A short wave upper level trough moved off of the mid-Atlantic coast which created height rises over the southeast region as an upper level ridge built over the local area. The highest moisture and instability was over our southern zones in the afternoon, and scattered severe storms developed across this area along the sea breezes and outflows.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A short wave upper level trough moved off of the mid-Atlantic coast which created height rises over the southeast region as an upper level ridge built over the local area. The highest moisture and instability was over our southern zones in the afternoon, and scattered severe storms developed across this area along the sea breezes and outflows.
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 Jun 24, 2:01 AM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 301 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS PERSISTENT MOIST SW FLOW FROM GULF OF MEX ACROSS FL PENINSULA...WITH SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING EASTWARD ACRS CAROLINAS/GA. .SHORT TERM...AS SHORTWAVE MOVES OFF MID-ATLANTIC COAST THIS MORNING...SIGNIFICANT HEIGHT RISES WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHEASTERN STATES AS UPR RIDGE AXIS BUILDS OVER THE AREA. ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE SHOULD GREATLY REDUCE AFTN SHRA/TSRA COVERAGE TODAY. EXPECT SOME SHRA/TSRA OVER ERN GULF OF MEX THIS MORNING TO SPREAD ACRS OUR WRN FL COUNTIES BY AFTN. SUBSIDENCE ASSOC WITH UPR RIDGE SHOULD MINIMIZE SHRA/TSRA DVLPMNT ACRS SCTRL/SE GA INTO FAR NE FL. WITH HEIGHT RISES AND HEATING...SHOULD SEE HIGH TEMPS IN LWR-MID 90S. SIMILAR POP PATTERN FOR TMRW...WITH CHC POPS IN OUR WRN/SRN COUNTIES...DRY FCST IN OUR NRN COUNTIES. FEEL MAV POPS SLIGHTLY OVERDONE GIVEN EXPECTED COVERAGE IN WEAK SUBSIDENCE BENEATH UPR RIDGE ESP ACRS OUR NRN COUNTIES. .LONG TERM...GFS VERY WET WITH HIGH POPS THURS/FRI AND WIDESPREAD QPF IN MODEL. ECMWF NOT AS WET IN OUR CWA...WITH GREATER PCPN COVERAGE WRN HALF OF FL PENINSULA INTO GULF OF MEX. FOR THIS PACKAGE...WILL TREND TOWARD ECMWF AS GFS SEEMS A BIT OVERDONE...AS HAS BEEN THE CASE RECENTLY FOR OUR FORECAST AREA. NEVERTHELESS... WITH MOISTURE PLUME STILL OVER THE AREA...SHOULD SEE AT LEAST SCTD AFTN SHRA/TSRA ACROSS INTERIOR COUNTIES...LESS COVERAGE COASTAL AREAS AS EAST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD GET WELL INLAND IN ONSHORE FLOW EACH AFTN. BY SUN...WESTERLIES ATTEMPT ANOTHER PUSH SOUTHWARD WITH UPR LOW OVER GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH UPPER RIDGE HOLDING TOUGH OVER FL PENINSULA. WILL MAINTAIN CHC POPS FOR AFTN SHRA/TSRA EACH DAY. && .AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR EXPECTED. WILL KEEP MIFG AT FLORIDA TAF SITES EARLY THIS MORN WITH NO VSBY RESTRICTIONS EXCEPT 6SM AT GNV. CHANCE OF TS IS LOW TODAY PER ABOVE DISCUSSION. WILL INCLUDE VCTS FOR GNV THEN CARRY ONLY CB FOR REMAINING SITES. && .MARINE...A NOCTURNAL SURGE HAS INCREASED SW WINDS TO AROUND 15 KT EXCEPT 15-20 KT AT GRAYS REEF. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AGAIN THIS MORNING AND WILL NOT INCLUDE A SCEC HEADLINE. WNWWAVE MODEL CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE INCREASING SWELLS THIS WEEK DUE TO A LONG FETCH OVER THE WRN ATLANTIC. AN E-W RIDGE WILL SET UP OVER THE WATERS THIS WEEK WITH PRIMARILY SOUTH WINDS AND NOCTURNAL SURGES OCCURRING MOST NIGHTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR SETTLING OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW RHS TO FALL INTO THE LOW/MID 30S OVER INTERIOR SE GA AND BRIEFLY OVER THE SUWANNEE VALLEY. EXPECT THE TIME PERIOD TO BE BRIEF AND WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY WARNINGS. INCREASING MOISTURE BY WEDNESDAY WILL MODERATE THE DRY CONDITIONS AND HAVE NO CONCERNS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 95 68 94 69 / 0 10 10 10 SSI 91 75 89 75 / 10 0 10 10 JAX 92 70 91 71 / 10 10 20 10 SGJ 89 72 88 73 / 10 0 20 10 GNV 92 68 90 70 / 30 10 40 20 OCF 91 69 90 70 / 40 10 40 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && WOLF/TRABERT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 431 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-250830- 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- 431 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10. GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED EACH DAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. WOLF
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:00 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A metal shed that protected nursery plants was blown away from its supports and damaged.
Two small wildfires were on Cumberland Island.
A large tree was blown down on Lake Asbury Drive in Lake Asbury. The time of the damage was based on radar.
Nickel size hail was observed in San Mateo.
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, June 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: 101575, 101577, 101576, 101574.