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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 17, 2014, 10:30 AM EST for Appling County, Bacon County, Coffee County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 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
- Nov 17, 2014, 10:30 AM EST (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2014, 11:15 AM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Appling County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Coffee County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 6:11 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 177 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
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 Nov 17, 9:04 AM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 9:04 AM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
904 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...STRONG TO SEVERE T-STORM THREAT INCREASING FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
.UPDATE...ARCTIC COLD FRONT SRN AL WORKING SE. ACROSS OUR AREA THIS
MORNING...SOME PARTIAL SUN WITH WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW. 12Z SOUNDINGS
MODIFIED FOR EXPECTED SURFACE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON CONFIRM
RAP FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING ABOUT 1000 J/KG MEAN-PARCEL CAPE
AND PRETTY HIGH 0-3KM HELICITY VALUES. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO VEER TO A MORE SW DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON...BUT STRENGTHENING
FLOW ALOFT WILL STILL MAINTAIN HELICITY VALUES OF 300 OR GREATER
IN WARM SECTOR. UPPER 60S DEW POINTS SHOULD ADVECT N AND E AS
SURFACE FLOW VEERS AND INCREASES FROM EASTERN GULF OF MEX. UPPER
60S DEW POINTS HAVE ALREADY REACHED I-10 CORRIDOR.
CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE
T-STORMS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. HIGH-RES MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A MORE
LINEAR SYSTEM (WITH BOWING SEGMENTS) WITH COLD FRONT MERGING WITH
WEAK BOUNDARIES AHEAD OF IT ACROSS SOUTHERN GA INTO FAR NRN FL. MAIN
THREAT WOULD BE LOCALLY STRONG/DAMAGING WINDS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES
POSSIBLE WITH BOWING SEGMENTS. FURTHER SOUTH...WILL BE KEEPING
EYE ON WHAT MOVES IN FROM ERN GULF OF MEX. CONDITIONS WILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR LOW-TOPPED SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF MAIN CONVECTIVE
SYSTEM CURRRENTLY OVER NRN GULF OF MEX. A THREAT FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL EXIST ACROSS NRN FL PENINSULA GIVEN THE STRONG
SHEAR THAT WILL EXIST.
GREATEST THREAT TIMEFRAME APPEARS TO BE 16Z-20Z IN OUR WRN/NRN
COUNTIES...AND 18Z-23Z ERN/SRN COUNTIES. WILL INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE STORMS IN FORECAST ALL AREAS DURING THIS PERIOD. SPC HAS SLIGHT
RISK FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...LOOKS LIKE A
POTENTIALLY BUSY AFTERNOON HERE.
CURRENT HIGH TEMP FORECAST APPEARS GOOD GIVEN ONGOING PARTIAL HEATING.
&&
.AVIATION...TAFS HIGHLIGHT EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON PERIOD FOR TSRA WITH
STRONG WINDS. WILL SEE LOWER CIGS AS SHRA/TSRA APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH.
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AFTER 00Z WITH CLEARING SKIES AND
GUSTY WNW WINDS.
&&
.MARINE...WILL MAINTAIN SCA OFFSHORE COMPONENT...SCEC NEARSHORE
COMPONENT FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS AND SEAS INCREASING AHEAD OF
STRONG COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS THIS EVENING.
STRONG TO SEVERE T-STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK EXPECTED THROUGH MID-WEEK DUE TO MOSTLY
OFFSHORE WINDS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 74 34 49 24 / 90 40 0 0
SSI 78 40 51 30 / 90 80 0 0
JAX 80 39 52 27 / 90 80 0 0
SGJ 81 44 54 35 / 80 80 0 0
GNV 78 41 53 27 / 90 80 0 0
OCF 80 44 55 27 / 90 80 10 0
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-GILCHRIST-
HAMILTON-MARION-NASSAU-SUWANNEE-UNION.
FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
CLAY-FLAGLER-PUTNAM-ST JOHNS.
GA...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BRANTLEY-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COFFEE-
ECHOLS-INLAND CAMDEN-INLAND GLYNN-JEFF DAVIS-PIERCE-WARE-
WAYNE.
FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
COASTAL CAMDEN-COASTAL GLYNN.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR 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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY
FOR 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.
&&
WOLF/SHASHYHazardous weather outlook, Nov 17, 6:16 AM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 616 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-181014- 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- 616 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH 2 PM... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE AND FREEZE WATCHES POSTED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS...DEVELOPING IN ADVANCE OF A SQUALL LINE...WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE THAT WILL CROSS OUR AREA FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL PLUNGE INTO OUR REGION IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL WATERS....WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES TONIGHT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET TO THE MID-20S OVER INTERIOR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY TOWARDS SUNRISE...AS LOWS FALL INTO THE 30S. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE COLDEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON THUS FAR IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HARD FREEZE WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MOST INLAND COUNTIES ON TUESDAY NIGHT...WHERE LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S. FREEZE WATCHES ARE POSTED ELSEWHERE...WHERE LOWS WILL FALL TO THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. NELSON/ABE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 17, 10:04 AM EST, 26 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 8:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 55 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:56 AM EST | Freeze Watch | JAX | Flagler | 35 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:56 AM EST | Hard Freeze Watch | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee, Union | 25 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 36 min |
| Nov 17, 11:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 52 min |
| Nov 17, 11:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 39 min |
| Nov 17, 11:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 51 min |
| Nov 17, 12:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee and 1 more | 54 min |
| Nov 17, 12:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 47 min |
| Nov 17, 12:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union | 32 min |
| Nov 17, 12:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Gilchrist and 2 more | 58 min |
| Nov 17, 1:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 1:03 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 117 min | |
| Nov 17, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval | 54 min |
| Nov 17, 1:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 26 min |
| Nov 17, 1:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Nassau | 23 min |
| Nov 17, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Putnam and 1 more | 65 min |
| Nov 17, 2:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Marion, Putnam, Saint Johns | 32 min |
| Nov 17, 2:57 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 63 min | |
| Nov 17, 10:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 26 min |
| Nov 17, 10:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 38 min |
| Nov 17, 11:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 11:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 11:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch, Pierce, Ware | 48 min |
| Nov 17, 12:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bacon, Wayne | 43 min |
| Nov 17, 1:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 29 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.