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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Jacksonville, FL

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

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 8:53 PM EST for Brantley County, Pierce County, Wayne County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Nov 16, 2011, 8:53 PM EST (01:53 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2011, 9:30 PM EST
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Brantley County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 16, 8:14 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 107 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 769 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 991 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 2.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

659 
WFUS52 KJAX 170153
TORJAX
GAC025-229-305-170230-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0027.111117T0153Z-111117T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
853 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
  PIERCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
  NORTHERN BRANTLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 930 PM EST

* AT 853 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6
  MILES WEST OF BLACKSHEAR...OR NEAR WAYCROSS...MOVING EAST AT 50
  MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BLACKSHEAR...BRISTOL...PATTERSON...SCREVEN...RAYBON AND
  WAYNESVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3127 8175 3123 8176 3120 8229 3122 8229
      3129 8239 3136 8239 3136 8241 3141 8242
      3143 8240 3143 8235 3148 8230 3150 8219
      3147 8213 3151 8213 3154 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 264DEG 42KT 3129 8227

$$

SANDRIK

3 follow-up statements

418 
WWUS52 KJAX 170204
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
904 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC025-229-305-170230-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111117T0230Z/
WAYNE GA-PIERCE GA-BRANTLEY GA-
904 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
BRANTLEY...PIERCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...

AT 904 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR BLACKSHEAR...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PATTERSON...RAYBON...SCREVEN...HORTENSE AND BROADHURST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3154 8190 3127 8175 3123 8176 3122 8226
      3143 8235 3147 8230 3148 8230 3150 8219
      3147 8216 3147 8213 3151 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 253DEG 39KT 3133 8217

$$

SANDRIK

552 
WWUS52 KJAX 170213
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
913 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC025-229-305-170230-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111117T0230Z/
WAYNE GA-PIERCE GA-BRANTLEY GA-
913 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
BRANTLEY...EASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...

AT 913 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PATTERSON...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RAYBON...SCREVEN...HORTENSE AND BROADHURST.

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3154 8190 3127 8175 3123 8176 3124 8221
      3144 8229 3147 8230 3147 8228 3150 8219
      3147 8216 3147 8213 3151 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 253DEG 39KT 3138 8208

$$

STRUBLE

973 
WWUS52 KJAX 170220
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
920 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC025-229-305-170231-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111117T0230Z/
WAYNE GA-PIERCE GA-BRANTLEY GA-
920 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BRANTLEY...EASTERN PIERCE AND
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EST...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3154 8190 3127 8175 3123 8176 3124 8221
      3144 8229 3147 8230 3147 8228 3150 8219
      3147 8216 3147 8213 3151 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 253DEG 39KT 3140 8198

$$

SANDRIK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 7:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis	43 min
Nov 16, 7:55 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch	39 min
Nov 16, 8:30 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Pierce, Ware	45 min
Nov 16, 9:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clinch	42 min
Nov 16, 10:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Brantley, Pierce, Ware, Wayne	47 min
Nov 16, 11:51 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Brantley, Glynn, Pierce, Wayne	39 min
Nov 16, 11:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Echols	46 min
Nov 17, 12:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Glynn	31 min
Nov 17, 12:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clinch, Echols	29 min
Nov 17, 12:52 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	53 min
Nov 17, 1:00 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Charlton, Clinch, Ware	30 min
Nov 17, 1:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Charlton, Ware	44 min
Nov 17, 10:23 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	JAX	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Pierce and 1 more	6 hr

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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.