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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Jacksonville, FL

September 12, 2007Duval County, Saint Johns County, Florida

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2007-09-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1763 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2007-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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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In the hours before

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, Sep 12, 5:08 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 12, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX93 min
Sep 12, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
Sep 12, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXSaint Johns18 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.