Moist conditions and slow storm motion produced locally heavy rainfall in Marion County.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Moist conditions and slow storm motion produced locally heavy rainfall in Marion County.
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 29, 1:34 PM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 234 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL... .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SATURDAY)... DEEP LAYER TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DRIER AIR WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH BEHIND THE TROUGH. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA...IN COMBINATION OF THE TROUGH...WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...STORMS CAN OCCUR ANYTIME FROM NEAR THE GULF COAST TO I-75 CORRIDOR DUE TO THE DEEP AND MOIST SW FLOW. MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE STORMS WITH MICROBURST AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE AREA WIDE THIS AFTERNOON/EVE AND THEN FOCUS MAINLY ACROSS NE FL THU-FRI...WITH LESS COVERAGE ACROSS SE GA AS DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. POPS WILL BE LIMITED SATURDAY AND CONFINED ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTH. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY)... SUN...MODELS SHOW HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH. DRIER AIR PUSHING IN WILL LIMIT POPS. LESS MOISTURE AND PROXIMITY OF THE HIGH WILL YIELD MAX TEMPS IN THE MID/UPR 90S AGAIN WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS. COASTAL AREAS WILL BE AROUND 90 BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE MOVES IN. MON-WED...RIDGE AXIS OVER THE SERN U.S. WILL RETROGRADE AND WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW A RETURN TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS/STORMS. CONTINUED HOT AFTERNOON TEMPS OF MID/UPPER 90S INLAND AND AROUND 90 COAST MON-TUE. TEMPS BEGIN TO MODERATE SOMEWHAT WED. && .AVIATION...THE INTERACTION OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES INTERACT WITH SEA-BREEZE CIRCULATIONS AND A LINGERING SURFACE TROUGH RESIDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. HAVE TEMPO MVFR IN TS AT ALL TERMINALS TIL 00Z. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES EXPECTED. SWLY FLOW 10-15 KTS WILL CONTINUE THRU TONIGHT...THEN FLOW WILL BECOME MORE VARIED ON THU/FRI AS SFC FRONT SAGS SOUTHWARD OVER THE AREA. THE FRONT SHIFTS FARTHER S OF THE AREA ON SAT WITH LIGHT ELY FLOW THIS WEEKEND. SEAS 2-4 FT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 94 70 95 / 40 40 20 20 SSI 75 88 74 90 / 50 40 20 20 JAX 73 90 71 91 / 60 60 30 30 SGJ 73 88 73 89 / 60 60 30 40 GNV 70 92 69 93 / 50 70 30 50 OCF 71 91 70 92 / 50 70 40 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && PP/ECZ/SP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 353 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-300900- 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- 353 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE REGION. SCATTERED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SEA BREEZE AND OTHER BOUNDARY COLLISIONS WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STORM MOTION WILL BE A SLOW MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST...ALTHOUGH THE MOTION MAY BE ERRATIC AT TIMES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE SLOW STORM MOTION. PATCHES OF SMOKE WILL PRIMARILY REMAIN CONFINED TO AREAS NEAR AND JUST NORTHEAST OF THE HONEY PRAIRIE WILDFIRE COMPLEX AND OTHER WILDFIRE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IN THE EVENT THAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. MKT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
337 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011
FLZ033-038-292015-
FLAGLER-ST. JOHNS-
337 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ST. JOHNS AND
FLAGLER COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
AT 337 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELKTON...OR 7 MILES NORTH
OF HASTINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SPUDS...HASTINGS...BAKERSVILLE...ELKTON...
VILANO BEACH...SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH...SAINT AUGUSTINE SHORES...SAINT
AUGUSTINE BEACH...SAINT AUGUSTINE AND SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH THROUGH
415 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 2927 8142 2939 8143 2939 8145 3006 8158
3007 8133 2995 8130 2986 8125 2976 8124
2964 8119 2933 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 270DEG 8KT 2982 8146
PETERSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
601 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011
GAZ136-292245-
WAYNE-
601 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN WAYNE
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 601 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROADHURST...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GARDI...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SCREVEN...BROADHURST...
MOUNT PLEASANT AND GARDI THROUGH 645 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER
INCH IN DIAMETER 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 3156 8169 3155 8167 3152 8165 3151 8165
3147 8161 3143 8164 3137 8203 3141 8206
3146 8206 3148 8210 3151 8211 3159 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 273DEG 10KT 3145 8195
STRUBLESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 754 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 FLZ020-022-023-GAZ150-162>164-300045- BAKER-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COLUMBIA-ECHOLS-HAMILTON-WARE- 754 PM EDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARE...SOUTHEASTERN CLINCH...SOUTHEASTERN ECHOLS...NORTHWESTERN BAKER...NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN HAMILTON AND SOUTHERN CHARLTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 845 PM EDT... AT 754 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEEDMORE TO 8 MILES NORTH OF TAYLOR...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEEDMORE... FARGO...TAYLOR AND BELMONT THROUGH 845 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 3072 8286 3066 8216 3036 8214 3042 8284 TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 343DEG 12KT 3062 8276 3056 8226 STRUBLE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Orange Springs COOP Observer measured 6.80 inches within 24 hours. The event time was during peak rainfall.
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