A retrograding upper level trough enhanced sea breeze induced storms during the afternoon over Southeast Georgia.
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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 retrograding upper level trough enhanced sea breeze induced storms during the afternoon over Southeast Georgia.
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 12, 8:38 AM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 938 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 .UPDATE...PRECIPITABLE WATER (PWAT OR PW) HAS INCREASED TO 1.78 IN THE MORNING SOUNDING AND COMBINED WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO EXPECT SMALL HAIL TO BE MOSTLY PEA-SIZED BUT PENNY-SIZE IS POSSIBLE. STORMS SHOULD ORIGINALLY DRIFT NORTHWARD THEN AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES THEY WILL MOVE TO THE NE. THUS WIL KEEP LOWER POPS NEAR THE COAST AND LIKELY POPS INLAND. HAVE TWEAKED TEMPS A TAD AND MAY UPDATE ZONES LATER THIS MORNING TO FRESHEN THE WORDING. && .AVIATION...AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY GNV AS STORMS DEVELOP INLAND. && .MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS ARE QUIESCENT THIS MORNING. THE UPDATE WILL HAVE NO CHANGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 91 69 91 68 / 50 20 30 20 SSI 85 74 86 74 / 40 10 20 10 JAX 88 70 89 69 / 50 20 30 20 SGJ 85 72 85 72 / 50 20 30 20 GNV 90 69 90 67 / 60 30 50 40 OCF 91 69 90 68 / 60 30 60 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && TRABERT/DEESE/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 502 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-131000- 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- 502 AM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. VISIBILITIES BELOW 2 MILES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DUE TO LESS CLOUD COVERAGE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...WITH GREATEST COVERAGE OVER THE INTERIOR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIATE OVER THE COASTAL SECTIONS THIS MORNING...SPREADING WEST OVER THE INTERIOR DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS...HEAVY RAINFALL....EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH CONCERNS OF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ALTHOUGH MOST STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW SEVERE LIMITS... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ACTIVATE IN THE EVENT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ECZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1207 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 FLZ032-033-037-121645- CLAY-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS- 1207 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND CENTRAL ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1207 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER BAKERSVILLE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 11 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BAKERSVILLE AND PICOLATA THROUGH 1245 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. DEESE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1259 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 FLZ025-032-033-121745- CLAY-DUVAL-ST. JOHNS- 1259 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY...WESTERN ST. JOHNS AND SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 145 PM EDT... AT 1259 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SWITZERLAND...OR 2 MILES WEST OF FRUIT COVE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SWITZERLAND...PICOLATA...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...FRUIT COVE...MANDARIN...ORANGE PARK...LAKESIDE...DOCTORS INLET AND BELLAIR THROUGH 145 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. DEESE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 115 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 GAZ152-164-121800- BRANTLEY-CHARLTON- 115 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON AND SOUTHWESTERN BRANTLEY COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 115 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINOKUR...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF NAHUNTA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WINOKUR...HICKOX AND HOBOKEN THROUGH 200 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. DEESE
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:14 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Brunswick News documented a lightning strike that killed 3 cows in the Brookman Community on a farm off of U.S. Highway 82. The cows were congregated around a tree, and the tree was struck by lightning. The lightning current progressed to the cows. Cost of damage was estimated at $1,000/cow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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