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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Jacksonville, FL

August 5, 2009Camden County, Charlton County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2009, 3:53 PM EDT for Camden County, Charlton County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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
Aug 5, 2009, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2009, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 2009-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2509 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 2009-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 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
2509 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 5, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
219 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

.SHORT TERM...SHORTWAVE TROUGH ENERGY STRETCHES OVER SC TO S/CTRL
GA AND OVER FL PANHANDLE. AN ASSOCIATED SFC FRONT IS NW OF OUR
AREA. BANDS OF CONVECTION HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND E OF UPPER
TROUGH AXIS. ISOLD SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED AND ONE STORM
ALREADY PRODUCED 50 DBZ ECHO UP TO 45 KFT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
LINGER OVER THE ERN U.S. THURSDAY THEN BEGIN TO LIFT N FRIDAY. SCT
TO NUMEROUS STORMS WILL CONTINUE THURS WITH UPR DISTURBANCES AGAIN
PROVIDING IMPETUS FOR ISOLD SVR ACTIVITY. GFS INDICATES A RIBBON
OF VORTICITY WILL BE LEFT BEHIND ALONG THE FL/GA BORDER AND WILL
KEEP 40-50% POPS FOR NE FL.

.LONG TERM...RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
WITH LIGHT E TO SE FLOW. TEMPS WILL WARM INTO THE MID 90S INLAND
UNDER INCREASED SUBSIDENCE ALOFT. HEAT INDICES WILL SOAR INTO THE
100-105 RANGE ESPECIALLY SE GA AS UPR HIGH BUILDS OVER CAROLINAS.
MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL YIELD ONLY A SLGT CHANCE
FOR A SHOWER ACRS MOST OF AREA AND 30% OVER SRN TIER.

&&

.AVIATION...HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO FOR TSRA AT SSI AS STORMS ARE
CURRENTLY W OF TERMINAL. OTHER TAF SITES HAVE VCTS THIS AFTN AND
WILL AMEND WHEN TSRA APPEARS IMMINENT. MVFR VIS AT VQQ AFTER MID.

&&

.MARINE...NO HEADLINES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN SCT
STORMS EACH AFTN AND EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SELY
THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  71  93  70  95 /  20  40  20  30
SSI  75  89  75  89 /  20  30  20  20
JAX  72  92  72  93 /  20  40  20  30
SGJ  74  90  74  90 /  20  40  20  20
GNV  71  91  71  93 /  20  50  20  50
OCF  71  91  71  93 /  20  60  20  50

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

WOLF/TRABERT/KEEGAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:53 AM EDT, 12 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
353 AM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-061000-
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-
353 AM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INLAND
SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF
THE STORM ACTIVITY WILL PROMOTE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR
FLOODING CONCERNS. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG WITH
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TOWARD
THE EAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST EACH DAY WITH A
FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:19 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
319 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

GAZ150-163-164-052000-
CHARLTON-CLINCH-WARE-
319 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN
CHARLTON...EASTERN CLINCH AND SOUTHERN WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 320 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER CLINCH COUNTY...OR 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF FARGO...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND THROUGH 400 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. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS
A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.

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

LAT...LON 3086 8234 3072 8232 3071 8259 3087 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 260DEG 6KT 3079 8251

ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:20 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
320 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

GAZ150-163-164-052000-
CHARLTON-CLINCH-WARE-
320 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN
CHARLTON...EASTERN CLINCH AND SOUTHERN WARE COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 320 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF FARGO...MOVING
EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL
AREAS THROUGH 400 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. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A
WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.

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

LAT...LON 3086 8234 3072 8232 3071 8259 3087 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 260DEG 6KT 3079 8251

ZAPPE
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:30 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
330 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

FLZ021-052000-
SUWANNEE-
330 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN SUWANNEE
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

AT 331 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWBURN...OR 6
MILES WEST OF LIVE OAK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEWBURN...LIVE OAK AND
HOUSTON THROUGH 400 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
DAMAGE. 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.

LAT...LON 3042 8302 3022 8285 3012 8312 3017 8323
      3038 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 327DEG 12KT 3031 8308

ZIBURA
Local storm report, Aug 5, 3:42 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam45 min
Aug 5, 1:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion38 min
Aug 5, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX84 min
Aug 5, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua46 min
Aug 5, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler40 min
Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXHamilton, Suwannee64 min
Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX53 min
Aug 5, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX38 min
Aug 5, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee30 min
Aug 5, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX67 min
Aug 5, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau52 min
Aug 5, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler28 min
Aug 5, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist26 min
Aug 5, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXDuval, Nassau50 min
Aug 5, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion28 min
Aug 5, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau48 min
Aug 5, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX34 min
Aug 5, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion45 min
Aug 5, 5:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXDuval, Nassau87 min
Aug 5, 5:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXMarion54 min
Aug 5, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval56 min
Aug 5, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX77 min
Aug 5, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion38 min
Aug 5, 5:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXDuval61 min
Aug 5, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay43 min
Aug 5, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXLake41 min
Aug 5, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval44 min
Aug 5, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX117 min
Aug 5, 5:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXBaker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns85 min
Aug 5, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion42 min
Aug 5, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClay, Duval25 min
Aug 5, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay38 min
Aug 5, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion40 min
Aug 5, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns53 min
Aug 5, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion48 min
Aug 5, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker31 min
Aug 5, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua42 min
Aug 5, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon40 min
Aug 5, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols42 min
Aug 5, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXPierce49 min
Aug 5, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn41 min
Aug 5, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne44 min
Aug 5, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPierce40 min
Aug 5, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXGlynn51 min
Aug 5, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley29 min
Aug 5, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWare43 min
Aug 5, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXGlynn, Wayne27 min
Aug 5, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXGlynn43 min
Aug 5, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden40 min
Aug 5, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWare52 min
Aug 5, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden51 min
Aug 5, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden, Glynn46 min
Aug 5, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch41 min
Aug 5, 3:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXCamden, Charlton, Glynn115 min
Aug 5, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch40 min
Aug 5, 3:30 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXCamden, Glynn45 min
Aug 5, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden48 min
Aug 5, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton62 min
Aug 5, 4:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXCamden, Glynn67 min
Aug 5, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling52 min
Aug 5, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee47 min
Aug 5, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee, Jeff Davis59 min
Aug 5, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson40 min
Aug 5, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson44 min
Aug 5, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis41 min
Aug 5, 6:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAtkinson, Coffee116 min
Aug 5, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch39 min
Aug 5, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.