A few strong storms developed with increased moisture over the area due to a tropical wave and active sea breezes with a weak frontal boundary still draped across the local area.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A few strong storms developed with increased moisture over the area due to a tropical wave and active sea breezes with a weak frontal boundary still draped across the local area.
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 12, 9:14 AM EST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1014 AM EDT MON SEP 12 2016 .UPDATE... Moisture levels continue to gradually increase, per the morning sounding at JAX. There is, however, still a pocket of dry air hanging on in the mid levels, due to subsidence associated with the persistent mid level ridge over the area. This will help to keep convective activity somewhat limited along and east of the I-95 corridor today but a few showers/storms will still be possible along the coast thanks to increased low level moisture convergence in association with an inverted trough offshore, which is a northward extension of a tropical disturbance in the Bahamas. So we will continue with a low chance of rain along and east of the I-95 corridor and go with a little better chance farther inland this afternoon as scattered storms develop along the westward moving seabreeze. Storms will fade out across the inland areas this evening due to loss of heating. However, there will be a resurgence of scattered showers and storms across the coastal waters which will spread towards the coast as early as this evening as the tropical wave moves north northwest along the southern Florida peninsula. && .AVIATION... Mainly VFR conditions today. Scattered showers and storms expected this afternoon as the seabreezes push inland. Low chance for storms along and east of the I-95 corridor. Better chance for storms west of I-95. && .MARINE... High pressure will be north of the waters this week, providing a persistent onshore flow. Winds will increase on Tuesday as a tropical wave crosses the Fl Peninsula. Headlines will likely be needed. Rip Currents: Moderate risk today at the Ne Fl beaches and all beaches Tuesday due to a persistent long period swell and an onshore flow. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 92 72 88 72 / 40 20 60 40 SSI 88 78 84 76 / 30 40 60 60 JAX 90 75 85 74 / 30 30 70 60 SGJ 87 78 84 75 / 40 30 70 60 GNV 91 73 86 72 / 50 30 70 50 OCF 91 73 87 72 / 50 30 70 50 && .JAX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. && Shuler//Shashy
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 511 AM EDT MON SEP 12 2016 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-130800- 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- 511 AM EDT MON SEP 12 2016 ...MODERATE RISK OF 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... ONSHORE FLOW AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA BEACHES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST DURING THE MORNING AND INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY BETWEEN U.S. HIGHWAY 301 AND INTERSTATE 75 AND PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD DUE TO PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 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
240 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2016
GAZ162-163-121930-
CLINCH GA-ECHOLS GA-
240 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ECHOLS AND CENTRAL CLINCH
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR NEEDMORE...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARGO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT
30 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FARGO...STATENVILLE...DU PONT...NEEDMORE AND MAYDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3078 8313 3080 8313 3081 8310 3083 8310
3083 8309 3085 8309 3085 8301 3086 8301
3087 8297 3103 8297 3087 8252 3061 8252
3065 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 130DEG 25KT 3075 8268
SANDRIKSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
241 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2016
FLZ037-040-121915-
MARION FL-PUTNAM FL-
241 PM EDT MON SEP 12 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL PUTNAM AND WESTERN
MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 241 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM ORANGE SPRINGS TO NEAR SANTOS. MOVEMENT WAS
NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCALA...RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES...FORT MCCOY...CITRA...
ORANGE SPRINGS...OCALA AIRPORT...ANTHONY...SPARR...
SANTOS AND BELLEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2897 8232 2902 8242 2905 8247 2904 8253
2921 8254 2922 8240 2948 8240 2949 8222
2946 8219 2946 8221 2943 8221 2942 8220
2942 8215 2943 8214 2944 8206 2962 8205
2953 8190 2896 8208 2896 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 114DEG 23KT 2948 8197 2903 8211
SANDRIKThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:43 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down between Ocala and Belleview. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data. The time of damage was based on radar.
A few trees were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
A 22 yr old male was struck by lightning in Silver Springs. He was transported to the hospital as a precaution. The time of the event was based on radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 2016
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