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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 7, 2008Bradford County, Clay County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 2008, 11:15 AM EST for Bradford County, Clay County, Florida. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 7, 2008, 11:15 AM EST (16:15 UTC)
Expired: Mar 7, 2008, 11:40 AM EST
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bradford County, FL, Clay County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 7, 6:45 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 599 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 357 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 436 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS52 KJAX 071614
TORJAX
FLC007-019-071700-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0012.080307T1615Z-080307T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1115 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA
  CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA

* UNTIL NOON EST

* AT 1109 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTH
  OF SAMPSON...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SAMPSON...LAKE GENEVA...STARKE...KINGSLEY...MIDDLEBURG...
  LAKESIDE...ORANGE PARK...GREEN COVE SPRINGS AND DOCTORS INLET.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 2972 8204 2983 8213 2985 8228 3014 8207
      3014 8204 3019 8204 3018 8167 3007 8168
      3004 8169 2994 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 238DEG 37KT 2977 8216

$$

SANDRIK

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS52 KJAX 071627 RRA
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1127 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

FLC007-071637-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080307T1700Z/
BRADFORD FL-
1127 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS MOVED INTO CLAY COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN 
EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST 
GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 2973 8204 3014 8204 3019 8204 3018 8167
      3007 8168 3004 8169 2994 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 236DEG 46KT 2991 8192

$$

FLC019-071700-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080307T1700Z/
CLAY FL-
1127 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR CLAY
COUNTY...

AT 1123 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
KINGSLEY...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF MELROSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MIDDLEBURG...PENNEY FARMS...ASBURY LAKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...
DOCTORS INLET...LAKESIDE AND ORANGE PARK.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 2973 8204 3014 8204 3019 8204 3018 8167
      3007 8168 3004 8169 2994 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 236DEG 46KT 2991 8192

$$

SANDRIK

000 
WWUS52 KJAX 071634
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1134 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

FLC019-071700-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080307T1700Z/
CLAY FL-
1134 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR CLAY
COUNTY...

AT 1132 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO.  THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINGSLEY...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF MELROSE... 
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MIDDLEBURG...PENNEY FARMS...ASBURY LAKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...
DOCTORS INLET...LAKESIDE AND ORANGE PARK.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 2973 8204 3014 8204 3019 8204 3018 8167
      3007 8168 3004 8169 2994 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 1634Z 239DEG 50KT 2993 8188

$$

SANDRIK

000 
WWUS52 KJAX 071640 RRA
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1140 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

FLC019-071650-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080307T1700Z/
CLAY FL-
1140 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THIS TORNADO WARNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY FOR 
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 2973 8204 3014 8204 3019 8204 3018 8167
      3007 8168 3004 8169 2994 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 236DEG 46KT 3000 8176

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Mar 7, 9:21 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 9:21 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
921 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

.UPDATE...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE PUSHING THRU THE LOCAL AREA
THIS MORNING WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR ZONES UNDER A TORNADO WATCH.
STRONG SLY WINDS ARE GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH IN ADVANCE OF THE
STORMS. STRONGEST STORMS OVER THE SUWANNEE VALLEY ARE BEING
MONITORED FOR ROTATION. LAPS HELICITIES ARE ABOVE 500 IN THIS
REGION. SATELLITE ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES ARE AVERAGING 1.5
INCHES AN HOUR. RADAR ESTIMATES ARE NEAR 2 INCHES AN HOUR NEAR
LIVE OAK AND HAVE ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE WRN ZONES. CURSORY LOOK AT GRIDS SHOWS UPDATES ARE NOT
NECESSARY.

&&

.AVIATION...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
LATE THIS MORNING AND AN AIRPORT WARNING MAY BE ISSUED.

&&

.MARINE...SCA CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING AT SAUF1 AND MAY NEED TO
ISSUE ANOTHER MWW TO EXPAND THE SCA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  71  47  54  30 / 100  70  10   0
SSI  69  50  58  35 / 100  80  20   0
JAX  75  52  59  32 / 100  80  20   0
SGJ  78  53  63  36 /  80  80  20   0
GNV  76  53  60  32 /  80  80  20   0
OCF  79  55  62  31 /  80  80  20   0

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR BAKER-COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST-
     HAMILTON-SUWANNEE.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ALACHUA-
     BAKER-BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-
     HAMILTON-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-FLAGLER-
     GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-
     UNION.

GA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-
     BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN-
     COFFEE-ECHOLS-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-JEFF DAVIS-PIERCE-
     WARE-WAYNE.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND
     GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

     GALE WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND
     GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
     ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT
     20 NM-FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-ST
     AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM.

&&

TRABERT/ENYEDI/SANDRIK/KERNS

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 4:45 AM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
445 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-080940-
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 EST FRI MAR 7 2008

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

...TORNADO WATCH 104 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EAST FOR MUCH OF NORTH
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...

...FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY
OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SEGMENTS
AND A FEW SUPERCELLS THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SUPERCELLS
THUNDERSTORMS  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE. LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR REMAINS EXTREME UNDER A 70 KT SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL JET
STREAM AND INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH SOME MODEST
HEATING THIS MORNING.  DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE PRIMARY SEVERE
THREAT...THOUGH TORNADO THREAT MAY BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED LATER THIS
MORNING. THE LINE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH A POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE
DAY.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER APPROACH
YOUR AREA.

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY REACH UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH OVER THE COASTAL
COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF NEAR 3 TO 4 INCHES IN HEAVIER
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SOME AREA RIVERS
ARE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED IF
HEAVY RAINFALL DOES OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

...GUSTY WEST WINDS ON SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING FOR OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS ON SATURDAY...

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR
ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

ON SUNDAY MORNING...A LIGHT FREEZE AND PATCHY FROST ARE POSSIBLE
WITH LOWS NEAR 30 DEGREES TO THE MID 30S NEAR THE COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED 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, Mar 7, 10:03 AM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1003 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0945 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LIVE OAK                30.29N 82.99W
03/07/2008                   SUWANNEE           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER IS OUT ALL OVER THE CITY OF LIVE OAK.

&&

BKERNS

Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:14 AM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1014 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0950 AM     TORNADO          N LAKE CITY             30.19N 82.64W
03/07/2008                   COLUMBIA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD DAMAGE NORTH SIDE OF LAKE CITY. OVERTURNED
            VEHICLES AND BUILDING DAMAGE.

&&

LETRO

Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:16 AM EST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1016 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 AM     HEAVY RAIN       W LIVE OAK              30.29N 82.99W
03/07/2008  E0.00 INCH       SUWANNEE           FL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SPOTTER REPORTED
            RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH SOME
            FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW AREAS.

&&

BKERNS

Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:30 AM EST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1030 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1027 AM     TORNADO          9 W WAYNESVILLE         31.23N 81.94W
03/07/2008                   BRANTLEY           GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            5 PUBLIC REPORTS OF A TORNADO RECEIVED BY EMERGENCY
            MANAGEMENT 9 MILES WEST OF WAYNESVILLE AT TURKEY RIDGE.
            DAMAGE TO AT LEAST ONE HOME.

&&

BKERNS

Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:52 AM EST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1052 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0950 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BELL                    29.76N 82.86W
03/07/2008                   GILCHRIST          FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PUBLIC REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO ON THEIR PROPERTY AT
            5401 NW 22ND CT IN BELL. FOUR TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

&&

BKERNS

Local storm report, Mar 7, 11:02 AM EST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1102 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1020 AM     TORNADO          N SANDERSON             30.25N 82.27W
03/07/2008                   BAKER              FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BRICK HOME DESTROYED AT 11456 O.C. HORNE RD.

&&

LETRO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 7, 3:45 AM EST	Fire Weather Watch	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee and 1 more	34 hr
Mar 7, 3:45 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee and 1 more	39 hr
Mar 7, 6:40 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Suwannee	35 min
Mar 7, 8:14 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Hamilton, Suwannee	46 min
Mar 7, 8:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	42 min
Mar 7, 9:02 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	43 min
Mar 7, 9:13 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Suwannee	32 min
Mar 7, 9:25 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Columbia, Suwannee	50 min
Mar 7, 9:26 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union	49 min
Mar 7, 9:39 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee and 1 more	51 min
Mar 7, 9:51 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Baker	39 min
Mar 7, 10:08 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau	67 min
Mar 7, 10:18 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Baker, Duval, Nassau	13 min
Mar 7, 10:23 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Mar 7, 10:27 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist, Union	48 min
Mar 7, 10:40 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Alachua	41 min
Mar 7, 10:55 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	35 min
Mar 7, 10:56 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion	49 min
Mar 7, 11:15 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Nassau	30 min
Mar 7, 11:25 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Marion, Putnam	50 min
Mar 7, 11:32 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		118 min
Mar 7, 11:43 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Saint Johns	47 min
Mar 7, 12:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Saint Johns	50 min
Mar 7, 12:35 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		115 min
Mar 7, 1:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Marion, Putnam	65 min
Mar 7, 1:34 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		116 min
Mar 7, 1:49 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion	41 min
Mar 7, 2:00 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns	60 min
Mar 7, 2:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion, Putnam	62 min
Mar 7, 2:41 PM EST	Freeze Watch	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee, Union	23 hr
Mar 7, 3:09 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Marion	51 min
Mar 7, 3:33 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		117 min
Mar 7, 4:18 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		117 min
Mar 7, 4:29 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr

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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.