A weakness in the subtropical ridge dominated with convection driven by sea breezes and outflow boundaries. Sea breezes focused toward the I-95 corridor in the afternoon.
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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.
A weakness in the subtropical ridge dominated with convection driven by sea breezes and outflow boundaries. Sea breezes focused toward the I-95 corridor in the afternoon.
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 Jun 26, 7:42 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 842 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 .UPDATE...LOW LEVEL FLOW IS W TO SW WITH SFC RIDGE REMAINING DOWN IN THE S CENTRAL FL AREA. PWATS ARE QUITE HIGH NEAR 2.2 INCHES ON THE JAX 12Z SOUNDING AND MEAN LOW FLOW IS MORE WLY THAN 24 HRS AGO. LAPSE RATES ARE WEAKER WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME WEAKER STORM ACTIVITY LATER TODAY. NONETHELESS...WATER LOADING AND EWD STORM PROPAGATION WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AS CONVECTION FIRES AND MOVES EWD NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH. MINOR SHORTWAVES AND SEA BREEZE MERGERS ALSO MAY LEAD TO A COUPLE OF STRONG/BRIEF SEVERE STORMS. MINOR UPDATES TO TWEAK POPS DOWN OVER SE GA WHERE LESS FORCING IS AVAILABLE. HIGH END CHANCE TO LIKELY RAIN CHANCES ARE WARRANTED GIVEN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S EXPECTED WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR 100-105. && .AVIATION...SW TO W SFC WINDS NEAR 5-10 KT AND MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCT TO NMRS SHOWERS/STORMS ALONG THE WEST COAST SEABREEZE BY LATE MORNING WHICH WILL SPREAD EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING THRU AFTERNOON. TEMPO GROUP FOR GNV LOOKS GOOD BY 16Z AND REST OF TERMINALS BEGINNING AROUND 17Z/18Z. IFR CONDS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE CONVECTION. MOST OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH BETWEEN 23Z-01Z AS THE AIRMASS GETS WORKED OVER. && .MARINE...SW TO S WINDS TODAY WITH SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS...SOME OF WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS NEAR 30-40 KT. SEAS 2- 4 FT. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK THROUGH SATURDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 93 74 92 72 / 60 50 60 50 SSI 90 77 92 76 / 50 50 50 30 JAX 91 73 93 75 / 60 50 40 30 SGJ 91 75 93 75 / 60 40 40 20 GNV 91 72 92 74 / 60 30 30 30 OCF 90 74 92 74 / 60 30 30 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHASHY/GUILLET
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1005 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-271000- 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- 1005 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015 ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... 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 EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL FIRST DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY...REACHING THE EAST COAST DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST CHANCES OF RAIN WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STORM MOTION IS EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THIS WEEKEND AND THEN WEAKENS OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING STRONG GUSTY WINDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED 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
1047 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
FLZ035-036-261530-
ALACHUA FL-GILCHRIST FL-
1047 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL ALACHUA AND
GILCHRIST COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...
AT 1046 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRENTON...BELL...HIGH SPRINGS AND NEWBERRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2964 8296 2970 8295 2970 8294 2971 8295
2987 8274 2983 8269 2983 8264 2985 8263
2966 8250 2956 8264 2957 8276 2958 8276
2958 8278 2959 8291 2963 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1446Z 239DEG 16KT 2963 8287
SHASHYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
121 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
FLZ025-125-261800-
INLAND DUVAL FL-COASTAL DUVAL FL-
121 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUVAL COUNTY UNTIL
200 PM EDT...
AT 120 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NAS JAX...OR NEAR JACKSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE...ORANGE PARK...UNF...ARLINGTON...NEPTUNE BEACH...
ORTEGA...BAYMEADOWS...CRAIG FIELD...RIVERSIDE...SAN MARCO...SAN
PABLO...FORT CAROLINE...NAS JAX...BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRACE...PALM
VALLEY AND TALLYRAND.
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 3025 8143 3023 8144 3016 8169 3019 8168
3019 8174 3027 8179 3049 8146 3047 8145
3047 8146 3046 8146 3046 8145 3041 8142
3039 8144 3040 8147 3038 8148 3037 8145
3040 8142 3035 8139 3025 8138
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 243DEG 19KT 3025 8166
GUILLETPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
123 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM TSTM WND GST 5 NNE ORANGE PARK 30.24N 81.68W
06/26/2015 M49 MPH DUVAL FL ASOS
NAS JAX ASOS MEASURED A GUST TO 49 MPH FROM 240 DEGREES.
&&
ASHASHYThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:26 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An oak tree was blown down near Belvedere Avenue. Damage estimated.
A large tree was blown down near Hendricks Avenue and Southside United Methodist Church. Damage estimated.
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, June 2015
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