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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2005, 9:30 AM EST for Hamilton County, Florida. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 25, 2005, 9:30 AM EST (14:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2005, 10:17 AM EST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Hamilton County, FL
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 5:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KJAX 251430 SVRJAX FLC047-251515- /O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0049.050325T1430Z-050325T1515Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 930 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA * UNTIL 1015 AM EST * AT 919 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT NEAR SUWANNEE SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT 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. LAT...LON 3040 8291 3033 8277 3040 8263 3047 8273 $$ ENYEDI
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KJAX 251453 SVSJAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 953 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 FLC047-251515- /O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050325T1515Z/ HAMILTON FL- 953 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 AM EST FOR EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 946 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF SUWANNEE SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. LAT...LON 3037 8278 3033 8274 3040 8263 3046 8269 $$ ENYEDI
000 WWUS52 KJAX 251517 SVSJAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1015 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 FLC047-251525- /O.EXP.KJAX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-050325T1515Z/ HAMILTON FL- 1015 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1015 AM EST... THE STORM OVER EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY. SMALL HAIL UP TO HALF INCH SIZE AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. 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. LAT...LON 3037 8278 3033 8274 3040 8263 3046 8269 $$ ENYEDI
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 Mar 25, 2:30 AM EST, 7 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 2:30 AM EST, 7 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 230 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE CWA TONIGHT WHILE A PEEK AT SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOWS SOME INTERESTING FEATURES. A SHORTWAVE IS RAPIDLY MOVING EWD ALONG THE SUB-TROPICAL JET THAT STRETCHES ALONG THE GULF COAST AND NORTH FLORIDA. NUMEROUS TSTMS ARE NOW IN THE NERN GULF. THIS IMPULSE HAS BEGUN TO INTERACT WITH THE WARM FRONT AND QUITE A BIT OF CONVECTION IS DEVELOPING WITH A BAND OF SHOWERS MOVING INTO MARION COUNTY. AT THIS HOUR LIGHTNING REMAINS OVER THE OPEN WATERS. && .SHORT TERM...GFS DOES WELL WITH INITIALIZATION OF THE SHORTWAVE ENERGY AND WARM FRONT...AND SHOWS IMPRESSIVE OMEGA FIELD OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH MOSTLY ELEVATED CONVECTION PRODUCING INTENSE LIGHTNING...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL PUSH TEMPS INTO MID/UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80. MODERATE LLVL JET AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR COULD PRODUCE A FEW SEVERE TSTMS BY AFTN. LIKELY POPS EXPECTED FOR SRN TIER TAPERING TO 40% FOR SE GA. TONIGHT WILL BRING A LULL IN ACTIVITY. STORMS RETURN ON SATURDAY AND THE CWA IS ONCE AGAIN IN SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE TSTMS. IN A NUTSHELL...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PUMP GULF MOISTURE INTO THE WARM FRONT OVER THE REGION CREATING VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS. STRONG STORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WARM FRONT AS IT LIFTS NWD...THEN ON SUNDAY A SQUALL LINE WITH MORE STRONG STORMS PRECEDING A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .LONG TERM...THE DEEP SHORTWAVE TROUGH FINALLY EXITS THE EAST COAST ON MONDAY DRIVING THE COLD FRONT SE OF THE AREA. DRIER AND MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .MARINE...GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. NEXT SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY ONCE THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. NO HEADLINES FOR TODAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 75 59 81 63 / 40 20 30 60 SSI 73 62 75 63 / 40 20 30 60 JAX 79 63 80 64 / 40 20 40 50 SGJ 78 65 76 66 / 50 20 40 50 GNV 80 63 82 65 / 50 20 40 40 OCF 80 64 83 66 / 50 20 30 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && PUBLIC...TRABERT MARINE/FIRE WX....CAMP
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 6:03 AM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 603 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-261100- 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- 603 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST... A WARM FRONT OVER THE REGION IN COMBINATION WITH A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CAUSE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... A SERIES OF STRONG DISTURBANCES WILL PUSH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH EASTER SUNDAY. STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATION FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS...WATCHES AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO ACTIVATE WHEN STORMS ARE IN THE AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. MKT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 8:14 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 814 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 GAZ150-164-251400- CHARLTON GA-WARE GA- 814 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CHARLTON AND CENTRAL WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAIL VALID UNTIL 900 AM EST... AT 814 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER WARE COUNTY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS IN THE CENTRAL OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE THROUGH 900 AM EST. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. ENYEDI
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 8:20 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 820 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 FLZ020>022-251415- COLUMBIA FL-HAMILTON FL-SUWANNEE FL- 820 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUWANNEE... COLUMBIA AND HAMILTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL VALID UNTIL 915 AM EST... AT 820 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SUWANNEE SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SUWANNEE SPRINGS...JASPER AND WHITE SPRINGS THROUGH 915 AM EST. 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. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594. DEESE
Local storm report, Mar 25, 8:37 AM EST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
837 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HAIL 5 N WILLACOOCHEE 31.41N 83.05W
03/25/2005 1.75 INCH ATKINSON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0615 AM HAIL 6 N FOLKSTON 30.92N 82.01W
03/25/2005 1.75 INCH CHARLTON GA PUBLIC
0825 AM HAIL WHITE SPRINGS 30.34N 82.76W
03/25/2005 1.00 INCH HAMILTON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
0825 AM HAIL 4 SW JASPER 30.48N 83.00W
03/25/2005 1.00 INCH HAMILTON FL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT I-75 AND HIGHWAY 129
&&
CAMPLocal storm report, Mar 25, 8:47 AM EST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
847 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HAIL MILLWOOD 31.27N 82.66W
03/25/2005 1.00 INCH WARE GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
DEESELocal storm report, Mar 25, 8:50 AM EST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
850 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 AM HAIL 2 N ALMA 31.57N 82.48W
03/25/2005 1.75 INCH BACON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
DEESELocal storm report, Mar 25, 9:06 AM EST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
906 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 AM HAIL LIVE OAK 30.29N 82.99W
03/25/2005 1.75 INCH SUWANNEE FL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
DEESEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 52 min |
| Mar 25, 3:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton | 40 min |
| Mar 25, 4:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 48 min |
| Mar 25, 5:53 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 67 min | |
| Mar 25, 6:54 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 66 min | |
| Mar 25, 8:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 45 min | |
| Mar 25, 8:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 8:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Hamilton | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 8:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 52 min |
| Mar 25, 9:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 10:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval | 39 min |
| Mar 25, 10:41 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Union | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 10:46 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Bradford | 29 min |
| Mar 25, 11:03 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Clay | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 11:05 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 85 min | |
| Mar 25, 11:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 48 min |
| Mar 25, 11:51 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Putnam | 39 min |
| Mar 25, 12:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 12:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Flagler | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 12:25 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 95 min | |
| Mar 25, 12:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 12:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Flagler | 17 min |
| Mar 25, 1:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.