which focused inland due to onshore flow.
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.
An upper level TUTT retrograde over south Florida with dry air over NE Florida enhancing downdrafts in scattered afternoon thunderstorms...which focused inland due to onshore flow.
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 Jul 9, 2:08 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 308 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 .CURRENTLY... AFTERNOON SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTS THE AXIS OF ATLANTIC RIDGING (1023 MILLIBARS) EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WAS LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL UPPER TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH (TUTT) THAT IS MOVING WESTWARD TOWARDS SOUTH FL. OTHERWISE...RIDGES ALOFT REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES AND THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE TUTT CONTINUES TO FUNNEL A RIBBON OF DRY AIR ALOFT INTO NORTHEAST FL...WHILE HIGHER MOISTURE VALUES REMAIN IN PLACE OVER SOUTHEAST GA AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING WITHIN THIS AREA OF ENHANCED MOISTURE OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GA AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE CITY TO JESUP. OUTSIDE OF RAIN COOLED LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES INLAND HAVE RISEN INTO THE LOWER 90S...WITH MID 80S ALONG THE COAST. .SHORT TERM (THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)... A FEW PULSE-TYPE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET IN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GA...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. DRIER AIR ALOFT SHOULD LIMIT COVERAGE OVER THE SUWANNEE VALLEY TO WIDELY SCATTERED...WITH LESS OF A THREAT FOR STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. ACTIVITY WILL WANE QUICKLY TOWARDS SUNSET IN THE SUWANNEE VALLEY...BUT MAY LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GA. OTHERWISE...A FEW AREAS OF PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARDS SUNRISE IN INTERIOR LOCATIONS OF NORTHEAST FL. EXPECT NEAR CLIMO LOWS...LOW TO MID 70S...FOR MOST LOCATIONS. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE ON WED AS THE TUTT FEATURE SPINS OVER SOUTH FL. A RATHER WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST...AND SEA BREEZES WILL FOCUS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACTIVITY OVER INLAND LOCATIONS...WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. NEAR CLIMO TEMPS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN...LOW 90S INLAND AND UPPER 80S AT THE COAST. ACTIVITY SHOULD ONCE AGAIN WANE QUICKLY TOWARDS SUNSET ACROSS MOST OF NORTHEAST FL...AND COULD POTENTIALLY LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GA AS WEAK TROUGHING ALOFT BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE REGION. NEAR CLIMO TEMPS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... ABOVE NORMAL RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL VALUES. HIGH TEMPS WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S WITH MINS IN THE LOW/MID 70S. THU-FRI...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SAG SOUTHWARD OVER SE GA WITH HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT SUPPORTING RAIN CHANCES OF 50-60% UNDER PREVAILING SW FLOW. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTN/EVENING WITH THE MAIN CONCERNS GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SAT-TUE...FORECAST WILL HIGHLY DEPEND ON THE EVENTUALITY OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL...BUT HAVE CONTINUED TO ADVERTISE ABOVE NORMAL RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH 60% CHANCES MOVING ONSHORE SAT AS ESE FLOW DEVELOPS...THEN THE ELEVATED RAIN CHANCES TRANSLATING INLAND DURING THE AFTN/EVENING. SUN CONTINUED WITH 50% RAIN CHANCES WITH A DAILY E TO W TRANSITION...AND THEN MON/TUE CAPPED RAIN CHANCES AROUND 45%. EVEN THOUGH THERE REMAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF FORECAST TRACK UNCERTAINTY WITH TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL THIS WEEKEND...WITH A MODEL TRACK ENVELOP THAT FANS FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TO OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...THE FORECAST MODELS DO CONVERGE ON AN ABOVE NORMAL PRECIP PATTERN ACROSS SE GA AND NE FL WILL BE LIKELY WITH TROPICAL AND FRONTAL MOISTURE LINGERING OVER THE AREA. THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER HAS INCREASED THE 7 DAY RAINFALL OUTLOOK TO AROUND 2-3 INCHES FOR SE GA AND NE FL. && .AVIATION... INCLUDED TEMPO MVFR CIGS FOR GNV THIS AFTN WHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTN. FARTHER TOWARD THE EAST COAST...THE SEA BREEZE WAS ADVECTING INLAND AND HAD CLEARED CRG AND SSI...AND WAS ALMOST WEST OF JAX THEN IT WILL BE ON VQQ'S DOORSTEP. THUS...DO NOT EXPECTED PRECIP AT THESE SITES THIS AFTN/EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCLUDED MVFR CONDITIONS AT GNV AND VQQ. COULD ALSO SEE SOME LOW CIGS IMPACT THE OTHER TERMINALS...BUT CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH SO JUST INCLUDED FEW-SCT008 FOR NOW. && .MARINE... RELATIVE QUIET CONDITIONS OVER THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU WITH PREVAILING WINDS SSE 10-15 KTS AND SEAS 2-4 FT. MAY HAVE TEMPO EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS OVER THE OFFSHORE LEGS THU NIGHT AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. SWELLS STILL EXPECTED TO START BUILDING LOCALLY FRI...WITH COMBINED SEAS NEARING 5 FT WITHIN THE 20-60 NM FL WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. AT THIS TIME CONTINUED TO CAP COMBINED SEAS AT 8 FT SUNDAY WITH WINDS 20 KTS OR LESS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST REGARDING TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL. RIP CURRENT...LOW RISK TODAY AND WED. ELEVATED RISK ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SWELLS BUILD