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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 24, 2003Duval County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2003, 5:40 PM EDT for Duval County, Florida. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2003, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2003, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Duval County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 19 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2003-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 828 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2003-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
828 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
665 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 24, 2:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
215 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2003

OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER N FL BECOMING DIFFUSE WITH NOT MUCH CHANGE
ACROSS BOUNDARY.  TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 80S ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  88D RADARS SHOW SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA OCCURRING
OVER MARION COUNTY WHERE DEEPER MOISTURE IS PRESENT.

WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE SLOW TO CHANGE WITH UPPER LOW/TROUGH OVER THE
E AND BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES.  FRONT OVER AREA WILL LIFT
NORTH SUNDAY WITH LOW PRESSURE FORMING ALONG IT OVER N GA.  AS LOW
MOVES TO MID-ATLANTIC STATES A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE BACK INTO
AREA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES. FRONT
FINALLY MOVES SOUTH OF AREA WEDNESDAY AS UPPER LOW NEAR GREAT
LAKES MOVES TO EAST COAST BRINGING A DRIER NW FLOW TO THE SE.
TEMPS AND POPS LOOK TO BE NEAR CLIMO THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  PATCHY DENSE
FOG AND LOW CLOUDS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE LINGERING.

.MARINE...NO HEADLINES THROUGH PERIOD.  LIGHT S-SE FLOW WILL BECOME
OFFSHORE AS COLD FRONT RETURNS TO AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

AMG 63 88 67 88 / 10 20 30 30
SSI 70 84 70 86 / 10 20 20 30
JAX 67 89 68 88 / 20 20 20 20
SGJ 71 86 72 86 / 20 20 20 20
GNV 66 90 66 90 / 30 20 30 20
OCF 67 90 66 91 / 30 20 30 20

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.

MZ/PC
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 11:30 AM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-242300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1130 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES...

A STALLED FRONTAL ZONE ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.  A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR TWO STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING ACROSS INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS FROM SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THE STORMS TO
BECOME SEVERE.

THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES
SUNDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH SPOTTERS ARE
REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IN THE EVENT THAT WARNINGS ARE ISSUED IN
THEIR AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

HESS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 4:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
FLZ040-242100-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
419 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST MARION COUNTY THROUGH 5
PM EDT...

AT 419 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT MCCOY...WITH
LITTLE MOVEMENT. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND FORT MCCOY THROUGH 500 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MINOR DAMAGE.

ZAPPE
Special weather statement, May 24, 4:44 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
FLZ024-242130-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
444 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST NASSAU COUNTY THROUGH
530 PM EDT...

AT 444 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HILLIARD...WITH
LITTLE MOVEMENT. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND HILLIARD THROUGH 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER... EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS
AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MINOR DAMAGE.

ZAPPE
Special weather statement, May 24, 4:47 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
FLZ037-242130-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
447 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY THROUGH
530 PM EDT...

AT 447 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE COMO...OR
ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF POMONA PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND POMONA PARK...LAKE
COMO AND CRESCENT CITY THROUGH 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH
IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS
AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MINOR DAMAGE.

ZAPPE
Special weather statement, May 24, 5:08 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXPutnam, Saint Johns45 min
May 24, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXPutnam45 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.