Steering flow from the southwest around 10-15 knots steered the west coast sea breeze inland early in the day over a moist and unstable airmass. Temperatures at 500 mb were -8 to -10 degrees Celcius which aided in strong instability and hail growth.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Steering flow from the southwest around 10-15 knots steered the west coast sea breeze inland early in the day over a moist and unstable airmass. Temperatures at 500 mb were -8 to -10 degrees Celcius which aided in strong instability and hail growth. Locally heavy rainfall was also expected due to training cells.
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 27, 1:37 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 237 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE SFC TO 700MB FLOW REMAINS OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND TRACK QUICKLY OFF TO THE EAST- NORTHEAST AND PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLD SVR TSTMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EACH DAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 AND LOWS AROUND 70. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SHORTWAVE TROF AXIS IS EXPECTED TO DIP FAR ENOUGH SOUTHWARD INTO THE SERN GA PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TO BRING SOME DRIER AIR IN ALOFT AND THE SFC TO 700MB FLOW SHOULD WEAKEN TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS AND THIS WILL MAKE FOR A TREND BACK TOWARDS CLIMO POPS OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT WITH A RETURN TO SBRZ DOMINATED CONVECTION ALTHOUGH 500MB TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN COOL AND ISOLD SVR TSTMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. NEAR NORMAL TEMPS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION...CURRENT VFR CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MVFR/IFR AS STEERING FLOW PUSHES THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST COAST OF FL TO EAST COAST BY EARLY EVENING. HAVE TEMPO TSRA IN TAFS UNTIL 23Z FOR GNV AND 00Z FOR SSI...JAX...AND CRG. && .MARINE...SW FLOW TO CONTINUE AT 15 KNOTS OR LESS WITH SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET NEXT FEW DAYS. EXCEPTION WILL BE SE FLOW DUE TO SEABREEZE FORMATION NEARSHORE EACH AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME LIKELY OVER THE WATERS DURING LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS EACH DAY AS STORMS MOVE WEST TO EAST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 69 89 70 89 / 10 60 40 60 SSI 74 87 74 88 / 20 50 30 50 JAX 71 91 72 91 / 20 50 30 50 SGJ 72 89 73 89 / 30 50 30 40 GNV 70 90 71 89 / 20 60 20 50 OCF 70 92 71 89 / 20 50 10 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && HESS/ZIBURA/KEEGAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 440 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-281000- 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- 440 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. ISOLATED STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. MANY STORMS WILL TRACK OVER THE SAME AREAS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL GREATER THAN 2 INCHES ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED EACH DAY NEXT WEEK. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED IN YOUR AREA. PLEASE RELAY ANY DAMAGE REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. MKT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 324 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 FLZ036-272000- ALACHUA- 324 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN ALACHUA COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 324 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALACHUA...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ALACHUA AND LA CROSSE THROUGH 400 PM EDT. 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. ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 325 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 FLZ022-035-272015- COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST- 325 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN GILCHRIST COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 325 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BELL AND FORT WHITE THROUGH 415 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 410 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 FLZ025-272115- DUVAL- 410 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 410 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER ORTEGA...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ORTEGA...NORMANDY... JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS...RIVERSIDE...SAN MARCO...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...TALLYRAND AND ARLINGTON 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 413 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 FLZ031-032-037-272115- BRADFORD-CLAY-PUTNAM- 413 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN BRADFORD...CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS... SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 413 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF LAWTEY TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGSLEY...MOVING EAST AT 8 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PUTNAM HALL...LAWTEY...LAKE GENEVA...KEYSTONE HEIGHTS...KINGSLEY...MIDDLEBURG...PENNEY FARMS...LAKESIDE...DOCTORS INLET AND ASBURY LAKE 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 421 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 FLZ036-272100- ALACHUA- 421 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL ALACHUA COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 421 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF NEWBERRY...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF BRONSON...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEWBERRY THROUGH 500 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 431 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 FLZ025-272115- DUVAL- 431 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 431 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MAXVILLE...OR 13 MILES WEST OF LAKESIDE...MOVING EAST AT 11 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MAXVILLE 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), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:54 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down across the Jacksonville west side. One tree fell on a trailer home at the 9300 block of 103rd Street.
Paines Prairie State Park reported trees down. The time of damage was based on radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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