Thunderstorm Wind, Brantley
- When
- September 2, 2:11 PM EST
- Where
- Brantley County, 1.82 mi SW of Fendig
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 31.330, -81.900
A tree was blown down along U.S. Highway 32.
Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 2, 2014
Mean layer high pressure was NW of the area with mean layer flow form the ENE. Sea breeze thunderstorms along the Atlantic coast developed during the early afternoon, with activity shifting inland through the late afternoon hours.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Mean layer high pressure was NW of the area with mean layer flow form the ENE. Sea breeze thunderstorms along the Atlantic coast developed during the early afternoon, with activity shifting inland through the late afternoon hours.
What forecasters said that day
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 Sep 2, 1:19 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 1:19 PM EST, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 219 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014 .NEAR TERM...THROUGH TONIGHT... ANTICIPATING INCREASED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/T-STORMS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS WEST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD... AND AS EAST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVES WELL INLAND...MEETING WITH WEST COAST SEA BREEZE IN OUR WRN FL COUNTIES TOWARD 00Z. ANTICIPATE COVERAGE REACHING A MAXIMUM ALONG I-75 CORRIDOR AROUND 23Z...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASING THEREAFTER. ACTIVITY COULD LINGER IN THE 02-04Z PERIOD IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. LOW TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW-MID 70S...SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING. .SHORT TERM...WED THROUGH THU... WED & WED NIGHT...TUTT LOW OVER THE BAHAMAS WILL TREK WNW AND OVER THE FL STRAITS AS AN EASTERLY WAVE LIFTS NORTHWARD ALONG THE SE FL ATLANTIC COAST. A FEW COASTAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE DAY...BUT AS THE TUTT PUSHES EAST...SUBSIDENCE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE TUTT WILL TEMPER CONVECTION OVER OUR EASTERN ZONES IN THE AFTN...WITH THE BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE FOCUSED TOWARD THE I-75 CORRIDOR IN THE AFTN/EVENING. WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE NEAR TO JUST BELOW NORMAL RAIN CHANCES IN THE 30-40% RANGE. HIGH TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM UPPER 80S COAST TO LOW/MID 90S INLAND. WED EVENING PRECIP WILL TAPPER OFF INLAND WHILE A SHOWERS/TSTORMS BLOSSOM OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AS THE INVERTED TROUGH AXIS/EASTERLY WAVE ROTATES NWD UP THE FL ATLANTIC COAST AS THE TUTT PROGRESSES OVER THE SE GULF. A WARM AND MUGGY NIGHT WILL AFFECT THE COAST WITH LOWS ONLY IN THE UPPER 70S WITH SIMILAR DEW PTS...WITH NEAR 70 WELL INLAND. THU & THU NIGHT...RAIN CHANCES INCREASE OVER INLAND NE FL BETWEEN THE COAST AND I-75 AS MOISTURE FROM THE INVERTED TROUGH AND FORCING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TUTT PHASE. ALTHO COVERAGE OF RAIN CHANCES INCREASES OVER INLAND NE FL...WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP RAIN CHANCES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO OVER NE FL GIVEN RELATIVELY WARM AND DRY MID LEVELS (500 MB TEMP -6 DEG C) WITH PROBABILITIES IN THE 40-45% RANGE. SUBSIDENCE OVER SE GA WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES BELOW CLIMO NEAR 30-35%. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND WET DOWNBURSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONVECTIVE HAZARDS. PRECIP WILL FADE INLAND IN THE EVENING WHILE CONTINUING OFFSHORE AND NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST UNDER DEEP LAYER EASTERLY FLOW. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE MILD WITH VALUES IN THE LOW 70S INLAND TO MID/UPPER 70S RIVER BASIN/COAST. .LONG TERM...FRI-TUE... UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FRI AND SAT WITH DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE AREA COMBINED WITH FORCING FROM A DAMPENING INVERTED TROUGH AXIS AND ENERGY ROTATING NORTHWARD AROUND THE TUTT LOW MEANDERING IN THE EASTERN GULF. ADVERTISED RAIN CHANCES IN THE 40-50% RANGE WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES DURING THE AFTN/EVENING OVER INLAND AREAS. SUN THROUGH TUE A SURFACE FRONT WILL SHIFT OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WHICH WILL PROVIDE ENHANCED AFTN/EVENING STORM COVERAGE OVER SE GA...HOWEVER HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL TEMPER CONVECTION WITH 500 MB TEMPS -6 DEG C. WILL TREND PRECIP CHANCES BACK TOWARD NEAR CLIMO VALUES IN THE 30-40% RANGE WITH A FOCUS FOR SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE SHIFTING BACK TOWARD THE I-75 CORRIDOR MON/TUE AFTNS. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO VALUES. && .AVIATION...WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING TSRA WILL INCREASE COVERAGE TOWARD 00Z...WITH GREATEST COVERAGE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL GA INTO INTERIOR NORTHEAST FL. COVERAGE SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED EXCEPT LOWER CONDITIONS VICINITY OF TSRA. MAY BE SOME PATCHY LIGHT FOG TOWARD DAWN. && .MARINE...SOUTHERLY FLOW 10-15 KTS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH COMBINED SEAS 1-3 FT. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK TODAY AND WED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 73 94 74 93 / 30 30 30 40 SSI 76 87 76 86 / 10 30 20 20 JAX 73 91 74 90 / 20 20 10 30 SGJ 74 87 75 88 / 10 30 20 30 GNV 72 91 71 89 / 40 30 30 40 OCF 72 91 72 89 / 30 40 40 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && WOLF/ENYEDI/WALSH
