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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 10, 2014Glynn County, Wayne County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2014, 4:53 PM EDT for Glynn County, Wayne County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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 10, 2014, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Glynn County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 233 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2014-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 181 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2014-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
181 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1396 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 10, 1:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 1:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
102 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
DEEP MOISTURE HAS SPREAD OVER THE REGION WITH SATELLITE BLENDED
PWAT ESTIMATES OVER 2 INCHES. COMBINATION OF MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH APPROCHING FROM THE WEST AND MOIST ATMOSPHERE HAD PRODUCED
NUMEROUS STORMS OVER THE PANHANDLE AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY BY
NOON. HAVE INCREASED THE AREA OF LIKELY POPS OVER THE SUWANNEE
VALLEY AND SE GA AS DEEP SWLY STEERING FLOW SLOWLY PUSHES STORMS
NEWD. ALSO ENHANCING CONVECTION DURING THE AFTN/EVENING HOURS
WILL BE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGGING INTO S/CENTRAL GA. HAVE ADDED
LIKELY POPS WHERE THE SEA BREEZES WILL MERGE THIS AFTN MAINLY
BETWEEN HWY 301 AND I-95. HI-RES MODELS INDICATE THE ACTIVITY
WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING FROM THE ALTAMAHA RIVER NEAR
JESUP AND BRUNSWICK SOUTH THROUGH JAX METRO AREA TO THE OCALA
NATIONAL FOREST. EXPECT THE ACTIVITY TO WANE BY 10 PM. RE-
DEVELOPMENT LATE TONIGHT CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE GULF COAST. WET
MICROBURSTS PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS IS THE MAIN CONCERN. MIN TEMPS
WILL BE SEASONAL.

FRI...BROAD SURFACE FRONT WILL LINGER OVER THE FORECAST AREA
WHILE SW STEERING FLOW CONTINUES ALOFT AS A MEAN TROUGH CARVES OUT
OVER THE SE REGION. THESE SYNOPTIC FEATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH
MOISTURE CONTENT (PWATS OVER 2 INCHES) WILL FUEL WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS/TSTORMS...WITH DEVELOPMENT INITIATING FIRST NEAR THE GULF
COAST REGION. ACTIVITY WILL PROGRESS INLAND THROUGH MIDDAY WITH
THE BEST CHANCES (60%) FOCUSED ACROSS THE INTERIOR DURING THE AFTN
AND EARLY EVENING GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF I-95 AND I-75 WHERE
SEA BREEZES/OUTFLOWS/INSTABILITY AND UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS WILL
PHASE. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE CAPABLE OF GUSTY
DOWNBURSTS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED. TEMPS WILL
RISE TO NEAR 90 WITH DEBRIS CLOUDS AND EARLY CONVECTION LIMITING
HEATING SOMEWHAT. CONVECTION WILL TAPPER OFF GRADUALLY AFTER
SUNSET WITH SLOW DRIFT OFFSHORE OF THE ATLANTIC DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE LOW/MID 70S FRI NIGHT WITH SOME
PATCHY LATE NIGHT FOG POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED.

SAT...MEAN RIDGING WILL EDGE NORTHWARD OVER N-CENTRAL FL WHICH
WILL DECREASE UPPER LEVEL FORCING AND WEAKEN THE LOW LEVEL TROUGH
AXIS OVER THE REGION. HOWEVER...HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT WILL REMAIN
WITH A VERY LIGHT SOUTHERLY STEERING FLOW EXPECTED. THUS
ANTICIPATED 40-50% COVERAGE OF AFTN SHOWERS/TSTORMS OVER INLAND
AREAS AS SEA BREEZES BOTH TREK INLAND UNDER LIGHT FLOW. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY. HIGHS WILL RISE INTO THE
LOWER 90S INLAND TO UPPER 80S COAST. ONCE AGAIN PRECIP WILL
GRADUALLY FADE INLAND AFTER SUNSET...AS LOW TEMPS FALL INTO THE
LOW 70S INLAND SAT NIGHT TO MID 70S RIVER/COAST.

