NWS Jacksonville, FL Storm Surveys & Significant Events

Storm Surveys & Significant Events

Local NWS offices have the responsibility of surveying sites which experience significant weather-related damage. The survey team is usually lead by the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) and often includes one or more staff meteorologists. The team determines the type of damage (i.e. straight-line wind, microburst, tornado) based on the pattern of debris and the most likely peak wind speed associated with the storm. In the case of a tornado, the touchdown location is identified, as well as the length and width of track, and the strength based on the Enhanced Fujita Scale - EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest).

Below are storm surveys and write-ups from NWS Jacksonville. If you have pictures of storm damage you are willing to share, please contact us via telephone at (904) 741-4370; mail at 13701 Fang Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32218; or email at al.sandrik@noaa.gov.

Honey Prairie Wildfire Boundary (5/9/11) - Angie Enyedi
Area Storm Reports & Keystone Heights Storm Survey (4/5/11) - Scott Carroll, Angie Enyedi, & Phil Peterson
March 2011 Climate Summary (4/2/11) - Jason Hess
Winter 2010-11 Climate Summary (3/2/11) - Jason Hess
Freezing Rain Event (1/10/11) - Andrew Shashy
2010: A Year of Historical Climate Extremes (12/29/10) - Jason Hess & Steve Letro
Jacksonville Winter Weather Outlook 2010-11 (12/3/10) - Jason Hess & Angie Enyedi
Hottest June Since 1998 (7/1/10) - Jason Hess
Flash Flood Event in Downtown Jacksonville (6/26/10) - Angie Enyedi
St. Johns River Waterspout (6/20/10) - Angie Enyedi
Severe Weather Event (5/21/10) - Angie Enyedi
A Review of Unusually Strong Winds Associated with a Meso-high Pressure System Affecting Northeast Florida (3/25/10) - Andrew Shashy
Coldest Winter Since 1977/78 (3/1/10) - Steve Letro
Southeast Georgia Mini Supercell (1/24/10) - Matt Zibura
Severe Weather Event w/ Bradford County Tornado Path & Pictures (1/21/10) - Andrew Shashy, Scott Carroll, Angie Enyedi, & Dave Shuler
Freezing Fog Event (1/14/10) - Angie Enyedi
Record Breaking Cold Public Information Statement (1/2-14/10) - Jason Hess & Jason Deese
Cold Start to 2010 (1/3/10) - Angie Enyedi
Winter Event Summary (1/9/10) - Jason Deese
Weather Summary for Non-event (12/18-19/10) - Angie Enyedi
Wayne County Tornado Track & Damage Pictures (12/9/09) - Jason Deese
Southeast Georgia Tornado Event w/ Tracks & Damage Pictures (12/2/09) - Jason Deese, Angie Enyedi, Andrew Shashy, Pete Wolf, & Al Sandrik
Waterspout Along the St. Johns River (6/26/09) - Phil Peterson
Severe Weather Event: Georgia Hailstorms & Flagler County Downburst (10/9/08) - Angie Enyedi
St. Simons Island Tornado (5/11/08) - Matt Zibura
Severe Weather Event (4/5/08) - Angie Enyedi
Lake City Tornado (3/7/08) - Jason Deese
North Gainesville EF1 Tornado (12/16/07) - Scott Carroll & Melissa Hurlbut
Flooding & Severe Weather Outbreak Associated with Tropical Depression 10 (9/17-9/21/07) - Melissa Hurlbut, Jason Hess, & Pete Wolf
MCS & Widespread Severe Weather Event (7/20-7/21/07) - Melissa Hurlbut & Jason Hess
Mayport Tornado (7/14/07) - Andrew Shashy
Severe Weather & Wind Event (4/15/07) - Melissa Hurlbut, Scott Carroll, Steve Letro, & Pete Wolf
Suwannee County Tornado (9/30/98) - Pablo Santos & Fred Johnson
Jacksonville Downburst (5/27/97) - Pablo Santos & Pat Welsh