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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 16, 2011Brantley County, Pierce County, Wayne County, Georgia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1660 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 00:00Z on 2011-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 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
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

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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 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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX62 min
Jun 17, 12:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Jun 17, 1:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX35 min
Jun 17, 1:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX41 min
Jun 17, 1:47 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX1 min
Jun 17, 1:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX115 min
Jun 17, 2:14 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX71 min
Jun 17, 2:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX38 min
Jun 17, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX112 min
Jun 17, 2:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee40 min
Jun 17, 3:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam33 min
Jun 17, 3:23 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX101 min
Jun 17, 4:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX55 min
Jun 17, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns30 min
Jun 17, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns25 min
Jun 17, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXSaint Johns36 min
Jun 17, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAlachua49 min
Jun 17, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX86 min
Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler40 min
Jun 17, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXFlagler, Saint Johns34 min
Jun 17, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Jun 17, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval36 min
Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford, Clay, Union45 min
Jun 17, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval47 min
Jun 17, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBradford, Clay22 min
Jun 17, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam, Saint Johns48 min
Jun 17, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClay46 min
Jun 17, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXPutnam42 min
Jun 17, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval26 min
Jun 17, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam29 min
Jun 17, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau33 min
Jun 17, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX97 min
Jun 17, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau30 min
Jun 17, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion28 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson46 min
Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne44 min
Jun 16, 9:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson53 min
Jun 16, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn, Wayne47 min
Jun 16, 9:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Clinch46 min
Jun 16, 10:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXGlynn, Wayne35 min
Jun 16, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Coffee65 min
Jun 16, 11:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon49 min
Jun 16, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPierce45 min
Jun 16, 11:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Pierce17 min
Jun 16, 11:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXLanier48 min
Jun 16, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne47 min
Jun 17, 12:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn50 min
Jun 17, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn48 min
Jun 17, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton39 min
Jun 17, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton46 min
Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee24 min
Jun 17, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCoffee42 min
Jun 17, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley24 min
Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis52 min
Jun 17, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Camden48 min
Jun 17, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis52 min
Jun 17, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley43 min
Jun 17, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn49 min
Jun 17, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden31 min
Jun 17, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden32 min
Jun 17, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPierce32 min
Jun 17, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch36 min
Jun 17, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWare30 min
Jun 17, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton, Ware52 min
Jun 17, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson46 min
Jun 17, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis50 min
Jun 17, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Echols49 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.