Stationary boundary across the I-10 corridor lifted northward as a warm front on Easter day. Behind the front, substantial surface heating, cold temperatures aloft, and an unstable air mass resulted in strong to severe thunderstorms developing along the inland moving sea breezes for portions of northeast FL in the afternoon.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
Stationary boundary across the I-10 corridor lifted northward as a warm front on Easter day. Behind the front, substantial surface heating, cold temperatures aloft, and an unstable air mass resulted in strong to severe thunderstorms developing along the inland moving sea breezes for portions of northeast FL in the afternoon. As the boundary continued to lift northward into southeast GA in the evening, a thunderstorm caused a home’s porch awning to collapse near Argyle, GA.
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 Apr 17, 5:57 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 657 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022 .AVIATION... [Through 00Z Tuesday] Last of afternoon convection to depart from the NE FL TAF sites in the 00-01Z time frame, while the next wave of storms will begin across SE GA this evening and have included at TEMPO group for MVFR storms/gusty winds at SSI from 01-05Z, while this next wave of storms is still suspect as to whether it will impact VQQ/JAX/CRG so for now have just placed some VCTS back into the TAF sites around 05Z, then SW flow off the NE GOMEX will bring IFR CIGS into GNV from the 09-13Z time frame and MVFR CIGS into VQQ/JAX/CRG/SGJ during the 10-14Z time frame during the morning hours, then generally VFR conds in West winds from 15-21Z at 10G15 knots at all TAF sites before last frontal boundary approaches late in the day with limited moisture and may interact with sea breeze along the Atlantic Coast, so have placed VCTS in the coastal TAF sites from 20Z onward through the end of the period but confidence remains low at this time. && .PREV DISCUSSION [613 PM EDT]... .NEAR TERM [through Monday]... Shortwave troughing will deepen as it progresses eastward across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys overnight, resulting in deepening west-northwesterly flow as well as strengthening divergence aloft locally. Shortwave energy embedded within the zonal flow pattern is sparking widespread convection upstream of our area, or across the FL panhandle and western GA. Outflow boundaries from ongoing strong to severe convection along the U.S. Highway 301 and Interstate 95 corridors are moving northwestward across the Okefenokee Swamp early this evening, and this boundary should enhance convective coverage and intensity through around midnight tonight across inland southeast GA. Sea breeze driven convection along the U.S.-301 and I-95 corridors in northeast and north central FL will fade towards sunset. Convection moving across the upper Altamaha/Ocmulgee/Alapaha Rivers around sunset will still have ML CAPE values of 1,000-1,500 j/kg to work with, and cold temperatures aloft will keep a threat for strong to isolated severe thunderstorms going, mainly for locations along and west of U.S.-301 corridor in southeast GA through around midnight tonight. Stronger storms will be capable of producing downburst winds of 40-60 mph, along with hail and heavy downpours. The deepening long wave trough will result in low pressure gradually deepening over the lower Mississippi and the Deep South overnight, resulting in a cold front surging eastward towards the FL panhandle and western GA towards sunrise on Monday. A squall line of strong to isolated severe thunderstorms may approach the upper Altamaha/Ocmulgee/Alapaha Rivers towards sunrise on Monday, just ahead of this sharpening cold front. Lows tonight will remain in the 60s area-wide. Short-term, high resolution guidance continues to indicate that a significant dry slot will overspread a good portion of our region on Monday as the potent shortwave trough progresses quickly east- northeastward across the southern Appalachians. A squall line moving across inland southeast GA will quickly shift eastward during the early morning hours, and breezy west southwesterly winds will develop across our region by the mid-morning hours as low pressure deepens over the Carolina coastal plain and accelerates north-northeastward. Another round of widely scattered convection may develop along the I-95 corridor in southeast GA and northeast FL during the late afternoon hours along the cold front, but ML CAPE values will remain around 1,000 j/kg or less and low level moisture will be decreasing, which should limit convective intensity. Highs on Monday will generally reach the low to mid 80s, although a few locations along the I-95 corridor and across north central FL may soar to the upper 80s. .SHORT TERM [Monday Night through Wednesday Night]... Deep troughing will progress eastward from the Great Lakes across New England, and surface low pressure will continue to deepen and accelerate northward along the New England coast late Monday night and Tuesday morning. Our local pressure gradient will tighten in the wake of the frontal passage on Monday night, with breezy north-northwesterly winds progressing across inland locations during the mid to late evening hours, and then breezy conditions developing at coastal locations overnight and continuing through sunrise. Cold air advection in the wake of the front will drop lows close to 50 across inland southeast GA, ranging to the upper 50s in north central and coastal northeast FL. Surface ridging will build over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys on Tuesday and will gradually strengthen as it progresses eastward and approaches the Mid-Atlantic coast by Wednesday afternoon. This weather pattern will result in low level winds quickly veering to north-northeasterly on Tuesday afternoon, with breezy conditions continuing at coastal locations through Tuesday night. Highs will remain in the 70s on Tuesday despite full sunshine. Winds will decouple at inland locations on Tuesday night, with radiational cooling resulting in lows falling to the mid to upper 40s