A pre-frontal line of storms, some severe, tracked acrosss SE Ga and the Suwannee River Valley of NE Fl during the afternoon. The line decreased in coverage and intensity over northeast Florida during the early evening.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A pre-frontal line of storms, some severe, tracked acrosss SE Ga and the Suwannee River Valley of NE Fl during the afternoon. The line decreased in coverage and intensity over northeast Florida during the early evening.
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 Jan 11, 1:26 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
126 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MARCH TO THE SE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA INTO
WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA EARLY THIS AFTN. A PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE AHEAD
OF THE FRONT IS ENTERING INTERIOR SE GA AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY WITH
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...WITH SOME SEVERE TSTMS FURTHER
NORTH INTO CENTRAL GA. ACROSS NE FL...NOT MUCH ACTIVITY AS OF YET...WITH
A BLANKET OF LOW/MID CLOUDS PERSISTING OVER THE REGION. A FEW OF THESE
STRONGER STORMS WILL LIKELY MAKE IT INTO SE GA LATER THIS AFTN AND WILL
KEEP GUSTY WIND WORDING FOR THE TSTMS. CLOUDS MAY LIMIT TSTM COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY SOME ACROSS NE FL...BUT WITH SOME DEEP LAYER SHEAR...CANNOT
RULE OUT AN ISOLATED STRONGER STORM. FOR POPS...WILL CONTINUE TO USE
A STRIPE OF NEAR 100 PERCENT IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT INTO THIS
EVENING...WITH COVERAGE DECREASING RAPIDLY AS THE BOUNDARY EXITS TO
THE SE OVERNIGHT. SKIES WILL CLEAR OVERNIGHT WITH A SUNNY SKIES AND
SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES ON TAP FOR SUNDAY.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE BASE OF A
TROUGH AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
ALONG A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS WILL BRING A LIKELIHOOD OF
PRECIPITATION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH WEAK SURFACE
RIDGING BUILDING IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY...THEN FALL BACK TO NORMAL READINGS
FOR TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS ARE PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH. THE
FIRST FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH A SHARPLY COOLER
AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THIS BOUNDARY COULD YIELD HIGHS ON
WEDNESDAY IN THE 50S...WITH A FREEZE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
BRIEF TEMPERATURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE AND MORE ZONAL FLOW IN PLACE. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ANOTHER PUSH OF
COOLER THAN NORMAL AIR.
&&
.AVIATION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
THE MAIN ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE OUT OF
AHEAD OF IT...WITH THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AT AREA TAF SITES
FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. IN GENERAL MVFR CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY...WITH LOCALLY LOWER CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
S/SW WINDS ARE INCREASING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. SCA CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL OFFSHORE LATER THIS AFTN INTO SUNDAY...WITH CAUTION FOR
THE NEARSHORE WATERS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THE NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WATERS
TUESDAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SCA CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR MIDWEEK.
RIP CURRENTS: MODERATE RISK TODAY WITH RESIDUAL EASTERLY SWELL. LOW
RISK SUNDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 45 65 42 67 / 50 0 10 40
SSI 48 62 49 65 / 90 0 10 40
JAX 48 65 47 70 / 90 0 10 40
SGJ 52 63 52 71 / 80 0 10 40
GNV 50 67 47 73 / 80 0 10 50
OCF 53 69 49 74 / 80 0 10 50
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALACHUA-
BRADFORD-CLAY-DUVAL-FLAGLER-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS.
GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY 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/STRUBLEHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 210 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-121100- 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- 210 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THIS FRONT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. EASTERLY SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... TEMPERATURES MAY FALL BELOW FREEZING OVER INLAND LOCATIONS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .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
220 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
FLZ020-021-GAZ162-111945-
ECHOLS-HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-
220 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN
ECHOLS...CENTRAL HAMILTON AND NORTHERN SUWANNEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS VALID UNTIL 245 PM EST...
AT 220 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SUWANNEE RIVER
STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...NEWBURN...
LIVE OAK...WEST LAKE...CROSSROADS...HOUSTON...SUWANNEE SPRINGS...