.LONG TERM...SUN THROUGH THU...
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW CLIMO RAIN CHANCES IN THE 30-40% RANGE
EXPECTED SUN AND MON WITH THE BERMUDA RIDGE AXIS TEMPERING
CONVECTION SOMEWHAT AS IT LINGERS OVER N-CENTRAL FL.

TUE-THU THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH WITH A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES AS YET ANOTHER LOW LEVEL TROUGH SAGS
SOUTHWARD OVER GA. DESPITE LOW LEVEL FORCING IN PLACE...THE GFS40
ADVERTISES PWATS FALLING BELOW 1.5 INCHES TUE AND HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS IN CONTROL ALOFT BOTH TUE/WED WHICH FAVORS ANOTHER PERIOD
OF NEAR TO BELOW CLIMO RAIN CHANCES IN THE 30-40% RANGE. RAIN
CHANCES RISE TO 40-50% INLAND THU AS UPPER RIDGING BREAKS DOWN AND
MEAN LAYER TROUGHING BEGINS TO CARVE OUT OVER THE DEEP SOUTH.
TEMPS WILL BE NEAR TO ABOVE CLIMO VALUES WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW/MID 90S INLAND NEAR 90/UPPER 80S
COAST...AND MINS IN THE 70S.

&&

.AVIATION...
HAVE TSRA BEGINNING AT GNV AFTER 17Z AND WILL ADJUST FOR EARLIER
START AT JAX...VQQ AND CRG. ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE EAST
COAST WELL INTO THE EVENING AND WILL KEEP VCTS UNTIL 02Z. MVFR
VSBY WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT AT VQQ...GNV.

&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE  OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL PROVIDE SE-S FLOW
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NOCTURNAL SURGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OCCASIONALLY GUSTING IN THE 15-20 KT RANGE. EARLY NEXT WEEK THE
HIGH WILL DRIFT EAST AND PREVAILING WINDS WILL BE S-SW MON-TUE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY AS A COLD
FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION...WITH MAINLY
ISOLATED ACTIVITY FOR THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  73  92  73  93 /  50  60  60  50
SSI  75  87  76  86 /  50  50  50  40
JAX  73  92  74  90 /  40  60  60  40
SGJ  75  88  75  86 /  30  50  40  30
GNV  71  91  71  89 /  40  60  60  50
OCF  72  90  71  89 /  30  60  60  50

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

TRABERT/ENYEDI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 2:33 AM EDT, 14 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
233 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-111000-
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-
233 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

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

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTING STRIKES...AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...WITH
COVERAGE DECREASING A LITTLE FOR THE WEEKEND INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 12:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam29 min
Jul 10, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay29 min
Jul 10, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion27 min
Jul 10, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam36 min
Jul 10, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler25 min
Jul 10, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay51 min
Jul 10, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay38 min
Jul 10, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay30 min
Jul 10, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler37 min
Jul 10, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay35 min
Jul 10, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler32 min
Jul 10, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval39 min
Jul 10, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns50 min
Jul 10, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau32 min
Jul 10, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXNassau43 min
Jul 10, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX116 min
Jul 10, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam26 min
Jul 10, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCitrus46 min
Jul 10, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden57 min
Jul 10, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden43 min
Jul 10, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley55 min
Jul 10, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley38 min
Jul 10, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn47 min
Jul 10, 4:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXCamden113 min
Jul 10, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden, Glynn49 min
Jul 10, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson25 min
Jul 10, 5:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXCamden, Glynn113 min
Jul 10, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling, Coffee, Jeff Davis50 min
Jul 10, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling47 min
Jul 10, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee29 min
Jul 10, 6:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXCoffee, Jeff Davis85 min
Jul 10, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee36 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.