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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2014, 6:05 PM EDT for Baker County, Duval County, Nassau County, Florida; Charlton County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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 6, 2014, 6:05 PM EDT (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baker County, FL, Duval County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Charlton County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
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 6, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 246 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .SHORT TERM... THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SO FAR HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED BY MID LEVEL RIDGING/SUBSIDENCE IN THE WAKE OF AN EARLY MORNING MCS THAT IS NOW SEEN ON VISIBLE SATELLITE SWIRLING OFF THE COAST OF SC. THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE IS ACTUALLY MAKING A LITTLE MORE INLAND PROGRESS IN NE FL THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED...WHICH IS MAINLY DUE TO SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WESTERLY SYNOPTIC WINDS AS WELL AS THE HEAT GETTING OFF TO A QUICK START THIS MORNING. IN FACT...JAX HAS ALREADY SOARED UP TO AS HIGH AS 94 SHORTLY AFTER THE NOON HOUR. SOME ISOLATED STORMS WILL TRY TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE MAIN EVENT WILL ULTIMATELY HOLD OFF UNTIL MAINLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WHEN UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INTERACT WITH A SURFACE TROUGH AND STRONG ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY. CAPE VALUES ARE ALREADY HIGH AS MOST AREAS ARE IN THE 90S WITH DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO OUR GEORGIA COUNTIES BY SUNSET AND THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN FLORIDA THIS EVENING. ACTIVITY ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR MAY BECOME ENHANCED THIS EVENING AS THE GULF COAST SEABREEZE INTERACTS WITH THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE. THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS REMAINS MOSTLY FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA BUT A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR OF NE FL THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS BUT ISOLATED LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LINGER PAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE FINALLY WINDING DOWN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .EXTENDED... THE MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM...MCS...SETTING UP OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST AROUND THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE OF THE RIDGE. THIS CONVECTION SHOULD BE MOVING OFFSHORE OF COASTAL GEORGIA TOMORROW MORNING WITH SOME SUBSIDENCE IN ITS WAKE. SO AFTER A STORMY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION SHOULD SEE SOME CLEARING MY MID MORNING AND A SHORT BREAK IN THE STORMS. LOOKS LIKE YET ANOTHER MCS WILL SET UP FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL ALSO DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO OUR GEORGIA-EXTREME NORTH FLORIDA PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE MOST OF SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING OVER GEORGIA AND EXTREME NORTH FLORIDA. AFTER THAT IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE SYNOPTIC ACTION SHIFTS BACK NORTH WITH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION THE RULE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION... PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS AT A FEW OF THE TERMINALS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. STORMS WILL WIND DOWN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH PREVAILING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO VFR. && .MARINE... PREVAILING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW HEADLINE CRITERIA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BEGINNING THIS EVENING WITH STORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK TODAY AND SATURDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 71 92 71 92 / 60 60 60 50 SSI 73 89 75 86 / 50 50 50 30 JAX 72 91 70 90 / 50 60 60 50 SGJ 73 88 73 87 / 50 50 50 40 GNV 70 90 70 91 / 30 50 50 50 OCF 70 91 70 91 / 10 50 40 50 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && SHULER/SANDRIK/MCALLISTER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 409 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-070800- ALACHUA- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-APPLING- ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-CAMDEN (COASTAL)- CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT TO 20 NM-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST- GLYNN (COASTAL)-GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU- PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT TO 20 NM-ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE- UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 409 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WITH STRONG WINDS OF AROUND 60 MPH AND HAIL POSSIBLE. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS AND BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS. PLEASE RELAY ANY STRONG OR SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. 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, Jun 6, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 6, 5:28 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
528 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
FLZ023>025-032-062215-
BAKER-CLAY-DUVAL-NASSAU-
528 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAY...BAKER...
DUVAL AND NASSAU COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL VALID UNTIL
615 PM EDT...
AT 527 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A FEW
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTH OF BALDWIN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS
AROUND BALDWIN...BRYCEVILLE...MAXVILLE...WHITEHOUSE AIR
FIELD...OAKLEAF PLANTATION...CECIL FIELD...ORTEGA... NORMANDY...
JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS AND BELLAIR THROUGH 615 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO
THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3004 8187 3032 8214 3036 8210 3036 8206
3037 8204 3042 8204 3044 8203 3028 8163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 306DEG 6KT 3026 8197
SHASHYSpecial weather statement, Jun 6, 5:49 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
549 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
GAZ133-135-062215-
APPLING-JEFF DAVIS-
549 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFF DAVIS AND
APPLING COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 549 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 13 MILES NORTH OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT
AREAS AROUND HAZLEHURST...GRAHAM...PLANT HATCH...PINE GROVE AND
BAXLEY THROUGH 615 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN
DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45
TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. IF
FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 3194 8233 3194 8228 3191 8222 3191 8213
3189 8212 3190 8210 3180 8209 3179 8211
3177 8209 3177 8213 3151 8214 3187 8275
3193 8268 3192 8264 3197 8254 3195 8250
3198 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 303DEG 27KT 3202 8256
SANDRIKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 6:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Baker, Duval, Nassau | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 50 min |
| Jun 6, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker, Duval | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 116 min | |
| Jun 6, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Jeff Davis | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.