Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

Jul 16, 2000, 5:31 PM EDT (21:31 UTC)

Expired

Jul 16, 2000, 6:15 PM EDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Jacksonville, FL

Area

Whole counties

Counties Columbia County, FL, Union County, FL

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WUUS52 KJAX 162132
SVRJAX
FLC023-125-162215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
531 PM EDT SUN JUL 16 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 531 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS 3 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF LULU...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE BUTLER...
  MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WORTHINGTON SPRINGS BY 555 PM EDT...
  DUKES BY 600 PM EDT...
  ELLERBEE AND JOHNSTOWN BY 615 PM EDT...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM IN
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOUSE OR BUSINESS IF A TORNADO IcS SPOTTED.



$$

PETERSON

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 16, 3:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
340 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2000

BEEN A BUSY DAY SO FAR WITH MANY SEV WARNINGS WITH SEVERAL REPORTS
OF WIND DAMAGE...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND LARGE HAIL. SHORTWAVE HELPING TO
KICK OFF THESE SEV STORMS OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF FA. LATEST GOES-8
SOUNDING SHOWS 500 MB TEMPS NEAR -7 WITH CAPES ON THE ORDER OF 6100
J/KG OVER INTERIOR N FL. FOR TONIGHT...WILL KEEP POPS OUT OF
FORECAST OVER INTERIOR SE GA AND SLIGHT OR LOW CHANCE POPS N FL.

FORECAST...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TAKING MEAN TROUGH AXIS WITH THE
NGM A LITTLE FASTER TAKING VORT LOBE FARTHER OFFSHORE BY 12Z TUE.
SHORTWAVE ENERGY MAY STILL AFFECT THE S COUNTIES ON MON AND SO WILL
KEEP HIGHEST POPS IN N FL. AGAIN LOOKING AT MOISTURE BEING A
LIMITING FACTOR BUT SHOULD BE ENOUGH LOW TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE FOR
WIDELY SCT ACTIVITY. AT SFC...FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO SE GA BY 12Z
MON AND BECOMING STATIONARY NEAR THE FL/GA BORDER ON TUE. WITH 5H
RIDGE BUILDING IN THROUGH THE PD TEMPS SHOULD BE WARMING INTO THE
UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100. WILL GO WITH NGM TEMPS WITH A FEW
ADJUSTMENTS.

MARINE...WILL GO WITH SCEC FOR TONIGHT FOR THE SRN LEG AS WINDS AT
SAUF1 WSW 18 KT AND AVN PROGS...FOR THE MOST PART...CONTINUE WITH
THIS OVERNIGHT. WILL LOWER WINDS GRADUALLY DURING THE PD AS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY SAGS SWD.

PRELIM...
AMG 71/96/70/98 1000
SSI 75/92/75/92 1-00
JAX 75/97/74/96 2202
GNV 75/94/73/95 2202 02

.JAX...
.GA...NONE
.FL...NONE

ARS

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