JENNINGS AND JASPER THROUGH 245 PM EST. 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3038 8320 3039 8318 3041 8320 3062 8315
3076 8281 3074 8278 3074 8274 3021 8282
3015 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 236DEG 33KT 3039 8309
ZIBURASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
232 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
GAZ132>135-149-150-163-112015-
APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-CLINCH-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-WARE-
232 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN
WARE...SOUTHEASTERN JEFF DAVIS...WESTERN APPLING...EASTERN
ATKINSON...WESTERN BACON...NORTHWESTERN CLINCH AND EASTERN COFFEE
COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 315 PM EST...
AT 232 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER WEST GREEN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND WEST GREEN...NICHOLLS...DENTON...HAZLEHURST...PINE
GROVE AND GRAHAM THROUGH 315 PM EST. 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3127 8297 3186 8267 3190 8234 3110 8266
3109 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 236DEG 50KT 3164 8268
ZIBURASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
249 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
GAZ133>136-112030-
APPLING-BACON-JEFF DAVIS-WAYNE-
249 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN
WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN JEFF DAVIS...APPLING AND NORTHERN BACON COUNTIES
FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 330 PM EST...
AT 249 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES NORTH OF GRAHAM TO 4 MILES WEST OF ALMA...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
GRAHAM...PINE GROVE...ALMA...BAXLEY AND SURRENCY THROUGH 330 PM EST.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3188 8214 3177 8196 3156 8210 3153 8253
3195 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 270DEG 30KT 3195 8242 3153 8250
ZIBURASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
313 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
GAZ136-112045-
WAYNE-
313 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL WAYNE
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL 345 PM EST...
AT 313 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BROADHURST...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND JESUP...BROADHURST AND GARDI THROUGH 345 PM EST. GUSTY WINDS
OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3164 8178 3158 8169 3156 8169 3155 8167
3152 8165 3150 8166 3140 8189 3156 8199
3166 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 241DEG 41KT 3153 8184
SHASHYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
314 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
FLZ020>023-GAZ150-162>164-112045-
BAKER-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COLUMBIA-ECHOLS-HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-WARE-
314 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WARE...SOUTHEASTERN CLINCH...SOUTHEASTERN ECHOLS...NORTHWESTERN
BAKER...NORTHERN COLUMBIA...SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...CENTRAL SUWANNEE
AND CENTRAL CHARLTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 345 PM
EST...
AT 314 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF
FARGO TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUSTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WHITE SPRINGS...
OBRIEN...MCALPIN...LIVE OAK...HOUSTON...BELMONT...FARGO...WELLBORN...
WINFIELD AND SUWANNEE VALLEY THROUGH 345 PM EST. 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3077 8251 3075 8204 3017 8256 2998 8290
3014 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 271DEG 50KT 3066 8235 3022 8286SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
323 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
FLZ024-GAZ154-164>166-112115-
CHARLTON-COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-NASSAU-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN
CHARLTON...CAMDEN...NORTHERN NASSAU...SOUTHEASTERN GLYNN AND EXTREME
SOUTHERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 415 PM EST...
AT 323 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES EAST OF KINGS FERRY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND KINGS FERRY...HILLIARD...WOODBINE...KINGSLAND...COLESBURG...
KINGS BAY BASE...HARRIETTS BLUFF...CUMBERLAND ISLAND...HIGH POINT AND
DOVER BLUFF THROUGH 415 PM EST. 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3124 8128 3120 8126 3120 8132 3116 8135
3113 8134 3111 8139 3100 8140 3101 8145
3098 8147 3096 8144 3098 8142 3098 8141
3090 8140 3076 8145 3052 8189 3076 8211
3129 8131 3127 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 239DEG 49KT 3080 8176
SHASHYThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down with power lines blown down into streets, mainly in the Gardi area. There was a brief power outage in Jesup. A tree was blown down across the road SW of Jesup.
Power lines were blown down on Dillworth Street that caused multiple fires. A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Seagrove St and West Bryant Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, January 2014
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: 486250, 486251.