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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 18, 2010Clinch County, Echols County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2010, 5:44 PM EDT for Clinch County, Echols County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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 18, 2010, 5:44 PM EDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2010, 6:14 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Clinch County, GA, Echols 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 Jun 18, 1:38 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:38 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
138 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

.SHORT TERM...LATEST MSAS ANALYSIS SHOWS TROUGH AXIS CONTINUES
OVER THE COASTAL CAROLINAS AND INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY OF FLORIDA. DRIER AIR AT THE SURFACE HAS
BEEN ABLE TO FILTER IN ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS FEATURE WITH
MID TO UPPER 60S DEWPOINTS JUST WEST OF THE AREA WITH AROUND 70
THROUGH OUR WESTERN TIER GA COUNTIES. ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS
HOWEVER...ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S FROM THE SUWANNEE VALLEY THROUGH THE
GOLDEN ISLES OF GEORGIA. THIS AREA HAS BEGUN TO FIRE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BE THE FOCUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENHANCED
ALONG THE WEST COAST SEABREEZE...BUT A NORTH TO NORTHEAST STEERING
FLOW SHOULD KEEP A MAJORITY OF THIS ACTIVITY CONFINED TO THE
SOUTHERN TIER FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

MAIN MID LEVEL FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE VORT CENTER OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST. FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE IS ALSO
DRAWING IN MID LEVEL DRY AIR TO THE NORTHERN ZONES. QUESTION WITH
THESE SCENARIOS IS WILL THIS DRY AIR LIMIT OVERALL COVERAGE OF
STORMS OR INTENSIFY THE ONES ALREADY THERE OR BOTH. FROM A PEEK AT
THIS MORNING SOUNDINGS AND MODEL CROSS SECTIONS...FEEL POPS WILL
CERTAINLY TAKE A HIT TODAY OVER THE THE INLAND GA ZONES BUT THIS
WILL ONLY DROP THEM FORM THEIR 60 TO 70 PERCENT COVERAGE IN
PREVIOUS DAYS TO 40 PERCENT TODAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT EARLY START
TO CONVECTION TO LIMIT INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS
ORGANIZATION TO STORMS WILL BE AN ISSUE. FEEL BEST CHANCE OF
STRONG TO SEVERE WILL BE BETWEEN THE I75 AND I95 CORRIDORS LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AS NORTHERLY STEERING FLOW SENDS STORMS ALONG THE
EAST COAST SEABREEZE.

SAT/SUN...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN PATTERN. WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN
CONTINUES WITH AREA SANDWICHED BETWEEN LARGE UPPER RIDGE TO THE
WEST AND WEAK UPPER LOW OFF THE COAST. THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR
SPOKES OF ENERGY TO RIDE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL ENHANCE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SEA BREEZES
AND MOVE INLAND. HAVE CONTINUED HIGHEST POPS (60%) FOR INLAND NE
FL FOR SAT AND 50% FOR SAME AREAS ON SUNDAY. STRONGER STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

MONDAY...SURFACE RIDGE AXIS FINALLY BUILDS BACK NORTH OF THE AREA
WITH A MORE TYPICAL EASTERLY FLOW REGIME IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER IN
STORE. THIS WILL FAVOR NEAR CLIMO POPS WITH BEST COVERAGE FOR
WELL INLAND ZONES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE NORTH OF THE REGION AND THIS WILL ALLOW ONSHORE FLOW TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. SOME HINTS THAT DRIER AIR
WILL WORK IN AS A WAVE AFFECTS MAINLY SOUTHERN FLORIDA WITH
LIMITED POPS BY MID WEEK. MAX TEMPS WILL ALSO REMAIN NEAR CLIMO
VALUES WITH LOWER TO MID 90S INLAND AND UPPER 80S ALONG THE COAST.

&&

.AVIATION...WITH EARLY START TO STORMS AND MOST EXPECTED TO BE
FARTHER INLAND...EXPECT BEST CHANCE AT GNV...BUT HAVE KEPT VCTS
ATTM. TOWERING CU EXPECTED NEAR ALL TERMINALS. ANTICIPATE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF MVFR AT VQQ AND POSSIBLY GNV TOWARD SUNRISE BUT WILL NOT
INCLUDE IN TAFS.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS WILL BE SE TO SOUTH AROUND 10 KT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS N OF THE AREA MONDAY...WINDS WILL
BECOME EASTERLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INCREASE TO 15 KT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  71  95  71  94 /  20  40  20  40
SSI  76  89  76  90 /  20  40  20  30
JAX  74  92  72  92 /  20  50  30  40
SGJ  74  89  75  88 /  20  50  30  40
GNV  72  93  71  91 /  40  60  30  50
OCF  72  93  73  91 /  30  60  40  50

