A few afternoon storms developed along the east coast sea breeze front. One lightning strike caused minor damage at a home in Jacksonville.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A few afternoon storms developed along the east coast sea breeze front. One lightning strike caused minor damage at a home in Jacksonville.
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 16, 2:06 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 306 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DRY AIR ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION HAS RESULTED IN LESS COVERAGE OF STORMS TODAY BUT STILL UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR STORMS TO BE GENERATED ALONG BOTH SEA BREEZES THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE ACROSS N FL AND WATER VAPOR SHOWING UPPER LOW ACROSS THE FL STRAITS MOVING WEST. SPOKES OF ENERGY WERE ROTATING AROUND IT. ONE SUCH IMPULSE WAS ACROSS CNTL FL AND THE RUC MODEL MOVES IT TO OFFSHORE THE WEST CNTL FL WEST COAST THIS EVE. .SHORT TERM... THIS EVE/TONIGHT...EXPECT BULK OF SCATTERED STORMS TO BE ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS EARLY THIS EVE MAINLY BETWEEN U.S. 301 AND I-75 WHERE SEA BREEZES/OUTFLOWS WILL MERGE. ACTIVITY ALSO ENHANCED BY IMPULSE COMING IN FROM CNTL FL. MAIN CONCERNS STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE HAIL. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO END DURING THE EARLY EVE. SAT-MON...THE MEAN 1000-700 MB RIDGE AXIS WILL POSITION N OF THE CWA THIS WEEKEND WITH DRIER AIR IMPACTING THE ENTIRE AREA AND STRONGER SUBSIDENCE. HAVE ADVERTISED POPS AROUND 30-40% FOR OUR NW ZONES WITH A DOMINANT EAST COAST SEA BREEZE CONVECTIVE REGIME SAT. THE DRIEST TIME PERIOD WILL BE SUN WITH POPS OF 20-30% INLAND TO A SILENT 10% ALONG THE COAST. HOT TEMPS EXPECTED WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S INLAND AND A SHADE UNDER 90 AT THE COAST BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE MOVES IN. HEAT INDICES 100-103 SAT AND GENERALLY AROUND 100 SUN-MON. .LONG TERM...NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED PACKAGE. THE 1000-700 MB MEAN RIDGE AXIS WILL POSITION NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA TUE WITH A SSE FLOW LOCALLY. MODELS ADVERTISE A TROPICAL WAVE CROSSING SOUTH FL LATE TUE AND HAVE INDICATED HIGH CHC POPS FOR OUR FL ZONES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. WED THROUGH FRI THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS SOUTHWARD AND POSITIONS ACROSS THE CWA. PWATS ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 INCHES PER THE GFS THU. HAVE THUS ADVERTISED POPS BELOW CLIMO DUE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE OVER THE AREA WITH A DIURNAL SEA BREEZE CONVECTIVE REGIME. TEMPS WILL BE AOA CLIMO WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW/MID 90S AND MINS IN THE LOW/MID 70S INLAND TO NEAR 80 COAST. && .AVIATION...A SURFACE TROUGH JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA WILL ADVANCE NORTH/NORTHWESTWARD TODAY. THIS FEATURE WILL LIKELY INITIATE SHOWERS/STORMS OVER THE COASTAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA COUNTIES THIS MORNING...WITH ACTIVITY TRANSITIONING FARTHER INLAND AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WILL KEEP VCSH/VCTS WORDING FOR TODAY AND WILL CLOSELY MONITOR TSTM TRENDS FOR TEMPO GROUPS AS THE DAY UNFOLDS. && .MARINE...CHANGES TO THE MARINE FLOW AS OFFSHORE SWLY BECOME SELY AS RIDGE AXIS MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 3-5 FT RANGE AND REMAIN THAT WAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ONSHORE WINDS/SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW HEADLINE LEVELS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST AND HAVE POSTED A MODERATE RISK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 72 95 72 95 / 20 50 30 30 SSI 78 90 77 89 / 10 20 10 10 JAX 74 94 73 93 / 10 20 10 10 SGJ 77 92 75 91 / 10 10 10 10 GNV 72 95 71 93 / 20 30 20 20 OCF 72 94 71 94 / 20 30 20 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && PP/ECZ/PK/KG
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 610 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-171000- 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- 610 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... SCATTERED TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. STORM MOTION WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. ISOLATED STORMS WILL LIKELY INITIATE BY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA...THEN SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. THE MAIN CONVECTIVE CONCERNS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL ELEVATE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST EACH AFTERNOON WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF COVERAGE NEAR THE COAST DUE TO A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW. THIS REGIME WILL ALSO CONTINUE AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT 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.NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ENYEDI
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1207 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM HAIL 5 W MELROSE 29.72N 82.14W
07/15/2010 E1.00 INCH ALACHUA FL PUBLIC
A CONVENIENT STORE ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 301 GOT PUBLIC
REPORTS OF HAIL. THE HAIL WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH. THE
TIME GIVEN WAS BASED ON RADAR.
&&
PPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1215 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE WAYNESVILLE 31.26N 81.75W
07/15/2010 BRANTLEY GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO PECAN TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTSECTION OF
POST ROAD AND CHICORA ROAD...ONE FELL ON A HOUSE AND THE
OTHER ON A CAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.
&&
KGUILLETSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
314 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010
FLZ037-161945-
PUTNAM-
314 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
PUTNAM COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 314 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRESCENT CITY...
MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND GEORGETOWN...CRESCENT CITY...LAKE COMO...WELAKA...POMONA
PARK AND SATSUMA THROUGH 345 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER 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.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2937 8145 2933 8165 2958 8173 2961 8152
2949 8152 2944 8148 2941 8147 2939 8144
2938 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 171DEG 16KT 2943 8156
SHULERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
337 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010
FLZ037-162000-
PUTNAM-
337 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...
AT 337 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SATSUMA...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
POMONA PARK...MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND WELAKA...SATSUMA...SAN
MATEO...EAST PALATKA...ORANGE MILLS...PALATKA...CARRAWAY AND
BOSTWICK THROUGH 400 PM 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.
LAT...LON 2946 8170 2973 8187 2982 8164 2954 8152
2953 8152
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 155DEG 12KT 2958 8165
CARROLLThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The St. Augustine Record reported a house fire caused by a lightning strike on the 2200 block of Clovelly Lane off of County Road 210 around 5 pm local time. Firefighters contained a small fire that originated in the home's attic. There were no injuries, and there was only minor damage. The cost of damage was estimated.
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