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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2006, 6:30 PM EDT for Suwannee County, Florida. It was in force for 45 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 8, 2006, 6:30 PM EDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2006, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Suwannee County, FL
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 8, 2:04 PM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 2:04 PM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 204 PM EDT MON MAY 8 2006 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON... .SHORT TERM...STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY TODAY ALONG PRESSURE TROUGH STRETCHING THROUGH THE FLORIDA/GEORGIA STATE LINE. ALOFT...RUC IS INDICATING A BROAD AREA OF DIFFERENTIAL PVA STRENGTHENING OVER THE AREA AND LIKELY PROVIDING IMPETUS FOR STORMS TO REACH LEVEL OF FREE CONVECTION. ACCORDING TO THE SOUNDING...AREAS ABOVE THIS POINT HAVE PLENTY OF ENERGY FOR CONTINUED STORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND INTO THE EVENING. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE HAIL POTENTIAL AND TO A LESSER EXTENT DAMAGING WINDS. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SUFFICIENT TILT TO KEEP HAIL SEPARATED FROM SATURATED UPDRAFT. IN ADDITION...MODERATE LAPSE RATES IN THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE SHOULD LEAD TO SCATTERED STRONG STORMS AND ISOLATED SEVERE. LIMITING FACTOR THUS FAR HAS BEEN GETTING THE UPDRAFT WELL ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL BUT FEEL POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE AS INSTABILITY INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...MODEL DISPARITIES CONTINUE AS NOTED BY PREVIOUS FORECASTER. FOR THE SHORT TERM...WILL MAINLY GO WITH RADAR TRENDS FOR THE 6 HOUR POPS AND THEN TAPER TO LOW END SCATTERED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THIS IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE GFS WHICH SENDS THE MAJORITY OF THE MOISTURE SOUTH OF THE AREA WHILE THE NAM DEVELOPS A SECONDARY LOW OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WITH A SECONDARY MOISTURE SURGE SOUTHWARD. FOR TUESDAY...AGAIN A BLEND GENERALLY USED WITH PRESSURE TROUGH BECOMING ORIENTED NORTH SOUTH ALONG THE SPINE OF THE PENINSULA. HAVE GONE WITH SCATTERED POPS FOR MOST AREAS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD. AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...DYNAMICS TAKE A RESPITE ON WEDNESDAY AND WITH MID LEVEL MOISTURE...SHOULD SEE ONE OF OUR FIRST PURELY SEABREEZE DRIVEN CONVECTION DAYS. COLLISION LOOKS TO BE RIGHT ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR AND WITH LOWER PWATS...LOW END SCATTERED POPS SHOULD SUFFICE. LARGE SCALE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH OVER THE MIDWEST BEGINS A PUSH SOUTH AND EAST BY THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS SUCH FRONTS HAVE FAILED TO MATERIALIZE MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL...THIS ONE LOOKS TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE AVAILABILITY. WILL GO WITH SCATTERED POPS FOR NOW WITH THE PASSAGE WHICH MAY NEED TO BE TWEAKED UP WITH LATER SHIFTS. .LONG TERM...FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY AND VERY GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GFS AND DGEX WITH A SIGNIFICANT DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. EARLY TUESDAY MORNING A NELY SURGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WATERS AND WILL GO WITH 15 KT WINDS. BY WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SE THEN VEER TO SW THURSDAY AS NEXT FRONT APPROACHES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 64 81 64 86 / 40 30 20 40 SSI 65 78 65 82 / 50 30 20 20 JAX 65 81 64 85 / 60 40 30 20 SGJ 67 79 66 83 / 60 40 30 20 GNV 66 86 64 88 / 50 40 30 30 OCF 67 87 65 89 / 40 40 30 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && PUBLIC...DEESE MARINE/FIRE WX...TRABERT
Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 2:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 8, 4:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 452 PM EDT MON MAY 8 2006 FLZ032-082130- CLAY- 452 PM EDT MON MAY 8 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 452 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF MIDDLEBURG TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF PENNEY FARMS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF LAKESIDE TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF MELROSE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MIDDLEBURG...ASBURY LAKE...PENNEY FARMS...LAKESIDE...DOCTORS INLET...BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRA...ORANGE PARK AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS THROUGH 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 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. CAMP
Special weather statement, May 8, 5:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 535 PM EDT MON MAY 8 2006 FLZ033-082215- ST. JOHNS- 535 PM EDT MON MAY 8 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 535 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER FRUIT COVE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SWITZERLAND... FRUIT COVE...DURBIN...GUANA RIVER STATE PARK AND SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH THROUGH 615 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 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. CAMP
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 8, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 59 min | |
| May 8, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 33 min |
| May 8, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval | 54 min |
| May 8, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 66 min | |
| May 8, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 38 min |
| May 8, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 57 min | |
| May 8, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 56 min | |
| May 8, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 50 min | |
| May 8, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 15 min |
| May 8, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 54 min | |
| May 8, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 63 min | |
| May 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 31 min |
| May 8, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 65 min | |
| May 8, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 45 min |
| May 8, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson | 35 min |
| May 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Ware | 32 min |
| May 8, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley | 28 min |
| May 8, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Glynn | 42 min |
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