A long wave upper level trough was over the western Atlantic and a weak surface trough lingered over the area. Storms fired in a highly unstable environment in the afternoon.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A long wave upper level trough was over the western Atlantic and a weak surface trough lingered over the area. Storms fired in a highly unstable environment in the afternoon.
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 3, 1:29 PM EST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 229 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 .SHORT TERM... 500 MB HEIGHTS WILL BE ON THE RISE TONIGHT AS 590DM HIGH OVER SOUTH TEXAS SHIFTS EAST. STUBBORN SURFACE TROUGH WILL FINALLY BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AS SURFACE RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE AREA. SUBSIDENCE INVERSION TONIGHT SHOULD CAP OFF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...BUT MAY SEE A FEW STORMS LEFTOVER FROM TODAYS ACTIVITY LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ALL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END BY MID-EVENING. HOT DAY EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. GUIDANCE ENVELOPE IS CLOSELY CLUSTERED IN AGREEMENT SO HAVE BUMPED TEMPS UP BY A DEGREE OR TWO ACROSS THE BOARD. SUBSIDENCE...INCREASING THICKNESS VALUES...AND PLENTY OF SUN TO SUPPORT TEMPS SOLIDLY IN THE MID 90S AWAY FROM THE BEACHES. MAX DIURNAL INSTABILITY COULD APPROACH 2000 J/KG. UPPER SUPPORT WILL BE VIRTUALLY NIL AND MOISTURE PROFILES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY CONDUCIVE...SO ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN QUITE LIMITED. WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE GOING TO ACCOUNT FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ALONG SEABREEZES LATE IN THE DAY. THE NAM IS TRYING TO PICK UP ON A WEAK UPPER IMPULSE MOVING WEST ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA WEDNESDAY EVENING...SUPPORTIVE OF INCREASED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. NOT READY TO JUMP ON THAT IDEA JUST YET...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS DURING THE EVENING FOR NOW. ANOTHER HOT ONE ON THURSDAY WITH TEMPS AGAIN EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE MID 90S UNDER HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCES AND SOUTHERLY FLOW. MOST OF THE AREA WILL STAY DRY TO END THE WORK WEEK BUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING PEAK HEATING AND SEABREEZE INTERACTIONS. .LONG TERM... MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SUITE NOW POINTING TOWARD THE POSSIBILITY OF LONGWAVE RIDGE OVER THE EAST COAST HOLDING THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THE OPERATIONAL GFS ATTEMPTS TO MOVE AN UPPER LOW WEST ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND BUT THE ENSEMBLE MEAN AND ECMWF DO NOT SUPPORT THIS SOLUTION. GIVEN THIS...HAVE DECIDED TO REMOVE SLIGHT POPS AND KEEP THINGS DRY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IF THE RIDGE REMAINS MORE DOMINANT OVER OUR FORECAST AREA...WE WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY ON SUNDAY AS WELL...BUT FOR NOW WILL HOLD ONTO SLIGHT POPS. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL AGAIN DEPEND ON WHETHER UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF. THIS WOULD DRAW TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE FORECAST AREA AND BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY. GIVEN UNCERTAINTY IN DAYS 6 AND 7...WILL LEAVE FORECAST ALONE AND CONTINUE WITH LOW POPS. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THIS FORECAST CYCLE. DIURNAL CONVECTION IS ONGOING AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO IMPACT COASTAL TAF SITES THROUGH 23Z...POSSIBLY LONGER AT INLAND SITE KGNV AS SEA-BREEZES WILL LIKELY COLLIDE WELL INLAND. LIGHT FLOW REGIME OVERNIGHT WILL PROMOTE AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPMENT...AND HAVE MAINTAINED TEMPO MVFR VSBYS FROM 09Z-13Z. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND....WITH A PREVAILING EASTERLY FLOW ESTABLISHING BY FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 69 94 70 94 / 30 20 10 20 SSI 74 87 75 88 / 20 20 10 10 JAX 71 92 71 90 / 20 20 10 10 SGJ 72 88 74 88 / 20 20 10 10 GNV 69 93 70 93 / 20 20 20 20 OCF 70 92 70 93 / 20 30 20 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHULER/ZAPPE/KEEGAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 457 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-040852- 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- 457 AM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS INLAND COUNTIES. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. WEAK STORM MOTION TO THE SOUTH AT LESS THAN 10 MPH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH THE BEST RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SELF ACTIVATE IN THEIR AREA IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ARS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 341 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 FLZ033-032030- ST. JOHNS- 341 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 341 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SPUDS...OR 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SPUDS...HASTINGS AND ELKTON THROUGH 430 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. SHULER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 404 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 GAZ165-166-032045- COASTAL CAMDEN-INLAND CAMDEN- 404 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 404 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTH OF KINGSLAND...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND KINGSLAND AND HARRIETTS BLUFF THROUGH 445 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. SHULER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 406 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 FLZ032-032045- CLAY- 406 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN CLAY COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 406 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES WEST OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRUIT COVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PENNEY FARMS AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS THROUGH 445 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. SHULER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 430 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 GAZ162-032115- ECHOLS- 430 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN ECHOLS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 430 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF NEEDMORE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARGO...MOVING EAST AT 8 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEEDMORE THROUGH 515 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. SHULER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 445 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 FLZ024-025-032130- DUVAL-NASSAU- 445 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL NASSAU AND NORTHWESTERN DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 445 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES EAST OF RATLIFF...OR 5 MILES WEST OF JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND RATLIFF... CALLAHAN...JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...TALLYRAND...SAN MARCO...RIVERSIDE...OCEANWAY...NORMANDY AND DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE THROUGH 530 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 453 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 FLZ032-037-032145- CLAY-PUTNAM- 453 PM EDT TUE JUN 3 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CLAY AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 453 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER PUTNAM COUNTY...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALATKA...MOVING NORTH AT 6 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS NEAR SUN GARDEN THROUGH 545 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. SHULER
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large limbs and power lines were blown down along Treasure Point Road and Doctors Lake Drive. Lightning struck a few power lines.
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