Power Outage in Jasper, FL

Trees and power lines were blown down county-wide. Emergency services in the county were discontinued due to the large number of trees down. The speed sensor at the Hamilton County Emergency Operations Center failed during the event. An estimated 3K customers were without power. At 3 am on Sept. 2nd, several trees were blown down in Jasper. Ground truth storm total rainfall included 3.40 inches 1 mile ENE of Jasper.

A tree fell on a home and destroyed it. Another tree fell onto a mobile home and destroyed it. Power lines were blown down. Pea size hail was also reported. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in StormData.

Wind damage occurred at the Hamilton County Elementary School. Multiple power lines were blown down and one was blown onto a roof. The roof was blown off of one of the school building. No injuries were reported. The school was evacuated. The cost of damage was unknown.

A tree was blown down onto a power line along 99th Avenue.

Power lines were blown down along 25th Drive. The time of damage was based on radar.

A power lines was blown down along Highway 41. The time of damage was based on radar.

Trees and power lines were blown down near the Jasper city limits. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.

Widespread tree damage occurred across the county. A large tree was down across Highway 129. Trees were down on power lines on Highway 41. Widespread power outages were also reported.

Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st. As the storm made landfall sustained winds along the coast were between 40 and 50 mph with gusts in the 60 to 65 mph range. Storm Surge ranged from 2 to 4 feet along the open coast and about 1 to 2 feet on the St Johns River. Storm Surge Flooding occurred on the St Johns River on Thursday night August 21-22 in the Palatka area of Putnam County as northeasterly winds created a seiche effect driving river water southward. On Friday morning August 22nd the winds became more southeasterly along the river and river water was driven north in the San Marco and Riverside areas of Downtown Jacksonville flooding roadways and some structures. River water depths of 4 to 6 inches flooded the Park Lane Condominium in Riverside. A Ford Bronco in the street outside of the condo floated in the river water a short distance into Memorial Park. Flash flooding occurred on McCoys Creek on Thursday night and Moncrief Creek on Friday. Both creeks are in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. Several vehicles were stranded at Kings Road and McCoys Creek Blvd including one vehicle up to its roof. Areal flooding occurred over much of northeast Florida with roads and small creeks flooded. Minor flooding of structures occurred across the area. Numerous trees and power lines were downed with minor structural damage. High surf and beach erosion threatened five homes on the 3850 block of S Ponte Vedra Blvd in Vilano Beach, Florida. Several minor tornado touchdowns occurred in the area with no significant damage or injuries. Many north Florida creeks and Rivers experienced fresh water flooding with Black Creek, The St Marys River at McClenny, the St Johns River, south of Palatka, and the Sante Fe River experiencing the most significant flooding.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in White Springs.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree that split a power pole in half in the city of Jasper.

Large trees down across Hamilton County near Jennings including one across the railroad tracks. Power outages reported.

Several damaged chicken and quail coops blown on to County Road 6 along with power lines down on road. Power outages reported in the county. County Emergency Management surveyed at the damage.

Tropical Storm "Alberto" Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall along the northeast Gulf of Mexico coast and as a weakening system move north-northeast across north Florida and southeast Georgia. This motion positioned the area on the north and east side of the storm. Northeast Florida experienced periods of sustained tropical storm force winds and gusts. Heavy rainfall occurred across the Suwannee River Valley. The lowest mean sea level pressure recorded in northeast Florida was 1006.1 mb measured in Gainesville as the center moved north northwest of the city on June 13th around 11:53Z. The lowest mean sea level readings across northeast Florida ranged from 1006.1 mb in Gainesville to 1009.4 mb at the NOS tide gauge located at Mayport Naval Station in east Jacksonville. Maximum sustained winds recorded were 40 knots/46 mph at Craig Airfield in east Jacksonville on June 13th around 21:11Z. Stations generally reported sustained winds of 20-40 knots (23-46 mph). The highest wind gust was recorded at Cecil Field in west Jacksonville on June 13th around 19:50Z. Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across the area. Most wind damage occurred from midday June 13th through the evening of June 13th. Wave heights reached 6-9 ft across the coastal waters. The maximum height observed was at the St. Augustine buoy 41012 on June 13th around 1920Z. Storm tides ran 0.5-1 ft below predicted tide levels at Fernandina Beach (NOS) and Mayport (NOS). Rainfall totals across northeast Florida ranged from 2 to 6 inches. The heaviest rainfall 5.60 inches was recorded in Hedges, Nassau County. Some minor temporary flooding of flood prone occurred, but the rainfall was beneficial to the area helping it recover from a minor drought period. River flooding was not a concern. Two confirmed tornado touchdowns occurred, one near Jacksonville Beach on June 13th around 08:00Z. Minor damage to a water park was reported. No fatalities nor injuries were reported in association with T.S. Alberto. Minor problems from wind gusts with scattered power outages occurred, as well as minor temporary flooding.

