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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 3, 2009Wayne County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2009, 10:23 AM EDT for Wayne County, Georgia. It took effect at Apr 7, 2009, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2009, 10:23 AM EDT (14:23 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 7, 2009, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 14, 2009, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 7 days
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Flood severity: Minor

County Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Altamaha River at Doctortown (DCTG1). The gauge peaked at 14.57 ft at Apr 11, 2009, 8:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 15.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02226000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 3, 9:32 AM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:32 AM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 7:12 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 5:52 AM EDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
552 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

FLZ033-037-038-031030-
FLAGLER-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS-
552 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL PUTNAM...
NORTHERN FLAGLER AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS
AND FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL 630 AM EDT...

AT 552 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELAKA...OR 6 MILES
WEST OF POMONA PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WELAKA...SATSUMA...POMONA
PARK...PALATKA...LAKE COMO...SAN MATEO...ORANGE MILLS...EAST
PALATKA...ANDALUSIA AND HASTINGS THROUGH 630 AM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF
45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2952 8117 2941 8173 2953 8181 2982 8147
      2978 8124 2965 8118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0952Z 246DEG 51KT 2951 8166

SHULER

Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:55 AM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
555 AM EDT FRI APR 03 2009

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

0100 AM     FLOOD            5 W ARLINGTON           30.33N 81.68W
04/03/2009                   DUVAL              FL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE AREA NEAR MCCOYS CREEK TO
            FLOOD. ROAD HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO THE FLOODING.

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MKT

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:27 AM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 9:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 9:26 AM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 9:48 AM EDT, 35 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
Apr 2, 8:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Hamilton	18 min
Apr 2, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	45 min
Apr 2, 8:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	60 min
Apr 2, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	29 min
Apr 2, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Apr 2, 8:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	46 min
Apr 2, 8:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton	18 min
Apr 2, 8:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Baker, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Nassau, Union	2 hr
Apr 2, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Duval, Nassau	49 min
Apr 2, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Union	38 min
Apr 2, 9:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	45 min
Apr 2, 9:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Bradford, Clay, Duval, Saint Johns	47 min
Apr 2, 9:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	55 min
Apr 2, 10:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Nassau	119 min
Apr 2, 10:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	52 min
Apr 2, 10:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Columbia	46 min
Apr 2, 10:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	51 min
Apr 2, 10:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Apr 2, 11:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Suwannee, Union	42 min
Apr 2, 11:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay, Putnam	38 min
Apr 2, 11:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Union	56 min
Apr 2, 11:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	48 min
Apr 2, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Suwannee	38 min
Apr 3, 12:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Suwannee	46 min
Apr 3, 12:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval	40 min
Apr 3, 12:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns	9 hr
Apr 3, 12:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Baker, Union	9 hr
Apr 3, 12:54 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Apr 3, 1:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	40 min
Apr 3, 2:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	46 min
Apr 3, 3:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Bradford	24 min
Apr 3, 4:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	33 min
Apr 3, 4:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	29 min
Apr 3, 4:35 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Clay, Duval, Saint Johns	25 min
Apr 3, 4:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	26 min
Apr 3, 4:58 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Duval, Saint Johns	32 min
Apr 3, 5:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	64 min
Apr 3, 5:13 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		62 min
Apr 3, 5:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	38 min
Apr 3, 5:56 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns	49 min
Apr 3, 6:21 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		54 min
Apr 3, 6:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	33 min
Apr 3, 10:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Nassau, Suwannee, Union	12 hr
Apr 3, 10:12 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton	7 days
Apr 3, 5:26 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Nassau, Union	3 hr
Apr 2, 8:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Glynn, Wayne	51 min
Apr 2, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Glynn, Wayne	44 min
Apr 2, 10:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley	40 min
Apr 3, 1:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley, Pierce, Wayne	9 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.