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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Jacksonville, FL

September 5, 2004Atkinson County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2004, 7:35 PM EDT for Atkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 5, 2004, 7:35 PM EDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired: Sep 5, 2004, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Atkinson County, GA

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1587 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS52 KJAX 052336
TORJAX
GAC003-060015-
/X.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0020.040905T2335Z-040906T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
735 PM EDT SUN SEP 5 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  ATKINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PEARSON

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 727 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEARSON...MOVING WEST AT 45
  MPH.

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR 
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER 
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 3119 8273 3119 8294 3120 8295 3120 8304
      3125 8304 3128 8302 3132 8306 3132 8273

$$
ECZ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Sep 5, 2:06 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 2:06 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...ADDED WIND ADVISORY FOR INTERIOR SE GA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
206 PM EDT SUN SEP 5 2004

...FRANCES OVER CENTRAL PENINSULA...

.SHORT TERM...HURRICANE FRANCES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ABOUT 55 MILES
EAST OF TAMPA MOVING WNW.  HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND
POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. TORNADO WATCH
EXTENDED UNTIL 9 PM.  TPC TRACKS FRANCES TO JUST NORTH OF TAMPA THIS
EVENING AND THEN INTO NE GULF OF MEXICO BY MONDAY MORNING...AND INTO
FL PANHANDLE AND ALABAMA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 12Z GFS MODEL
FAIRLY CLOSE TO THIS SCENARIO SO WILL FOLLOW THIS MODEL. THUS HIGH
POPS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. WILL CONTINUE INLAND HIGH WIND
WARNING OVER INTERIOR NE FL TONIGHT ALONG WITH FLOOD WATCH...WILL
ALSO EXPAND FLOOD WATCH TO COVER ALL OF GA COUNTIES AS HEAVY RAINFALL
SHIFTS N ALONG WITH STORM CENTER.

.LONG TERM...EXTENDED PERIOD RETURNS TO MORE NORMAL AS UPPER RIDGE
BUILDS OVER S FL WITH BROAD TROUGHING HANGING TO THE WEST.  SW FLOW
OVER AREA WILL MEAN NEAR CLIMO POPS/TEMPS.

 &&

.MARINE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER WATERS WITH SEAS AROUND 10
FEET OVER SE GA WATERS TO 20 FEET OVER NE FL WATERS.  SEAS UP TO 24
FEET AT CANAVERAL WEST BUOY BUT WIND DATA LOOKS BAD. DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY WITH VERY SLOW IMPROVEMENT AFTER.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 75 84 74 86 / 70 80 70 70
SSI 80 82 79 83 / 80 80 60 60
JAX 77 82 76 85 / 80 80 60 60
SGJ 81 83 80 85 / 90 80 40 50
GNV 77 84 75 84 / 99 90 70 60
OCF 77 83 75 83 / 99 90 60 50
&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NE FL COAST.
     INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING INTERIOR NE FL.
     FLOOD WATCH NE FL.
GA...TROPICAL STORM WARNING SE GA COAST.
     WIND ADVISORY INTERIOR SE GA.
     FLOOD WATCH SE GA.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 11:00 AM EDT, 8 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1100 AM EDT SUN SEP 5 2004

GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-060000-
APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COFFEE-ECHOLS-
JEFF DAVIS-PIERCE-WARE-WAYNE-
1100 AM EDT SUN SEP 5 2004

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR EXTREME SOUTH GEORGIA...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH GEORGIA...

THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM FRANCES ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND DEPEND ON THE EXACT MOTION OF
FRANCES...BUT AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE. LANDFALLING TROPICAL SYSTEMS OFTEN PRODUCE
ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE PATH OF MOTION. THE
GREATEST CHANCE OF THIS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH GEORGIA. SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY
PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
AT LEAST EARLY TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO FRANCES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEK. RAINFALL WILL
BECOME MORE SCATTERED BY MID-WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN THE TORNADO WATCH AND TROPICAL
STORM WARNING AREAS. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED
LATER TODAY.