&&

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

DEESE/TRABERT/PRESNALL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 4:36 AM EDT, 13 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-191000-
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-
436 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

...HOT CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ALONG WITH SCATTERED STRONG AND
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WILL PUSH HEAT INDICES TO
100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
OUTDOORS.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SEA BREEZES BEGIN TO DEVELOP
AND PROGRESS INLAND. SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND PRODUCE FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SLOW STORM MOTION WILL CONTINUE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

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

PP

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:01 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
501 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

GAZ152-153-165-182145-
BRANTLEY-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-
501 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN
BRANTLEY...NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN AND WESTERN GLYNN COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 501 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTH OF WAYNESVILLE...OR 10 MILES
EAST OF NAHUNTA...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WAYNESVILLE...THALMANN...ATKINSON...
WAVERLY AND TARBORO THROUGH 545 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER 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 3097 8166 3099 8191 3103 8190 3105 8193
      3106 8200 3107 8203 3132 8189 3131 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 006DEG 11KT 3117 8181

SHULER
Local storm report, Jun 18, 5:28 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
528 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

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

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E LAKE CITY           30.19N 82.61W
06/18/2010                   COLUMBIA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED TWO TREES FELL ON TWO
            SEPARATE HOME NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH CRAIG STREET
            AND THE JACKSONVILLE LOOP.

&&

DEESE
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:32 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
532 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

GAZ162-163-182215-
CLINCH-ECHOLS-
532 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
CLINCH AND SOUTHEASTERN ECHOLS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL
AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 533 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTH OF NEEDMORE...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FARGO...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEEDMORE AND FARGO
THROUGH 615 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER 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 3058 8243 3060 8284 3080 8276 3076 8244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 026DEG 5KT 3062 8266

SHULER
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:37 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
537 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

GAZ164>166-182215-
CHARLTON-COASTAL CAMDEN-INLAND CAMDEN-
537 PM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEASTERN
CHARLTON AND CENTRAL CAMDEN COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL
AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 537 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TARBORO...OR 10 MILES
WEST OF WOODBINE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WINOKUR...TARBORO...
HOMELAND...FOLKSTON...WOODBINE AND COLESBURG THROUGH 615 PM EDT. HAIL
UP TO THREE QUARTER 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 3080 8163 3080 8188 3082 8190 3081 8190
      3081 8192 3082 8194 3080 8197 3080 8205
      3106 8202 3104 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 331DEG 10KT 3097 8188

SHULER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee46 min
Jun 17, 8:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Marion, Putnam43 min
Jun 17, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua42 min
Jun 17, 8:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXSuwannee39 min
Jun 17, 8:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXSuwannee39 min
Jun 17, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist19 min
Jun 17, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua16 min
Jun 17, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion39 min
Jun 17, 9:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton52 min
Jun 17, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee32 min
Jun 17, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton31 min
Jun 17, 11:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton29 min
Jun 18, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton31 min
Jun 18, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion43 min
Jun 18, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist27 min
Jun 18, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay31 min
Jun 18, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua25 min
Jun 18, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford32 min
Jun 18, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion36 min
Jun 18, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford51 min
Jun 18, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford40 min
Jun 18, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau45 min
Jun 18, 3:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXMarion85 min
Jun 18, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam39 min
Jun 18, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXLafayette38 min
Jun 18, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler44 min
Jun 18, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia43 min
Jun 18, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler50 min
Jun 18, 4:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXSuwannee85 min
Jun 18, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval52 min
Jun 18, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns51 min
Jun 18, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns41 min
Jun 18, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClay, Duval, Saint Johns22 min
Jun 18, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia47 min
Jun 18, 4:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXDuval, Saint Johns97 min
Jun 18, 4:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXColumbia, Union95 min
Jun 18, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia48 min
Jun 18, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton51 min
Jun 17, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBerrien42 min
Jun 17, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols51 min
Jun 17, 10:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols63 min
Jun 18, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn46 min
Jun 18, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley40 min
Jun 18, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley44 min
Jun 18, 5:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXBrantley, Camden, Glynn93 min
Jun 18, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols43 min
Jun 18, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden38 min
Jun 18, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden, Charlton44 min
Jun 18, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton43 min
Jun 18, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling51 min
Jun 18, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Jeff Davis37 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.