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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 23, 2013Atkinson County, Clinch County, Coffee County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2013, 11:16 AM EDT for Atkinson County, Clinch County, Coffee County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
Mar 23, 2013, 11:16 AM EDT (15:16 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2013, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Atkinson County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 23, 10:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2013-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 225 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
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-355 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
225 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

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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 Mar 23, 10:36 AM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 10:36 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 23, 8:01 AM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
801 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

FLZ031-032-036-037-231245-
ALACHUA-BRADFORD-CLAY-PUTNAM-
801 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
CLAY...SOUTHERN BRADFORD...ALACHUA AND NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES
FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 845 AM EDT...

AT 802 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF
NEWBERRY TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LOCHLOOSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MICANOPY...CROSS CREEK...NEWBERRY...
LOCHLOOSA...ROCHELLE...GROVE PARK...NEWNANS LAKE...JOHNSON...
GAINESVILLE AND GAINESVILLE AIRPORT THROUGH 845 AM EDT. HAIL UP TO
THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 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 2946 8222 2947 8221 2945 8219 2949 8222
      2949 8230 2962 8266 2964 8265 3000 8219
      2972 8170 2943 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1202Z 243DEG 20KT 2961 8260 2961 8235
          2949 8204

ENYEDI
Special weather statement, Mar 23, 9:32 AM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
932 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

FLZ031>033-037-231415-
BRADFORD-CLAY-PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS-
932 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY...
BRADFORD...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND CENTRAL ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR
STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 1015 AM EDT...

AT 932 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF
NEW RIVER TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF KINGSLEY TO 3 MILES SOUTH OF GEORGE'S
LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
AFFECT AREAS AROUND PUTNAM HALL...LAKE GENEVA...KEYSTONE HEIGHTS...
HAMPTON...BROOKER...NEW RIVER...GEORGE'S LAKE...SAMPSON...STARKE AND
LAWTEY THROUGH 1015 AM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER
AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 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 2970 8203 2971 8205 2974 8206 2979 8212
      2984 8214 2985 8224 2984 8228 2988 8238
      2992 8237 3019 8191 3019 8169 3012 8168
      3013 8160 3012 8154 3010 8154 3010 8149
      2990 8126 2988 8126
TIME...MOT...LOC 1332Z 258DEG 43KT 2992 8227 2989 8200
          2976 8184

ENYEDI
Special weather statement, Mar 23, 10:13 AM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1013 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

GAZ162-163-231500-
CLINCH-ECHOLS-
1013 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLINCH AND
NORTHWESTERN ECHOLS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID
UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...

AT 1013 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF DU PONT TO
8 MILES NORTH OF MAYDAY TO MAYDAY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WILL ALSO
AFFECT AREAS AROUND MAYDAY...DU PONT...HOMERVILLE...COGDELL AND
ARGYLE THROUGH 1100 AM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER
AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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 8309 3086 8302 3088 8298 3115 8298
      3119 8268 3102 8259 3100 8255 3097 8252
      3096 8249 3082 8249 3082 8245 3078 8244
      3082 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 267DEG 38KT 3107 8306 3095 8299
          3084 8301

ENYEDI
Special weather statement, Mar 23, 10:29 AM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1029 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

FLZ033-037-231500-
PUTNAM-ST. JOHNS-
1029 AM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND CENTRAL ST. JOHNS COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...

AT 1027 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF BAKERSVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND BAKERSVILLE...VILANO BEACH...SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH...SAINT
AUGUSTINE SHORES...SAINT AUGUSTINE...ANASTASIA AND SAINT AUGUSTINE
BEACH THROUGH 1100 AM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER
AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 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 2980 8157 2995 8159 3002 8131 2993 8129
      2991 8127 2988 8126 2981 8125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1427Z 269DEG 34KT 2987 8146

ENYEDI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 8:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua, Bradford44 min
Mar 23, 9:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford, Clay, Saint Johns43 min
Mar 23, 10:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns31 min
Mar 23, 11:04 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX86 min
Mar 23, 11:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton, Suwannee41 min
Mar 23, 11:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam, Saint Johns44 min
Mar 23, 12:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee39 min
Mar 23, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXColumbia, Hamilton, Suwannee66 min
Mar 23, 12:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX57 min
Mar 23, 12:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXDuval, Nassau52 min
Mar 23, 12:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBaker, Bradford, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee, Union58 min
Mar 23, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX84 min
Mar 23, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX118 min
Mar 23, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBaker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns and 1 more40 min
Mar 23, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
Mar 23, 1:52 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXBradford, Clay, Saint Johns53 min
Mar 23, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee65 min
Mar 23, 2:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClay, Duval, Putnam, Saint Johns49 min
Mar 23, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford, Union44 min
Mar 23, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Mar 23, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClay, Duval, Flagler, Saint Johns47 min
Mar 23, 3:09 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJAX3 days
Mar 23, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns59 min
Mar 23, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns40 min
Mar 23, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXSaint Johns2 hr
Mar 23, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX62 min
Mar 23, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton, Suwannee51 min
Mar 23, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX47 min
Mar 23, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXFlagler, Putnam, Saint Johns26 min
Mar 23, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX85 min
Mar 23, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee40 min
Mar 23, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX66 min
Mar 23, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist43 min
Mar 23, 5:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXBaker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton and 4 more3 hr
Mar 23, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX64 min
Mar 23, 7:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee52 min
Mar 23, 7:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXSuwannee2 hr
Mar 23, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch47 min
Mar 23, 10:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols, Ware48 min
Mar 23, 11:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton49 min
Mar 23, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon40 min
Mar 23, 11:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden, Charlton51 min
Mar 23, 11:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Coffee, Pierce and 2 more62 min
Mar 23, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne31 min
Mar 23, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson46 min
Mar 23, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Coffee37 min
Mar 23, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson29 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.