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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 293, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2008, 3:38 PM EDT for Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Charlton County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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
- Jul 6, 2008, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2008, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA
The radar
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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 Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 145 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 .SHORT TERM...FLORIDA WEST COAST SEABREEZE FIRING UP WITH STORMS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NE. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEATING AND AS STORMS ENCOUNTER THE EAST COAST SEABREEZE. SE GEORGIA QUIET SO FAR DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS AL AND NW GA IS SETTING OFF STORMS TO OUR NW WHICH WILL LIKELY AFFECT SE GA BY EVENING. WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGH END SCATTERED TO LIKELY POPS FOR THIS EVENING. UPPER TROUGHING WILL LIFT TO THE NE ON MONDAY BUT TRAILING VORT LOBE WILL LINGER OVER SE GA ALONG WITH HIGH PWATS/INSTABILITY. THIS WILL KEEP POPS ON THE HIGH SIDE INTO MIDWEEK. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...UPPER HIGH WILL BUILD WEST ACROSS CENTRAL FL FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO THE GULF BY NEXT WEEKEND. GFS PROGS PWATS TO REMAIN NEAR 2 INCHES SO DIURNAL CONVECTION EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST IN SCATTERED RANGE AS MEX GUIDANCE INDICATES. && .AVIATION...NUMEROUS TSRA EXPECTED THROUGH 02-03Z NEAR ALL SITES AGAIN TODAY WITH MICROBURSTS THE MAIN CONCERN AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OUTFLOWS CAUSING VARIED WIND SHIFTS AT PORTS. MVFR BR POSSIBLE AROUND DAYBREAK MON DUE TO ABUNDANT GROUND MOISTURE. ONCE AGAIN TSRA EXPECTED TO BE IN VC OF ALL SITES MON AFTN/EVENING. && .MARINE...NO HEADLINES. NOCTURNAL SLY SURGES ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE EACH NIGHT WITH SEAS 2-4 FT. SSE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SSW BY MIDWEEK AS RIDGE CENTER REBUILDS NWD FROM S FL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 89 69 91 / 60 60 60 40 SSI 75 87 75 87 / 50 60 60 50 JAX 71 89 70 89 / 50 60 60 60 SGJ 73 86 73 87 / 50 70 60 50 GNV 70 90 69 90 / 50 70 60 60 OCF 71 91 71 89 / 40 70 60 60 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ZIBURA/ENYEDI/WALKER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:45 AM EDT, 10 hours 53 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
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 233 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ023-030-GAZ150-164-061915- BAKER-CHARLTON-UNION-WARE- 233 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN UNION... BAKER...SOUTHERN CHARLTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 233 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES EAST OF OLUSTEE...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF RAIFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OLUSTEE...LAKE BUTLER... JOHNSTOWN...ELLERBEE...SANDERSON...TAYLOR...MACCLENNY AND GLEN SAINT MARY THROUGH 315 PM EDT. 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. ZIBURA
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:11 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 311 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 GAZ150>152-062000- BRANTLEY-PIERCE-WARE- 311 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN BRANTLEY...CENTRAL WARE AND SOUTHERN PIERCE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 311 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WAYCROSS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR AND HOBOKEN THROUGH 400 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, Jul 6, 3:12 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 312 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 FLZ024-GAZ164>166-062000- CHARLTON-COASTAL CAMDEN-INLAND CAMDEN-NASSAU- 312 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON...NORTHERN NASSAU AND SOUTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 312 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOLKSTON TO CALLAHAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND CALLAHAN...HILLIARD... HOMELAND...FOLKSTON...KINGS FERRY AND KINGSLAND THROUGH 400 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, Jul 6, 3:16 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| 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, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua | 43 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, 3:39 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 |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.