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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2007, 1:50 PM EDT for Clay County, Duval County, Florida. It was in force for 40 min. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2007, 1:50 PM EDT (17:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2007, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Clay County, FL, Duval County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1:52 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | Normandy, FL | LANE AND NORMANDY BVLD |
| Jun 13, 1:58 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Sw Normandy, FL | HAIL UP TO ONE INCH OVER HERLONG AIRPORT ON THE WEST SIDE OF JACKSONVILLE. |
| Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | Normandy, FL | |
| Jun 13, 2:01 PM EDT | TORNADO | 10 Wsw Unf, FL | A TORNADO WAS OBSERVED BRIEFLY FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR OF AN OFFICE BUILDING AT INTERSECTION OF I-95 AND JTB BLVD. |
| Jun 13, 2:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Sw Normandy, FL | HAIL UP TO ONE INCH OVER HERLONG AIRPORT ON THE WEST SIDE OF JACKSONVILLE. |
| Jun 13, 2:24 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | Orange Park, FL | |
| Jun 13, 2:24 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | W Jacksonville Heights, FL | CRYSTAL SPRINGS ROAD AND WHITFIELD ROAD NEAR I-10 AND NORMANDY. |
| Jun 13, 2:30 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Normandy, FL | FUNNEL CLOUD HEADING SOUTH |
| Jun 13, 2:30 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Normandy, FL | |
| Jun 13, 2:36 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 5 N Middleburg, FL | |
| Jun 13, 2:40 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | 10 Sw Orange Park, FL | BETWEEN ORANGE PARK AND MIDDLEBURG |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 1169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.2
- Supercell composite
- -1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KJAX 131751 TORJAX FLC019-031-131830- /O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0021.070613T1750Z-070613T1830Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 150 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA * UNTIL 230 PM EDT * AT 146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NORMANDY... OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ORANGE PARK...LAKESIDE AND DOCTORS INLET. THE STORM HAS A HISTORY OF LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED CLOUD ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. 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. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 8162 3040 8186 3007 8205 3005 8170 $$ WOLF
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KJAX 131809 SVSJAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 208 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 FLC019-031-131830- /O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070613T1830Z/ CLAY FL-DUVAL FL- 208 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN DUVAL AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTIES... AT 203 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO... LOCATED NEAR JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BELLAIR...ORANGE PARK...LAKESIDE AND DOCTORS INLET. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND CLOUD ROTATION. A BRIEF TORNADO COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. LAT...LON 3037 8162 3040 8186 3007 8205 3005 8170 $$ WOLF
000 WWUS52 KJAX 131823 SVSJAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 223 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 FLC019-031-131833- /O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070613T1830Z/ CLAY FL-DUVAL FL- 223 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DUVAL AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 230 PM EDT... 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA. LAT...LON 3037 8162 3040 8186 3007 8205 3005 8170 $$ ZAPPE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 9:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 23 min | |
| Jun 13, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 13, 12:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval | 56 min |
| Jun 13, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Union | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker | 63 min |
| Jun 13, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 13, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Marion | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 56 min | |
| Jun 13, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.