S. Erika crossed the forecast area from the Gulf region through the day.
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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.
The remnants of T.S. Erika crossed the forecast area from the Gulf region through the day. High moisture combined with forcing and weak onshore convergence around the remnant low brought waves of heavy rainfall and isolated strong storms.
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, 7:43 AM EST, 5 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 843 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2015 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SE GA TODAY... .UPDATE...SURFACE TROUGH/ERIKA REMNANTS OVER THE NE GULF WILL MOVE NE ACROSS SE GA TODAY. SLUG OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAINLY NORTH OF I-10 CORRIDOR TODAY. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NE FL WITH THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE REACHING THE ST. JOHNS RIVER VICINITY BY LATE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S OVER SE GA...WITH UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES OVER NE FL. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL LOWER TO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY APPROACH AND INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. WILL LIKELY ADD TEMPO SHRA/TSRA GROUPS FOR 16Z-22Z TIME RANGE. && .MARINE...LIGHT SW WINDS WILL BECOME SE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO INCREASE OVER THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 88 73 93 74 / 60 40 40 20 SSI 85 76 88 77 / 50 50 40 30 JAX 88 74 90 74 / 60 50 50 30 SGJ 87 76 88 75 / 50 50 60 30 GNV 89 74 91 73 / 50 20 60 30 OCF 90 74 91 73 / 30 20 60 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ZIBURA/ALLEN/WALSH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 419 AM EDT WED SEP 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 WED SEP 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS WILL MOVE IN OFF OF THE GULF AND SWEEP NORTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE REGION WILL SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR LOCATIONS AND TO RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING. 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 1044 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2015 FLZ020-GAZ162-021515- HAMILTON FL-ECHOLS GA- 1044 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL HAMILTON AND SOUTHWESTERN ECHOLS COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM EDT... AT 1043 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JENNINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED BROAD AND WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. A BRIEF TORNADO MAY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JENNINGS AND STATENVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 3079 8305 3069 8284 3054 8303 3058 8310 TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 211DEG 10KT 3059 8305 SHASHY
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
200 PM EDT WED SEP 02 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 AM WATER SPOUT 2 NE JEKYLL ISLAND 31.06N 81.39W
09/02/2015 AMZ450 GA BROADCAST MEDIA
MEDIA RELAYED A REPORT AND PICTURES OF 2 WATERSPOUTS OFF
OF JEYKLL ISLAND. LOCATION APPROXIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
&&
ASHASHYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2015
FLZ024-025-125-021900-
COASTAL DUVAL FL-INLAND NASSAU FL-INLAND DUVAL FL-
209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DUVAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
NASSAU COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 208 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CECIL FIELD...OR 13 MILES WEST OF JACKSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE...CALLAHAN...JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL ARPT...
ARLINGTON...OCEANWAY...ORTEGA...CRAIG FIELD...BRYCEVILLE...SAN
MARCO...RIVERSIDE...CISCO GARDENS...CECIL FIELD...RATLIFF...NASSAU
VILLAGE-RATLIFF...NORMANDY...BALDWIN...TALLYRAND...JACKSONVILLE
HEIGHTS AND WHITEHOUSE AIR FIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3019 8178 3019 8187 3036 8205 3037 8204
3041 8204 3042 8203 3044 8204 3047 8202
3051 8202 3067 8175 3032 8150
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 240DEG 16KT 3030 8188
STRUBLEThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.
2 heavy rain, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck Sally B. Mathis Elementary School. School was evacuated due to smoke in the building from a damaged air conditioner unit. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for StormData.
The Flagler EOC measured 1.55 of rainfall in 30 minutes. A storm total of 1.57 was measured.
Heavy rainfall reports from Palm Coast area included 1.80 inches in West Palm Coast occurring within 45 minutes. East Palm Coast from Fire Rescue measured 2.20 within one hour. A southwest Palm Coast spotter measured 1.30 within 40 minutes. In Eagle Rock a spotter measured 1.90 within 40 minutes.
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, September 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: 599075, 599074, 599076.