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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 291, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 6, 2008Alachua County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2008, 1:42 PM EDT for Alachua County, Florida. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 6, 2008, 1:42 PM EDT (17:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2008, 2:25 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Alachua County, FL

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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 6, 9:21 AM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 9:21 AM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:45 AM EDT, 8 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
445 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-061600-
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-
445 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON OVER
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DUE TO A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS GEORGIA
AND SOME ACCELERATION IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IN THAT AREA. LATER IN
THE DAY THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO SEA BREEZE FRONTS SHOULD
COLLIDE OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA LEADING TO A ROUND OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE INTERIOR
AREAS. THE STEERING FLOW OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL BE WEAK WITH
STORMS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST.

THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY
LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE...
WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS FROM LOCALIZED MICROBURSTS.
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED DUE TO SLOW STORM MOTION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

NORMAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF STRONG TO ISOLATED
PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

SANDRIK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 11:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 6, 11:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:22 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:27 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:31 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 8:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Clay	76 min
Jul 5, 8:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Nassau	24 min
Jul 5, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	24 min
Jul 5, 9:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Duval, Nassau	117 min
Jul 5, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Jul 6, 12:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Clay, Duval, Saint Johns	2 hr
Jul 6, 1:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Marion	96 min
Jul 6, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Putnam	43 min
Jul 6, 3:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Bradford, Clay, Duval, Putnam	111 min
Jul 6, 3:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau	88 min
Jul 6, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Nassau	52 min
Jul 6, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Putnam, Saint Johns	51 min
Jul 6, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		85 min
Jul 6, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Putnam, Saint Johns	26 min
Jul 6, 4:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Saint Johns	2 hr
Jul 6, 5:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Flagler	20 min
Jul 6, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion	44 min
Jul 6, 6:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Marion	97 min
Jul 6, 7:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Marion	54 min
Jul 6, 4:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Camden, Charlton	66 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.