A weak short wave upper level trough and surface trough across the region interacted with the sea breezes over a moist and unstable airmass to produced scattered severe storms in the late afternoon and evening.
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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.
The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A weak short wave upper level trough and surface trough across the region interacted with the sea breezes over a moist and unstable airmass to produced scattered severe storms in the late afternoon and evening.
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 5, 1:06 PM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 206 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...INCREASED RAIN CHANCES SUN-TUE... .SHORT TERM...UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE OVER CENTRAL GA IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS AIDING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY OF A SURFACE CONVERGENCE ZONE WHERE SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES NEAR 2500-3500 J/KG WITH TEMPS IN THE LOWER 90S AND DEW PTS IN THE LOW 70S. MUCH QUIETER CONDITIONS EXIST OVER FL WHERE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS BETWEEN THE APPROACHING TROUGH UPSTREAM AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER S FL. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXPECT THE BEST CHANCES OF PRECIP OVER GA AND STILL A DECENT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH THE SEA BREEZE MERGER LATE THIS AFTN/EVENING ACROSS OUR INLAND FL ZONES. PRECIP WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER NIGHT OVER OUR GA ZONES...ALTHOUGH A DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED DUE TO LOSS OF DAYTIME INSTABILITY. A WET PERIOD BEGINS FOR OUR AREA TOMORROW THROUGH TUE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY MON. TOMORROW MOISTURE CONVERGES FROM OUR WNW AS THE UPPER TROUGH EDGES CLOSER AND MOISTURE FROM OUR S EDGES NWD AS THE UPPER LOW OVER S FL LIFTS NNE. INCREASED MOISTURE...ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND DIFFLUENCE DUE TO UPPER TROUGHING DIGGING UPSTREAM OF OUR AREA...AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE PER THE AFOREMENTIONED CONVERGENCE ZONE AND SEA BREEZES ALL SUPPORT LIKELY POPS FOR THE JAX CWA SUN WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES OVER OUR GA ZONES IN THE AFTN. THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES THIS FORECAST CYCLE WILL BE ADVERTISED ON MON FOR OUR ENTIRE CWA AS THE UPPER TROUGH ADVANCES TOWARD THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD WITH COOLER TEMPS ALOFT ENHANCING INSTABILITY MORE OVER OUR CWA. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FILTERS OVER THE AREA MON NIGHT SO EXPECT A TEMPO DECREASE IN POPS. TUE MODELS SUGGEST ANOTHER SURGE OVER MOISTURE RISING N UP THE FL PENINSULA PER AN EASTERLY WAVE. THE NAM ACTUALLY DEEPENS A SFC LOW IN THE GOMEX WHILE THE GFS IS MORE CONSERVATIVE AND SIMPLY INDICATES INCREASED MOISTURE OVER OUR AREA AND WEAK INVERTED TROUGHING AS THE WAVE ROTATES NORTH AROUND THE BERMUDA RIDGE. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE GFS WITH THE HIGHEST POPS IN THE LIKELY RANGE FOR MOST OF OUR CWA TUE AFTN WITH THE HIGHEST NEAR THE I-75 CORRIDOR DUE TO 1000-700 MB SSE STEERING FLOW. MAX TEMPS IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE HELD NEAR 90 DUE TO CLOUD COVER WITH WITH MINS ON THE WARM SIDE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. PATCHY GROUND FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT WHERE PRECIP RECENTLY FELL. .LONG TERM...WED THROUGH SAT...THE BERMUDA RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER S FL WED AND SHIFT ITS AXIS NORTHWARD THROUGH SAT TO POSITION OVER N FL. POPS WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO NEAR CLIMO VALUES IN THE 35-45% RANGE MAINLY DUE TO DIURNALLY CONVECTION. STEERING FLOW WILL BE LIGHT OVER OUR FL ZONES AND WLY OVER GA. TEMPS WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER 90S EACH DAY AND NEAR 70 FOR MINS. && .AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR WITH CB AND VCTS THROUGH 01-02Z ALL SITES. HAVE INDICATED TEMPO DUE TO TS AT SSI THROUGH 22Z. INTRODUCED VCSH ALL SITES SUN. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES. NOCTURNAL SLY SURGES WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNRISE THEN ONSHORE WILL INCREASE WITH THE SEA BREEZE NEAR THE COAST BY LATE MORN/EARLY AFTN. SLY WINDS 10-15 KTS AND SEAS 2-4 FT WILL PREVAIL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 89 71 88 / 40 70 40 60 SSI 74 87 76 86 / 20 50 40 60 JAX 73 90 73 87 / 30 60 40 60 SGJ 73 88 75 85 / 20 50 40 50 GNV 71 90 72 88 / 40 60 40 70 OCF 71 91 72 89 / 30 60 40 60 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ENYEDI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 955 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-052200- 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- 955 AM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED MID-AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE AS IT MOVES WELL INLAND. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME A LITTLE MORE NUMEROUS AS THIS BOUNDARY COLLIDES WITH THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 10 MPH... POSSIBLY REACHING COASTAL COUNTIES BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS FROM LOCALIZED MICROBURSTS. HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED DUE TO SLOW STORM MOTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... INCREASED MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO HIGHER THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG OVER PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. WOLF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 521 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 GAZ136-152-153-052200- BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-WAYNE- 521 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BRANTLEY...EASTERN WAYNE AND WESTERN GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 521 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF MOUNT PLEASANT TO WAYNESVILLE...WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WAYNESVILLE...MOUNT PLEASANT...EVERETT AND THALMANN THROUGH 600 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 537 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 GAZ134-052215- BACON- 537 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN BACON COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 537 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALMA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT RURAL AREAS NORTH OF ALMA THROUGH 615 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 540 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 FLZ037-052230- PUTNAM- 540 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 630 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 543 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 GAZ152>154-052245- BRANTLEY-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND GLYNN- 543 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEASTERN BRANTLEY AND WESTERN GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 543 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESVILLE TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOCK JUNCTION... WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WAYNESVILLE...DOCK JUNCTION...THALMANN AND BOYS ESTATE THROUGH 630 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 543 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 GAZ152>154-052245- BRANTLEY-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND GLYNN- 543 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEASTERN BRANTLEY AND WESTERN GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 543 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAYNESVILLE TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOCK JUNCTION... WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WAYNESVILLE...DOCK JUNCTION...THALMANN AND BOYS ESTATE THROUGH 645 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 550 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 FLZ022-030-052230- COLUMBIA-UNION- 550 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN UNION AND EAST-CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 550 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LULU...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WORTHINGTON SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DUKES AND LULU THROUGH 630 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down at the Oak Grove Island Golf Club. A lot of debris was noted as well as penny size hail. The time of the damage was based on radar.
Penny size hail was observed on Muskrat Road just north of Alma. The hail lasted for 15 minutes.
A residence off of Muskrat Road estimated winds to at least 70 mph. A large tree was blown down and damaged a trampoline. The cost of damage was estimated.
Georgia law enforcement reported a funnel cloud at Exit 20 on Interstate 95.
Central dispatch for the county reported a large tree blown down near the intersection of Browntown Road and Highway 40.
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, July 2008
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: 102937, 102936, 102976, 102935, 102938.