A surface front positioned over northeast Florida during the afternoon. Combined with daytime heating and passing upper level short wave trough energy, a few severe storms developed.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A surface front positioned over northeast Florida during the afternoon. Combined with daytime heating and passing upper level short wave trough energy, a few severe storms developed.
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 14, 1:15 PM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
215 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ARE FIRING UP ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF A COLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN GA INTO NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. WILL USE NUMEROUS TSTMS GENERALLY SW OF JAX...WITH SCATTERED
POPS INTO SE GA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GIVEN STORM TRENDS AND
SLOW MOVEMENT...WILL INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN/GUSTY WINDS/SMALL HAIL
WORDING FOR THE HEAVIER ACTIVITY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
ANTICIPATE THE ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH SOME INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS
HEATING IS LOST AND THE BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO PUSH TO THE SOUTH.
CONVECTION WILL BE LESSER IN COVERAGE FRIDAY AFTN AS THE BOUNDARY
PUSHES INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. WILL USE ISOLATED TO LOW END SCATTERED
POPS FRIDAY AFTN MAINLY SOUTH OF GNV. EXPECT BREEZY/LOCALLY WINDY
NORTHEAST WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRIDAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES COOLING TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...ESPECIALLY FAR NE
FL AND SE GA.
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOPS WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE NNE OF THE AREA AND TROUGHING TO OUR
SOUTH AND WEST. A LOW CHANCE OF COASTAL SHOWERS DURING THE LATE
NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL TRANSLATE INLAND DURING THE DAY
WITH MOSTLY SILENT 10% POPS ADVERTISED...ALTHO AN INCREASED CHANCE
OF AN ISOLD AFTN/EVENING STORM WILL EXIST NEAR THE I-75 CORRIDOR BY
TUE AFTN. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGH TEMPS WILL BE IN THE LOW 80S NEAR THE COAST TO UPPER
80S/NEAR 90 TOWARD THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY AND OVER INLAND SE GA.
LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW 60S INLAND WHERE DRIER AIR WILL
RESIDE...TO THE LOW 70S ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SAT MAY BRING LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS
TO THE COAST AND ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN FOR SUSTAINED NEAR 20-25 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX INTO SUN AND MON
WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SPEEDS 15-20 MPH.
&&
.AVIATION...BEST CHANCES OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL BE AT GNV DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE LINGERING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TO THE TERMINAL. HAVE PREVAILING MVFR THERE...WITH TEMPO
MVFR DUE TO BKN CIGS AT VQQ...JAX AND CRG WHERE A SHOWER MAY NEAR
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT THE CHANCE OF THUNDER WILL BE VERY
LOW. OVERNIGHT ONSHORE FLOW AROUND 5-10 KTS WILL KEEP SIGNIFICANT
FOG AT BAY BUT LOW MVFR CIGS MAY IMPACT A FEW SITES LATE TONIGHT.
FRI LOW PRECIP CHANCES BUT BREEZY ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN.
&&
.MARINE...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTH...EXITING TO THE SOUTH
FRIDAY. NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...TO SCEC OFFSHORE LATER
TONIGHT...WITH SCA CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT
SCEC CONDITIONS NEARSHORE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH WINDS
BECOMING NE AND INCREASING. WINDS/SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
RIP CURRENTS: MODERATE RISK THROUGH FRIDAY. POTENTIAL FOR HIGH RISK
THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 66 88 63 87 / 30 10 10 0
SSI 73 83 71 83 / 10 10 10 10
JAX 67 85 66 85 / 30 10 10 10
SGJ 73 84 73 84 / 30 20 20 20
GNV 68 88 65 87 / 60 20 20 10
OCF 69 89 68 89 / 60 20 20 20
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
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.
&&
ALLEN/ENYEDI/CHASEHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 530 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-151000- 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- 530 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER THE U.S. HIGHWAY 441 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM HOMERVILLE TO GAINESVILLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A BREEZY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED COASTAL SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST AT EAST COAST BEACHES ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. .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. MZ/MKT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
451 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 W GAINESVILLE AIRPORT 29.69N 82.36W
06/14/2012 M2.40 INCH ALACHUA FL TRAINED SPOTTER
A STORM SPOTTER 5 MILES WEST OF THE GAINESVILLE AIRPORT
REPORTED 2.4 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR.
&&
PPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
454 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
GAZ149-150-162-163-142130-
ATKINSON-CLINCH-ECHOLS-WARE-
454 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN WARE...
SOUTHEASTERN ATKINSON...WESTERN CLINCH AND NORTHERN ECHOLS COUNTIES
FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530
PM EDT...
AT 454 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ARGYLE TO 9 MILES
EAST OF MAYDAY...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ARGYLE...HOMERVILLE...COGDELL...MAYDAY
AND DU PONT 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 3087 8300 3088 8298 3092 8298 3123 8285
3117 8263 3105 8256 3074 8272 3077 8304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 098DEG 9KT 3109 8264 3081 8288
ENYEDISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
528 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
GAZ149-163-142200-
ATKINSON-CLINCH-
528 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ATKINSON AND CLINCH COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 529 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF
COGDELL TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOMERVILLE TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DU PONT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND COGDELL...ARGYLE...HOMERVILLE AND DU PONT
THROUGH 600 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 3126 8291 3126 8270 3123 8270 3102 8259
3100 8256 3085 8251 3076 8281 3079 8283
3084 8285 3085 8288 3104 8298 3119 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 045DEG 3KT 3117 8279 3098 8269
3080 8275
ENYEDISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
545 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
GAZ149-163-142215-
ATKINSON-CLINCH-
545 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ATKINSON AND
NORTHWESTERN CLINCH COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 545 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PEARSON TO 17
MILES SOUTH OF PEARSON...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PEARSON AND WILLACOOCHEE
THROUGH 615 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 3136 8280 3105 8271 3103 8298 3118 8298
3118 8304 3119 8305 3124 8305 3127 8304
3131 8307 3133 8307 3136 8311 3138 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 091DEG 12KT 3128 8289 3105 8282
ENYEDISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
628 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
GAZ132-133-142315-
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-
628 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN JEFF
DAVIS AND NORTHERN COFFEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
AT 628 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES WEST OF DENTON...OR 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BROXTON...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SNIPESVILLE...
HAZLEHURST...DENTON AND PRIDGEN THROUGH 715 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 3162 8266 3166 8300 3178 8301 3179 8299
3179 8287 3182 8284 3184 8280 3186 8278
3188 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 088DEG 16KT 3171 8276
NELSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
634 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
GAZ133-135-142315-
APPLING-JEFF DAVIS-
634 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN JEFF
DAVIS AND NORTHWESTERN APPLING COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL
AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
AT 634 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAZLEHURST...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF GRAHAM...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND HAZLEHURST THROUGH 715 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 3197 8242 3196 8239 3194 8238 3184 8250
3187 8275 3193 8266 3192 8265 3197 8254
3195 8250 3198 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 057DEG 16KT 3193 8251
NELSONThe Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:12 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down. One tree landed on a mobile home. No injuries were reported.
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