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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL

February 24, 20124 counties in Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2012, 4:11 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
Feb 24, 2012, 4:11 PM EST (21:11 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2012, 4:45 PM EST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Appling County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 24, 4:20 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGScreven, GAPUBLIC REPORT OF TREES DOWN AND TRAMPOLINES FLIPPED IN SCREVEN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 24, 12:04 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 593 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2012-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
593 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-283 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

467 
WFUS52 KJAX 242111
TORJAX
GAC001-005-229-305-242145-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0006.120224T2111Z-120224T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
411 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
  NORTHERN PIERCE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN APPLING COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
  EXTREME EASTERN BACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 445 PM EST

* AT 412 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  BRISTOL...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PATTERSON...MOVING EAST AT 55
  MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SCREVEN AND GARDI.

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 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3158 8169 3156 8169 3155 8167 3153 8165
      3151 8165 3148 8161 3146 8161 3132 8230
      3151 8233 3162 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 260DEG 46KT 3145 8216

$$

SHASHY
2 follow-up statements
004 
WWUS52 KJAX 242130
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

GAC001-005-229-242140-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T2145Z/
PIERCE GA-APPLING GA-BACON GA-
430 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACON...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
APPLING AND NORTHERN PIERCE COUNTIES 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 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3139 8201 3154 8210 3162 8176 3158 8169
      3156 8169 3155 8167 3153 8165 3151 8165
      3148 8161 3146 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 247DEG 49KT 3151 8189

$$

GAC305-242145-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T2145Z/
WAYNE GA-
430 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
WAYNE COUNTY...

AT 430 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BROADHURST...OR 8
MILES SOUTH OF JESUP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

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

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 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3139 8201 3154 8210 3162 8176 3158 8169
      3156 8169 3155 8167 3153 8165 3151 8165
      3148 8161 3146 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 247DEG 49KT 3151 8189

$$

SHASHY
633 
WWUS52 KJAX 242146
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
446 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

GAC305-242155-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T2145Z/
WAYNE GA-
446 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

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

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NOW MOVING OUT OF THE WAYNE 
COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3139 8201 3154 8210 3162 8176 3158 8169
      3156 8169 3155 8167 3153 8165 3151 8165
      3148 8161 3146 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 247DEG 49KT 3149 8189

$$

SHASHY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 4:54 AM ESTWind AdvisoryJAXAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Clinch and 6 more14 hr
Feb 24, 1:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee42 min
Feb 24, 2:18 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis57 min
Feb 24, 3:07 PM ESTTornado WarningJAXAppling, Bacon, Pierce, Wayne38 min
Feb 24, 3:13 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson32 min
Feb 24, 3:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Ware40 min
Feb 24, 3:29 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Bacon, Pierce, Ware, Wayne46 min
Feb 24, 3:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Pierce58 min
Feb 24, 3:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Pierce, Ware and 1 more39 min
Feb 24, 4:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne22 min

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.