An upper-level trough west of the region focused a series of short-wave troughs across the local area. The upper-level forcing combined with high moisture combined with a low level 850 mb jet of 35 kts enhanced morning convection across NE FL.
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An upper-level trough west of the region focused a series of short-wave troughs across the local area. The upper-level forcing combined with high moisture combined with a low level 850 mb jet of 35 kts enhanced morning convection across NE FL. Isolated strong to severe storms expanded north and east across NE FL and SE GA into the afternoon and evening.
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 19, 7:44 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 844 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED STRONG/SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... ...New UPDATE... .UPDATE... Issued at 837 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 Evening convection that fired along stalled outflow boundary and East Coast sea breeze front along the St Johns River Basin and I-95 corridor south of JAX has shifted into the Atlantic Coastal waters and will be a short lived lull in convection until after midnight when next shortwave rounds base of long wave trough across the SE US and expect at least a Broken line of isolated strong to severe storms to track NW to SE through the area from around midnight through 6am or so before pushing into the Atlantic Coastal waters during the early morning hours on Tuesday. Some of this activity overnight tonight that pushes off the NE Gulf could have some potential for isolated supercells with some rotating storms pushing into the I-75 corridor of inland NE FL that will need to be closely monitored. Otherwise low temps will likely be rain cooled to around 70 degrees over inland areas and lower to middle 70s along the coast. && .NEAR TERM... (Through Tonight) Issued at 303 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 A squall line has made its way across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida, leaving a wake of stratiform clouds with isolated showers, increasing stability. Temperatures have dropped from the 90s into the lower to mid 70s over southeast Georgia and near 80 degrees in northeast Florida. There will be a lull in convection before a second round of thunderstorms moves in tonight around midnight. The intensity of this wave will heavily depend on the duration of heavy cloud cover through the rest of the evening; if some sunshine can peak through the clouds, enough destabilization may occur for more strong to isolated severe overnight storms. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday through Wednesday night) Issued at 303 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 An active pattern will continue Tuesday and Wednesday as a front stalls over Georgia through mid-week. Southwesterly flow will continue to bring moisture onshore from the Gulf, in combination with the stationary front to our north, the ingredients for strong thunderstorms will be present. Diurnal heating and sea breeze interactions will enhance afternoon and evening convection, but it will be fairly active all day, both days, as waves of storms move through the area. Temperatures will be a few degrees below normal due to the increase of cloud cover and very high precipitation potential. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 303 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 High PoPs will continue through early next week, as a frontal boundary remains stalled to our north, providing extra moisture and lift for the area. Again, diurnal heating and sea breeze formations will enhance afternoon and evening convection. Temperatures will be just at or below normal during this period. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 658 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 Next round of storms developing on old outflow boundary from GNV- SGJ and will impact with TSRAS through 01Z, then attention shifts to upcoming shortwave aloft that will trigger next round of more widespread storms along a line to push in after midnight and have continued TEMPO groups generally in the 04-08Z time frame with lingering VCSH and MVFR CIGS through the early morning hours until 13-14Z, then likely enough diurnal heating to trigger another round of storms later in the TAF period and have introduced a PROB30 group for MVFR TSRAs in the 16-22Z time frame. && .MARINE... Issued at 303 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 Outside of thunderstorm activity, southwesterly winds are shifting to southerly following the passage of the morning squall line, with speeds increasing to near Caution levels offshore this evening. Southwesterly winds will prevail on Tuesday, with southerly winds expected on Wednesday. Waves of showers and thunderstorms will progress across our local waters from Tuesday through at least Friday. Outside of thunderstorm activity, evening wind surges will be possible over the offshore waters through midweek. Rip Currents: Prevailing offshore winds will result in a low rip current risk at area beaches for most of this week. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 415 AM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023 Two rounds of convection through tonight should blanket our area with widespread 1-2 inch rainfall amounts, with locally higher totals possible. Localized flooding will be possible during tonight's convective event, especially if downpours train over urban or normally flood prone, low-lying locations. Our overall flood threat will increase by midweek as waves of downpours continue to impact our region and soils become saturated, with additional widespread rainfall totals of 2-4 inches expected from Tuesday through Thursday at most locations, with higher totals possible on a localized basis. The Weather Prediction Center is currently advertising a Slight Risk (level 2 out of 4) across our western counties and Marginal Risk (level 1 out of 4) elsewhere through tonight, with a Marginal Risk area-wide on Tuesday. Slight and Marginal Risks are forecast for the rest of the week. A Flood Watch may become necessary by Tuesday or Wednesday as this event unfolds. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 69 87 69 85 / 70 60 50 100 SSI 73 85 73 86 / 60 70 60 90 JAX 71 87 72 87 / 70 70 60 90 SGJ 72 87 72 87 / 70 80 50 90 GNV 70 85 71 86 / 80 70 60 90 OCF 71 84 71 86 / 90 90 70 90 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. &&
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
802 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1059 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 NNE Houston 30.33N 82.86W
06/19/2023 Suwannee FL Public
Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 6
NNE Houston. Report of powerlines and trees
down along CR 136A and 53rd road from
thunderstorm wind gust.