inland, ranging to the low and mid 50s at coastal locations, where a north-northeasterly breeze will prevail on Tuesday night. Troughing aloft over the eastern U.S. will progress offshore early on Wednesday, with shortwave ridging taking shape over the southeastern states. Surface ridging will continue to strengthen as it shifts offshore of the Mid-Atlantic coast by Wednesday evening. This weather pattern will provide a deepening easterly flow across our area, with onshore winds strengthening at coastal locations by Wednesday afternoon, with breezy conditions developing inland. Highs will remain in the 70s at most locations on Wednesday, except in the lower 80s for southern portions of the Suwannee Valley and north central FL. A persistent onshore breeze will keep coastal lows in the lower 60s on Wednesday night, with decoupling winds inland allowing lows to fall to the low and mid 50s at most locations. .LONG TERM [Thursday through Saturday Night]... Ridging aloft will build over the southeastern states, with a tight local pressure gradient remaining in place through Friday as strong surface ridging only slowly progresses off the New England coast. This weather pattern will provide an extended period of breezy onshore winds for our local area, with inland highs in the lower 80s on Thursday afternoon warming to the mid and upper 80s by next weekend. Onshore winds will keep highs in the 70s at coastal locations through Friday, with temperatures then approaching 80 by next weekend. Lows in the 50s inland on Thursday night will warm to the lower 60s by Saturday night. A persistent onshore breeze will keep coastal lows generally in the mid to upper 60s from Thursday night onward. A few coastal showers may be possible in northeast FL by next weekend, but an overall dry and increasingly subsident air mass will prevail. .MARINE... A stalled frontal boundary over the Georgia waters early this evening will lift northward as a warm front overnight as low pressure takes shape over the lower Mississippi Valley and moves northeastward. Showers and thunderstorms currently ongoing over the northeast Florida waters will increase in coverage across the Georgia waters this evening and overnight, with another round of showers and thunderstorms possible overnight through early Monday over the northeast Florida waters. Low pressure will gradually strengthen along a cold front that will be moving across the Deep South on Monday, resulting in strengthening southwesterly winds shortly after sunrise. Small Craft will need to Exercise Caution if venturing into the offshore waters on Monday, as speeds will increase to 15-20 knots and seas will build to 4-6 feet. Seas near shore will remain in the 3-5 foot range near shore. This storm system's cold front will cross our area on Monday afternoon and evening, bringing scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to our local waters. Strong north-northwesterly winds will then overspread our local waters on Monday night, bringing Small Craft Advisory conditions after midnight. High pressure building over the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys in the wake of this front on Tuesday will strengthen as it slides eastward across the Carolinas by midweek, resulting in winds quickly shifting from northerly to north-northeasterly by Tuesday afternoon, with Small Craft Advisory conditions continuing offshore through Friday, as seas build to 5-7 feet. Caution conditions are expected near shore from Wednesday through Friday, as easterly winds remain sustained at 15-20 knots and seas remain in the 4-6 foot range. Rip Currents: A long period easterly swell will become southeasterly by Monday as it gradually fades, keeping a low-end moderate risk in place at the northeast FL beaches. Breezy onshore winds developing on Tuesday afternoon may bring a high risk to the northeast FL beaches, with a moderate risk expected at the southeast GA beaches. Persistently breezy onshore winds and building seas will likely result in a high risk of deadly rip currents at all area beaches from Wednesday through Friday. .FIRE WEATHER... Southwesterly transport winds overnight will shift to westerly early on Monday morning and will become breezy, with breezy west- southwesterly surface winds expected to develop by the mid to late morning hours, with these winds shifting to westerly during the early to mid-afternoon hours. Good to marginally high daytime dispersion values are expected area-wide on Monday. Surface and transport winds will then shift to northerly by late Monday night and early Tuesday, ushering in a cooler and much drier air mass into our area. Long durations of critically low humidity values are expected by Tuesday afternoon at inland locations. Sustained surface speeds of 10-15 mph may create an elevated fire danger at inland locations. Surface winds will become northeasterly at coastal locations by the mid to late afternoon hours on Tuesday. .HYDROLOGY... River levels along upper portions of the Altamaha River near the Baxley gauge will crest at the moderate flooding threshold on Sunday and will then recede to minor flooding by late Monday. Minor flooding will begin downstream near the Doctortown gauge tonight, followed by minor flooding beginning along the lower Altamaha near the Everett City gauge by late Tuesday. Levels will crest near a moderate flood near this gauge towards Thursday. Minor flooding will otherwise continue through at least midweek along upper portions of the Altamaha River, and minor flooding will continue during the next several days along lower portions of the Santa Fe River near the Three Rivers Estates gauge. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 64 80 50 71 44 / 80 60 10 0 0 SSI 67 81 55 71 53 / 60 50 20 0 0 JAX 65 84 55 74 48 / 60 40 30 0 0 SGJ 67 84 60 70 55 / 50 30 30 0 0 GNV 65 85 54 76 47 / 40 30 10 0 0 OCF 65 85 58 78 48 / 40 20 10 0 0 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. &&
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
746 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
GAZ136-180000-
Wayne GA-
746 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Wayne
County through 800 PM EDT...
