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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2007, 5:48 PM EDT for Duval County, Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 42 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
- Sep 12, 2007, 5:48 PM EDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2007, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Duval County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1763 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 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 Sep 12, 2:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 2:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 203 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 .SHORT TERM...MEAN RIDGE AXIS LINGERS ACRS N/CTRL FL RESULTING IN SWLY FLOW PUSHING STORMS ACRS SUWANNEE VALLEY TOWARD THE EAST COAST. A CLOUD BANK MARKS A COLD FRONT POSITIONED OVER CENTRAL GA. DEWPOINTS ARE MOSTLY IN THE 70S ACRS THE CWA WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS POPPING IN THE UNSTABLE ATMOS. LAP SHOWS CAPES OF 2000-3000 J/KG AND HIGHEST THETA E OVER THE NWRN TIER IN GA WHERE LARGER STORMS ARE ERUPTING. WILL KEEP LIKELY POPS (60-70%) ACRS THE REGION THIS AFTN THEN TAPERING OFF THE HIGH CHANCE THIS EVENING. BY THURSDAY AFTN THE FRONT IS PROGGED TO DRIFT NWD IN RESPONSE TO A LOW DEVELOPING OVER LA. THIS WILL PLACE THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE OVER OVER N FL AND RESULTING IN HIGHER POPS IN SE GA. WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS FOR FL ZONES AND LIKELY POPS FOR GA ZONES. BY FRIDAY THE MEAN RIDGE WILL DRIFT TO NEAR FL/GA BORDER...AND GFS PUSHES DEEP MOISTURE NORTH WITH THE FRONT. NAM SHOWS SLY FLOW MAINTAINING ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER THE REGION. THE TRUTH LIKELY LIES SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN...AND WILL BLEND THE POPS TO SHOW A CHANCE 30-40%. WARM TEMPS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL....LOWER 90S TO LWR/MID 70S. ON SATURDAY A RATHER VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL DIVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST NUDGING THE COLD FRONT INTO THE CWA. ATTM WILL GO WITH A GOOD CHANCE (50%) POPS AREA-WIDE AS THE FRONT TREKS THRU THE AREA SAT/SAT NIGHT. CLOUDINESS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL HOLD TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 8OS. .LONG TERM...UPPER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE OFF THE ERN SEABOARD LEAVING BEHIND A CUT-OFF LOW JUST EAST OF FL THRU MID WEEK. AT THE SURFACE THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THRU THE AREA ON SUNDAY. MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY...A SFC TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE BAHAMAS TO DELMARVA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN WEDGE ALONG THE APPALACHIANS RESULTING IN A BREEZY NELY FLOW ACRS THE AREA FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPS AOB NORMAL ESPECIALLY COOLER ALONG THE COAST. WITH TROFFINESS OFFSHORE COASTAL CLOUDS AND A CHNC OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. && .AVIATION...WITH A DELAYED START TO THE ACTIVITY...WAS ABLE TO PUSH BACK TEMPO GROUPS SLIGHTLY. STILL ON TRACK FOR NMRS TSRA FOR ALL THE TERMINALS THROUGH 00Z TONIGHT. EXPECT ENOUGH OF A PUSH FROM THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE TO JUST WARRANT VCTS AFT 00Z. WITH LIGHT FLOW REGIME CONTINUING INTO THU...EXPECT ANOTHER LATER START AND WILL JUST INDICATE TEMPO THROUGH 18Z. THIS MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED FOR GNV TO TEMPO WITH SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS. && .MARINE...MSAS AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS REVEAL A LIGHTER FLOW PATTERN THAN MODELS HAD BEEN ADVERTISING. BELIEVE WE WILL STILL SE AN EVENING SURGE BUT MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AND WILL CAP AT 15 KNOTS WITH NO HEADLINES ANTICIPATED. ONLY OTHER ISSUE TO DEAL WITH WILL BE THE POSSIBLE NORTHEAST FLOW EVENT SETTING UP FOR NEXT WEEK WITH INVERTED TROUGH AND HIGH BRIDGING TO THE NORTH. CONFIDENCE HIGHER DUE TO SEVERAL MODEL RUNS SHOWING THIS BUT LIMITED CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PORTION AS CURRENT GRIDS HAVE A VERY GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 70 89 70 91 / 40 60 40 40 SSI 76 87 76 88 / 40 50 30 30 JAX 73 90 73 91 / 40 50 30 30 SGJ 74 88 74 89 / 40 40 20 30 GNV 71 91 71 92 / 40 50 30 30 OCF 71 91 71 92 / 30 50 30 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && TRABERT/DEESE/KEEGAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 5:00 AM EDT, 12 hours 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 447 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 GAZ154-122115- COASTAL GLYNN- 447 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME EASTERN GLYNN COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 447 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. SIMONS TO 3 MILES WEST OF JEKYLL ISLAND...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ST. SIMONS...SEA ISLAND...JEKYLL ISLAND AND GLYNN HAVEN THROUGH 515 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:54 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 508 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 FLZ024-025-GAZ166-122145- COASTAL CAMDEN-DUVAL-NASSAU- 508 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN NASSAU... NORTHEASTERN DUVAL AND EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 508 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF KINGS BAY BASE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND YULEE...FERNANDINA BEACH...ST. MARYS...KINGS BAY BASE...HARRIETTS BLUFF...DUNGENESS AND CUMBERLAND ISLAND THROUGH 545 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZIBURA
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:30 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 530 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 FLZ025-122215- DUVAL- 530 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME EASTERN DUVAL COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 530 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND TO SAN PABLO...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND TALBOT ISLAND...SAN PABLO...MAYPORT AND LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND THROUGH 615 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:40 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 540 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 GAZ133-122230- JEFF DAVIS- 540 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 540 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SNIPESVILLE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DENTON THROUGH 630 PM EDT. 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. DEESE
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 5:42 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 93 min | |
| Sep 12, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 2 hr | |
| Sep 12, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 18 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.