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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 16, 2009Pierce County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2009, 5:26 PM EDT for Pierce County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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: May 16, 2009, 5:26 PM EDT (21:26 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2009, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Pierce County, GA

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 May 16, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 9:08 AM EDT, 8 hours 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 16, 4:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
423 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FLZ032-037-162100-
CLAY-PUTNAM-
423 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY
AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

AT 423 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES NORTH OF CARRAWAY...OR 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PALATKA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND FLORAHOME...CARRAWAY...
PENNEY FARMS AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS THROUGH 500 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.

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

LAT...LON 2969 8168 2969 8189 3003 8192 3003 8168
      3000 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 181DEG 10KT 2978 8178

HESS

Special weather statement, May 16, 4:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 4:53 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 16, 4:58 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
458 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FLZ032-162130-
CLAY-
458 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY COUNTY FOR
STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530 PM
EDT...

AT 458 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 7 MILES SOUTH OF PENNEY FARMS...OR 17 MILES
NORTHEAST OF MELROSE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND PENNEY FARMS...
MIDDLEBURG...LAKESIDE...KINGSLEY...DOCTORS INLET AND ASBURY LAKE
THROUGH 530 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.

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

LAT...LON 2986 8171 2984 8175 2983 8181 2979 8188
      2979 8191 2993 8205 3009 8205 3016 8200
      3019 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 146DEG 8KT 2989 8185

HESS

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:04 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
504 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FLZ021-162130-
SUWANNEE-
504 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL SUWANNEE
COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 504 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF OBRIEN...OR 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ICHETUCKNEE SPRINGS STATE PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND OBRIEN...
MCALPIN...WELLBORN...LIVE OAK AND HOUSTON THROUGH 530 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.

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

LAT...LON 3030 8313 3037 8286 3007 8278 3002 8279
      2997 8296 3000 8297 3001 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 163DEG 11KT 3008 8290

HESS

Special weather statement, May 16, 5:08 PM EDT, 18 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
May 16, 2:36 PM EDT	Gale Watch	JAX		36 hr
May 16, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	26 min
May 16, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	35 min
May 16, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	31 min
May 16, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	37 min
May 16, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	35 min
May 16, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	37 min
May 16, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	32 min
May 16, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	26 min
May 16, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Suwannee	47 min
May 16, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Columbia	26 min
May 16, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	30 min
May 16, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Columbia, Suwannee	32 min
May 16, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	31 min
May 16, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker, Hamilton	29 min
May 16, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	32 min
May 16, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker, Union	31 min
May 16, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford	32 min
May 16, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford	30 min
May 16, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson	39 min
May 16, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson, Coffee	32 min
May 16, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Coffee, Jeff Davis	42 min
May 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Appling, Pierce	52 min
May 16, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Brantley, Pierce, Wayne	34 min
May 16, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley	44 min
May 16, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Charlton	31 min
May 16, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Charlton, Clinch	29 min

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