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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2004, 4:12 PM EDT for Appling County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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 2, 2004, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2004, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Appling County, GA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 798 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 2, 3:52 PM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 3:52 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 1:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 125 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-022300- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 125 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... ...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS STILL POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON... PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE DETAILS CONCERNING THE MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK OUT EAST OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE STORMS ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN CONCERNS. ALSO...THERE MAY ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS NEAR THE I-95 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...LIKE YESTERDAY...AS A RESULT OF A SEA BREEZE COLLISION. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING PONDING OF WATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND IN LOW-LYING AREAS. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS WHERE THERE WAS HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE A COLD FRONT MONDAY. THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE REQUESTED TO SELF ACTIVATE. PLEASE RELAY ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. PP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 2, 3:15 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 315 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 GAZ132-021945- COFFEE GA- 315 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COFFEE COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 315 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROXTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BROXTON AND WEST GREEN THROUGH 345 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. HESS
Local storm report, May 2, 3:38 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 2, 3:47 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 347 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 GAZ132-022015- COFFEE GA- 347 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COFFEE COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 347 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER BROXTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PRIDGEN...BROXTON AND WEST GREEN THROUGH 415 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ENYEDI
Special weather statement, May 2, 4:03 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 403 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 GAZ149-163-022045- ATKINSON GA-CLINCH GA- 403 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLINCH AND ATKINSON COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 403 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF DU PONT ...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF LAKELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DU PONT...HOMERVILLE...ARGYLE AND COGDELL THROUGH 445 PM EDT. INTERESTS ALONG HIGHWAY 441 FROM PEARSON TO HOMERVILLE SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE HOUR. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ENYEDI
Special weather statement, May 2, 4:06 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 406 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 GAZ135-022045- APPLING GA- 406 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2004 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR APPLING COUNTY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 406 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF SURRENCY...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS ALONG STATE ROAD 121 FROM SURRENCY TOWARD TATTNALL COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. ENYEDI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 46 min |
| May 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 60 min | |
| May 2, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 51 min |
| May 2, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 60 min | |
| May 2, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Saint Johns | 48 min |
| May 2, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 48 min | |
| May 2, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Jeff Davis | 31 min |
| May 2, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Jeff Davis | 51 min |
| May 2, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley | 34 min |
| May 2, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Bacon | 22 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004
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.