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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