5 inches). Steering flow was < 5 kts.
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The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A slow-moving front edged southward across South Georgia with very high atmospheric moisture across the area (PWAT 2.2 to 2.5 inches). Steering flow was < 5 kts. As slow-moving sea breezes and boundaries moved inland, a few isolated strong storms with wet downbursts and heavy rainfall impacted SE 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 Jul 6, 12:47 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
147 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE...
.NEAR TERM...
Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 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
Radar starting to show a few showers developing over areas well
inland...expecting this to increase in coverage and intensity
through the afternoon, with greatest coverage of showers/storms
expected to be across the central portion of the nrn FL peninsula
into s-ctrl GA. Coverage expected to gradually diminish after 00z.
Current low temperature forecast Tonight looks fine with muggy
mid-upper 70s expected.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Sunday through Monday night)
Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Plentiful moisture will remain available through the rest of the
weekend and into next week as a frontal boundary remains stalled
over northern GA, as is typical for this time of year. An upper
low drifting towards the southeast US coast through this period
will continue to keep stacked ridging broad, and therefore weak
mean flow/steering. Therefore, the sea breeze will remain the most
dominant feature for this period, with scattered to numerous
convection as both breeze boundaries move inland. Some of the
slightly drier air near the coast will gradually mix out Sunday
and into Monday, which will expand PWATs of 2 inches or higher
area wide, and therefore higher chances near the coast compared to
Saturday. Torrential rainfall will certainly be the the main
hazard, though some wet downbursts up to 40-50mph will also be
possible.
Temperatures come down a bit Sunday and into Monday as well,
closer to normal mostly in the low 90s. This looks to keep us just
below any heat advisory criteria despite dew points remaining in
the mid to upper 70s, though will let the next forecast package
evaluate again.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through next Saturday)
Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
The aforementioned upper low will continue to drift west to
southwestward through most of this period, likely crossing the
southern FL peninsula around Wednesday and Thursday and a remnant
impulse. The weakening of this feature aloft should allow a
surface ridge with the Bermuda High to strengthen just a bit and
build further across the central and southern FL peninsula for at
least the Tuesday through Thursday time frame, allowing a bit more
of a southwesterly flow to the area. Combined aforementioned with
lingering energy aloft, chances for showers and t'storms look to
remain high for the majority of this period. Temperatures trend
overall close to normal for this period, though introducing some
southwesterly flow could creep temps above average, especially
inland.
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1220 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Latest satellite imagery shows plenty of cumulus clouds around TAF
sites based at SCT-BKN030-040. Widely scattered SHRA/TSRA will
develop along west coast and east coast sea breezes later this
afternoon, likely with greatest coverage over central part of ne
FL peninsula, including KGNV area, by late afternoon as sea
breezes converge...maintaining TEMPO group for TSRA at KGNV
20z-00z, VCTS at other inland TAF sites. Light S to SW winds this
afternoon interior areas, with SE winds 6-10kts after passage of
east coast sea breeze for eastern TAF sites. Light winds are
expected Tonight and Sunday morning with VFR conditions.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 145 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
High pressure will remain east of the waters through the forecast
period, maintaining fairly light S to SE winds and 2-3 ft seas, with
daily sea breezes each afternoon near the coast.
Rip Currents: Low-end Moderate Risk of rip currents through
Sunday.
&&
.CLIMATE...
Issued at 304 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Above average temperatures continue today, then high temperatures
begin to cool as storminess increases over the area starting
Sunday. Today, record high minimum temperatures could be
challenged.
July 6:
KJAX: 79/1902
KGNV: 78/1900
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 75 92 75 91 / 70 70 60 70
SSI 80 90 79 91 / 10 50 40 70
JAX 76 94 76 93 / 20 60 50 70
SGJ 77 92 78 93 / 10 50 30 70
GNV 75 94 75 91 / 60 70 60 70
OCF 76 95 76 93 / 50 70 60 70
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Heat Advisory until 7 PM EDT this evening for FLZ021-023-030-031-
035-120-136-220-236-322-422-522.
GA...Heat Advisory until 7 PM EDT this evening for GAZ132>136-149-151-
152-162-163-250-264-350-364.
AM...None.
&&The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.
1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A public weather station Harris Station - | KGANAHUN14 measured 4.04 inches from | training storms. Rain began around 2:25 PM | EDT.
A large tree fell across Manningtown Rd. | Photos were relayed social media. Time was | estimated by radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2024
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: 1192636, 1192637.