Lightning caused damage to homes in Flagler Beach and near Palm Coast.
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.
Lightning caused damage to homes in Flagler Beach and near Palm Coast.
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, 9:29 AM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1029 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STORMS CONTAINING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY... .UPDATE... NO CHANGE TO FORECAST THINKING AS DEEP AND MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS OUT OF THE GOMEX ACROSS THE I-75 CORRIDOR OF NE FLORIDA AND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. CURRENT STORM MOVEMENT IS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT IS MORE LIKELY DUE TO TRAINING OF TSTM ACTIVITY THAN ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL STORM. FASTER STORM MOVEMENT WILL ALSO AID IN GUSTY WIND POTENTIAL IN STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30-40 MPH IN ALL STORMS AND HIGHER IN ISOLATED STRONG/SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON DURING PEAK HEATING. ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER WILL HOLD MAX TEMPS INTO THE MIDDLE/UPPER 80S IN MOST LOCATIONS. ACTIVITY SHOULD STILL FADE A BIT AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING AND BE RELEGATED TO THE I-75 CORRIDOR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. && .AVIATION... A MIXTURE OF VFR CONDS AND TEMPO MVFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS AT TAF SITES. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE OVERNIGHT WITH A LULL IN SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY AND MAINLY JUST HIGH CLOUDS. && .MARINE... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN THE 15-20 KNOT RANGE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SEAS OF 3-5 FT. MAIN WEATHER IMPACT WILL BE OFFSHORE MOVING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH GUSTY WINDS. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 73 87 73 87 / 60 80 70 60 SSI 76 86 77 86 / 70 80 70 70 JAX 74 89 75 87 / 70 80 70 70 SGJ 75 87 76 86 / 60 80 70 70 GNV 73 86 74 86 / 70 80 70 70 OCF 74 87 75 87 / 60 80 60 70 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && HESS/SHULER/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1153 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-301135- 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- 1153 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013 ...STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND...... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE TO ST AUGUSTINE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL WILL RE-DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AS MORE STORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LINGERS OVER THE AREA AND MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW PREVAILS. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE... WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. .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
1057 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013
FLZ040-291545-
MARION-
1057 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN MARION
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 1145 AM EDT...
AT 1057 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES EAST OF RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND ROMEO...RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES...DUNNELLON...OCALA
AIRPORT...SANTOS...OCALA...LOWELL...BELLEVIEW...ANTHONY AND SPARR
THROUGH 1145 AM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 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 2899 8236 2901 8241 2901 8242 2904 8247
2903 8250 2904 8254 2922 8250 2922 8241
2927 8241 2946 8195 2895 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 1457Z 250DEG 24KT 2916 8234
SHULERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1138 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013
FLZ038-291615-
FLAGLER-
1138 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
FLAGLER COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 1215 PM EDT...
AT 1138 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLAGLER BEACH...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND FLAGLER BEACH THROUGH 1215 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO
45 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 2942 8113 2941 8115 2940 8115 2927 8114
2926 8116 2926 8134 2939 8140 2950 8113
2944 8110 2942 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1538Z 248DEG 24KT 2932 8125
SHULERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1150 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013
FLZ038-291615-
FLAGLER-
1150 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN
FLAGLER COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 1215 PM EDT...
AT 1150 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF ESPANOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND ESPANOLA...BUNNELL AND PALM COAST THROUGH 1215 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 2938 8138 2951 8144 2963 8118 2951 8113
2949 8112
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 245DEG 28KT 2947 8129
SHULERThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:56 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck two homes in the Plantation Bay subdivision. The cost of electrical damage was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. The estimated is likely an underestimate.
Lightning struck a home in the Grand Haven subdivision which caused damage to the roof and soffits. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. This estimate is likely an underestimate.
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, June 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: 453926, 453927.