Scattered storms developed during the afternoon and evening across the Florida peninsula as an upper level trough approached from the Gulf Coast region.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Scattered storms developed during the afternoon and evening across the Florida peninsula as an upper level trough approached from the Gulf Coast region.
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 Nov 24, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 221 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...INCREASING RAINS ACROSS SE HALF OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND WED... .SYNOPSIS...S EXTENSION OF E PLAINS UPPER TROF CONTINUES TO DIG OVER THE W GOMEX. THIS IS PRODUCING A BALL OF TSTMS OVER THAT AREA WITH MID AND HIGH CLOUDINESS STREAMING ACROSS THE N GOMEX AND THE LOCAL COUNTY WARNING AREA. REMAINDER OF GULF AREA HAS DESTABILIZED WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS..WITH SOME EVEN MOVING INLAND OVER THE SW PORTION OF OUR AREA IN MARION COUNTY. BENEATH THE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS...RATHER SOLID LOW CLOUD DECK REMAINS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM NEAR 60 OVER SE GA TO THE LOWER 70S ACROSS OUR S ZONES. .SHORT TERM...MODELS IN BETTER AND BETTER AGREEMENT WITH PROGRESSION OF RAINFALL TONIGHT AND WED. NAM AND GFS NOW DEVELOP CLOSED SFC LOW OVER THE E GOMEX MIDDAY WED BEFORE A DEEPER LOW FORMS OFF OUR ATLANTIC COAST LATE WED. PRECIP FIELDS IN GOOD AGREEMENT AS WELL...ALTHO SOME CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK ISSUES REMAIN IN THE GFS...PARTICULARLY E OF THE CENTRAL FL COAST. LOOKS LIKE HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL FOCUS FROM OUR SW ZONES ACROSS EXTREME NE FL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THRU A GOOD DEAL OF THE DAY ON WED BEFORE THE ATLANTIC LOW DEEPENS AND DRAGS DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW. MUCH OF THE PRECIP WILL BE GENERATED BY ISENTROPIC LIFT BUT LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION WILL BE A FACTOR OVER THE SE ZONES. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS DURING THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY EXCEED 1 INCH OVER THE SE 1/3 OF OUR AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN TSTM ACTIVITY. WILL MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WED MORNING PORTION OF THE FORECAST...WITH SOME HEAVY RAINS EVEN POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND DURING WED AFTERNOON OVER THE SAME AREAS. THE OTHER IMPACT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS OVER OUR SE ZONES. THE NAM BRINGS A MARGINAL SEVERE WIND THREAT INTO OUR EXTREME SE ZONES DURING THE DAY WED WHILE THE GFS HINTS AT SOME ROTATING STORMS IN THE SAME AREA. WILL LET THIS MORNINGS UPDATED HWO RIDE FOR NOW AND LET LATER SHIFTS GET MORE SPECIFIC IF NEEDED. THANKS TO TAE/TBW/MLB FOR COORDINATION. INCREASING LOW-LEVEL WINDS AND THICK CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP FOG FROM BECOMING TOO DENSE OR WIDESPREAD TONIGHT. FOR NOW...HAVE JUST INDICATED PATCHY FOG AREA-WIDE. FOR TEMPERATURES...HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE WARMER GFS MOS GUIDANCE TONIGHT AND THE COOLER NAM MOS FOR WED DUE TO THICK CLOUD COVER. .LONG TERM...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW NORMAL THIS WEEKEND. IF ANYTHING...THE NEXT FRONT MAY MOVE MORE QUICKLY THRU THE AREA. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT WILL SWEEP THRU DURING THE DAY MON WITH A FAIRLY SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF IT. GFS HAS MARGINAL INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FEATURE DUE TO LIMITED DURATION OF RETURN FLOW. HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE SO DYNAMIC...MAY STILL BE A SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. && .AVIATION...IFR CONDS IN LOW CLOUDS CONTINUE TO BE VERY SLOW TO LIFT AND WITH WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD AND RAIN DEVELOPING TONIGHT...WILL BE A VERY CHALLENGING SET OF TAFS. FOR NOW HAVE BROAD-BRUSHED A BRIEF VISIT TO MVFR CIGS BTWN 20-02Z BEFORE CONDS DETERIORATE BACK INTO IFR CONDS WITH RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER 02Z...THEN HAVE TRENDED EVEN FURTHER INTO LIFR CIGS IN MODERATE RAIN AFTER THE 06Z/08Z TIME FRAME THROUGH 