Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2011, 5:46 PM EDT for Duval County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2011, 5:46 PM EDT (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2011, 6:11 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Duval County, FL, Nassau County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Ene Callahan, FL | A HOME WAS DAMAGED BY A FALLEN TREE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE TIME OF THE EVENT WAS BASED ON RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 1012 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
810 WUUS52 KJAX 122146 SVRJAX FLC031-089-122230- /O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0252.110812T2146Z-110812T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 546 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EXTREME NORTHERN DUVAL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA CENTRAL NASSAU COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CALLAHAN TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. MARYS...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. * THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT AREAS BETWEEN YULEE AND CALLAHAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && LAT...LON 3070 8181 3069 8158 3052 8158 3054 8182 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 000DEG 2KT 3065 8178 3063 8163 $$ ZAPPE
1 follow-up statement
894 WWUS52 KJAX 122211 SVSJAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 611 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 FLC031-089-122220- /O.CAN.KJAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-110812T2230Z/ DUVAL FL-NASSAU FL- 611 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL NASSAU AND EXTREME NORTHERN DUVAL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... ALTHOUGH THE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 3070 8181 3069 8158 3052 8158 3054 8182 TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 000DEG 2KT 3064 8178 3062 8163 $$ ZAPPE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 54 min |
| Aug 12, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 3:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Flagler | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Citrus | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Flagler, Marion, Putnam, Saint Johns | 59 min |
| Aug 12, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 26 min |
| Aug 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 112 min |
| Aug 12, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 5:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Marion | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 5:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 115 min |
| Aug 12, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 92 min |
| Aug 12, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 61 min | |
| Aug 12, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua | 9 min |
| Aug 12, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Marion, Putnam | 23 min |
| Aug 12, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Union | 72 min |
| Aug 12, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval, Saint Johns | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval, Saint Johns | 110 min |
| Aug 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval, Saint Johns | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Union | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker, Columbia, Nassau | 26 min |
| Aug 12, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 93 min | |
| Aug 12, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua | 17 min |
| Aug 12, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Union | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 7:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 96 min |
| Aug 12, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 46 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Alachua, Marion | 49 min |
| Aug 12, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 84 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Putnam, Union | 56 min |
| Aug 12, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Levy | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 38 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 52 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.