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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2014, 5:30 PM EDT for Clay County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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
- Jun 15, 2014, 5:30 PM EDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Clay County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 59 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 868 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
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 Jun 15, 1:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 1:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 140 PM EDT SUN JUN 15 2014 .NEAR TERM.../THROUGH TONIGHT/... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS/T-STORMS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE AREA BENEATH WEAK UPPER TROUGH/SHEAR AXIS. APPEARS EAST COAST SEA BREEZE MAY MAKE SOME INLAND PROGRESS THIS AFTERNOON...PERHAPS TO I-95 CORRIDOR LATE IN THE DAY. VERY WEAK FLOW ALOFT BECOMES LIGHT NORTHEAST ALOFT AS SHEAR AXIS PASSES...MAY MEAN END TO PRECIP THREAT I-95 EASTWARD TOWARD SUNSET...WITH BETTER CHANCES FURTHER INLAND. SHOULD SEE ACTIVITY WIND DOWN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. STRONGER CELLS MAY BE CAPABLE OF HAIL AND STRONG WINDS GIVEN DRIER AIR ALOFT AND -8C 500MB TEMPS. .SHORT TERM.../MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... SURFACE TROUGH MOVES SOUTH OF THE REGION MONDAY...AS A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...AND AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. WHILE A FEW POP UP STORMS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...MUCH OF THE DAY THERE SHOULD BE DRY. LITTLE BETTER CHANCES OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDAY MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE BOUNDARY TO FOCUS ON. HAVE CONFINED POPS ON TUESDAY TO THE FAR SOUTH AND WEST. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF COUPLED WITH A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE COULD GET CONVECTION GOING THERE...AND EAST/WEST SEA BREEZE COLLISION COULD GET CONVECTION GOING FAR SOUTH. EXPECT ANY CONVECTION TO DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET EACH EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EAST OF THE REGION...ALONG WITH AN UPPER HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURES FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK. WITH THIS PATTERN OF SUBSIDENCE CONVECTION WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME GETTING INITIATED. FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...EXPECT MUCH OF THE REGION TO BE DRY. THE EXCEPTION MAY BE FAR WEST WHERE MOISTURE FROM THE GULF COUPLED WITH THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE COULD AID IN CONVECTION THERE. BETTER CHANCES RETURN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TOWARD THE WEEKEND...WITH A RETURN TO DAILY AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTH DURING THE PERIOD...WITH THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENING OUT BY NEXT WEEKEND. THEREFORE... BETTER PRECIPITATION CHANCES RETURN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TOWARD THE WEEKEND...WITH A RETURN TO DAILY AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION. NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR THIS PERIOD. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED...EXCEPT LOWER CONDITIONS VICINITY OF TSRA. CONDITIONS MAY FAVOR WET MICROBURSTS BENEATH STRONGER TSRA THIS AFTERNOON. && .MARINE...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...AND BECOME THE PREDOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. WITH THIS PATTERN FAIRLY LIGHT FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH LOWER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS PERIOD. RIP CURRENTS...LOW RISK THROUGH MONDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 69 91 69 92 / 40 20 10 10 SSI 74 83 74 83 / 20 20 10 10 JAX 70 88 71 88 / 30 20 10 10 SGJ 72 84 73 84 / 20 20 20 10 GNV 69 89 69 88 / 40 20 20 20 OCF 69 89 69 89 / 30 30 30 30 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && WOLF/STRUBLE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 5:02 AM EDT, 12 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 502 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2014 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-160915- 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- 502 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2014 ...SCATTERED STORMS TODAY WITH ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED STORMS WILL HAVE ERRATIC STORM MOTION TODAY DUE TO LIGHT STEERING FLOW. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY...THEN BELOW NORMAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE 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. JDS
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Gilchrist | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Union | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Putnam, Saint Johns | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Wayne | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bacon | 51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.