High pressure was over the area aloft with the surface Bermuda ridge axis south of the area. A light and mean southwest steering flow was over the area with an unstable low level air mass in place.
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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.
High pressure was over the area aloft with the surface Bermuda ridge axis south of the area. A light and mean southwest steering flow was over the area with an unstable low level air mass in place. Storms formed along the sea breezes and propagated inland through the 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 Jun 15, 1:34 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 234 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...HEAT INDICES TO APPROACH 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... .SHORT TERM...TEMPERATURE HAS HIT THE CENTURY MARK AT JAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR TODAY WAS 102 SET IN 1981 AND THERE IS STILL TIME TO REACH OR EXCEED IT. HEAT INDICES RANGE FROM 101 TO 110 ACRS THE REGION. A FEW SPOTS ARE LIGHTING UP ON THE RADAR AS SFC HEATING DESTABILIZES THE ATMOSPHERE. STEERING FLOW IS WEAK TODAY AND STORMS MAY END UP STATIONARY OR DRIFTING SLOWLY EWD. ON WED...MEAN LAYER (1000-500MB) HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DRIFT SOUTH OF AREA WITH A LIGHT SW TO WLY STEERING FLOW. MORE CLOUDS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL SHAVE A COUPLE DEG OFF MAX TEMPS BUT WILL NOT BE THAT NOTICEABLE WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR 105. HAVE KEPT POPS NEAR 50%. THU/FRI...HIGH PRES IS BUMPED TO THE WEST AND WEAKENS AS BACKDOOR FRONT AND SHORTWAVE TROUGH PUSH INTO THE SOUTHEAST. TSTM CHANCES WILL BE IN 50-60% RANGE. MAX TEMPS WILL BE IN MID/UPR 90S AND HEAT INDICES SHOULD SLIP TO 100-105. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... AS RIDGE ALOFT BREAKS DOWN A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY/LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLIDE INTO THE FORECAST AREA ACCOMPANIED BY ABUNDANT MOISTURE. THIS WILL LEAD TO TEMPS RETURNING TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS BUT TSTM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY BE ABOVE NORMAL ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEEKEND GIVEN PROXIMITY OF TROUGH AND PWATS HOVERING AROUND 2 TO 2.5 INCHES PER THE GFS. && .AVIATION... MORE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH VCTS AT ALL TERMINALS FOR NOW...AS CONFIDENCE IN TIMING STILL NOT QUITE HIGH ENOUGH TO GO WITH TEMPO GROUPS JUST YET. WILL MONITOR CLOSELY AND AMEND ACCORDINGLY. HAVE INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR BROKEN CB CLOUDS AT THE JACKSONVILLE AREA TERMINALS TO HIGHLIGHT THE MOST LIKELY TIME (23Z TO 03Z) FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THAT AREA. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. && .MARINE... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN DOMINANT FEATURE...KEEPING CONDITIONS RATHER BENIGN...SEAS GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 FT AND WINDS LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. NOT EXPECTING THE NEED FOR ANY HEADLINES THE REST OF THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 75 96 73 94 / 30 50 30 50 SSI 78 91 77 89 / 20 40 30 40 JAX 74 95 73 93 / 30 50 30 50 SGJ 75 91 75 90 / 20 40 30 50 GNV 74 95 74 94 / 30 50 30 50 OCF 73 96 74 93 / 20 50 20 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && TRABERT/SHULER/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 432 AM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-161000- 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- 432 AM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...VERY HOT CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE... SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SEA BREEZES BEGIN TO DEVELOP AND PROGRESS INLAND. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD THE EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN UPPER 90S AGAIN WILL PUSH HEAT INDICES INTO THE 105 TO 109 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLOW STORM MOTION WILL CONTINUE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING. .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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
407 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
GAZ165-166-152030-
COASTAL CAMDEN-INLAND CAMDEN-
407 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL CAMDEN
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 406 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS QUICKLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
COLESBURG TO 2 MILES NORTH OF HARRIETTS BLUFF...WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT.
OTHER STRONG STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN VICINITY OF
THESE STORMS...AFFECTING AREAS AROUND WOODBINE...COLESBURG AND
HARRIETTS BLUFF THROUGH 430 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 3085 8155 3087 8177 3096 8174 3101 8167
3098 8153
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 286DEG 1KT 3092 8172 3090 8158
ZAPPEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
409 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM HAIL 4 N DOCK JUNCTION 31.26N 81.52W
06/15/2010 E1.00 INCH GLYNN GA PUBLIC
ONE INCH HAIL AND SMALL LIMBS BLOWN OFF TREES REPORTED
ABOUT 2.5 MILES ENE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 341 AND HIGHWAY 99
INTERSECTION.
&&
MZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
409 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
GAZ152-152045-
BRANTLEY-
409 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL
BRANTLEY COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 409 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTH OF HOBOKEN...NEARLY
STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS
THROUGH 445 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 3111 8197 3107 8205 3107 8206 3111 8221
3115 8221 3119 8219 3116 8209 3111 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 314DEG 1KT 3111 8215
ZAPPEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
423 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG HICKOX 31.15N 82.00W
06/15/2010 BRANTLEY GA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 301 AND HARRY JONES
RD.
&&
MZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 426 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010 GAZ136-152115- WAYNE- 426 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 426 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JESUP...NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JESUP THROUGH 515 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 3163 8180 3154 8178 3154 8193 3163 8194 TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 254DEG 1KT 3158 8184 ZAPPE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
438 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
FLZ038-152130-
FLAGLER-
438 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FLAGLER COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530
PM EDT...
AT 438 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF
PALM COAST TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUNNELL...DRIFTING NORTH AT 10
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
ESPANOLA...BUNNELL AND PALM COAST THROUGH 530 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 2941 8115 2928 8114 2925 8124 2926 8141
2934 8143 2939 8142 2939 8144 2959 8147
2963 8135 2963 8133 2964 8132 2966 8125
2942 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 203DEG 7KT 2962 8132 2932 8116
SHULERThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was blown down on Highway 329 near North Marion High School.
A tree and large tree limbs were blown down on Janice Drive north of Hollister.
Power lines and transformers were blown down on Challen Road.
A large magnolia tree was blown down in Murray Hill.
A trail of wind damage was reported from power lines down on Mayflower Street to power lines blown down on Talbot Avenue. Trees were also blown down near the Commonwealth and Edgewood intersection. Roof damage was reported on Edgewater Drive. The cost of damage was estimated. The Perez Ministry building on Edgewood Avenue near Kerle Street had its roof ripped off of the front and thunderstorm winds also knocked down two columns in front of the building.
Large trees were blown down in the Avondale area. The time of the event was based on radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2010
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: 227554, 227558, 227553, 227552, 227556, 227557.