At 746 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout near Gardi, moving northeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, and nickel size
hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
objects.
Locations impacted include...
Gardi.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3163 8177 3161 8177 3161 8175 3160 8175
3161 8174 3158 8170 3156 8170 3154 8168
3154 8167 3153 8167 3153 8165 3150 8165
3147 8162 3141 8173 3154 8188 3163 8179
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 227DEG 13KT 3153 8175
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
SANDRIKSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
748 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
GAZ162-180015-
Echols GA-
748 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Echols
County through 815 PM EDT...
At 748 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Needmore, or 13 miles east of Statenville, moving
northwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, nickel size hail, excessive
cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy
rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible.
Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring.
Locations impacted include...
Needmore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3080 8283 3078 8283 3077 8281 3075 8281
3074 8278 3073 8274 3073 8269 3072 8267
3071 8262 3060 8275 3061 8289 3063 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 136DEG 17KT 3067 8280
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
SANDRIKSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
751 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
GAZ152>154-165-264-180015-
Northeastern Charlton GA-Inland Glynn GA-Inland Camden GA-
Coastal Glynn GA-Brantley GA-
751 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Camden,
Glynn, central Brantley and northeastern Charlton Counties through
815 PM EDT...
At 751 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Everett to near Waynesville to near Fort
Mudge. These storms were nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Nahunta, Dock Junction, Hickox, Country Club Estates, Thalmann,
Waynesville, Atkinson and Boys Estate.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3120 8142 3109 8175 3104 8212 3124 8212
3125 8185 3141 8158 3139 8157 3139 8156
3138 8155 3138 8154 3136 8152 3133 8147
3134 8147 3133 8145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 043DEG 4KT 3135 8157 3118 8175 3110 8212
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
SANDRIKSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
809 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
FLZ020-021-180045-
Hamilton FL-Suwannee FL-
809 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Suwannee
and central Hamilton Counties through 845 PM EDT...
At 809 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Suwannee Springs, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph, half inch hail, and minor
flooding due to heavy rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, White Springs, Suwannee Springs, Suwannee River State Park,
Belmont and Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3038 8319 3039 8317 3041 8318 3052 8317
3052 8272 3048 8270 3047 8268 3045 8266
3045 8267 3043 8265 3040 8265 3035 8269
3033 8269 3032 8272 3033 8272 3032 8274
3033 8276 3033 8279 3029 8280 3034 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 266DEG 17KT 3043 8299
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SANDRIKSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
821 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
GAZ153-154-165-166-180100-
Inland Glynn GA-Inland Camden GA-Coastal Glynn GA-Coastal Camden GA-
821 PM EDT Sun Apr 17 2022
...Very heavy rainfall will impact portions of northern Camden and
Glynn Counties through 900 PM EDT...
At 820 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a band of heavy rainfall
along a line extending from near Darien to 7 miles northeast of
Woodbine. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Urban and street flooding due to heavy rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Street and poor drainage area flooding due to heavy
rainfall is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Brunswick, St. Simons Island, Dock Junction, Country Club Estates,
Waverly, Thalmann, Sea Island, Everett, Jekyll Island and Tarboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3116 8129 3110 8137 3090 8140 3105 8194
3109 8192 3110 8184 3116 8177 3116 8178
3139 8170 3140 8166 3145 8163 3138 8155
3133 8147 3133 8144 3128 8139 3129 8139
3131 8134 3128 8132 3128 8124
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 269DEG 23KT 3134 8148 3101 8161
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
SANDRIKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
829 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM HAIL 5 ESE WEST LAKE 30.47N 83.05W
04/17/2022 U0.25 INCH HAMILTON FL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS PEA SIZE HAIL.
&&
PKThe Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A home’s porch awning collapsed near Argyle, GA around 7:30 PM EST. Time was approximated. Pictures of the damage were relayed via Facebook.
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