Hurricane "Jeanne"Hurricane "Jeanne" made landfall along the central Florida east coast, very near the location of Hurricane "Frances" some two weeks earlier. Like "Frances" this system moved west-northwest across central Florida and then northwestwards into southern Georgia. This motion once again brought the area into the periphery of the storm as north Florida and southeast Georgia experienced sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts to near hurricane force along the coast. Across the Suwannee Valley and portions of southeast Georgia sustained winds were higher than during "Frances" and rain once again resulted in flooding of many locations. The lowest local barometric pressure of 980.0 mb/28.94 in Hg was recorded in Ocala, Florida as the center moved to near the city. The lowest pressure readings across north Florida ranged from 980.0/28.94 in HG at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 999.4 mb/29.51 in Hg at the National Ocean Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The lowest pressure readings across southeast Georgia ranged from 993.9 mb/29.35 in Hg at Douglas airport (KDQH) to 1001.4 mb/29.57 in Hg at Brunswick, Glynnco Airport (KBQK). Maximum sustained winds recorded were 48 knots/55 mph at the St. Augustine CMAN site (SAUF1) on the St. Augustine Pier. The peak gust was also recorded at SAUF1 with 65 knots/75 mph occurring on the 26th. Generally land stations (ASOS, AWOS III and mesonet stations) reported sustained winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts of 40 to 60 mph. Tree blow down once again occurred in bands with roof and some structural damage with the most pronounced damage over the Suwannee Valley and southeast Georgia where "Frances" was not quite as severe. Most structural damage was associated with mobile homes and generally weakly constructed permanent structures. Several cases of large trees destroying manufactured homes were once again observed. One child was killed due to a tree fall.Wave heights of 20 feet were recorded across the coastal waters with tides running one to two and a half feet above astronomical tide levels on the open ocean. Tides three to four feet above astronomical occurred on the St. Johns River causing flooding in low lying areas. Extensive beach erosion once again occurred due to long duration of onshore winds both from "Jeanne" as well as a period of onshore flow preceding the event.Rainfall totals across north Florida and southeast Georgia generally ranged from 3 to 7 inches. The heaviest rainfall was once again over the Suwannee Valley and southeast georgia with Live Oak, Florida experiencing 10.88 inches of rain. Due to the already saturated conditions, sheet flooding, river flooding and road washouts again occurred with this event with Live Oak and southeast Georgia hard hit. Most rivers in the region returned to to flood stage and portions of Interstate 10 were again closed due to flooding.Tornadoes occurred across the coastal region; however, the tornado outbreak was not as extensive as with "Frances." The banded nature of the Tropical Storm wind damage again made it very difficult to differentiate between wind damage and tornado damage in subsequent storm damage surveys. No fatalities or injuries are believed to have occurred due to tornado touchdowns.Overall tree blow down, power outages and roadways blocked by trees were reported in most areas. In the heavy rainfall areas many dirt and secondary roads were once again left impassable.

