Thunderstorm Wind, Charlton
- When
- July 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlton County, Homeland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -82.020
A fire tower operator reported power lines down in Homeland.
Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 23, 2008
S. Atlantic Coast.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A mid and upper level trough extended from the Great Lakes south across the lower Mississippi River Valley and a weak shortwave trough was offshore of the southeast U.S. Atlantic Coast. A surface ridge axis was across central Florida. The Jacksonville sounding depicted a precipitable water of over 2 inches and modified afternoon CAPEs were around 2500 J/kg with a lifted index of -10 and 500 mb temperatures of -10 degrees Celcius. Scattered severe storms developed across the area during the afternoon and evening when a passing upper level short wave trough vorticity maxima traversed the moist and unstable airmass as the sea breezes developed.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jul 23, 8:55 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 8:55 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 955 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 .SHORT TERM...12Z KJAX SOUNDING HAS PLENTY OF INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH LI OF AROUND -10 AND 500 MB TEMP OF -10C. PWAT IS UP TO AROUND 2 INCHES. AS A RESULT...CONVECTION IS ONGOING OVER INLAND SE GA AND THE N SUWANNEE VALLEY WITH MORE ACTIVITY OVER THE GULF AND ATLC COASTAL WATERS. LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA...BUT SHOULD BE ENUF BREAKS TO REACH THE MID 80S WHICH WILL BE ALL IT WILL TAKE TO START MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION. GFS APPEARS TO HAVE SOME CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK ISSUES... BUT NAM DEPICTS VORT MAX AT 500MB OVER THE AREA BY AFTN. MAY BUMP POPS UP A BIT MORE SINCE MODELS HAVE BEEN UNDERDOING CONVECTION THE PAST FEW DAYS. WILL ALSO TWEAK TEMPS DOWN A DEG OR TWO AND REFRESH WORDING WITH PREVAILING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. && .AVIATION...TAFS ARE ON TRACK WITH AFTN SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED. MAY NEED TO TWEAK VSBYS DOWN IN TSTMS DUE TO HIGH PWATS ACROSS THE AREA. MAY ALSO BUMP UP TSTM WIND GUSTS. && .MARINE...WILL BUMP UP WINDS ABOUT 5 KTS FOR THE UPDATE TO ACCOUNT FOR HIGHER SUSTAINED WINDS IN OBS ALTHO THESE WINDS MAY BE DUE TO NEARBY CONVECTION. HOWEVER...THESE TWEAKS WILL STILL BE BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA. OTHERWISE...LITTLE CHANGE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 91 71 93 72 / 70 30 30 20 SSI 88 75 89 76 / 70 40 30 20 JAX 90 71 91 73 / 70 40 40 30 SGJ 87 71 88 74 / 70 40 40 30 GNV 89 71 90 73 / 70 40 50 30 OCF 89 71 90 72 / 70 40 50 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && CARROLL/DEESE/KERNS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 3:48 AM EST, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 448 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-240832- 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- 448 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...ISOLATED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS TODAY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MOVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. ISOLATED STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE...AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ARS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 23, 9:17 AM EST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1017 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG GREEN COVE SPRINGS 29.99N 81.68W
07/22/2008 CLAY FL EMERGENCY MNGR
THE CLAY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES DOWN
AROUND THE GOLF COURSE AT THE MAGNOLIA POINT SUB
DIVISION. POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA FOR A FEW HOURS.
&&
BKERNSSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 9:26 AM EST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1026 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 GAZ150-152-163-164-231515- BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-WARE- 1026 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CHARLTON...EASTERN CLINCH...SOUTHWESTERN BRANTLEY AND CENTRAL WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 1115 AM EDT... AT 1026 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF RACE POND TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 17 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...RACE POND AND WINOKUR THROUGH 1115 AM 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. SHULER
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:29 AM EST, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1029 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 FLZ020-022-231515- COLUMBIA-HAMILTON- 1029 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN COLUMBIA AND EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 1115 AM EDT... AT 1029 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF BELMONT TO WHITE SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BELMONT...WHITE SPRINGS...SUWANNEE VALLEY AND WINFIELD THROUGH 1115 AM 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. SHULER
Local storm report, Jul 23, 9:35 AM EST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1035 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N LIVE OAK 30.37N 82.99W
07/22/2008 SUWANNEE FL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
THE LIVE OAK ROAD DEPARTMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN THAT
THEY REMOVED FROM THE ROAD ALONG COUNTY ROAD 795 AND ALSO
54TH STREET 5 MILES NORTH OF LIVE OAK.
&&
BKERNSLocal storm report, Jul 23, 9:39 AM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1039 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE YULEE 30.61N 81.55W
07/22/2008 NASSAU FL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES AND BUSHES UPROOTED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS ALONG
AMELIA CONCOURSE.
&&
CARROLLSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 9:42 AM EST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1042 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 GAZ152-164-165-231530- BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN- 1042 AM EDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON...SOUTHEASTERN BRANTLEY AND NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 1130 AM EDT... AT 1042 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES EAST OF HICKOX TO 8 MILES WEST OF TARBORO...MOVING EAST AT 19 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND HICKOX... ATKINSON...TARBORO...WOODBINE...WAVERLY AND COLESBURG THROUGH 1130 AM 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. SHULER
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Excessive Heat in Texas, July 23 to 28, 2008
- Hurricane and Tornado in Texas, July 23 to 28, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, July 23 to 24, 2008
- Rip Current in Florida, July 23, 2008
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Texas, July 23 to 24, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, July 23 to 24, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 23, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 23, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Rhode Island, July 23, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, July 23, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, July 23, 2008
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2008
Sources
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: 109716.