FROM THE ESE AS CHANTAL NEARS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 92 72 90 / 30 50 40 60 SSI 75 87 75 87 / 10 20 20 50 JAX 71 90 72 91 / 10 30 20 60 SGJ 72 88 72 89 / 0 20 20 40 GNV 70 92 71 90 / 20 40 40 50 OCF 70 92 71 89 / 20 40 40 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && NELSON/ENYEDI/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1215 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-101100- 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- 1215 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOALTED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FOCUS WEST OF HIGHWAY 301 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BAXLEY ALONG THE ALTAMAHA RIVER...AND FOR WAYCROSS AND ATKINSON ALONG THE SATILLA RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE AREA. A FEW STRONG AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IMPACTS THE SOUTHEAST REGION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL OR THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWARD OVER THE BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE FORECAST TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL THIS WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME...LOCAL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. .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
424 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
GAZ149-092100-
ATKINSON-
424 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN
ATKINSON COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL
500 PM EDT...
AT 424 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF PEARSON...MOVING SOUTH AT
5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
WILLACOOCHEE AND PEARSON THROUGH 500 PM EDT. 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 3142 8296 3140 8293 3141 8285 3140 8284
3137 8283 3136 8280 3118 8281 3118 8305
3124 8305 3127 8304 3134 8308 3142 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 006DEG 6KT 3137 8292
HESSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
GAZ133-092100-
JEFF DAVIS-
430 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFF DAVIS
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 500 PM
EDT...
AT 431 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTH OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND HAZLEHURST THROUGH 500 PM EDT. 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 3188 8245 3173 8265 3187 8276 3191 8269
3193 8268 3192 8264 3196 8257 3197 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 054DEG 3KT 3190 8260
HESSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 437 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 FLZ020>022-092100- COLUMBIA-HAMILTON-SUWANNEE- 437 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME WESTERN COLUMBIA...EASTERN HAMILTON AND NORTHEASTERN SUWANNEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 437 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITE SPRINGS... MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WHITE SPRINGS AND SUWANNEE SPRINGS THROUGH 500 PM EDT. 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 3043 8304 3058 8283 3037 8268 3026 8284 TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 140DEG 5KT 3039 8282 HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 442 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 GAZ150>152-092115- BRANTLEY-PIERCE-WARE- 442 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN WARE...SOUTHWESTERN PIERCE AND WESTERN BRANTLEY COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 442 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER HEBARDVILLE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND JAMESTOWN... PEBBLE HILL...HEBARDVILLE...SUNNYSIDE...DEENWOOD...BLACKSHEAR... WAYCROSS...WARESBORO...BRAGANZA AND EMERSON PARK 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. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 3106 8225 3116 8258 3135 8243 3128 8213 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 029DEG 4KT 3123 8239 HESS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
458 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
FLZ020>022-092130-
COLUMBIA-HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-
458 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME WESTERN
COLUMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 458 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF LIVE OAK...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
WHITE SPRINGS...LIVE OAK...HOUSTON AND NEWBURN 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. IF FURTHER
INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3037 8296 3043 8275 3034 8270 3022 8284
3006 8307 3008 8308 3009 8311 3024 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 056DEG 7KT 3024 8299
HESSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
500 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
GAZ149-092130-
ATKINSON-
500 PM EDT TUE JUL 9 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN
ATKINSON COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL
530 PM EDT...
AT 500 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES EAST OF WILLACOOCHEE...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND WILLACOOCHEE THROUGH 530 PM EDT. 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 3142 8296 3141 8295 3140 8291 3130 8287
3118 8300 3119 8305 3127 8304 3131 8307
3133 8307 3136 8311 3140 8314 3142 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 051DEG 10KT 3131 8299
HESSThe Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A victim was struck near 74th Terrace and County Road 795 on the north side of Live Oak. Minor injuries were reported and the victim was transported to the hospital.
Trees were blown down in Live Oak. 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 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2013
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: 466667, 466668.