Thunderstorm Wind — Suwannee, Florida

2022-05-30 · near Branford, Suwannee, Florida

Event narrative

The FL Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down across Highway 129 near 254th Terrace.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low along the coast of southeast Georgia moved slowly inland through the day. The 12Z JAX sounding showed steep low/mid lapse rates and cool temperatures aloft. MUCAPE was also over 3000 J/kg. Winds throughout the column were relatively light , and sea breeze boundaries moved inland along both coasts. Scattered thunderstorm developed along the sea breeze boundaries with a merger near the I-75 corridor in the late afternoon where a few strong to severe storms formed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.