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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2011, 11:54 PM EDT for Brantley County, Pierce County, Wayne County, Georgia. It was in force for 13 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 16, 2011, 11:54 PM EDT (03:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2011, 12:07 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brantley County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Wayne County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 1660 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
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 16, 8:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 8:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 805 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...ISOLATED STRONG/SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT... .UPDATE...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH WAS ENHANCING CONVECTION ALONG A LINGERING TROUGH AXIS ACROSS OUR NW GA ZONES...SPECIFICALLY JEFF DAVIS AND COFFEE COUNTIES. THIS UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL TRANSLATE SSE THIS EVENING AND PHASE WITH THE LOW LEVEL SEA BREEZE MERGER NEAR THE ST JOHNS RIVER IN N FL AND OUR EASTERN GA ZONES. PLENTY OF DYNAMICAL FORCING (INCLUDING COLD 500 MB TEMPS OF -11 TO -12 DEG C) WILL CONTINUE A GOOD CHANCE OF TSTMS ACROSS OUR ZONES THIS EVENING WITH THE MAIN CONVECTIVE CONCERNS GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. INCREASED POPS ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH 02Z. CONVECTION WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE WITH THE PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. SMOKE FROM AREA WILDFIRES WILL IMPACT AREAS E AND NE OF THE FIRE SITES TONIGHT. FRI THE UPPER TROUGH LINGERS OVER THE SE REGION WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTN/EVENING SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY ANTICIPATED. THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION WILL BE ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN...WITH WET DOWN BURSTS AND HAIL THE MAJOR CONCERNS GIVEN COLD TEMPS ALOFT. && .AVIATION...SO FAR VFR CONDS PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES THIS EVENING...BUT STILL EXPECT AT LEAST ISOLD TSTM ACTIVITY AS MID LEVEL TROF PUSHES INTO THE REGION AND HAVE KEPT VCTS IN THROUGH 06Z. AFTER 06Z WITH WINDS SETTLING INTO A SWLY DIRECTION EXPECT SMOKE TO IMPACT ALL TAF SITES WITH THE BEST CHANCES AT KSSI WHICH WILL BE DOWNWIND OF ALL OF THE SERN GA FIRES...ALTHOUGH A MIXTURE OF SMOKE/FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AT KGNV/KVQQ OVER INLAND AREAS. FOR FRIDAY...HAVE KEPT 5-6SM FU HZ IN AT ALL TAF SITES WITH VCTS AFTER 18Z AS ANOTHER DAY OF ATLC COAST SBRZ ISOLD TSTM ACTIVITY POSSIBLE. && .MARINE... SOUTH WINDS 15 KNOTS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD STAY JUST BELOW HEADLINE LEVELS WITH SEAS GENERALLY IN THE 2-4 FT RANGE. WILL NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR TSTMS MOVING FROM THE LAND INTO THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 69 96 71 96 / 60 20 20 30 SSI 74 91 76 90 / 60 30 30 10 JAX 71 95 71 92 / 60 40 20 30 SGJ 72 91 74 90 / 50 20 20 10 GNV 71 94 71 95 / 30 20 20 20 OCF 71 95 71 96 / 20 30 20 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ENYEDI/HESS/PRESNALL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 6:00 AM EDT, 17 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 600 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-171030- 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 JUN 16 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY... ...SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...HEAT INDICES FROM 102 TO 107 THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS... HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTH FLORIDA. SMOKE FROM SEVERAL WILDFIRES WILL AFFECT AREAS GENERALLY NEAR AND EAST OF A WAYCROSS TO LAKE CITY TO OCALA LINE. RESIDENTS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED TEMPORARILY THIS MORNING DUE TO A GUST FRONT FROM THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES LATER TODAY...AND THIS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SMOKE WILL MIX WITH FOG EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR RECENT RAIN AREAS. HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 102 TO 107 ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS IF WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW PULSE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY WHICH COULD PRODUCE WET DOWNBURSTS AND HAIL. .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. CARROLL
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 62 min | |
| Jun 17, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 61 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 35 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 41 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:47 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 1 min | |
| Jun 17, 1:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 115 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 71 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 38 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 112 min | |
| Jun 17, 2:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 3:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 3:23 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 101 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 55 min | |
| Jun 17, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 86 min | |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Saint Johns | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 61 min | |
| Jun 17, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Union | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 22 min |
| Jun 17, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 97 min | |
| Jun 17, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 28 min |
| Jun 16, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn, Wayne | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Glynn, Wayne | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Coffee | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bacon | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Pierce | 17 min |
| Jun 16, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Lanier | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 12:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton, Ware | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 49 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.