Scattered afternoon sea breeze storms impacted the area. One storm caused a tree to be blown down in Clay county.
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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.
Scattered afternoon sea breeze storms impacted the area. One storm caused a tree to be blown down in Clay county.
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 Apr 14, 7:50 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 850 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .UPDATE...SEABREEZE CONVECTION HAS DECREASED WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING THIS EVENING. EXPECT THE ACTIVITY TO DIE OUT OVER NE FL BY MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER INTERIOR SE GA AS AN UPPER SHORT WAVE OVER LOUISIANA MOVES NE INCREASING THE VERTICAL LIFT OVERNIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 65 TO 70 DEGREE RANGE. && .AVIATION...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS STILL FIRING IN THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA BUT WITH THE LOSS OF DIURNAL HEATING THEY SHOULD BE DONE BY 10 PM. HAVE TEMPO GROUPS IN THE CRAIG AND CECIL TAFS UNTIL 0100 UTC AND WILL LET THAT EXPIRE. OTHERWISE NOT LOOKING AT MAJOR FOG PROBLEMS OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW LOOKS TO BE A REPEAT OF TODAY WITH CEILINGS IN THE 3-5 KFT RANGE. && .MARINE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH SEAS 2-3 FEET TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 68 84 64 75 / 30 70 60 60 SSI 68 77 65 75 / 20 60 60 50 JAX 69 86 66 78 / 30 60 50 50 SGJ 68 79 68 80 / 20 40 50 50 GNV 68 85 66 83 / 10 60 50 40 OCF 68 86 67 84 / 20 50 50 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ZIBURA/SANDRIK/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 745 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-150900- COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-INLAND NASSAU-INLAND DUVAL-UNION- BRADFORD-CLAY-ST. JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION- COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING- WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN- ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 745 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. STRONGER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 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 530 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 FLZ023-024-GAZ150-164-142200- BAKER FL-INLAND NASSAU FL-CHARLTON GA-WARE GA- 530 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL BAKER...WEST CENTRAL NASSAU...SOUTHEASTERN WARE AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 529 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ST. GEORGE...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HILLIARD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ST. GEORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3047 8223 3064 8221 3067 8202 3043 8203 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 280DEG 20KT 3054 8211 ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 651 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 GAZ132-149-142315- ATKINSON GA-COFFEE GA- 651 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ATKINSON AND SOUTHERN COFFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 651 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF PEARSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DOUGLAS...PEARSON...WILLACOOCHEE AND NICHOLLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 3129 8266 3130 8304 3155 8304 3154 8262 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 207DEG 18KT 3140 8290 ZIBURA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
726 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015
GAZ132>135-150015-
JEFF DAVIS GA-BACON GA-APPLING GA-COFFEE GA-
726 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BACON...JEFF
DAVIS...NORTHWESTERN APPLING AND COFFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
AT 725 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
AMBROSE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOUGLAS...BAXLEY...HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BROXTON...AMBROSE...GRAHAM...
PLANT HATCH...NICHOLLS...WEST GREEN...SNIPESVILLE...PRIDGEN...DENTON
AND PINE GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8231 3150 8249 3145 8307 3160 8301
3178 8298 3178 8287 3191 8267 3195 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 191DEG 17KT 3150 8299
ZIBURASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 824 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 FLZ025-032-033-150100- INLAND DUVAL FL-CLAY FL-ST. JOHNS FL- 824 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY...WESTERN ST. JOHNS AND SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 823 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FLEMING ISLAND...OR OVER ORANGE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDING. UNPLUG ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLIANCES AS THEY ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY LIGHTNING STRIKES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ORANGE PARK...MANDARIN...DOCTORS INLET...FLEMING ISLAND...LAKESIDE AND BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 3007 8170 3011 8181 3019 8173 3016 8163 TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 236DEG 19KT 3013 8172 ZIBURA
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:56 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was blown down on a power line at the intersection of Moody Avenue and Suzanne Avenue. The cost of damage was estimated.
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