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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2012, 4:41 PM EDT for Bradford County, Florida. It was in force for 49 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
- Jul 3, 2012, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2012, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
County Bradford County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 2127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 3, 1:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 1:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 118 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS... .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY/... A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY. SMALL SCALE BOUNDARY/SEABREEZE INTERACTIONS AND STRONG HEATING WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTN. LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS AND THE 12Z NAM POINT TO A FLORIDA EMPHASIS FOR MOST OF THE CONVECTION...SO WILL USE POPS RANGING FROM 25-35 PERCENT ACROSS SE GA...TO 35 TO 50 PERCENT ACROSS NE FL. PROFILES INDICATE TO SOME POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTN/EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...WITH LOWS TNGT IN THE LOWER/MID 70S...WITH HIGHS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE LOWER/MID 90S. DEWPOINT VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW ENOUGH FOR HEAT INDICES TO STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... A 500H RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...YIELDING HOT CONDITIONS AND MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION. THIS PATTERN BEGINS TO BREAK INTO NEXT WEEK...AS AN UPPER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SET UP ALONG THE EAST COAST. WITH THIS PATTERN WOULD EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION. && .AVIATION... AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE PRODUCTION OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THIS EVENING...DISSIPATING AFTER SUNSET. IN GENERAL PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR AREA TERMINALS THIS 18Z PERIOD. THE EXCEPTIONS WILL BE LIGHT FOG AT KVQQ/KGNV OVERNIGHT...AND IN AND NEAR ANY STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .MARINE... S/SW FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY REMAINING UNDER SCEC CRITERIA. A FEW STRONGER NOCTURNAL SWLY SURGES APPROACHING SCEC WILL BE POSSIBLE. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK THROUGH THURSDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... A FAIRLY PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK...WITH AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. THIS WILL RESULT IN HOT CONDITIONS...WITH AFTERNOON INSTABILITY PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 72 94 74 94 / 30 30 30 30 SSI 79 90 77 92 / 30 30 20 20 JAX 74 95 73 93 / 30 30 20 20 SGJ 76 92 74 91 / 30 30 20 20 GNV 70 93 71 92 / 30 40 20 20 OCF 70 92 71 92 / 30 40 20 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ALLEN/STRUBLE/WALKER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:11 AM EDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 411 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-041000- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-HAMILTON- SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS- GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON- APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN- COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 411 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE ST. MARYS RIVER...SUWANNEE RIVER AND SANTA FE RIVER... ...HEAT INDICES 100 TO 104 THIS AFTERNOON... ...SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... HISTORIC RIVER FLOODING IS ONGOING ALONG THE ALONG THE ST. MARYS RIVER IN PORTIONS OF BAKER...NASSAU...CAMDEN...AND CHARLTON COUNTIES. MODERATE FLOODING IS CURRENTLY ONGOING ALONG THE SUWANNEE RIVER IN PORTIONS OF COLUMBIA AND HAMILTON COUNTIES. MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ALONG THE SANTA FE RIVERS IN PORTIONS OF ALACHUA...BRADFORD...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...SUWANNEE...AND UNION COUNTIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S WILL COMBINE WITH THE HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES 100 TO 104 THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN THE I-95 AND I-75 CORRIDORS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. DUE TO THE LIGHT STEERING FLOW...THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVERS AND CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST EACH DAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. PP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
314 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
FLZ035-036-032000-
ALACHUA-GILCHRIST-
314 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
ALACHUA AND SOUTHEASTERN GILCHRIST COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND
SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 314 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES SOUTH OF NEWBERRY...OR 8 MILES
NORTH OF BRONSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND NEWBERRY AND ARCHER
THROUGH 400 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER AND
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2968 8268 2961 8249 2947 8253 2948 8256
2953 8257 2953 8265 2954 8266 2956 8266
2955 8276 2956 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 234DEG 4KT 2957 8262
STRUBLESpecial weather statement, Jul 3, 3:49 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
FLZ040-032030-
MARION-
349 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MARION COUNTY FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 430 PM
EDT...
AT 350 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES EAST OF ROMEO...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES...STATIONARY. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ROMEO...RAINBOW LAKES ESTATES AND OCALA
AIRPORT THROUGH 430 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER
AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2916 8255 2921 8254 2922 8253 2922 8241
2933 8241 2934 8240 2896 8191 2895 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 275DEG 1KT 2919 8236
STRUBLESpecial weather statement, Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 431 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 FLZ025-032-032115- CLAY-DUVAL- 431 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN CLAY AND WESTERN DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 431 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS... OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKESIDE...STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND ORTEGA...NORMANDY... JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS AND BELLAIR THROUGH 515 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAT...LON 3040 8189 3025 8166 3010 8185 3022 8204 TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 222DEG 1KT 3024 8189 STRUBLE
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
441 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
FLZ031-036-032130-
ALACHUA-BRADFORD-
441 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN
BRADFORD AND NORTHERN ALACHUA COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 442 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES WEST OF WALDO...OR 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GAINESVILLE...STATIONARY. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL
ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND WALDO...ORANGE HEIGHTS...STARKE...SAMPSON...
HAMPTON AND BROOKER THROUGH 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH
IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2973 8235 2993 8238 2993 8236 2996 8234
2996 8210 2972 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 181DEG 2KT 2981 8224
STRUBLEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 119 min |
| Jul 3, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 6:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Nassau | 93 min |
| Jul 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 47 min |
| Jul 3, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 49 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.