An upper level trough was across the eastern CONUS with a short wave trough moving through the base of the trough during the afternoon and evening which enhanced diurnal convection.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
An upper level trough was across the eastern CONUS with a short wave trough moving through the base of the trough during the afternoon and evening which enhanced diurnal convection.
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 30, 7:53 AM EST, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 853 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 .UPDATE...Upper shortwave trough will push convection now along the Gulf coast ne into the Suwanee Valley and across ne Fl and se Ga through the afternoon. Expect storms to increase in areal coverage and intensity as storms merge with the east coast seabreeze front by late afternoon and evening. Strong gusty winds with heavy downpours and frequent lightning strikes will accompany the stronger storms. Cell motion will be to the northeast at 10-15 mph. && .AVIATION...VFR conditions through this morning. Storms will affect GNV after 16z...and then east coast sites after 18z with MVFR/IFR conditions in thunderstorms until around 00z. Winds will be light sw becoming se near the east coast this afternoon as the seabreeze forms. && .MARINE...SW winds near 10 knots becoming se this afternoon with seas 2 to 3 feet. Storms will move ne to the into the coastal waters by late afternoon and evening. Rip Currents: low risk through Friday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 90 74 91 74 / 60 50 50 20 SSI 88 75 88 77 / 60 50 50 30 JAX 92 74 92 75 / 60 50 60 30 SGJ 88 75 89 76 / 60 50 60 30 GNV 90 74 91 74 / 50 40 60 20 OCF 91 74 91 75 / 50 30 50 20 && .JAX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. && Zibura
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 321 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-010730- 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- 321 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 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 TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 55 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTING STRIKES WILL OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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
903 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM HAIL W PALM COAST 29.57N 81.21W
06/29/2016 E0.50 INCH FLAGLER FL EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE REPORTED IN PALM COAST.
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MZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 121 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 FLZ023-030-031-301800- BAKER FL-BRADFORD FL-UNION FL- 121 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHEASTERN BRADFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN BAKER COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 120 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RAIFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RAIFORD...MACCLENNY...GLEN ST. MARY AND ELLERBEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3001 8223 3016 8239 3033 8206 3011 8206 TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 216DEG 21KT 3009 8225 ZIBURA
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:36 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down at Mudd Lake Road and Highway 125. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
About 2.51 inches of rainfall was measured at the Flagler County emergency operations center.
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