Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 26, 2008, 1:35 PM EST for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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
- Feb 26, 2008, 1:35 PM EST (18:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2008, 1:58 PM EST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 11:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -266 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KJAX 261835
TORJAX
GAC039-127-261915-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0002.080226T1835Z-080226T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
135 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
SOUTHERN GLYNN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 215 PM EST
* AT 130 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WOODBINE...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WOODBINE...WAVERLY...ST. SIMONS...SEA ISLAND...JEKYLL ISLAND...HIGH
POINT...DOCK JUNCTION...COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES AND BRUNSWICK.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DIME SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3116 8133 3111 8139 3104 8139 3100 8142
3097 8139 3087 8140 3088 8183 3100 8183
3122 8161 3124 8132
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 256DEG 15KT 3096 8176
$$
SANDRIK3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KJAX 261849
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
149 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008
GAC039-127-261915-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080226T1915Z/
CAMDEN GA-GLYNN GA-
149 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
GLYNN AND NORTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...
AT 142 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF DOVER
BLUFF...OR NEAR WOODBINE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.
SIMONS...SEA ISLAND...JEKYLL ISLAND...HIGH POINT...GLYNN HAVEN...
DOVER BLUFF AND BRUNSWICK.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3124 8132 3116 8133 3111 8139 3104 8139
3100 8142 3097 8139 3087 8140 3093 8166
3105 8166 3119 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 256DEG 15KT 3097 8169
$$
SANDRIK000
WWUS52 KJAX 261855
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
155 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008
GAC039-127-261915-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080226T1915Z/
CAMDEN GA-GLYNN GA-
155 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GLYNN AND EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...
AT 148 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOVER BLUFF...OR
NEAR JEKYLL ISLAND...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGH
POINT...JEKYLL ISLAND...ST. SIMONS...GLYNN HAVEN AND SEA ISLAND.
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.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3124 8132 3116 8133 3111 8139 3104 8139
3100 8142 3097 8139 3087 8140 3094 8154
3106 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 258DEG 18KT 3102 8145
$$
SANDRIK000
WWUS52 KJAX 261858
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
158 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008
GAC039-127-261908-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080226T1915Z/
CAMDEN GA-GLYNN GA-
158 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GLYNN AND EASTERN CAMDEN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF JEKYLL ISLAND. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3124 8132 3116 8133 3111 8139 3104 8139
3100 8142 3097 8139 3087 8140 3094 8154
3106 8156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 258DEG 18KT 3102 8143
$$
SANDRIKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 8:32 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | JAX | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Clinch and 6 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:31 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | JAX | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Clinch and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Ware | 16 min |
| Feb 26, 12:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton, Clinch, Ware | 44 min |
| Feb 26, 12:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 43 min |
| Feb 26, 12:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch, Echols, Ware | 53 min |
| Feb 26, 12:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden, Glynn | 47 min |
| Feb 26, 12:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Pierce, Ware | 61 min |
| Feb 26, 12:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Jeff Davis | 23 min |
| Feb 26, 12:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 23 min |
| Feb 26, 1:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Pierce, Wayne | 41 min |
| Feb 26, 1:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden, Charlton | 59 min |
| Feb 26, 1:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Pierce, Ware | 27 min |
| Feb 26, 1:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Wayne | 24 min |
| Feb 26, 1:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden, Charlton | 48 min |
| Feb 26, 2:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden | 44 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every tornado warning in 2008Tornadoes 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.