDY...SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE THROUGH 300 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. ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 231 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ031-032-036-037-040-061915- ALACHUA-BRADFORD-CLAY-MARION-PUTNAM- 231 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN ALACHUA... SOUTHERN BRADFORD...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHEASTERN MARION AND PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 231 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STARKE TO 3 MILES NORTH OF JOHNSON TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT MCCOY...MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WALDO...STARKE...SAMPSON...ORANGE SPRINGS... ORANGE HEIGHTS...MELROSE...LOCHLOOSA...LAKE GENEVA...KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND JOHNSON THROUGH 315 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. ENYEDI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 233 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ023-030-GAZ150-164-061915- BAKER-CHARLTON-UNION-WARE- 233 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN UNION... BAKER...SOUTHERN CHARLTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 233 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES EAST OF OLUSTEE...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF RAIFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OLUSTEE...LAKE BUTLER... JOHNSTOWN...ELLERBEE...SANDERSON...TAYLOR...MACCLENNY AND GLEN SAINT MARY THROUGH 315 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. ZIBURA
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:00 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down along Bedford Road in Keystone Heights. The time of the event was based on radar.
A spotter in Doctors Inlet reported limbs blown down from a large oak trees about 0.5 miles from the railroad tracks.
Power lines were blown down from Doctors Inlet to Kingsley Avenue.
A spotter in Fleming Island reported trees were uprooted.
A power line was blown down east of Hastings along County Road 13 South.
Penny size hail was observed at Nelson's Outdoor Resort on Southeast Highway 42. Hail cracked the windshield of a car. The cost of damage was estimated.
Large tree limbs were blown down and wind were estimated at 60 mph at Nelson's Outdoor Resort. Vehicles had minor damage from fallen branches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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