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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 3:37 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 23 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
- Apr 28, 2011, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Brantley County, GA, Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Ware County, GA, Wayne County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Waynesville, GA | TREES REPORTED DOWN BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BETWEEN WAYNESVILLE AND BROWNTOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 9:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 1394 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
336 WFUS52 KJAX 281937 TORJAX GAC025-039-049-127-299-305-282000- /O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0016.110428T1937Z-110428T2000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 337 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EASTERN WARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA BRANTLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WESTERN GLYNN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RACE POND...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF HOBOKEN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HICKOX...NAHUNTA...RAYBON...WAYNESVILLE AND WAVERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. && LAT...LON 3136 8173 3106 8159 3097 8218 3116 8228 TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 255DEG 46KT 3108 8210 $$
2 follow-up statements
424 WWUS52 KJAX 281947 SVSJAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 347 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 GAC299-281957- /O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110428T2000Z/ WARE GA- 347 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WARE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3101 8207 3115 8211 3136 8173 3106 8159 TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 255DEG 51KT 3112 8191 $$ GAC025-039-049-127-305-282000- /O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110428T2000Z/ WAYNE GA-BRANTLEY GA-CHARLTON GA-GLYNN GA-CAMDEN GA- 347 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN...WESTERN GLYNN...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON...BRANTLEY AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES... AT 347 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO TRACK A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WINOKUR...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF NAHUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATKINSON...WAYNESVILLE AND WAVERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. && LAT...LON 3101 8207 3115 8211 3136 8173 3106 8159 TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 255DEG 51KT 3112 8191 $$ ZAPPE
496 WWUS52 KJAX 281957 SVSJAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 357 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 GAC025-039-049-127-305-282007- /O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110428T2000Z/ WAYNE GA-BRANTLEY GA-CHARLTON GA-GLYNN GA-CAMDEN GA- 357 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...ALL OR PART OF THIS TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING VALID 430 PM EDT... REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3101 8207 3115 8211 3136 8173 3106 8159 TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 255DEG 51KT 3115 8175 $$ ZAPPE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Bacon | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 8:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 9:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Pierce, Ware | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 9:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Ware | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 11:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Lanier | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 11:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Ware | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Jeff Davis | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 11:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Echols | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 12:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 20 min |
| Apr 28, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 12:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Ware | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Ware | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bacon | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bacon, Coffee | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce, Wayne | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Ware, Wayne | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 3:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Glynn | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce, Wayne | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Glynn, Wayne | 19 min |
| Apr 28, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 38 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.