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 3:20 AM EST, 10 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 420 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-030830- 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- 420 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS. STORM MOTION WILL BE SLOW PUSHING WESTWARD AND LEAD TO A CHANCE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING THE EVENING. SOME STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS THROUGH MID WEEK AND AREA WIDE FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG AND PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. .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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 1:14 PM EST, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 214 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014 GAZ152-153-165-021900- BRANTLEY-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN- 214 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BRANTLEY... CAMDEN AND GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 214 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF WAYNESVILLE TO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAVERLY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WAVERLY...WAYNESVILLE AND ATKINSON THROUGH 300 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 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 3128 8175 3110 8170 3106 8184 3124 8188 TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 031DEG 6KT 3124 8176 3111 8175 ENYEDI
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 1:23 PM EST, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
223 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
GAZ153-154-165-166-021900-
COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-
223 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CAMDEN AND
GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL
300 PM EDT...
AT 224 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF
WOODBINE TO 2 MILES EAST OF COLESBURG...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND COLESBURG
AND WOODBINE THROUGH 300 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 3090 8162 3086 8179 3134 8165 3135 8149
3134 8148
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 047DEG 7KT 3129 8158 3092 8169
ENYEDISpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 1:25 PM EST, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
GAZ136-021915-
WAYNE-
225 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 225 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF
GARDI TO 10 MILES NORTH OF MOUNT PLEASANT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MOUNT
PLEASANT AND GARDI THROUGH 315 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 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 3164 8178 3158 8169 3156 8169 3154 8166
3153 8165 3151 8165 3149 8163 3138 8172
3155 8193 3166 8181
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 024DEG 5KT 3169 8175 3157 8163
ENYEDISpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 1:48 PM EST, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
248 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
GAZ136-152-021930-
BRANTLEY-WAYNE-
248 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE AND
BRANTLEY COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 248 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF
MOUNT PLEASANT TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT PLEASANT...STATIONARY.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MOUNT
PLEASANT THROUGH 330 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 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 3158 8169 3156 8169 3154 8166 3151 8165
3147 8161 3140 8166 3139 8170 3136 8170
3132 8174 3130 8173 3125 8178 3139 8196
3160 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 358DEG 2KT 3153 8167 3134 8182
ENYEDISpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 1:51 PM EST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
251 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
FLZ024-021930-
NASSAU-
251 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NASSAU COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 252 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF
HILLIARD TO 6 MILES EAST OF CALLAHAN...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND CALLAHAN AND
HILLIARD THROUGH 330 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 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 3056 8169 3057 8170 3055 8173 3050 8188
3072 8195 3073 8170 3057 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 082DEG 9KT 3070 8178 3059 8174
ENYEDISpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 2:10 PM EST, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
310 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
GAZ136-151-152-022000-
BRANTLEY-PIERCE-WAYNE-
310 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE...PIERCE
AND BRANTLEY COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 310 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HORTENSE TO 5 MILES NORTH OF WAYNESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
WAYNESVILLE...HORTENSE...ATKINSON...RAYBON AND NAHUNTA THROUGH 400 PM
EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 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 3147 8192 3130 8173 3122 8177 3110 8187
3110 8190 3130 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 028DEG 12KT 3141 8192 3129 8177
ENYEDIThe radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
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: 539396.