Tropical Storm Fay moved north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Tropical Storm Fay moved north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st.
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 Aug 21, 1:27 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
227 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST...
...WIND AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR INLAND ZONES...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS...
.SHORT TERM...ALL CONCERNS CONTINUED TO BE CENTERED ON TROPICAL
STORM FAY WHICH FINALLY HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF MOVEMENT OVER THE PAST
3 TO 5 HOURS WITH AT FIRST A NORTHWARD MOTION AND NOW PERHAPS A
WEST OF NORTH MOTION. THE LATEST PUBLIC ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER HAS THE CENTER OF THE STORM VERY NEAR FLAGLER
BEACH WITH A CONTINUED SLOW MOVEMENT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 2
MPH. CENTER OF CIRCULATION HAS CERTAINLY BROADENED CONSIDERABLY
OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS AND WITH THE SHIFT NORTHWARD...WE ARE
ACTUALLY SEEING A BIT OF DRYING OVER FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS
COUNTIES.
RESIDENTS AND MEDIA ARE REMINDED THAT THIS IS ONLY PHASE
ONE OF THIS STORM FOR THESE AREAS AND SUBSTANTIAL VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT.
SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS REALLY MADE A TRANSFORMATION TODAY WITH THE
MUCH COLDER CLOUD TOPS FINALLY ROTATING AROUND THE NORTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM AND ADVECTING INLAND. HAVE THUS SEEN A
CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN MODERATE SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE COASTAL
SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INTO INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
SO THE BIG QUESTION BECOMES WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING. GIVEN THE WIDE
EXPANSE OF COLD CLOUD TOPS AND ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON
THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF RAINFALL CONCERNS
COULD ACTUALLY OCCUR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM TONIGHT AND INTO
FRIDAY. AS SYSTEM MOVES WEST...WILL ALSO SEE AN INCREASE IN SHEAR
AS THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT SETS UP OVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH
ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
AS FAR AS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE
CONCERNED...CURRENTLY HAVE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNINGS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND HAVE LIKEWISE EXTENDED WIND AND LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES TO MATCH UP FOR THE INLAND SECTIONS.
LOOKING AT THE OFFICIAL NHC TRACK AND MODEL CONSENSUS...CONCERN IS
INCREASING THAT A BAND OF ENHANCED MOISTURE AND ASSOCIATED SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL HANG BACK OVER THE FORECAST AREA WELL INTO THE
WEEKEND. DEPENDING ON WHERE THIS BAND SETS UP...WE COULD BE
LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER AREAS ALREADY SATURATED
FROM THE DIRECT EFFECTS OF FAY.
.LONG TERM...LOOKING FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD WHICH IS DIFFICULT
GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS STORM...SHOULD SEE SOME SHORTWAVE ENERGY
DIVING INTO THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH COULD BRING THE
MOISTURE REMNANTS OF FAY BACK OVER THE AREA WITH ENHANCED RAIN
CHANCES ONCE AGAIN.
&&
.AVIATION...RAIN BANDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD IFR VSBYS/CIGS
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. HAVE
CONTINUED WITH LLWS IN TAFS DUE TO NE WINDS NEAR 50 KNOTS RIGHT
ABOVE SURFACE.
&&
.MARINE...TROPICAL STORM FAY ALONG THE COAST AT FLAGLER BEACH MOVING
SLOWLY WNW. HEAVY RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO SPIRAL AROUND THE BROAD
CENTER AND MOVE ASHORE THE COAST. WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS/SEAS BEGIN TO DECREASE
FRIDAY AS FAY MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE TO
HAVE SCA CONDITIONS OFFSHORE SATURDAY AS SEAS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE. NO HEADLINES EXPECTED SUNDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...PLEASE SEE THE JACKSONVILLE WEBPAGE AT
WEATHER.GOV/JAX FOR THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS.
