A mid level short wave trough over the Florida panhandle combined with a moist and unstable airmass produced scattered afternoon storms across the area along the seabreeze fronts.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A mid level short wave trough over the Florida panhandle combined with a moist and unstable airmass produced scattered afternoon storms across the area along the seabreeze fronts.
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 29, 8:05 AM EST, 5 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 905 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .UPDATE...12Z SOUNDINGS ACRS REGION DONT SHOW TOO MUCH CHANGE FROM YDAY...AND SHOW GREATER LLVL MOISTURE N...LESSER S. MODIFYING SOUNDINGS YIELDS 3000 J/KG CAPE WITH T/TD OF 90/70...2000 J/KG WITH 89/67. SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER WELL MAINTAIN 70 DWPTS THRU AFTN...OR MIX OUT TO 66-68...APPEARS BETTER CHC OF MIXING OUT IN GNV/OCF WHERE A LITTLE DRIER AT LLVLS. REGARDLESS...SHOULD BE PLENTY UNSTABLE FOR STRONG TSRA THIS AFTN...SIMILAR TO YDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY HINT AT SUBTLE H7-H5 SHORTWAVE OVER FL PNDL INTO NRN GULF THIS MORNING (PRODUCING CONVECTION THATS APPROACHING PNDL) TO TRACK EAST OVER SRN GA/NRN FL LATE THIS AFTN INTO EVNG. EXPECT MORE WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA ACRS SRN GA AND PERHAPS XTRM NRN FL DURG 17Z-23Z PERIOD...MORE SCTD IN NATURE FURTHER S. ALSO EXPECT E COAST SEA BREEZE TO NOT GET TOO FAR INLAND GIVEN LLVL W TO SW FLOW...WITH ONLY WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG W COAST SEA BREEZE AS IT MOVES NE. WILL HAVE LKLY POPS NRN HALF AND 40-50 POPS SRN HALF THIS AFTN. WILL CONT MENTION OF GUSTY WINDS WITH TSRA IN ZONES...AND POTENTIAL FOR ISOLD SEVERE STORMS ESP I-10 NWD. && .AVIATION...WILL SEE INCREASING CU/TCU LATER THIS MORNING...WITH SCTD AFTN TSRA. WINDS MAY BE STRONG AND GUSTY VICINITY OF TSRA...MAY NEED TO INCLUDE THIS IN NEXT TAF PACKAGE. FOR NOW INCLUDED A TEMPO TSRA DURING MOSTLY LIKELY PERIOD IN AFTN. && .MARINE...SW WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS AFTN THRU EVNG...WILL CONTINUE EXERCISE CAUTION FOR OFFSHORE COMPONENT WITH 15-20KT WINDS BY THIS EVNG. NO SIG CHANGES PLANNED IN UPDATE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 90 71 87 67 / 60 50 70 30 SSI 89 74 86 73 / 60 50 70 40 JAX 91 73 88 71 / 60 40 60 40 SGJ 90 73 87 71 / 50 30 60 40 GNV 91 72 89 69 / 50 30 60 40 OCF 91 72 89 71 / 40 20 50 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && WOLF
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 122 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-301000- 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- 122 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE AREA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON MONDAY AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DRIVING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING CONCERNS. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO ACTIVATE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. PP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 133 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ023>025-031-032-291830- BAKER-BRADFORD-CLAY-DUVAL-NASSAU- 133 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN BRADFORD...NORTHERN CLAY...SOUTHEASTERN BAKER...NASSAU AND DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 133 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF CALLAHAN TO SAMPSON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA THROUGH 230 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. IF THE THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFY FURTHER...WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. WOLF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 216 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ020-021-291900- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE- 216 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN SUWANNEE AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 216 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIVE OAK...MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND LIVE OAK...SUWANNEE SPRINGS...WHITE SPRINGS AND BELMONT THROUGH 300 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WOLF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 220 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 GAZ150>152-164-291900- BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-PIERCE-WARE- 220 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CHARLTON...WESTERN BRANTLEY...NORTHERN WARE AND SOUTHERN PIERCE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 220 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANOR TO 14 MILES WEST OF HOMELAND...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MANOR...NEEDHAM... HOMELAND...SUNNYSIDE...DEENWOOD...WAYCROSS...RACE POND...WINOKUR AND HOBOKEN THROUGH 300 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WOLF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
224 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM HAIL 2 SW DOWNTOWN JACKSONVI 30.31N 81.68W
06/29/2008 M0.25 INCH DUVAL FL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED AT
RAMPART AND COLLINS ROAD IN JACKSONVILLE.
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PKEEGANSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 232 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ022-291915- COLUMBIA- 232 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 232 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 8 MILES NORTH OF SUWANNEE VALLEY...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF WHITE SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 44 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WINFIELD...SUWANNEE VALLEY AND FIVE POINTS THROUGH 315 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LETRO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 235 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 FLZ024-025-032-033-GAZ154-165-166-291915- CLAY-COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-DUVAL-INLAND CAMDEN-NASSAU-ST. JOHNS- 235 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY...EASTERN NASSAU...NORTHERN ST. JOHNS...DUVAL...CAMDEN AND SOUTHERN GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 235 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST TO 20 MILES WEST OF ST AUGUSTINE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND YULEE...UNF...TALLYRAND... SAN MARCO...RIVERSIDE...OCEANWAY...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...ARLINGTON... ORANGE PARK...THE SOUTHSIDE AND MANDARIN...AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS 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. THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. PETERSON
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A funnel cloud was reported by the Mayport Naval Station ASOS and observed by an off duty National Weather Service meteorologist in the area.
Power lines were blown down near State Road 13 in Switzerland and near Race Track Road in Fruitcove. The time of damage was based on radar.
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