S. in addition to sea breeze forcing over and unstable and moist airmass yielded severe storms during the afternoon and evening hours.
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.
A digging upper level trough across the eastern U.S. in addition to sea breeze forcing over and unstable and moist airmass yielded severe storms during the afternoon and evening hours.
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 5, 8:30 AM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 930 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015 ...NUMEROUS STORMS THIS AFTERNOON... ...SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE... .UPDATE...AN AREA OF SUBSIDENCE WILL TEND TO INHIBIT CONVECTION OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL BE DIGGING ALONG GULF COAST TODAY WHICH WILL HELP INITIATE CONVECTION ALONG WEST COAST SEABREEZE BY MIDDAY AND THEN RAPIDLY DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVE WILL BE FOCUSED BETWEEN THE I-95 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 301 CORRIDORS WHERE SEABREEZES AND OUTFLOWS WILL MERGE. STORMS WILL BE POTENTIALLY STRONG TO SEVERE AS MORNING SOUNDINGS INDICATE COOL TEMPS ALOFT (-11.0C AT 500 MB AT TLH) ALONG WITH STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES. SPC CONTINUES TO HAVE OUR AREA UNDER A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WX WITH MAIN CONCERN BEING DAMAGING WINDS. GIVEN COOL TEMPS ALOFT...MARGINAL SEVERE HAIL WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. && .AVIATION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG GULF COAST BY MIDDAY AND SPREAD NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPO GROUPS FOR TS...MVFR...AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 18Z-22Z AT GNV AND BETWEEN 19Z-23Z AT REST OF TERMINALS. && .MARINE...WINDS MAINLY SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS...EXCEPT SOUTHEAST ALONG THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS NEAR THE COAST MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. RIP CURRENTS: A MARGINAL MODERATE RISK ALONG THE NE FL COAST TODAY DUE TO AN EASTERLY GROUNDSWELL AROUND 9 SECONDS. SIMILAR OR LOWER CONDITIONS FCST ON MONDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 92 70 91 71 / 60 30 50 30 SSI 88 75 88 75 / 60 40 50 30 JAX 91 72 90 72 / 60 40 60 40 SGJ 89 74 89 74 / 50 40 50 40 GNV 92 71 92 71 / 60 30 60 30 OCF 92 72 93 72 / 60 30 60 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && PP/ZA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 446 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-060900- 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- 446 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015 ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IN THE EVENING. STORM CELL MOTION WILL BE EAST TO NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES TODAY. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 2 MILES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS. A FEW STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 60 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A LOWER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED WHERE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED LATER TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1026 AM EDT SUN JUL 05 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 PM TSTM WND DMG MIDDLEBURG 30.05N 81.90W
07/04/2015 CLAY FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE RESCUE REPORTED TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE
MIDDLEBURG AREA WHICH CAUSED POWER OUTAGES. THE TIME
GIVEN WAS BASED ON RADAR.
&&
PPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1035 AM EDT SUN JUL 05 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0136 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N MAYPORT 30.42N 81.41W
07/04/2015 M55.00 MPH AMZ452 FL MESONET
A WEATHERFLOW SENSOR MEASURED A PEAK GUST OF 55 MPH FROM
THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST.
0155 PM TSTM WND DMG MIDDLEBURG 30.05N 81.90W
07/04/2015 CLAY FL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE RESCUE REPORTED TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE
MIDDLEBURG AREA WHICH CAUSED POWER OUTAGES. THE TIME
GIVEN WAS BASED ON RADAR.
0248 PM TSTM WND DMG SSW LAWTEY 30.04N 82.07W
07/04/2015 BRADFORD FL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AT 220 TH ST AND HWY 301
0248 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW KINGSLEY 30.02N 82.05W
07/04/2015 BRADFORD FL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN ROAD BLOCK NERA CR 225 AND CR
229
0329 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NNW KINGSLAND 30.83N 81.68W
07/04/2015 E45.00 MPH CAMDEN GA TRAINED SPOTTER
45 MPH STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG ENE WOODBINE 30.96N 81.72W
07/04/2015 CAMDEN GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF A TREE DOWNED ON AN
APARTMENT HOME IN SATILLA VILLAS. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
0422 PM TSTM WND GST 5 WNW JOHNSON 29.62N 82.04W
07/04/2015 M46.00 MPH PUTNAM FL MESONET
2 NNE BAKERSTOWN
0424 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S BURBANK 29.22N 82.01W
07/04/2015 MARION FL 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWNED ON NW HWY 315.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG BRUNSWICK 31.14N 81.47W
07/04/2015 GLYNN GA 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTED TREE DOWNED IN BRUNSWICK AND MULTIPLE
REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWNED.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE OCALA 29.22N 82.06W
07/04/2015 MARION FL 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED IN EAST OCALA
NEAR SILVER SPRINGS SHORES.
