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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Jacksonville, FL

September 5, 2013Brantley County, Pierce County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT for Brantley County, Pierce County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 5, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
Expired: Sep 5, 2013, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Brantley County, GA, Pierce County, GA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 4:10 AM EDT, 12 hours 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:24 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:42 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
442 PM EDT THU SEP 5 2013

GAZ134-135-052115-
APPLING-BACON-
442 PM EDT THU SEP 5 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
APPLING AND BACON COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

AT 442 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALMA...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
ALMA AND NEW LACY THROUGH 515 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING 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 3155 8215 3151 8220 3153 8224 3149 8227
      3149 8230 3147 8230 3143 8235 3142 8241
      3161 8263 3167 8263 3167 8252 3171 8252
      3174 8243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 315DEG 7KT 3161 8243

HESS

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:44 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
444 PM EDT THU SEP 5 2013

GAZ151-152-052115-
BRANTLEY-PIERCE-
444 PM EDT THU SEP 5 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PIERCE AND
BRANTLEY COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID
UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

AT 444 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTH OF BRISTOL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
10 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
BRISTOL...PATTERSON...BLACKSHEAR...RAYBON...NAHUNTA AND HOBOKEN
THROUGH 515 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING 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 3124 8185 3108 8207 3138 8238 3151 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 315DEG 7KT 3138 8223

HESS

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:46 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:54 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
454 PM EDT THU SEP 5 2013

GAZ162-163-052145-
CLINCH-ECHOLS-
454 PM EDT THU SEP 5 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CENTRAL CLINCH
AND NORTHERN ECHOLS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 454 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DU PONT TO 10
MILES EAST OF DU PONT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DU PONT AND MAYDAY
THROUGH 545 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING 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 3086 8307 3086 8302 3088 8298 3106 8298
      3100 8260 3070 8262 3078 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 003DEG 7KT 3096 8288 3093 8271

HESS

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:56 PM EDT, 4 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
Sep 5, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	48 min
Sep 5, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	48 min
Sep 5, 3:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Nassau	2 hr
Sep 5, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	31 min
Sep 5, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker	37 min
Sep 5, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	38 min
Sep 5, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	35 min
Sep 5, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	33 min
Sep 5, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	31 min
Sep 5, 7:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Clay	52 min
Sep 5, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	31 min
Sep 5, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	42 min
Sep 5, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Glynn	36 min
Sep 5, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Pierce	26 min
Sep 5, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Jeff Davis	26 min
Sep 5, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	37 min
Sep 5, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	36 min
Sep 5, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bacon	33 min
Sep 5, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley, Pierce	31 min
Sep 5, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Jeff Davis	29 min
Sep 5, 4:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Clinch	87 min
Sep 5, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	51 min
Sep 5, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley	34 min
Sep 5, 4:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Brantley	61 min
Sep 5, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	42 min
Sep 5, 5:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Appling, Bacon	56 min
Sep 5, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bacon	46 min
Sep 5, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley	26 min
Sep 5, 5:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Wayne	62 min
Sep 5, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch, Echols	32 min
Sep 5, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	45 min
Sep 5, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bacon	28 min
Sep 5, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Echols	29 min
Sep 5, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	31 min
Sep 5, 6:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Wayne	59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.