Hurricane "Frances"Hurricane "Frances" made landfall along the central Florida coast and, as a weakening system, moved west-northwest across central Florida and then northwestwards into southwest Georgia. This motion brought the area into the periphery of the storm and north Florida experienced sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts to near hurricane force. Across the Suwannee Valley heavy rainfall resulted in extensive flooding in many locations. The lowest north Florida Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) of 987.8/29.16 in Hg was recorded in Ocala as the center moved to the southwest of the city. The lowest MSLP readings across north Florida ranged from 987.8/29.16 in HG at Ocala Airport (KOCF) to 1002.7 mb/29.61 in Hg at the National Ocean Systems (NOS) Tide Gage in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Maximum sustained winds recorded were 56 knots/64 mph at the St. Augustine CMAN site (SAUF1) at the St. Augustine Pier. The peak gust was also recorded at SAUF1 with 71 knots/82 mph reported on the evening of the 5th. Generally inland stations (ASOS, AWOS III and mesonet stations) reported sustained winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts of 40 to 65 mph. Extensive tree blow down occurred in bands with roof and some structural damage. Most structural damage was associated with mobile homes and generally weakly constructed permanent structures. Several cases of large trees destroying manufactured homes were observed, especially across Clay, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns Counties.Wave heights of 10 to 20 feet were recorded across the coastal waters with tides running one to two feet above astronomical tide levels. Extensive beach erosion occurred due to long duration of onshore winds due both to "Frances" and a period of onshore flow preceding the event.Rainfall totals across north Florida generally ranged from 5 to 15 inches. The heaviest rainfall was associated with a rainband which moved out of Apalachee Bay across north Florida and the Suwannee Valley. This band dropped between 10 and 16 inches of rain from near Ocala through the Suwannee Valley. Peak Rainfall reports with this band are 15.84 inches in High Springs, Florida; 14.84 at Lake Butler, Florida; and 13.63 inches at Orange Springs, Florida. Extensive sheet flooding, river flooding and road washouts occurred with this band. Numerous homes were flooded across the entire region with the Trenton and Lake City areas especially hard hit. Most rivers in the region were pushed to flood stage with several approaching record flood. Portions of Interstate 10 were closed due to flooding.Tornadoes occurred across the region with over 20 confirmed touchdowns. The banded nature of the Tropical Storm wind damage made it very difficult to differentiate between wind damage and tornado damage in subsequent storm damage surveys. No fatalities or injuries occurred due to tornado touchdowns.Overall extensive tree blow down, power outages and roadways blocked by trees were reported in all areas. In the heavy rainfall areas many dirt and secondary roads were left impassable for up to a week.Fatalities all occurred in Alachua County, Florida. 09/05/04, 1100 EST a 28 year old male lost control of his vehicle while northbound on Interstate 75 near Micanopy. The Vehicle hydroplaned and skidded into a wooded area wrapping the vehicle around trees. KGNV observation at 1100 EST, winds 050 degrees 24 mph (21 knots) with gusts to 43 mph (37 knots). Visibility was 7 miles in light rain. 09/05/04, 1815 EST A 61 year old woman was killed when a tree toppled onto her mobile home. 4 persons were in the home when the tree fell. Alachua County Emergency Management received the report at 1819 EST. KGNV observation at 1909 EST, winds 060 degrees 37 mph (32 knots) with gusts to 47 mph (41 knots). 09/06/04 1825 EST, An 86 year old woman died in a house fire related to the storm. Due to power outages she was using candles for lighting, fell asleep and the smoldering candles ignited a fire in her home killing her.09/04/04, 1200 EST, A man and his dog were on board a boat when it capsized in a heavy squall. The dog was found the following day alive, but the man's body was recovered several days later.

Three pine trees down near school. Some power outages.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down. Most extensive damage just south of Jasper near US Highway 41 and Highway 129. Pea sized hail also reported.

Large trees and power lines down near Highways 41 and 129.

Numerous large trees and power lines down across road

Large trees down over road and on power lines at SW 99th Street in Jasper.

Large trees down across power lines, one tree leaning on a house.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

One mobile home and one church were destroyed. Two vehicles damaged. Tornado ranged from F0-F2 and skipped along the path. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Large trees and power lines were blown down.

Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across the city. Hadley Street was closed temporarily due to storm damage. The time of the event was estimated by radar.

Trees and powerlines down along highway 6E.

911 Dispatch reported powerlines down