Tornado Warning 20, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

Jul 5, 1997, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)

Expired

Jul 5, 1997, 3:00 PM EDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Jacksonville, FL

Area

Whole counties

County Duval County, FL

303 
WFUS1 KJAX 051823 RRA
TORJAX
FLC031-051900-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
220 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  300 PM EDT
FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH FLORIDA
 
   ...CENTRAL DUVAL COUNTY
 
AND THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS.
 
 
AT 220 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A POSSIBLE
TORNADO NEAR THE ST JOHNS RIVER IN MANDARIN MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE
DOWNTOWN AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE POSSIBLE TORNADO TAKE COVER
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  TV-12 RELAYED A REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC OF A FUNNEL
CLOUD IN THE MANDARIN AREA THAT CORRELATES WITH THE RADAR POSITION.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
WELSH

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jul 5, 2:15 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
215 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 1997

TSRA POPPIN OVR NE FL WI ECSB/WCSB...OLD OUTFLO FM LAST NGT TSRA IN
SE GA...MSTR RIDGE AND THERMAL TROF IN AREA. WL NEED TO INCLUDE EVE
PERIOD IN ZFPFL AND ATL MAY NEED TO DO THE SAME IN GA. WI HGTS COMING
DOWN SOME ALF AND INCRSG MSTR WL SEE TEMPS A LTL LWR BY SUN. H.I WL
STILL BE AT LEAST 110-115 ON SAT AND A TAD LWR ON SUN. CDFNT WL PSUH
INTO CNTRL GA SAT AFTRN AND MAYBE SLIP INTO S GA ON SUN WL COMBINE WI
INCRSG PVA FM S FL WHICH WL MOV N TO GIVE US INCRSG THT OF TSRA AS
THINGS TREND BACK TO MR NRML FOR THIS TM OF YR. WI SOME SHEAR AND
CAPES 2000-3000 ON SAT AND LI NR -8 CUD SEE SOME STG TSRA WI DWPTS
STILL WELL INTO 70S. NO HILITES IN CWF AND WL SUGGEST MIA MAINT THE
MENTION OF WNDS BECMG ONSHR SAT AFTRN WI ECSB.

SSI ET 080/093 078/091 077 15243
JAX ET 078/097 076/094 076 15243
GNV TT 076/097 076/095 075 15353

MOHLIN

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