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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 17, 20094 counties in Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2009, 7:54 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 17, 2009, 7:54 PM EDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2009, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Brantley County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Ware County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 80 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2009-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3004 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2009-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3004 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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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 Jun 17, 7:49 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 7:49 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 10:00 AM EDT, 9 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1000 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-180930-
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-
JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-
INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
1000 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH
THE GREATEST COVERAGE AND STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. ISOLATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY...
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 100 TO 105 WILL PRECEDE THE ARRIVAL
OF THE SEA BREEZE FRONT AND PERSIST LONGER FOR INLAND AREAS. EFFECTS
OF THE HEAT CAN BE MINIMIZED BY REDUCING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES...DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER OR FLUID REPLENISHING
BEVERAGES...AND WEARING LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST EACH DAY...MAINLY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT
INDUCES OF 100 TO 105 THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY WITH VALUES
APPROACHING HEAT ADVISORY LEVELS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE EXPECTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED IN
THEIR LOCAL AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

DEESE/HESS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
529 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

FLZ040-172215-
MARION-
529 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN MARION
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 529 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SANTOS TO MOSS
BLUFF...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
AFFECT AREAS AROUND SILVER SPRINGS SHORES...SANTOS...OCALA...MOSS
BLUFF...OCKLAWAHA...BELLEVIEW...SUMMERFIELD...LAKE WEIR AND WEIRSDALE
THROUGH 615 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.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 2920 8217 2913 8176 2895 8185 2896 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 022DEG 17KT 2910 8210 2907 8190

TRABERT
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
542 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

FLZ022-036-172230-
ALACHUA-COLUMBIA-
542 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN
ALACHUA AND SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL
AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 541 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES NORTH OF ALACHUA...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WORTHINGTON SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OLENO STATE
PARK...LA CROSSE...HIGH SPRINGS AND ALACHUA THROUGH 630 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.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 2996 8259 2994 8252 2994 8249 2992 8240
      2990 8240 2989 8239 2962 8240 2967 8266
      2980 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 012DEG 6KT 2985 8251

TRABERT
Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
618 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

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

0616 PM     HAIL             JESUP                   31.60N 81.89W
06/17/2009  E0.75 INCH       WAYNE              GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PP
Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
620 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

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

0618 PM     LIGHTNING        JESUP                   31.60N 81.89W
06/17/2009                   WAYNE              GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A STORM SPOTTER IN JESUP REPORTED A BLOWN OUT TRANSFORMER
            FROM LIGHTNING.

&&

PP
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
642 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

FLZ036-172330-
ALACHUA-
642 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN ALACHUA
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 642 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES WEST OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
JUST WEST OF GAINESVILLE AIRPORT...GAINESVILLE AND ARCHER THROUGH
730 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.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 2952 8256 2953 8256 2953 8259 2955 8262
      2978 8244 2970 8225 2948 8234 2948 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 027DEG 5KT 2966 8239

PETERSON
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
652 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

GAZ150-164-172330-
CHARLTON-WARE-
652 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CHARLTON
AND SOUTHEASTERN WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 652 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER WARE COUNTY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF STEVEN FOSTER STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND STEPHEN FOSTER STATE PARK
THROUGH 730 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.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 3079 8235 3079 8214 3041 8210 3044 8220
      3049 8220 3050 8222 3053 8224 3056 8223
      3057 8236 3058 8238
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 000DEG 5KT 3070 8224

TRABERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton29 min
Jun 16, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion26 min
Jun 16, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton35 min
Jun 16, 8:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion51 min
Jun 16, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX53 min
Jun 16, 10:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX93 min
Jun 16, 10:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXDuval, Nassau52 min
Jun 16, 11:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXDuval, Saint Johns62 min
Jun 16, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
Jun 16, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay47 min
Jun 17, 12:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXFlagler, Saint Johns64 min
Jun 17, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay, Putnam52 min
Jun 17, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam47 min
Jun 17, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton30 min
Jun 17, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton34 min
Jun 17, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay27 min
Jun 17, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay49 min
Jun 17, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia51 min
Jun 17, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXClay61 min
Jun 17, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist48 min
Jun 17, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion46 min
Jun 17, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua48 min
Jun 17, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua48 min
Jun 16, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden41 min
Jun 16, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden39 min
Jun 16, 8:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXGlynn46 min
Jun 16, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton41 min
Jun 16, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn31 min
Jun 16, 10:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn41 min
Jun 17, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXWayne53 min
Jun 17, 5:55 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXWayne20 min
Jun 17, 6:16 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXWayne29 min
Jun 17, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Pierce, Wayne43 min
Jun 17, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Pierce, Wayne45 min
Jun 17, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton38 min
Jun 17, 6:57 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXPierce33 min
Jun 17, 7:11 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXPierce34 min
Jun 17, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Camden, Charlton, Pierce, Ware46 min

Nearby

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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.