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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 27, 2014Wayne County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2014, 7:03 PM EDT for Wayne County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 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: May 27, 2014, 7:03 PM EDT (23:03 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2014, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Wayne County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 235 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 179 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 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 May 27, 1:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 1:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
159 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGING ALOFT PREVAILS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTN.
THE SUBSEQUENT WARMER CONDITIONS ALOFT HAS RESULTED IN LESS
SHWR/TSTM COVERAGE THIS AFTN...WITH INITIAL SHWRS ALONG THE ATLANTIC
SEABREEZE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP. SOME INCREASE IN COVERAGE WILL OCCUR
IN THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS AS THE ATLANTIC AND GULF SEABREEZES MERGE...BUT
WILL KEEP COVERAGE IN THE LOW/MID SCATTERED RANGE WITH STRONG/SEVERE
STORMS NOT EXPECTED. THE RIDGE WILL PUSH TO THE EAST TNGT...WITH A
SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE AREA IN CYCLONIC FLOW WED AFTN. THIS WILL
LEAD TO AN ENHANCED COVERAGE OF SHWRS/TSTMS. WILL USE HIGH END
SCATTERED TO LOW END NUMEROUS POPS WED AFTN/EARLY EVENING FOR INLAND
LOCATIONS WITH A BIT LESS COVERAGE CLOSER TO THE COAST. TEMPERATURES
WITHIN A COUPLE DEGREES OF NORMAL WILL PREVAIL.

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEASTERN STATES EARLIER IN THE WEEK IS
REPLACED BY WEAK BROAD UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEASTERN
U.S. ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO. WEAK SHORTWAVES MOVING EAST OR
NORTHEAST FROM GULF OF MEXICO MAY ENHANCE COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING SHOWERS/T-STORMS EACH DAY. HAVE CAPPED POPS AROUND 40 FOR
NOW...BUT MAY INCREASE AS WE MOVE THRU THE WEEK AND CONFIDENCE
INCREASES. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCE IN TEMPS...WITH DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPS MID 80S COAST TO AROUND 90 WELL INLAND...AND OVERNIGHT LOWS
UPPER 60S WELL INLAND TO LOWER 70S COAST.

EARLY NEXT WEEK...WEAK UPPER TROUGHING REPLACED BY UPPER RIDGING
OVER SOUTHEASTERN STATES...WHICH MAY LEAD TO REDUCED COVERAGE
OF AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING SHOWERS/T-STORMS.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ISOLATED/SCATTERED
TSTMS MAINLY INLAND THIS AFTN WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.
WILL CONTINUE VCTS FOR GNV/VQQ WITH VCSH ELSEWHERE UNTIL AROUND
00Z. MVFR IN BR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT GNV/VQQ 08-13Z.

&&

.MARINE...
S/SE WINDS 15 KNOTS OR LESS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE WEEKEND...BECOMING
EAST AND INCREASING A BIT SUNDAY TO PERHAPS CAUTION LEVELS.

RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  68  90  68  90 /  30  60  30  40
SSI  71  84  72  84 /  10  30  20  30
JAX  71  90  69  88 /  20  40  30  40
SGJ  72  86  71  84 /  10  30  20  30
GNV  68  89  67  88 /  30  60  40  40
OCF  69  89  69  88 /  30  60  40  40

&&

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

ALLEN/WOLF

Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 3:43 AM EDT, 15 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-280841-
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-
343 AM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

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

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

INTERMITTENT PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER
MILE WILL IMPACT INLAND AREAS THROUGH SUNRISE.

SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INLAND
TODAY. STORM MOTION WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET.

RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SANTA FE RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.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

Special weather statement, May 27, 6:03 PM EDT, 1 hour before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
603 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

GAZ136-272230-
WAYNE-
603 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS VALID UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 603 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTH OF ODUM...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
ODUM...JESUP AND DOCTORTOWN THROUGH 630 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO
55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE.

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

LAT...LON 3182 8201 3179 8199 3180 8196 3177 8195
      3176 8191 3173 8190 3171 8187 3167 8184
      3166 8181 3161 8173 3149 8202 3159 8214
      3168 8213 3183 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 241DEG 13KT 3162 8202

SHULER

Special weather statement, May 27, 6:39 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
639 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

GAZ136-272315-
WAYNE-
639 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 639 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF JESUP...MOVING EAST
AT 5 MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
JESUP...DOCTORTOWN AND GARDI THROUGH 715 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE
QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER 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 3171 8187 3167 8184 3166 8181 3164 8178
      3159 8171 3158 8169 3156 8169 3155 8167
      3148 8168 3151 8202 3172 8199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 277DEG 11KT 3161 8190

SHULER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	27 min
May 27, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	36 min
May 27, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	31 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.