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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 25, 2012Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2012, 8:45 AM EDT for Camden County, Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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 25, 2012, 8:45 AM EDT (12:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2012, 9:30 AM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Camden County, GA, Glynn County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 25, 9:00 AM EDT	TSTM WND GST 61	Kings Bay Base, GA	TSTM WIND GUST TO 61 MPH.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 250 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: 327 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

776 
WFUS52 KJAX 251245
TORJAX
GAC039-127-251330-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0022.120625T1245Z-120625T1330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
845 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN GLYNN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 930 AM EDT

* AT 846 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  KINGS BAY BASE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGH
  POINT AND JEKYLL ISLAND.

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 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA.

&&

LAT...LON 3111 8139 3102 8141 3100 8140 3101 8145
      3098 8147 3096 8144 3098 8142 3098 8141
      3090 8140 3074 8146 3081 8160 3110 8146
      3110 8144 3116 8143 3113 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 205DEG 27KT 3086 8147

$$

SHASHY

2 follow-up statements

475 
WWUS52 KJAX 251305
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
905 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

GAC039-127-251330-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120625T1330Z/
CAMDEN GA-GLYNN GA-
905 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GLYNN AND EASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...

AT 905 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR HIGH POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JEKYLL
ISLAND.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3111 8139 3102 8141 3100 8140 3101 8145
      3098 8147 3096 8144 3098 8142 3098 8141
      3090 8140 3086 8141 3090 8151 3097 8152
      3110 8145 3110 8144 3116 8143 3113 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 203DEG 25KT 3098 8142

$$

SHASHY

614 
WWUS52 KJAX 251333
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
933 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

GAC039-127-251342-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120625T1330Z/
CAMDEN GA-GLYNN GA-
933 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GLYNN AND EASTERN CAMDEN
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. IF FURTHER 
INTENSIFICATION OCCURS...ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

LAT...LON 3111 8139 3102 8141 3100 8140 3101 8145
      3098 8147 3096 8144 3098 8142 3098 8141
      3090 8140 3086 8141 3090 8151 3097 8152
      3110 8145 3110 8144 3116 8143 3113 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 203DEG 25KT 3098 8142

$$

SHASHY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 11:25 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JAX	Camden, Charlton	15 days
Jun 25, 1:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Charlton, Ware	2 hr
Jun 25, 2:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	46 min
Jun 25, 3:50 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	JAX	Camden, Glynn	30 hr
Jun 25, 3:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn	2 hr
Jun 25, 5:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Wayne	6 hr
Jun 25, 6:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	46 min
Jun 25, 6:20 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Camden, Glynn	25 min
Jun 25, 6:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden, Glynn	28 min
Jun 25, 7:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Camden	40 min
Jun 25, 8:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Camden	20 min
Jun 25, 8:07 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Camden, Glynn	38 min
Jun 25, 9:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Camden, Glynn	22 min
Jun 25, 2:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Bacon, Pierce	90 min
Jun 25, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bacon	52 min
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Coffee	62 min
Jun 25, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Appling	42 min
Jun 25, 4:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Echols	90 min
Jun 25, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	35 min
Jun 25, 5:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Echols	110 min
Jun 25, 5:44 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	JAX	Echols	17 hr
Jun 25, 6:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Clinch, Echols	2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.