18Z ON WED. GUIDANCE WAS VERY LOW WITH CEILINGS AT 100-200 FEET AFTER 02Z TONIGHT...AND MY FORECAST WAS A BIT CLOSER TO THE 300-500 FT RANGE FOR NOW. LEFT ANY MENTION OF THUNDER OUT OF THE TAF SET FOR NOW...BUT KGNV HAS THE BEST CHANCE FOR ELEVATED THUNDER LATE TONIGHT. && .MARINE...NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE JUST NORTH OF THE DEVELOPING WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN STATIC ACRS MOST OF THE WATERS AS LONG AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY DOESNT PULL TOO FAR TO THE NORTH. LOW PRESSURE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF THE FLORIDA COAST ON THE FRONT ON WED AND WILL KICK WINDS BACK TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST WITH A SHARP INCREASE IN SPEED TO SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION LEVELS WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN WITH STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION SETTING UP IN NORTHWEST FLOW THU NIGHT AND FRI...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDS WILL DEVELOP AT THE LEAST OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND VERY CLOSE ACRS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...STILL TOO EARLY FOR ANY HEADLINES. WINDS TO DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND FAIRLY QUICKLY TO SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 KNOTS AND SEAS LESS THAN 4 FEET. && .FIRE WEATHER...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR IS FILTERING IN ON NORTHWEST WINDS NORTHEAST FLORIDA ZONES MAY SEE MIN RH DIP TO AROUND 35% WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 MPH BUT APPEARS TOO MARGINAL FOR ANY MENTION OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH AT THIS TIME. FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACRS NORTHEAST FLORIDA MAY SEE 3-5 HR DURATION OF CRITICAL RHS WITH DRY AIR OVER THE REGION. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 51 64 43 66 / 30 30 0 0 SSI 56 63 49 67 / 60 70 0 0 JAX 57 64 47 69 / 70 80 10 0 SGJ 62 67 53 70 / 70 80 20 0 GNV 60 67 48 68 / 70 80 10 0 OCF 62 69 50 70 / 70 80 20 0 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && CARROLL/HESS/PRESNALL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1005 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-251030- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE- JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY- INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 1005 AM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER... MINOR FLOODING CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER. REFER TO THE CURRENT RIVER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT GENERALLY NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF A JACKSONVILLE TO GAINESVILLE LINE. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST AUGUSTINE TO OCALA LATE TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD INTO NORTHEAST FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED ONE INCH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SOUTHEAST OF A SAINT AUGUSTINE TO OCALA LINE. AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WELL. THE VISIBILITY MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ARS/SEC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 409 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 FLZ036-037-040-242200- ALACHUA-MARION-PUTNAM- 409 PM EST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALACHUA...NORTHERN MARION AND WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 500 PM EST... AT 409 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROSS CREEK...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CITRA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ROCHELLE...REDDICK... MICANOPY...MCINTOSH...LOWELL...FLEMINGTON...CROSS CREEK...NEWNANS LAKE...LOCHLOOSA AND GROVE PARK THROUGH 500 PM EST. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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. LAT...LON 2979 8215 2961 8193 2929 8222 2945 8239 TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 238DEG 18KT 2954 8220 SHULER
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 10-year-old male was struck and injured by lightning in Hawthorne. He was hospitalized.
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