&&
KCSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
810 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023
FLZ033-133-200045-
Coastal St. Johns FL-Inland St. Johns FL-
810 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern St.
Johns County through 845 PM EDT...
At 810 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Saint Augustine to near Saint Augustine
Shores to Marineland. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds around 40 mph and excessive cloud-to-ground
lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is
occurring.
Locations impacted include...
Saint Augustine, Saint Augustine Beach, Crescent Beach, Saint
Augustine Shores, Butler Beach, Saint Augustine South, Vilano Beach,
Anastasia and Dupont Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2966 8125 2974 8141 2992 8143 2993 8124
2970 8116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 245DEG 16KT 2988 8135 2977 8136 2968 8124
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CHANEYPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
814 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSE South Ponte Vedra 29.99N 81.32W
06/19/2023 M44 MPH St. Johns FL Mesonet
Mesonet station 1426W Fswn St. Johns County
Fire Stati.
&&
KCPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
816 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0743 PM Hail 3 ENE Bunnell 29.49N 81.22W
06/19/2023 E1.75 inch Flagler FL Fire Dept/Rescue
Corrects previous hail report from 3 ENE
Bunnell. Golfball, 1.75 inch hail, reported
at Palm Coast Fire Department Station 21
Belle Terre Parkway and Palm Coast Parkway.
&&
KCPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
823 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 ESE Palm Coast 29.55N 81.18W
06/19/2023 Flagler FL Emergency Mngr
Tree down at the intersection of Colbert
Lane at N Village Parkway.
&&
KCPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
826 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Palm Coast 29.57N 81.19W
06/19/2023 Flagler FL Emergency Mngr
All lanes are obstructed by debris at 5000
Palm Coast Parkway near Hammock Dunes
Bridge. Nearby Hammock Dunes bridge gusted
to 57 mph.
&&
KCThe Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:58 UTC.
9 heavy rain, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A mesonet station in Reddick measured storm total rainfall of 2.19 inches since midnight.
A mesonet station near Citra measured 2.15 inches of rainfall since midnight.
A mesonet station measured 2.23 inches of rainfall since midnight.
A public weather station measured 6.44 inches of rainfall since about 2:20 am. Surrounding sites also measured 6 inches of rainfall.
A mesonet station about 3 miles NW of the University of Florida measured 3.16 inches of rain since 3:30 am.
Gainesville PD reported that one northbound land of State Road 121 was closed at Radio Road due to a downed tree. The time of damage was based on radar.
A mesonet station measured 3 inches of rainfall. Most was measured between 4 am and 7 am.
A tree was blown down and blocked the right lane of I-75 southbound in Reddick. A photo was shared via social media. The time of damage was based on radar.
A spotter measured 5 inches of rainfall. Most rainfall occurred between 8 am and 12 pm.
A public weather station measured 5.88 inches of rainfall. Most rain was measured between 8:30 am to 11:14 am. Surrounding sites measured 4.5 to 5.6 inches of rainfall.
A spotter measured 5.18 inches of rainfall over a 7 hour period.
A large oak tree was blown down at a medical plaza on Southeast 17th Street near 15th Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar.
Flash flooding occurred within the Ocala city limits from about 5-6 inches of rainfall during the morning hours during about a 3 hour accumulation period. The first flash flood report to the NWS was at 9:42 am when Marion county dispatch reported that 3 lanes of traffic were closed on Southeast 17th Street near Southeast Lake Weir Avenue. At 10:15 am, a local newspaper reported that East Silver Springs Blvd, west of South Pine Avenue, was flooding with some portions of the road closed due to flood water. At 10:34 am, the public reported a car was stuck in flood water under bridge on U.S. Highway 441 south of Southeast 3rd Avenue. Around 3 to 4 inches of rainfall was measured in this area around the time of this report since about 8 am. Police and emergency vehicles were on scene. On 6/21 around 9:32 am, law enforcement reported that County Road 475A (SW 27th Avenue) in Ocala was closed due to flood water from SW 66th Street to SW 42nd Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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