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG W FARGO 30.69N 82.57W
07/04/2015 CLINCH GA EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR CHURCH STREET AND HIGHWAY 94.
POWER OUTAGE REPORTED IN FARGO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0600 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E GREEN COVE SPRINGS 29.98N 81.63W
07/04/2015 M45.00 MPH CLAY FL OTHER FEDERAL
THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE STATION ALONG THE ST. JOHNS
RIVER AT THE SHANDS BRIDGE NEAR GREEN COVE SPRINGS
MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 45 MPH.
0624 PM TSTM WND GST 5 S DUNGENESS 30.67N 81.47W
07/04/2015 M43.00 MPH NASSAU FL C-MAN STATION
THE COASTAL MARINE AUTOMATED STATION AT FERNANDINA BEACH
MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 43 MPH.
0904 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW BAXLEY 31.71N 82.39W
07/04/2015 M40.00 MPH APPLING GA MESONET
THE REMOTE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION NEAR BAXLEY MEASURED
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 40 MPH.
&&
PPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
113 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
GAZ132-133-051800-
JEFF DAVIS GA-COFFEE GA-
113 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN JEFF DAVIS AND
COFFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...
AT 112 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
AMBROSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOUGLAS...BROXTON...AMBROSE...WEST GREEN...SNIPESVILLE...PRIDGEN AND
DENTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3142 8265 3140 8293 3142 8298 3142 8311
3148 8311 3156 8306 3161 8306 3163 8301
3166 8301 3166 8300 3176 8300 3179 8296
3178 8287 3182 8284 3184 8278 3185 8279
3188 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 236DEG 26KT 3159 8308
ALLENSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
210 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
FLZ020-GAZ162-051900-
HAMILTON FL-ECHOLS GA-
210 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HAMILTON AND ECHOLS
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 210 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
JENNINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...JENNINGS...STATENVILLE...SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK...
SUWANNEE SPRINGS...CROSSROADS AND MAYDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3063 8314 3085 8309 3085 8301 3086 8301
3087 8297 3084 8286 3081 8283 3078 8283
3077 8281 3074 8280 3035 8285 3037 8289
3039 8289 3038 8291 3043 8300 3043 8307
3044 8308 3042 8315 3040 8316 3042 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 193DEG 21KT 3058 8303
ALLENSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
219 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
FLZ035-051900-
GILCHRIST FL-
219 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILCHRIST COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM
EDT...
AT 219 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRENTON AND BELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2964 8296 2967 8296 2970 8295 2970 8294
2971 8295 2982 8291 2983 8289 2986 8288
2983 8266 2957 8266 2956 8275 2958 8276
2958 8278 2959 8295 2963 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 243DEG 7KT 2959 8286
ALLENSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
220 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
GAZ134>136-051900-
WAYNE GA-BACON GA-APPLING GA-
220 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BACON...APPLING AND
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 220 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTH OF ALMA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAXLEY...ALMA...SURRENCY...ODUM AND PINE GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3184 8209 3171 8189 3150 8252 3167 8253
3167 8252 3173 8252 3174 8254 3175 8254
3175 8252 3177 8252 3192 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 254DEG 24KT 3164 8244
ZIBURAThe Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:23 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Power lines were blown down along 25th Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.
A tree was blown down onto a power line along 99th Avenue.
A tree was blown down across the road on 78th Place.
A shed collapsed and a peanut trailer was damaged along the 8400 block of SW 35th Street. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
A tree limb was blown down at Poe Springs park, which hit a woman on the head. Two others were injured. The woman died due to head trauma from the tree limb.
Numerous trees were blown down on the SE side of Gainesville.
Trees were snapped and uprooted and a tree was blown down onto a car at 23828 NW 176th Avenue.
Trees were snapped and uprooted. Power lines were blown down.
Multiple reports of trees down in Hawthorne.
Wind gust near 60 mph at the intersection of Cahoon Street N and West Beaver Street.
Over 14 trees were blown down in Interlachen, Hollister and western Palatka.
Spotter reported wind damage near Lake McMeekin including tree limbs down, damaged canopies and arbors and furniture.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua | 2015-07-05 | 26 | Female | Under Tree | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, July 2015
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: 593291, 593296, 593297, 593294, 593292, 593312, 593307, 593311, 593308, 593318, 593315, 593322.