Thunderstorm Wind — Hamilton, Florida

2022-05-23 · near Marion, Hamilton, Florida

Event narrative

Up to 9 trees were blown down along U.S. Highway 41 between White Springs and Suwannee Springs. The time of damage was based on radar.

Wider weather episode

A ridge was anchored to the east in the western Atlantic while a ridge aloft was building northward up the Florida peninsula. A weak surface circulation developed to the

northwest overnight and shifted NNEward through western Alabama as a trough axis (pseudo cold front) appended to this low shifted eastward into southeast GA and the Suwannee Valley during the late morning and afternoon hours. This trough axis over a moist and diurnally unstable airmass fueled a few strong to severe storms. Strong diurnal instability and a pocket of dry air in the low levels enhanced downburst potential. PWATs were around the 75th percentile bringing a threat of locally heavy rain and potential for localized flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.