Florida, 2019

Heavy Rain in Florida, July 28, 2019

July 28, 2019 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Onshore NE flow focused showers and thunderstorm activity inland toward the I-75 corridor in the afternoon.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Onshore NE flow focused showers and thunderstorm activity inland toward the I-75 corridor in the afternoon.

What forecasters said that day

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 28, 9:21 AM EST, 4 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 9:21 AM EST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1021 AM EDT Sun Jul 28 2019

.UPDATE...Wave of low pressure offshore the east central Fl
coast will tighten gradient some producing breezy conditions
near the coast. Convergent bands of showers have been moving
ashore the coast from Ponte Vedra to St Augustine producing
estimated rainfall amounts of slightly over an inch. The trend
will be for scattered showers and isolated storms to develop
further inland this afternoon with bulk of activity west of
U.S. Hwy 301. Short wave energy may also enhance some storms
which may produce locally heavy rain and gusty winds.

&&

.AVIATION...Onshore flow pattern will occasionally produce periods
of MVFR CIGs at TAF sites today. Have VCSH in TAFs this morning
with TEMPO groups after 18Z. Winds could once again gust
occasionally up to 15-20kts for TAF sites near coast Sunday.

&&

.MARINE...
A frontal boundary will remain stationary across north central
Florida today. The local pressure gradient will begin to slowly
loosen today as high pressure begins to weaken and settle
southward. High pressure will then settle directly over our
region early next week as the frontal boundary finally dissipates,
resulting in less coverage of showers and thunderstorms over our
waters. A loose pressure pattern will allow the Atlantic sea
breeze to develop towards noon each day through midweek.

Rip Currents: A Moderate risk will continue today for the beaches
north of St. Augustine as breezy northeasterly winds combine with
elevated seas. A moderate risk should continue through early next
week as onshore winds only gradually subside and a longer period
ocean swell develops.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  91  67  93  68 /  10   0  10   0
SSI  86  73  87  73 /  10  10  10  10
JAX  87  72  89  71 /  30  10  20  10
SGJ  85  72  86  72 /  40  30  40  10
GNV  88  69  89  70 /  60  20  30  10
OCF  89  71  89  71 /  60  40  50  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...None.

&&

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The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Columbia

When
July 28, 2:07 PM EST to 3:07 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, 0.69 mi S of Winfield
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
30.260, -82.680

About 2 inches of rainfall was measured in 1 hour near US Highway 41 and NW Dicks Road.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 837352.