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

CARROLL/ZIBURA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 5, 6:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
619 PM EDT SUN SEP 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TROPICAL STORM   10 NW ST. AUGUSTINE     29.99N 81.43W
09/05/2004                   ST. JOHNS          FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TREES FELL ON OCCUPIED VEHICLE
            IN MILL CREEK. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

0600 PM     TROPICAL STORM   PALATKA                 29.65N 81.66W
09/05/2004                   PUTNAM             FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIDESPREAD DAMAGE COUNTY WIDE. POWER OUTAGES...STRUCTURE
            DAMAGE AND TREES DOWN. NO PHONES AND ROADS BLOCKED.

0400 PM     TROPICAL STORM   ST. AUGUSTINE           29.89N 81.31W
09/05/2004                   ST. JOHNS          FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE FELL THROUGH MOBILE HOME.

0400 PM     TROPICAL STORM   VILANO BEACH            29.94N 81.30W
09/05/2004                   ST. JOHNS          FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE.

&&

MKT

Local storm report, Sep 5, 6:53 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
653 PM EDT SUN SEP 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     TROPICAL STORM   MACCLENNY               30.28N 82.13W
09/05/2004                   BAKER              FL   PUBLIC

            AT HIGHWAY 121 AND I-10 POWER OUT AND LOTS OF STORM DEBRI
            AND TREES DOWN.

0630 PM     BLIZZARD         4 W PALATKA             29.65N 81.72W
09/05/2004                   PUTNAM             FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE TORNADO WITH GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. PICKED
            UP TRAMPOLINE AND THREW IT 100 YARDS.

&&

MKT

Local storm report, Sep 5, 6:53 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
653 PM EDT SUN SEP 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     TROPICAL STORM   MACCLENNY               30.28N 82.13W
09/05/2004                   BAKER              FL   PUBLIC

            AT HIGHWAY 121 AND I-10 POWER OUT AND LOTS OF STORM DEBRI
            AND TREES DOWN.

0630 PM     TORNADO          4 W PALATKA             29.65N 81.72W
09/05/2004                   PUTNAM             FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE TORNADO WITH GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. PICKED
            UP TRAMPOLINE AND THREW IT 100 YARDS.

&&

MKT

Local storm report, Sep 5, 7:07 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
707 PM EDT SUN SEP 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     TORNADO          INTERLACHEN             29.62N 81.90W
09/05/2004  F0               PUTNAM             FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ALACHUA EMA REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR
            INTERLACHEN

&&

SANDRIK

Local storm report, Sep 5, 7:28 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
728 PM EDT SUN SEP 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TROPICAL STORM   SW GAINESVILLE          29.67N 82.34W
09/05/2004                   ALACHUA            FL   PUBLIC

            FENCE KNOCKED DOWN. TWO 70 FOOT TREES SNAPPED.

0715 PM     BLIZZARD         5 N ARLINGTON           30.41N 81.60W
09/05/2004                   DUVAL              FL   AIRPLANE PILOT

            BLOUNT ISLAND 73 MPH WIND GUST WITH HAND HELD ANEMOMETER.

&&

MKT

Local storm report, Sep 5, 7:28 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
728 PM EDT SUN SEP 05 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TROPICAL STORM   SW GAINESVILLE          29.67N 82.34W
09/05/2004                   ALACHUA            FL   PUBLIC

            FENCE KNOCKED DOWN. TWO 70 FOOT TREES SNAPPED.

0715 PM     TROPICAL STORM   5 N ARLINGTON           30.41N 81.60W
09/05/2004                   DUVAL              FL   AIRPLANE PILOT

            ON BLOUNT ISLAND 73 MPH WIND GUST WITH HAND HELD ANEMOMETER.

&&

MKT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 5, 4:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Wayne	44 min
Sep 5, 4:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Pierce, Ware	48 min
Sep 5, 5:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Coffee	26 min
Sep 5, 5:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Coffee	42 min
Sep 5, 5:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Bacon, Ware	31 min
Sep 5, 6:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Pierce	47 min
Sep 5, 7:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Ware	23 min
Sep 5, 7:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Pierce, Ware	48 min
Sep 5, 7:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Wayne	52 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.