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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2009, 5:26 PM EDT for Clinch 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2009, 5:26 PM EDT (21:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2009, 5:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Clinch County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1772 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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 Jul 9, 2:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 2:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 257 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS...UPPER TROF OVER THE E US HAS CONTINUED TO DIG. AS A RESULT... DRY AIR ALOFT HAS MADE FURTHER PROGRESS INTO THE AREA. SFC FRONT HAS SHIFTED S INTO OUR SE GA ZONES AND IS MARKED BY A WIND SHIFT AND A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM NEAR KSSI TO KAYS. OTHER MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION CONTINUES TO FIRE ACROSS NE FL...BUT DEEPER MOISTURE FEED HAS SHIFTED S OF THE AREA OVER CENTRAL FL. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN HELD DOWN IN MORE PERSISTENT RAIN AREAS...BUT SUNNIER LOCALES HAVE TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 80S. .SHORT TERM...GRADUAL REDUCTION IN POPS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE SHORT TERM WITH BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE SW DURING THE MORNINGS SPREADING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NE FL BY AFTN. LOWEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE OVER SE GA WHERE DRIER AIR WILL RESIDE. WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE MCS FORMATION UPSTREAM FROM THE AREA WITH THIS SCENARIO...BUT S PLAINS RIDGE MAY BUILD FAR ENUF E TO PREVENT THIS. DAYTIME MAX TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT SHOULD NOT GET TOO MUCH ABOVE CLIMO. NAM CONTINUES TO BE A LITTLE TOO COOL WITH NIGHTTIME LOWS OVER NW ZONES...AND HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE SLIGHTLY WARMER GFS MOS. .LONG TERM...FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE AREA. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MAY APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE N BY THU. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH RAIN CHANCES NEAR NORMAL. LITTLE OVERALL CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXISTING PACKAGE OTHER THAN TO TWEAK TEMPERATURES AND LOWER NIGHTTIME POPS A BIT. && .AVIATION... NARROW LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL WORK WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE CURRENT ORIENTATION OF THIS ACTIVITY DOES NOT PLACE ANY TERMINALS IN ANY DIRECT THREAT. THIS WILL BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO INCLUDE SPECIFICS ON CONVECTIVE IMPACT AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. IFR CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY...OTHERWISE VFR WILL PREVAIL. MAY SEE SOME PATCHY FOG LATE TONIGHT AT THE USUAL SUSPECTS...VQQ AND GNV. SSI WILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH SOME OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS AS STRATUS CLOUDS MOVE IN BEHIND FRONTAL BOUNDARY NOW JUST SOUTH OF THAT AREA. && .MARINE... FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY STRETCHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTH OVERNIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN FRONT OF IT AND WINDS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND IT. WINDS AHEAD OF IT WILL REMAIN WESTERLY AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUST NEAR 20 KNOTS. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA BUT SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 4 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER AND MORE SOUTHERLY LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 69 87 68 90 / 30 30 10 20 SSI 74 84 73 85 / 40 40 20 20 JAX 70 86 69 88 / 30 40 20 20 SGJ 71 84 73 86 / 40 50 20 30 GNV 69 87 69 90 / 30 50 20 30 OCF 70 87 70 90 / 30 60 30 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && CARROLL/SHULER/KERNS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 6:00 AM EDT, 11 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 600 AM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-100955- 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- 600 AM EDT THU JUL 9 2009 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AGAIN TODAY WITH ISOLATED STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS COUPLED WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS TO OCCASIONALLY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TRENTON TO ST AUGUSTINE. BY LATE MORNING AND MID AFTERNOON...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REST OF THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER ACTIVITY. THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF MAINLY THE NORMAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS. IN ADDITION... ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INTO THE FORECAST AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO SLOWER MOVING STORMS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THE REST OF THE PERIOD WILL SEE MAINLY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED TODAY. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ARS
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 11:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 67 min |
| Jul 9, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 67 min | |
| Jul 9, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 94 min | |
| Jul 9, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 93 min | |
| Jul 9, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Union | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 1:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clay, Duval, Saint Johns | 112 min |
| Jul 9, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 2:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Suwannee | 76 min |
| Jul 9, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 109 min | |
| Jul 9, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 3:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 58 min |
| Jul 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 54 min | |
| Jul 9, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 89 min |
| Jul 9, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 50 min | |
| Jul 9, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Suwannee | 93 min |
| Jul 9, 4:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 88 min |
| Jul 9, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 35 min | |
| Jul 9, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 73 min |
| Jul 9, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 57 min | |
| Jul 9, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 63 min | |
| Jul 9, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 7:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Duval, Saint Johns | 74 min |
| Jul 9, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 3:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Glynn | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley | 58 min |
| Jul 9, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Charlton | 19 min |
| Jul 9, 3:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Pierce, Ware | 61 min |
| Jul 9, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton, Clinch, Ware | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 48 min |
| Jul 9, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Charlton, Clinch, Ware | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 5:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Charlton, Clinch, Ware | 95 min |
| Jul 9, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 56 min |
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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.