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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 4, 2013Clay County, Duval County, Saint Johns County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2013, 7:57 PM EDT for Clay County, Duval County, Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
May 4, 2013, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2013, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Clay County, FL, Duval County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 4, 7:00 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 7:00 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 6:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
650 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-052000-
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-
650 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TONIGHT...

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT...

...GALE WARNING FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR COASTAL WATERS INTO SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
TONIGHT AS SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FALL ON AN ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.

LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COUNTIES THIS EVENING AS
STRONG EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES.

DUE TO THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW...THERE IS A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK...POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AS WELL AS HIGH SURF.

A GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH 2 AM FOR THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS...FOLLOWED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR THE
INNER COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK AS AN
UPPER LOW PASSES JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS
SUNDAY.

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY.

.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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 4, 4:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
446 PM EDT SAT MAY 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0440 PM     COASTAL FLOOD    3 NNW MAYPORT           30.42N 81.43W
05/04/2013                   DUVAL              FL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WATER WAS OVER THE
            DOCKS ON FORT GEORGE ISLAND.

&&

SCHASE
Special weather statement, May 4, 5:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 4, 7:48 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
748 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FLZ025-032-033-050030-
CLAY-DUVAL-ST. JOHNS-
748 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN CLAY...
NORTHWESTERN ST. JOHNS AND SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS
AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

AT 749 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF
BAYMEADOWS TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SWITZERLAND...STATIONARY. THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND BAYMEADOWS...
SWITZERLAND...MANDARIN...FRUIT COVE AND BAYARD THROUGH 830 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 3023 8143 2995 8157 3005 8172 3025 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 051DEG 0KT 3024 8163 3004 8170

ENYEDI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 4:26 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningJAXClay35 hr
May 4, 12:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXDuval, Flagler, Saint Johns4 hr
May 4, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX119 min
May 4, 2:55 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryJAXFlagler, Nassau18 hr
May 4, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX86 min
May 4, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXDuval95 min
May 4, 6:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXClay, Duval108 min
May 4, 7:30 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXClay, Duval, Saint Johns2 hr
May 4, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval42 min
May 4, 7:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJAXClay, Duval, Saint Johns3 hr
May 4, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
May 4, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn24 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.