Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 3, 2013Hamilton County, Suwannee County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2013, 5:19 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Suwannee County, Florida. It was in force for 41 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
Jul 3, 2013, 5:19 PM EDT (21:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hamilton County, FL, Suwannee County, FL

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 2013-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 682 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 2013-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
682 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
601 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jul 3, 2:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 2:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 5:00 AM EDT, 12 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
500 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-041000-
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-
500 AM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY. RAIN
WILL BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES.

THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT EAST COAST BEACHES
DUE TO INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL DECREASE AND OCCUR MAINLY INLAND THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS DRIER AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST. AN
ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.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.

MZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:30 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAZ132-149-032100-
ATKINSON-COFFEE-
430 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN
ATKINSON AND WESTERN COFFEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

AT 430 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMBROSE...MOVING NORTH
AT 25 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
AMBROSE THROUGH 500 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 3149 8311 3157 8306 3161 8306 3164 8302
      3166 8302 3168 8300 3165 8290 3132 8306
      3136 8311 3140 8314 3144 8314 3147 8316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 198DEG 22KT 3141 8314

HESS
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:34 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
434 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

FLZ020-022-GAZ162-032115-
COLUMBIA-ECHOLS-HAMILTON-
434 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN
ECHOLS...NORTHERN COLUMBIA AND EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES FOR STRONG
WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

AT 434 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BELMONT...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND BELMONT AND NEEDMORE 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.

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

LAT...LON 3083 8284 3079 8283 3078 8282 3074 8279
      3073 8276 3074 8269 3072 8264 3038 8250
      3031 8269 3078 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 157DEG 25KT 3043 8264

PETERSON
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:40 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
440 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAZ134-150-032115-
BACON-WARE-
440 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

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

AT 440 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF NEW LACY TO 5 MILES NORTH OF DIXIE UNION...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DIXIE
UNION...NEW LACY...BICKLEY AND ALMA 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 3153 8224 3149 8227 3149 8230 3143 8235
      3142 8242 3139 8240 3138 8242 3135 8239
      3131 8247 3142 8263 3147 8263 3147 8260
      3155 8260 3156 8263 3159 8263 3167 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 128DEG 16KT 3148 8232 3141 8246

HESS
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:42 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
442 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

FLZ021-022-032130-
COLUMBIA-SUWANNEE-
442 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN
COLUMBIA AND EASTERN SUWANNEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 443 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND ICHETUCKNEE SPRINGS STATE PARK...HILDRETH...FORT
WHITE...COLUMBIA...WELLBORN...MCALPIN AND HOUSTON THROUGH 530 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 3017 8309 3033 8290 3005 8257 2989 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 134DEG 26KT 3002 8274

PETERSON
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:59 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
459 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAZ135-136-032130-
APPLING-WAYNE-
459 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN
WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN APPLING COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 459 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SURRENCY TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ODUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
SURRENCY...ODUM...BAXLEY AND PLANT HATCH THROUGH 530 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 3191 8222 3191 8213 3189 8212 3190 8211
      3187 8210 3183 8206 3182 8201 3179 8199
      3180 8196 3166 8183 3163 8186 3173 8239
      3195 8235 3194 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 211DEG 15KT 3179 8223 3173 8191

HESS
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 5:09 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
509 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

GAZ132>135-149-150-032200-
APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-WARE-
509 PM EDT WED JUL 3 2013

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN
WARE...JEFF DAVIS...WESTERN APPLING...NORTHERN ATKINSON...WESTERN
BACON AND COFFEE COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING
VALID UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 510 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF
ALMA TO 3 MILES EAST OF MILLWOOD...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THESE
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND MILLWOOD...
BICKLEY...ALMA...AXSON...NICHOLLS...PEARSON...HAZLEHURST...WEST
GREEN...DENTON AND WILLACOOCHEE THROUGH 600 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 3192 8264 3169 8242 3122 8255 3130 8306
      3133 8307 3142 8315 3146 8316 3149 8311
      3157 8306 3161 8306 3167 8300 3179 8300
      3179 8287 3193 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 131DEG 16KT 3167 8252 3130 8266

HESS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion47 min
Jul 3, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau44 min
Jul 3, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion50 min
Jul 3, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker27 min
Jul 3, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker, Union30 min
Jul 3, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua34 min
Jul 3, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist27 min
Jul 3, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker35 min
Jul 3, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist48 min
Jul 3, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee48 min
Jul 3, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXHamilton, Suwannee2 hr
Jul 3, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton44 min
Jul 3, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Coffee49 min
Jul 3, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley31 min
Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon36 min
Jul 3, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley, Pierce30 min
Jul 3, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon29 min
Jul 3, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling45 min
Jul 3, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee30 min
Jul 3, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAppling, Bacon, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Wayne56 min
Jul 3, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols41 min
Jul 3, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon35 min
Jul 3, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling31 min
Jul 3, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis51 min
Jul 3, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols30 min
Jul 3, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols35 min
Jul 3, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson34 min
Jul 3, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee31 min
Jul 3, 7:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAtkinson, Coffee57 min
Jul 3, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Coffee41 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida, 2013Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.