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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 213, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2011, 5:16 PM EDT for Nassau County, Florida; Camden County, Georgia. It was in force for 21 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
- Jul 10, 2011, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2011, 5:37 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Nassau County, FL, Camden County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 281 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
- 1152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 10, 2:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 220 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...UPPER HIGH NOW CENTERED OVER THE SC/GA LINE WITH TROF EXTENDING FROM OFFSHORE THE JAX COUNTY WARNING AREA (CWA) COAST TO SW GA. DRIER AIR NOTED NEAR AND N OF THE HIGH CENTER...BUT SAT DERIVED PRECIP H2O INDICATES 2+ INCH VALUES INTO S SC. AT THE SFC...COLD FRONT HAS NEARLY STALLED N OF THE CWA. TSTMS CONTINUE TO FIRE IN 2 AREAS...ONE OVER THE S 1/3 IN RESPONSE TO TAIL END OF MAIN VORT LOBE WHICH EXTENDS INTO THE ATLC. THE 2ND AREA IS ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER SPOKE OF VORTICITY AND A WEAK PRE-FRONTAL TROF OVER THE N ZONES. REGION IN BETWEEN THESE 2 AREAS HAS ONLY ISOLD SHOWERS AND STORMS ATTM...LIKELY DUE TO SOME WEAK NEGATIVE VORT ADVECTION...BUT TCU ARE NOTED EVEN IN THIS AREA. EARLY AFTN TEMPS RANGE FROM NEAR 80 IN RECENT RAIN AREAS TO THE LOWER 90S IN INLAND AREAS THAT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE RAIN. DEW POINTS REMAIN HIGH...MOSTLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. .SHORT TERM...OUTFLOW FROM S CONVECTION IN CONCERT WITH ATLC SEABREEZE SHOULD SPREAD NW AND EVENTUALLY MEET UP WITH STORMS OVER INLAND SE GA. AS A RESULT...SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FILL IN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THRU THE AFTN. STORM MOTION WILL CONTINUE TO BE ERRATIC...WITH MOTION MOSTLY DOMINATED BY OUTFLOWS. HOWEVER...TALLER STORMS SHOULD MOVE IN A MORE S TO SE DIRECTION. DUE TO THE SLOW STORM MOTION...LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 2 INCHES. STRONG WIND GUSTS REMAIN POSSIBLE IN MOST INTENSE STORMS DUE TO PRECIP LOADING...BUT MOSTLY BELOW 40 MPH. MOISTURE AXIS THAT HAS RESIDED ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT S OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AS A RESULT...POPS WILL DECREASE FROM THE N AND NE. OUTSIDE OF PRECIP AREAS...TEMPS WILL WARM A BIT DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND OVERALL INCREASING THICKNESSES...AS WELL AS SLOWLY DECREASING CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP. MAX TEMPS WILL APPROACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S OVER OUR INTERIOR SE GA ZONES BY TUE. AS MENTIONED BY MID SHIFT...HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE OVER GA ZONES. HAVE INCLUDED AREAS OF SMOKE FOR PORTIONS OF SE GA DOWNWIND FROM HONEY PRAIRIE WILDFIRE OVERNIGHT. PLUME SHOULD MOSTLY HEAD TOWARD THE NE OR E THRU THE NIGHT AFTER DISRUPTIONS THIS AFTN AND EVENING DUE TO SEABREEZE AND OUTFLOWS. .LONG TERM...WARMER TEMPS WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THU WITH BORDERLINE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA POSSIBLE OVER INLAND SE GA. HAVE MADE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO THE EXTENDED PACKAGE. && .AVIATION...TEMPO IFR/LIFR DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTN. CONVECTION WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET WITH MVFR DUE TO BR POSSIBLE AT ALL TERMAINALS...WITH FU AT SSI LIKELY BETWEEN 02-08Z WHEN LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SW. GUIDANCE INDICATES WNW WINDS BY DAYBREAK ACROSS SE GA...SO HAVE IMPROVED VSBYS AT SSI DUE TO SMOKE AFTER 08Z. && .MARINE...SSW FLOW WILL BECOME ONSHORE IN THE AFTN NEAR THE COAST WITH THE SEA BREEZE. WINDS WILL BE 10-15 KTS AND COMBINED SEAS GENERALLY 3 FT OR LESS...WITH SOME 4 FT HEIGHTS POSSIBLE FARTHER OFFSHORE TOWARD THE GULF STREAM THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 74 94 75 97 / 30 40 20 30 SSI 77 90 78 91 / 30 30 20 20 JAX 74 92 75 93 / 30 50 30 40 SGJ 75 89 76 90 / 30 50 30 40 GNV 73 91 74 93 / 30 60 30 40 OCF 73 92 74 93 / 30 60 30 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && CARROLL/ENYEDI/WALKER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:45 AM EDT, 12 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 445 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-111000- 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- 445 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ...STRONG STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE... ...AREAS OF SMOKE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BE THE FOCUS OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY. A DEVELOPING BAND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG THE GULF COAST IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE I-75 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME STRONG AND PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THE OTHER CONCERN WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES DUE TO THE SLOW STORM MOTION. SMOKE FROM THE HONEY PRAIRIE WILDFIRE WILL PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE LOCATION IMPACTING A PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING WAYCROSS...NAHUNTA...JESUP...AND POSSIBLY BRUNSWICK. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...AND POSSIBLY MIX WITH FOG THIS BOTH THIS MORNING AND MONDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SLOW MOVING STORM MOTION WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO REMAIN THE MAIN THREAT...ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS DAILY COULD BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...ALONG WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS WILL PUSH HEAT INDICES INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. HEAT INDICES MAY POSSIBLY EXCEED 110 DEGREES IN A FEW SPOTS ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY. .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. PP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:28 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
428 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2011
FLZ021-102100-
SUWANNEE-
428 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2011
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN
SUWANNEE COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 427 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVE OAK...NEARLY
STATIONARY. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS AROUND LIVE
OAK INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH 500 PM EDT. GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND
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 3043 8306 3043 8303 3033 8288 3017 8300
3036 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 312DEG 2KT 3035 8302
SHULERSpecial weather statement, Jul 10, 4:43 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 11:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 11:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 23 min |
| Jul 10, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 2:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 3:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Suwannee | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 4:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 82 min |
| Jul 10, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Hamilton | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 2:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Pierce | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 2:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Brantley, Glynn, Wayne | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 3:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Brantley, Charlton, Ware | 118 min |
| Jul 10, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Ware | 114 min |
| Jul 10, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn | 116 min |
| Jul 10, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Jeff Davis | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Glynn | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 5:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 51 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.