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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 26, 20124 counties in Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 26, 2012, 9:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports 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
Jun 26, 2012, 9:45 PM EDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2012, 12:45 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, FL, Duval County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 26, 9:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nnw Lakeside, FLKNEE TO WAIST DEEP STANDING WATER REPORTED ON THE 3100 BLOCK OF STONEBRIER RIDGE ROAD IN OAKLEAF PLANTATION.
Jun 26, 10:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD4 Nw Talbot Island, FLRESIDENT REPORTS FLOODING ON SAWPIT ROAD ON BLACK HAMMOCK ISLAND.
Jun 26, 10:10 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD5 S Jacksonville Intl A, FLFLOODING IN A HOME ON ROSE ST.
Jun 26, 10:42 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD5 Nnw Orange Park, FLCATOMA STREET IS UNDER WATER AND WATER IS UP TO THE DOORS OF HOUSES AND RESIDENTS HAVE EVACUATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 262 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 35 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
35 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

610 
WGUS52 KJAX 270145
FFWJAX
FLC019-031-089-109-270445-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FF.W.0021.120627T0145Z-120627T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
945 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
  NORTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
  DUVAL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
  EASTERN NASSAU COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT

* AT 943 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLOODING 
ACROSS MUCH OF JACKSONVILLE AND AREAS IN NORTHEAST CLAY COUNTY. 
WATER RESCUES WERE ONGOING. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNF...
  TALBOT ISLAND...SAN PABLO...SAN MARCO...RIVERSIDE...ORTEGA...
  OCEANWAY...NORMANDY...NEPTUNE BEACH...MAYPORT...LITTLE TALBOT
  ISLAND...JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...JACKSONVILLE BEACH...
  FORT CAROLINE...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE AND ARLINGTON. IN NORTHEAST  
  CLAY COUNTY...OAKLEAF PLANTATION...ARGYLE FORECAST...AND ORANGE    
  PARK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3025 8144 3011 8143 3010 8154 3012 8154
      3013 8160 3012 8168 3005 8169 3008 8193
      3039 8189 3058 8161 3055 8161 3057 8159
      3052 8154 3056 8152 3049 8142 3027 8137
      3026 8138

$$

ENYEDI
1 follow-up statement
206 
WGUS72 KJAX 270333
FFSJAX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1133 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FLC019-031-089-109-270445-
/O.CON.KJAX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120627T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY FL-ST. JOHNS FL-DUVAL FL-NASSAU FL-
1133 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR
EASTERN NASSAU...DUVAL...NORTHERN ST. JOHNS AND NORTHERN CLAY
COUNTIES...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE THREAT OF 
HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. HOWEVER... 
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CONTINUES...AND WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR 
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3025 8144 3011 8143 3010 8154 3012 8154
      3013 8160 3012 8168 3005 8169 3008 8193
      3039 8189 3058 8161 3055 8161 3057 8159
      3052 8154 3056 8152 3049 8142 3027 8137
      3026 8138

$$

WOLF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJAXAlachua3 hr
Jun 26, 8:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJAXSaint Johns3 hr
Jun 26, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX116 min
Jun 26, 9:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJAXMarion, Putnam3 hr
Jun 26, 10:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJAXFlagler, Saint Johns3 hr
Jun 27, 12:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXClay, Duval6 hr
Jun 27, 3:33 AM EDTRip Current StatementJAXFlagler, Nassau17 hr
Jun 27, 5:24 AM EDTWind AdvisoryJAXFlagler, Nassau4 hr
Jun 27, 7:20 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryJAXFlagler, Nassau12 hr
Jun 27, 7:20 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryJAXFlagler, Nassau12 hr
Jun 27, 9:42 AM EDTLake Wind AdvisoryJAXFlagler, Nassau8 hr

Nearby

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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.