Scattered afternoon and evening storms fired across inland northeast Florida due to the sea breezes and outflow boundaries.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Scattered afternoon and evening storms fired across inland northeast Florida due to the sea breezes and outflow boundaries.
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 22, 2:41 AM EST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 341 AM EDT WED JUN 22 2011 ...ANOTHER DAY OF HOT TEMPERATURES WITH A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING THURSDAY... .SYNOPSIS... A DEEP LAYER RIDGE REMAINS PARKED OVER THE REGION. SURFACE FEATURES INCLUDE A W-E ORIENTED RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WHILE WEAK TROUGHS CONTINUE TO RESIDE TO THE NORTH. THE INTERACTION OF THESE FEATURES COUPLED WITH THE LAND BREEZE IS PROVIDING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH AT THE COAST AS OF 2 AM EDT. .SHORT TERM... TODAY...THE HEAT AND SMOKE WILL ONCE AGAIN HEADLINE THE FORECAST WITH ISOLATED/SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE INTERIOR. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 90S AT THE COAST TO MID/UPPER 90S INLAND SECTIONS. HEAT INDICES WILL ONCE AGAIN CLIMB TO 100 TO 110 DEGREES. WITH SO MANY FIRES ONGOING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHERE SMOKE WILL BE THICKEST TODAY. THE LARGEST FIRE CONTINUES OVER THE OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. WITH A PREVAILING WEST-NORTHWEST WIND THIS MORNING...GREATEST VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR TO THE EAST. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA. OBSERVATIONS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED THIS MORNING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER SMOKE ADVISORY. VISIBLE IMAGERY FROM LATE YESTERDAY INDICATED A LARGE...ALBEIT SHALLOW SMOKE PLUME ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS. WITH ADDITIONAL SMOKE SPREADING OFFSHORE THIS MORNING...THE ATLANTIC SEA-BREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH RELIEF FROM THE SMOKE. LARGE SCALE PATTERN WILL UNDERGO CHANGES ON THURSDAY. MEAN LAYER RIDGE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT RECORD HEAT WILL ADVANCE SOUTHEAST WITH A STRONGER RIDGE ESTABLISHING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH A LARGE SCALE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THIS SYNOPTIC SCALE SHIFT WILL BENEFIT THE REGION IN FORM OF COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES. IN FACT...HAVE MAINTAINED LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE REGION FOR THURSDAY (LIKELY 1ST DAY OF ORGANIZED SHOWERS/STORMS SINCE THE 17TH). IN REGARDS TO TEMPERATURES...MID 90S WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE INTERIOR ON THURSDAY...WITH LOWER 90S (MORE SEASONAL TEMPS) BY FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PATTERN OF SUMMER-TIME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WITH US THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE INTERACTION OF HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND WEAK STORM MOTION WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR WHERE SEA-BREEZES WILL LIKELY MERGE. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY FOCUS OVER THE EASTERN ZONES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .AVIATION... AS THE AFTERNOON SHIFT ALLUDED TO...THE VISIBILITY FORECAST IS TRICKY DUE TO SMOKE FROM NUMEROUS FIRES IN THE AREA. PREVAILING WESTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT THE SMOKE PLUMES TO THE EAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST MVFR VISIBILITIES IN SMOKE THIS MORNING AT ALL TAF SITES BUT GNV. A PERIOD OF IFR VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT THESE SITES. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE JACKSONVILLE AREA TERMINALS EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT UNCERTAINTY IN DETAILS WILL KEEP US FROM MENTIONING IN TAFS JUST YET. && .MARINE... MOSTLY LIGHT DAYTIME WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. NOCTURNAL WIND SURGES ARE EXPECTED EACH NIGHT. THE STRONGEST SURGE IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND AT LEAST AN SCEC HEADLINE WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE OFFSHORE PORTIONS. SMOKY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WATERS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE OF A CONCERN LATE THIS WEEK AS COVERAGE OVER LAND INCREASES AND SW FLOW PUSHES ACTIVITY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. && .FIRE WEATHER... VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES UP AROUND 100 DEGREES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT JUST BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. DURATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 HOURS AND HEADLINES WILL NOT BE NEEDED. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE INTERIOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DRIFT TO THE EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. PREVAILING WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 MPH OR LESS. BOTH EAST AND WEST COAST SEABREEZES WILL MOVE INLAND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH BEHIND THE SEABREEZES...WITH A SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST BEHIND THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 98 73 92 71 / 20 20 50 30 SSI 93 78 91 76 / 10 10 40 30 JAX 98 73 93 72 / 20 20 60 40 SGJ 92 76 90 74 / 10 10 50 40 GNV 97 75 93 71 / 30 40 60 40 OCF 99 74 94 73 / 40 30 60 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ZAPPE/SHULER/
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 818 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-221000- 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- 818 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE INLAND SECTIONS ON WEDNESDAY... ...AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... ...SMOKE FROM AREA WILDFIRES LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SMOKE MAY BE THICK AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN SMOKE...WITH DENSE SMOKE EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE WILDFIRES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ONGOING WILDFIRES...PLEASE REFER TO THE WEB BRIEFING ON OUR WEBSITE. LINKS TO WILDFIRE INFORMATION AND COUNTY BURN BANS CAN BE FOUND THERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... WEDNESDAY...NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO 100 DEGREES ARE ONCE AGAIN FORECAST ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES. EFFECTS FROM THE HEAT CAN BE MINIMIZED BY REDUCING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER OR NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...AND WEARING LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING. IF POSSIBLE...SPEND TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED FACILITIES. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST BEGINNING THURSDAY. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL EXTEND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED 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 1008 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 AMZ450-452-454-FLZ022>025-030>033-036>038-GAZ136-150>154-164>166- 221000- ALACHUA-ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-BAKER- BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT TO 20 NM- FLAGLER-GLYNN (COASTAL)-GLYNN (INLAND)-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-ST JOHNS-UNION-WARE- WAYNE- 1008 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...AREAS OF THICK SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... SMOKE FROM NUMEROUS WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. VISIBILITIES OF 2 TO 5 MILES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10...INTERSTATE 95...AND INTERSTATE 295...AND THE NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS. VISIBILITIES IN SMOKE MAY EVEN BE LESS THAN 1 MILE OVER PORTIONS OF CHARLTON...WARE...PIERCE AND BRANTLEY COUNTIES DUE TO THE HONEY PRAIRIE AND RACE POND WILDFIRES. THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS...AND THOSE SENSITIVE TO THE THE SMOKE INCLUDING THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS...SHOULD SEEK SHELTER INDOORS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. OTHERWISE...TRY TO LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO SMOKE BY STAYING INDOORS WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED IN YOUR HOME. ARS
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:44 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down along County Road 318 east of U.S. Highway 301.
A tree was blown down along 85th Avenue Road. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2011
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: 308663, 308664.