Still getting pounded in Jacksonville

[Ziplock48]

We are still getting steady 34-40mph winds, with gusts likely near or just above 50mph. The forcasr decrease in winds is very slow in coming!

I live on the west bank of the St. Johns River, just west of Downtown Jax. Now that the wind has shifted away from the north more towards E, the ESE, this AM, the river is easily pounding above the seawall, causing minor street flooding here. We are still near low tide, so if this keeps up, we will be glad our building is sandbagged.

Looks like we will still have many more hours of rainbands crossing our area. Perhaps they will not be quite as strong as the ones that were coming in offshore via the Atlantic. But, alsa, we are still getting those.
Good luck all, Frances storm still not over,
Zip

[Anonymous]

Looks like more bad news---Tornado watch was just extended till 8pm including the Jax area--By 8pm, we will have been in a tornado watch 48 consecutive hours.

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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 806
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   120 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2004
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
   
          CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL 800
   PM EDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
   TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
   OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH OF CROSS CITY FLORIDA TO 30 MILES
   SOUTH OF AVON PARK FLORIDA.
   
   REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
   TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
   PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
   WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
   WARNINGS.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
   WATCH NUMBER 804. WATCH NUMBER 804 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 120
   PM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 805...
   
   DISCUSSION...THE OUTER ERN RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
   FRANCES WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE NWD ACROSS CENTRAL/N FL THROUGH THE
   AFTERNOON.  DAYTIME HEATING BETWEEN THE BANDS WILL ENHANCE
   INSTABILITY...WHILE VERTICAL SHEAR REMAINS SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS
   CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
   GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
   MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 18030.


[jdray]

Still having heavy rains and wind at times here in Clay County/Orange Park area.

We got our power back a few hours ago.


This just goes to show how a slow moving system, even if less powerful, can still cause more widespread damage.


We should be in the clear come around wednesday morning.