Wind gusts could reach the 40mph range in some areas of SE GA and NE FL

Hurricane Helene knocked out power to 4.5 million Americans across the lower South Eastern U.S., leaving the National Weather Service stranded.

Officially, weather records are recorded at the Jacksonville International Airport.

Several homes and vehicles in Hastings were damaged by a severe thunderstorm that brought strong winds and heavy rain Friday evening, according to Putnam County Fire Rescue.

The Heat Continues as Showers and Storms Slowly Slide South

The National Weather Service – Jacksonville has renewed the Clay County Emergency Management’s StormReady certification.

About 15 people are displaced and 500 are without power after a possible tornado hit Nahunta, Georgia on Saturday afternoon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Blustery conditions are no fun if you have to be outdoors. Saturday morning will see sunrise temperatures around 40° and wind chill temperatures will be in the 30s. After a windy and chilly day on Saturday, the winds calm down during evening, but that means even colder temperatures overnight. The areas under a Freeze Warning can expect temperatures to dip into the upper 20s and low 30s, which could kill some plants. Winds will be lighter and we are not expected to see freezing temperatures Sunday night thanks to building clouds overnight.

We are waking up chilly, in the mid to low 40s across inland areas and mid to low 50s along our coastline. Expect sunny skies, low humidity, and northerly winds around 10 mph. Expect northeasterly winds between 15-25 mph. Thursday the northeasterly winds will be in the 10-15 mph range, so high tide flooding will continue. Northeasterly winds continue in the 10-15 mph range through the weekend and may bring an isolated shower or two onshore.

How familiar are you with all the storm terms and hurricane categories? Do you know the difference between a Category 2 storm and a Category 5?

how light passing through a water droplet makes a rainbowAccording to NOAA, Light enters a water droplet, bending as it slows down a bit going from air to denser water. Violet (the shortest wavelength of visible light) bends the most, red (the longest wavelength of visible light) bends the least. Sometimes you can see another, fainter secondary rainbow above the primary rainbow. The primary rainbow is caused from one reflection inside the water droplet. This is why the secondary rainbow appears above the primary rainbow.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Thursday marked the tenth day in a row we saw measurable rainfall at the NWS site at the Jacksonville Airport. That is the longest stretch of wet weather weve seen since June of 2009, where we saw rain 11 straight days, from June 30th through July 9th. If the airport gets rainfall from Friday afternoons scattered storms (which is likely) that will bring us to 11 days straight of measurable rainfall. The longest streak of rain days on record for us is 17 days in a row, which occurred Aug. 30 through Sept. 15 in 2001. Here is how much rainfall we have seen at the Jacksonville Airport site since the wet weather started.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Tuesday marked the 8th day in a row we saw measurable rainfall at the NWS site at the Jacksonville Airport. That is the longest stretch of wet weather weve seen since February of 2019, where we saw rain February 26th through March 5th. The longest streak of rain days on record for us is 17 days in a row, which occurred August 30th through September 15th in 2001. If that were to occur that would make for 15 days in a row where we saw rain, bringing us awfully close to our all-time record of 17 days. Here is how much rainfall we have seen at the Jacksonville Airport site since the wet weather started.

Nearly 18 million people are under flood watches or warnings stretching from the Mexican border to almost the Canadian border in Michigan. A slow-moving stationary front across the center of the country will continue to drift east over the region through Wednesday night. "This is the dividing line between the cold air in the West and the warm air in the South," said CNN Meteorologist Dave Hennen. The most torrential rain today is expected in the Midwest, where 2 to 4 inches of rain could fall over a widespread area. Rainfall across the US is being enhanced by the moisture from Tropical Depression Narda on the western coast of Mexico.