OTHERWISE...HPC PROJECTIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS LOOK ON TRACK AND WILL GENERALLY HANDLE WITH AREAL FLOOD
WARNINGS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 73 83 73 87 / 100 100 80 60
SSI 78 82 78 83 / 100 100 80 60
JAX 76 82 76 85 / 100 100 80 60
SGJ 77 83 78 85 / 100 100 80 60
GNV 75 83 74 87 / 100 100 80 70
OCF 75 84 75 88 / 100 100 70 70
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-
CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-
NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST-
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR CLAY-DUVAL-
FLAGLER-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR DUVAL-FLAGLER-NASSAU-ST JOHNS.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-
MARION-UNION.
GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-
BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-
COFFEE-ECHOLS-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-JEFF DAVIS-PIERCE-
WARE-WAYNE.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR APPLING-ATKINSON-
BACON-BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COFFEE-ECHOLS-JEFF DAVIS-
PIERCE-WARE-WAYNE.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR COASTAL
CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN.
AM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH
FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA
BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20
NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL
OUT 20 NM-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE-ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM.
&&
PUBLIC...JD
MARINE/AVIATION/FIRE WX...PP
TROPICAL...SL/PW
RADAR...JH
HYDRO...JH/BK
SHORT TERM/UPPER AIR...BKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
320 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0236 PM TROPICAL STORM MAYPORT 30.38N 81.41W
08/21/2008 DUVAL FL ASOS
A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH WAS MEASURED AT MAYPORT.
&&
PPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
324 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0259 PM TROPICAL STORM 5 NNE ORANGE PARK 30.24N 81.68W
08/21/2008 DUVAL FL ASOS
A WIND GUST OF 58 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE JACKSONVILLE
NAVAL AIR STATION.
&&
PPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
329 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TROPICAL STORM 6 NNW ST. AUGUSTINE 29.97N 81.33W
08/21/2008 XXX XX AWOS
A WIND GUST OF 57 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE ST AUGUSTINE
AIRPORT.
&&
PPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
340 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TROPICAL STORM 6 NNW ST. AUGUSTINE 29.97N 81.35W
08/21/2008 ST. JOHNS FL AWOS
A WIND GUST OF 57 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE ST AUGUSTINE
AIRPORT.
&&
PPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
352 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0338 PM TROPICAL STORM MAYPORT 30.38N 81.41W
08/21/2008 DUVAL FL AWOS
THE NAVAL STATION MAYPORT AWOS MEASURED A WIND GUST TO 58
MPH.
&&
ENYEDIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
417 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0213 PM TROPICAL STORM 2 NNE ARLINGTON 30.37N 81.59W
08/21/2008 DUVAL FL BROADCAST MEDIA
A TREE FELL DOWN ON A HOME AT THE INTERSECTION OF FORT
CAROLINE ROAD AND ROGERO ROAD.
0230 PM TROPICAL STORM 5 SSE SAN MARCO 30.24N 81.63W
08/21/2008 DUVAL FL BROADCAST MEDIA
A TREE AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING ST.
AUGUSTINE ROAD NEAR SAN JOSE COUNTRY CLUB. THE TIME OF
THE REPORT WAS THE TIME IT WAS RELAYED BY LOCAL MEDIA TO
THE NWS.
&&
ENYEDIThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tropical Storm Fay made landfall well south of the Georgia coast with strong winds, high tides, high surf and heavy rainfall impacting Glynn and Camden Counties. Heavy rainfall spread inland as Fay moved west causing some flooding across portions of interior southeast Georgia.
Tropical Storm Fay made landfall well south of the Georgia coast with strong winds, high tides, high surf and heavy rainfall impacting Glynn and Camden Counties. Heavy rainfall spread inland as Fay moved west causing some flooding across portions of interior southeast Georgia.
Tropical Storm Fay made landfall well south of the Georgia coast with strong winds, high tides, high surf and heavy rainfall impacting Glynn and Camden Counties. Heavy rainfall spread inland as Fay moved west causing some flooding across portions of interior southeast Georgia.
Tropical Storm Fay made landfall well south of the Georgia coast with strong winds, high tides, high surf and heavy rainfall impacting Glynn and Camden Counties. Heavy rainfall spread inland as Fay moved west causing some flooding across portions of interior southeast Georgia.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2008The 2008 hurricane season
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: 134065, 134066, 134067, 134068.