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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2008, 6:39 PM EDT for Camden County, Charlton County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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
- Oct 24, 2008, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2008, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 6:55 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 N Tarboro, GA | A STORM SPOTTER REPORTED SEEING A TORNADO WHICH GENERATED DEBRIS THAT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO HIS CAR WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING NEAR NEW POST ROAD AND HIGHWAY 252. THE SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TORNADO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KJAX 242239
TORJAX
GAC039-049-242330-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0049.081024T2239Z-081024T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
639 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 639 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES WEST OF
WOODBINE...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF FOLKSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WOODBINE.
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.
LAT...LON 3105 8192 3114 8177 3096 8172 3087 8200
3100 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 241DEG 25KT 3097 8196
$$
SHASHY2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KJAX 242257
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
657 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008
GAC049-242307-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081024T2330Z/
CHARLTON GA-
657 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3094 8188 3106 8190 3114 8177 3106 8174
3104 8174 3102 8173 3101 8174 3100 8173
3099 8173 3096 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 241DEG 25KT 3103 8183
$$
GAC039-242330-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081024T2330Z/
CAMDEN GA-
657 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY...
AT 657 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STRONG SHOWER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TARBORO...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WOODBINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TARBORO
AND WOODBINE.
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.
LAT...LON 3094 8188 3106 8190 3114 8177 3106 8174
3104 8174 3102 8173 3101 8174 3100 8173
3099 8173 3096 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 241DEG 25KT 3103 8183
$$
SHASHY000
WWUS52 KJAX 242333
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
733 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008
GAC039-242343-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081024T2330Z/
CAMDEN GA-
733 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
ALTHOUGH THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER.
LAT...LON 3094 8188 3106 8190 3114 8177 3106 8174
3104 8174 3102 8173 3101 8174 3100 8173
3099 8173 3096 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 241DEG 25KT 3103 8183
$$
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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.