Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 177, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 1997, 3:13 PM EDT for Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 1997, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 1997, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Saint Johns County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 3:25 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| Aug 19, 3:35 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | St Augustine, FL | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.