Thunderstorm Wind — Clay, Florida

2023-06-27 · near Middleburg, Clay, Florida

Event narrative

Multiple reports of trees and power blown down due to winds were relayed to county dispatch.

Wider weather episode

A surface front was shifting south across Georgia with a surge in moist WSW flow off of the Gulf of Mexico under a passing short wave trough and bulk shear of 20-25 kts. Intrusion of drier air from the NW exacerbated DCAPE values well over 1000 J/kg and supported strong downburst winds in scattered severe storms that developed across NE FL in the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1104500. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.