A mid level short wave trough over central Georgia shifted across the area during the late afternoon and into the evening. This forcing combined with additional shallow lift from the sea breezes and ahead of a weak surface trough over south Georgia.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A mid level short wave trough over central Georgia shifted across the area during the late afternoon and into the evening. This forcing combined with additional shallow lift from the sea breezes and ahead of a weak surface trough over south Georgia.
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 2, 8:11 AM EST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 911 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 .UPDATE...QUIET MORNING WITH MOST AREAS GETTING FULL SUNSHINE. 12Z SOUNDINGS SLIGHTLY DRIER AT LOW-LEVELS THAN 12Z YESTERDAY...BUT SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE A BIT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND SHORT-TERM MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATE A SUBTLE 500MB SHORTWAVE OVER CTRL GA WITH BAND OF MID CLOUDINESS. THIS WAVE WILL WEAKEN WILL PROGRESSING EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE STRONGER SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW. SIMILAR SETUP TODAY WITH EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PINNED TO COAST BY 15-20KT WESTERLY FLOW ABOVE GROUND...WHILE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL ADVANCE STEADILY EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST HIGH-RES MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SCATTERED SHOWERS/T-STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG WEST COAST SEA BREEZE AFTER 17Z AS IT ADVANCES EASTWARD OVER FL PENINSULA. FURTHER ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF OUR FORECAST AREA AND SPREAD EASTWARD PRIMARILY IN AREAS FROM I-10 CORRIDOR NORTHWARD LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO BE MOST WIDESPREAD WITH THIS LATTER ACTIVITY...AND HAVE LIKELY POPS N OF I-10...CHANCE POPS S. HIGH TEMP FORECAST TODAY LOOKS FINE. && .AVIATION...GENERALLY VFR EXCEPT LOWER CONDITIONS VICINITY OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING SHRA/TSRA. TAFS INDICATE TEMPO GROUP FOR TSRA DURING PERIOD WHEN MOST LIKELY. ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 00Z. && .MARINE...NO CHANGES PLANNED IN NEXT CWF ISSUANCE. AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE WELL NORTH AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE JUST SOUTH. CONTINUED S TO SW FLOW 10-15KTS WITH 2-4 FT SEAS THRU THE WEEKEND. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 92 74 93 73 / 60 60 40 20 SSI 89 76 90 76 / 60 60 30 30 JAX 93 74 93 74 / 50 40 30 20 SGJ 94 76 91 74 / 50 40 30 30 GNV 93 72 92 72 / 50 30 30 20 OCF 93 73 93 73 / 40 20 30 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && WOLF/WALKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 419 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-030830- 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- 419 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 ...STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AT 10-15 MPH TOWARDS COASTAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MEANWHILE...A DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON...DEVELOPING NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER INLAND SOUTHEAST GA DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. ACTIVITY WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 15-20 MPH TOWARDS COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. NELSON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
949 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG STATENVILLE 30.70N 83.03W
07/01/2015 ECHOLS GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNYT SHERIFF REPORTED WIND DAMAGE TO AWNING AT THE LAW
ENFORCMENT COMPLEX IN STATENVILLE. SEVEREAL TREES WERE
ALSO BLOWN DOWN WITHIN THE STATENVILLE AREA.
&&
AENYEDISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1153 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
FLZ035-036-021645-
ALACHUA FL-GILCHRIST FL-
1153 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ALACHUA AND EAST
CENTRAL GILCHRIST COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...
AT 1153 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF BELL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALACHUA AND HIGH SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 2985 8271 2983 8269 2983 8264 2985 8263
2985 8262 2986 8262 2987 8259 2988 8259
2990 8249 2971 8252 2970 8280 2983 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 1553Z 262DEG 14KT 2980 8275
ENYEDIThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:49 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down on a home at NW 3rd Avenue and NW 17th Street. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for Storm Data.
Power lines were blown down at 108 NE 9th Street. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
A funnel cloud was reported near Hammock Cottages.
Lightning struck a seven story resort building. The cost of damage was unknown and was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
A tree was blown down off of Foxhaven Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.
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