A frontal boundary was stalled near the FL-GA state line with a moist and unstable airmass in place across NE FL. A passing mid level short wave trough triggered afternoon storms across the area near sea breeze and boundary mergers.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A frontal boundary was stalled near the FL-GA state line with a moist and unstable airmass in place across NE FL. A passing mid level short wave trough triggered afternoon storms across the area near sea breeze and boundary mergers.
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 Mar 3, 3:04 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 304 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 ...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INLAND NORTHEAST FL... ...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, MARINE, CLIMATE... .NEAR TERM... (Through Tonight) Issued at 253 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 For the latest NE FL and SE GA Daily Key Messages please visit: https://www.weather.gov/media/jax/briefings/nws-jax-briefing.pdf Frontal boundary was diffuse across the area and is shallow up to about 1-2 kft per HRRR and NAM cross sections. Boundary could be drawn from far southeast GA through JAX metro area and offshore of St Augustine. The boundary is forecast to drift southward tonight but in the mean time, showers and storms are firing along the boundary across mostly inland northeast FL with tops to at least 40 kft. Some hail has been reported thus far and some of the storms have potential to be severe with around 1 inch hail the most likely threat, but an isolated damaging wind gust is also possible. The convection is expected to wind down mid evening, but lingering isolated showers or a weak thunderstorm possible through about 11 pm. With the cooler air expected tonight behind the front and the moist low levels, mostly cloudy skies anticipated thanks to areas to widespread stratus. Lows tonight are forecast in the upper 50s to around 60. Winds are light enough and stratus may "build down" to produce areas of dense fog and there may be a need for a dense fog advisory for land zones and also portions of the adjacent coastal waters. && .SHORT TERM... (Monday through Wed night) Issued at 253 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 Monday... Mostly dry conditions expected for the area as the weekend's front will have moved south of the area. Some isolated thunderstorms may develop along our western locations along the I-75 corridor and north central Florida late Monday afternoon. Potential for marine fog through the day, by the overnight hours fog is expected to spread into the interior areas. Daytime highs on Monday will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Overnight lows from the upper 50s to lower 60s. Tuesday...Precipitation chances increase today as a lifting warm front during the early/late afternoon will bring the chance for thunderstorm development along its boundary. A cold front will begin to move in from the west during the overnight hours, bringing the possibility for thunderstorms into Wednesday morning. Daytime highs will be in the Wednesday...The cold front will continue to move through the area throughout the day, clearing to the south by the evening. Most of the showers and storms will have begun to wane by the afternoon hours and dropping off by the evening. Daytime highs during this 3 day period will be in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Overnight lows from the upper 50s to lower 60s, with cooler lows on Wednesday night. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Sunday) Issued at 253 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 Dry conditions return on Thursday continuing through Friday morning, as high pressure building in will push the front south of the area. An active weather pattern will arrive to the area, as a developing frontal system will bring a decent amount of precipitation starting Friday afternoon through Saturday, with the highest amounts expected on Saturday. This is in addition to southeasterly winds beginning to pick up during the early hours on Friday, shifting to become southwesterly by Saturday afternoon. Warmer temperatures are expected to reside above normal for the majority of the period, before a cool down in temperatures begins at the start of the weekend. Daily Highs in the upper 70s for SE GA, while NE FL will get to the lower 80s, with Friday expected to be the warmest day. Come Saturday, temperatures will begin to cool slightly to the mid 70s over SE GA and north central Florida and coastal NE FL remaining in the lower 80s. Daily Lows will also trend on the warmer side as overnight temperatures will remain in the upper 50s to mid 60s through the end of the week, by Saturday night lows will get to the lower/mid 50s as the cold front will have pushed through our area. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 115 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 Areas of low cigs for the coastal areas with LIFR and IFR for SSI and CRG with areas of rain and a few embedded storms between SGJ and SSI through about 21z. For rest of the TAFs, more mix of low end MVFR and potential showers and TSRA, though TSRA most likely for GNV in the next 1-4 hours. All convection is expected to diminish this evening and overnight, with widespread low cig and vsby developing between 02z and 06z down to LIFR and IFR, and continuing into the morning hours. Slow improvement expected through the morning. && .MARINE... Issued at 253 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 Weak high pressure will build north of the area through tonight behind a weak cool front across north central Florida. Areas of dense fog are likely at times tonight and Monday morning. Confidence not high enough to issue an advisory just yet but for now a marine weather statement was transmitted as a caution for this potential tonight. The front will lift northward as a warm front on Tuesday ahead of an approaching low and frontal system, which will bring shower and thunderstorm chances over waters Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. The associated cold front will cross waters by Wednesday night. A weak ridge of high pressure will build into the region Thursday and will then move east of the area by Friday. Rip Currents: With surf near 3 ft, largely due to easterly swell at 9 seconds, a moderate risk for area beaches is expected through Monday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 58 77 57 76 / 20 10 10 40 SSI 56 69 56 70 / 10 10 0 20 JAX 58 74 57 76 / 20 10 10 40 SGJ 59 72 59 75 / 20 10 10 30 GNV 59 80 59 81 / 30 20 10 50 OCF 60 80 61 82 / 30 30 10 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AM...None. &&
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 254 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 FLZ030-031-032030- Union FL-Bradford FL- 254 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BRADFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EST... At 253 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over New River, or near Lake Butler. A strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Raiford, Beasley, and New River. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2991 8225 2996 8233 3010 8221 3002 8208 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 212DEG 3KT 2997 8226 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH CHANEY
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 314 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 FLZ030-031-032045- Union FL-Bradford FL- 314 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BRADFORD AND CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EST... At 314 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over New River, or near Lake Butler, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lake Butler, Raiford, Beasley, New River, Sampson, Brooker, and Johnstown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3002 8240 3008 8224 2992 8215 2988 8235 TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 340DEG 8KT 2996 8228 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH CHANEY
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
324 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM Hail Live Oak 30.30N 82.98W
03/03/2024 E0.25 inch Suwannee FL Public
Pea sized hail briefly fell near the
intersection of Hamilton Ave NE and 2nd St.
NE in Downtown Live Oak, FL.
&&
ACSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
339 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024
FLZ140-032115-
Eastern Marion FL-
339 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM EST...
At 339 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Salt Springs, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lynne and Salt Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2927 8194 2930 8192 2941 8176 2938 8174
2937 8174 2937 8173 2925 8164 2924 8164
2913 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 336DEG 9KT 2932 8184
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
CHANEYSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
404 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024
FLZ035-236-032130-
Western Alachua FL-Gilchrist FL-
404 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GILCHRIST AND WEST
CENTRAL ALACHUA COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EST...
At 404 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Trenton, moving southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Pea size hail and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Excessive
cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring.
Locations impacted include...
Newberry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2966 8287 2980 8281 2971 8259 2960 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 304DEG 5KT 2969 8275
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
CHANEYSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
410 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024
FLZ035-032145-
Gilchrist FL-
410 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GILCHRIST COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EST...
At 410 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bell. A strong thunderstorm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Half inch hail and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Excessive
cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring.
Locations impacted include...
Bell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 2964 8296 2970 8296 2970 8294 2972 8296
2972 8294 2973 8295 2975 8294 2976 8295
2980 8292 2981 8293 2983 8292 2983 8289
2981 8286 2965 8285 2960 8296 2962 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 320DEG 3KT 2976 8294
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
CHANEYThe Tampa radar (KTBW), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
The NWS received multiple reports of a funnel cloud just SE of Belleview. Pictures were shared from both the public and spotters.
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