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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 3, 2012Bacon County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Mar 3, 2012, 11:39 AM EST for Bacon County, Georgia. 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: Mar 3, 2012, 11:39 AM EST (16:39 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2012, 12:15 PM EST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL

County Bacon County, GA

The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 3, 9:45 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 9:45 AM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 11:17 AM EST, 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1117 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-040615-
ALACHUA-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-APPLING-
ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-CAMDEN (COASTAL)-
CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT TO 20 NM-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-
GLYNN (COASTAL)-GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-
PIERCE-PUTNAM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-
UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
1117 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...TORNADO WATCH 68 IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND
A PORTION OF INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH 2 PM...

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

...GALE WATCH FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MAINLY NORTH PORTIONS OF
THE AREA INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
THROUGH 2 PM. THE WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED OUT IN TIME AND AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED
TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

THE SQUALL LINE WILL STALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON...AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...UP TO 6 INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE
WHERE TRAINING STORMS PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND A FLOOD
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA TODAY OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS
FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS SUNDAY...WITH A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON MONDAY.

A LONG PERIOD OF ONSHORE FLOW WILL START ON TUESDAY AND LAST THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG WITH POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION AS THE FULL
MOON IMPACTS TIDAL LEVELS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

ENYEDI/SHASHY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 3, 10:28 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 3, 10:46 AM EST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1046 AM EST SAT MAR 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BROXTON                 31.62N 82.89W
03/03/2012                   COFFEE             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMA REPORTS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WITH STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO
            COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH 1/4 OF A ROOF TAKEN OFF. SOME
            DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES. TREES AND POWERLINES REPORTED
            DOWN.

&&
THIS IS AN UPDATE OF PRIOR DAMAGE REPORT.

ARS

Local storm report, Mar 3, 10:52 AM EST, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 3, 11:01 AM EST, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 3, 11:07 AM EST, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 3, 11:39 AM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 3, 2:19 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee and 1 more	13 hr
Mar 3, 3:54 AM EST	Gale Watch	JAX		11 hr
Mar 3, 3:10 PM EST	Wind Advisory	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee and 1 more	5 hr
Mar 3, 3:23 PM EST	Gale Warning	JAX		30 hr
Mar 3, 3:06 AM EST	Flood Watch	JAX	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Clinch and 6 more	21 hr
Mar 3, 9:37 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Coffee	38 min
Mar 3, 9:59 AM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Coffee	31 min
Mar 3, 10:12 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis	33 min
Mar 3, 10:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Jeff Davis	29 min
Mar 3, 10:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis	42 min
Mar 3, 11:01 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	44 min
Mar 3, 11:07 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson	38 min
Mar 3, 12:03 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch, Ware	42 min
Mar 3, 12:42 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Brantley, Pierce, Ware	48 min
Mar 3, 12:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	40 min
Mar 3, 12:55 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Wayne	21 min
Mar 3, 1:13 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Brantley, Pierce, Wayne	47 min
Mar 3, 1:17 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch, Ware	43 min
Mar 3, 1:43 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Brantley, Glynn, Wayne	25 min
Mar 3, 2:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Brantley, Pierce, Ware	43 min
Mar 3, 2:04 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch, Pierce, Ware	116 min
Mar 3, 2:27 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Brantley, Glynn, Pierce, Wayne	28 min
Mar 3, 2:44 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Glynn	31 min
Mar 3, 2:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	46 min
Mar 3, 3:31 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Glynn and 1 more	119 min
Mar 3, 4:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch, Echols, Ware	41 min

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