Alert archive / Florida / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 25, 2011, 5:43 PM EST for Flagler County, Florida. It was in force for 36 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
- Jan 25, 2011, 5:43 PM EST (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2011, 6:19 PM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Flagler County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2:07 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 288 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
972
WFUS52 KJAX 252243
TORJAX
FLC035-252330-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0005.110125T2243Z-110125T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
543 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN FLAGLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
* UNTIL 630 PM EST
* AT 542 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 23
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUNNELL...OR NEAR PIERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUNNELL AND FLAGLER BEACH...AND RURAL AREAS ALONG COUNTY ROAD 305
AND 304...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH OF BUNNELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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.I
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2941 8115 2926 8114 2926 8115 2926 8141
2930 8142 2939 8142 2958 8116 2956 8115
2945 8110 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 232DEG 31KT 2925 8146
$$
ENYEDI2 follow-up statements
962
WWUS52 KJAX 252306
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
606 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
FLC035-252330-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110125T2330Z/
FLAGLER FL-
606 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY...
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTHWEST OF PALM
COAST BEFORE 6 PM. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE STRONGEST ROTATION
AROUND 605 PM ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLAGLER BEACH...OR 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF PIERSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FLAGLER
BEACH...FAVORETTA AND RURAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST FLAGLER COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
&&
LAT...LON 2941 8115 2926 8114 2926 8136 2937 8133
2957 8116 2945 8110 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 232DEG 31KT 2937 8128
$$
ENYEDI268
WWUS52 KJAX 252319
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
619 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
FLC035-252330-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110125T2330Z/
FLAGLER FL-
619 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2941 8115 2926 8114 2926 8136 2937 8133
2957 8116 2945 8110 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 232DEG 31KT 2945 8116
$$
ENYEDIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 1:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 33 min |
| Jan 25, 2:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 22 min |
| Jan 25, 2:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia, Gilchrist | 32 min |
| Jan 25, 3:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Union | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 3:44 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 3 more | 91 min |
| Jan 25, 3:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 26 min |
| Jan 25, 3:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 4:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval, Saint Johns | 50 min |
| Jan 25, 4:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 34 min |
| Jan 25, 4:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Alachua, Marion | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 4:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Marion | 47 min |
| Jan 25, 4:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 44 min |
| Jan 25, 4:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Marion, Putnam | 39 min |
| Jan 25, 4:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 4:41 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Marion, Putnam | 94 min |
| Jan 25, 4:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 95 min | |
| Jan 25, 5:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 44 min |
| Jan 25, 5:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 44 min |
| Jan 25, 6:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 60 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.