A surface front sagged slowly over north Florida during the day. This feature combined with a moist and unstable airmass triggered isolated storms near sea breeze and outflow mergers.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A surface front sagged slowly over north Florida during the day. This feature combined with a moist and unstable airmass triggered isolated storms near sea breeze and outflow mergers.
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 13, 1:11 PM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 211 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... LIMITED ACTIVITY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTN WILL PICK UP BY LATE IN THE AFTN...AS LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH AND A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT INTERACTS WITH THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE. WILL USE SCATTERED POPS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM. WITH HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES...THE HEAVIER TSTMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. DO NOT EXPECT ORGANIZED SEVERE TSTMS...WITH AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM OR TWO PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT...WITH LITTLE/IF ANY SHOWERS LATE IN THE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTH INTO NORTHERN FL THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTN SHWRS/TSTMS. WILL PUSH THE LINE OF NUMEROUS ACTIVITY MAINLY SOUTH OF GNV...WITH SCATTERED ACTIVITY FURTHER NORTH. SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL. .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER EAST-CENTRAL U.S. AND TROUGH DIGS OVER WRN ATLANTIC...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER MID ATLANTIC STATES FRI-SUN...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PATTERN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO LENGTHY PERIOD OF ONSHORE FLOW. THROUGH THIS PERIOD...DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE PUSHED SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA. WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE SHRA/TSRA SOUTHERN/WRN AREAS FRI...OTHERWISE JUST LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWERS OVER COASTAL WATERS...AND AT TIMES OVER COASTAL COUNTIES...THRU THE PERIOD. ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPS DOWN SLIGHTLY COASTAL COUNTIES...WITH HIGH TEMPS LOW-MID 80S COASTAL COUNTIES WITH UPPER 80S INTERIOR FRI-SUN...MID-UPR 80S COASTAL COUNTIES WITH NEAR 90 INTERIOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... VFR EXPECTED...EXCEPT LOWER CONDITIONS IN VICINITY OF SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING SHRA/TSRA. ANTICIPATE LESSER COVERAGE OF PRECIP NEAR TAF SITES THIS AFTN COMPARED TO PRIOR AFTERNOONS... SO VCTS IN TAF SITES FOR AFTN/EARLY EVNG...EXCEPT SHORT PERIOD OF TEMPO TSRA LATE IN AFTN. && .MARINE... CONDITIONS UNDER SCEC CRITERIA WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS OFFSHORE THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN TO SCEC THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH SCA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND UNDER STIFF NE FLOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN SOME FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK, RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK THROUGH THURSDAY. MODERATE RISK FRIDAY...WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RISK THIS WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 70 91 66 87 / 40 30 20 10 SSI 75 82 72 83 / 50 40 20 10 JAX 71 88 68 85 / 50 50 30 20 SGJ 73 86 74 83 / 50 60 30 20 GNV 70 90 67 87 / 40 60 50 30 OCF 71 90 69 88 / 40 70 70 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ALLEN/WOLF/CHASE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 230 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-141000- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-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- 230 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT OVER GEORGIA AND THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE FRONT WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A BREEZY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. COASTAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED INLAND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST AT EAST COAST BEACHES ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
513 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM HAIL 4 SW SILVER SPRINGS SHO 29.06N 82.05W
06/13/2012 E0.50 INCH MARION FL TRAINED SPOTTER
A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN PEA
SIZED NEAR U.S. 441 AND STATE ROAD 35.
&&
PPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 549 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 FLZ030-031-036-132215- ALACHUA-BRADFORD-UNION- 549 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN BRADFORD...NORTHERN ALACHUA AND SOUTHERN UNION COUNTIES FOR SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 549 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER NEW RIVER...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE BUTLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEW RIVER...BROOKER...SAMPSON...WALDO AND HAMPTON THROUGH 615 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 2979 8206 2970 8230 3000 8240 3003 8225 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 335DEG 13KT 2994 8229 TRABERT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
635 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012
FLZ032-033-037-132300-
CLAY-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS-
635 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN CLAY...
NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND CENTRAL ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR SMALL HAIL
VALID UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 636 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTH OF PICOLATA...OR 10 MILES
NORTH OF HASTINGS...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PICOLATA...BOSTWICK...SPUDS...SAN
MATEO...ORANGE MILLS...HASTINGS AND EAST PALATKA THROUGH 700 PM EDT.
HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2962 8145 2962 8152 2960 8153 2958 8163
2995 8166 2998 8153 2963 8138
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 346DEG 16KT 2984 8157
TRABERTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 651 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 FLZ036-037-040-132315- ALACHUA-MARION-PUTNAM- 651 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN ALACHUA...WESTERN PUTNAM AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 651 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOHNSON...OR 4 MILES SOUTH OF MELROSE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JOHNSON...ORANGE SPRINGS...HOG VALLEY AND FORT MCCOY THROUGH 715 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 2938 8174 2927 8195 2966 8213 2971 8200 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 330DEG 28KT 2962 8203 TRABERT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
658 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012
FLZ040-132345-
MARION-
658 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MARION COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 745 PM
EDT...
AT 658 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF JUNIPER SPRINGS...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND JUNIPER SPRINGS THROUGH 745 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE
QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2928 8175 2930 8165 2928 8164 2905 8163
2904 8165 2898 8166 2898 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 336DEG 8KT 2923 8168
TRABERTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 701 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 FLZ033-037-038-132330- FLAGLER-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS- 701 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM...SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS AND NORTHWESTERN FLAGLER COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 702 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF HASTINGS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SPUDS...HASTINGS AND ORANGE MILLS THROUGH 730 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 2957 8133 2950 8157 2981 8161 2984 8149 TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 342DEG 14KT 2975 8153 TRABERT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down along Highway 20 at Gordon Chapel Road.
Nickel size hail was reported on State Road 21 northeast of Hawthorne.
A tree was snapped due to thunderstorm winds. The tree fell on 2 cars, both of which were heavily damage by the tree and heavy rainfall. The cost of damage to the cars was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
A tree fell down after being struck by lightning in Bulow. The coat of damage was estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, June 2012
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: 393916, 393913, 439387, 393914.