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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2014, 3:21 PM EDT for Marion County, Florida. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2014, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
County Marion County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 3:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ene Anthony, FL | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS SE 95TH STREET IN ANTHONY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 633 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 15, 2:49 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 2:49 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 249 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014 .SHORT TERM... COLD FRONT IS CROSSING THE SRN APPALACHIAN MTNS. NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/STORMS ARE ERUPTING OVER OUR REGION IN A VERY MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING SEWD INTO SOUTHERN GA TONIGHT. DEEP SWLY OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 2 AND 2.4 INCHES WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHRS/STORMS ALL NIGHT. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SOME TRAINING OF CELLS MAY OCCUR CLOSER TO THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SE GA. STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AROUND 20 MPH AT THIS TIME AND THEREFORE NOT SITTING IN ONE SPOT FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. RAINFALL AMTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BUT LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR THE FRONT. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR CLIMO. .LONG TERM... THE MUCH DISCUSSED UPPER LEVEL LOW AND SHORTWAVE TROUGH BEGINS TO SLIDE EAST OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY PUSHING THE SURFACE COLD FRONT OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE SYNOPTIC FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE ADVECTING A DECENT AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM APALACHEE BAY OVER THE FORECAST AREA. EXPECT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. LIKE THE NAM12 SOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO THE QPF FIELDS WITH A 1 TO 2 INCH....GENERAL...CONVECTIVE BAND ACROSS THE SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE OF COURSE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER BANDS THAT TRAIN ECHO OVER THE OCALA AREA. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILL BE MORE MODEST WITH .25 TO .5 INCHES LIKELY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE LOOKING MUCH DRIER WITH SOME SEABREEZE FRONT CONVERGENCE OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE PENINSULA LATE IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY. WEEKEND...THE FORECAST AREA WINDS UP IN A SQUEEZE PLAY WITH THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER GULF AND BRING MOISTURE IN WITH IT FROM THE WEST AND THE BERMUDA-AZORES RIDGE PUSHING NORTHWARD WITH SOME GULF AND CARIBBEAN MOISTURE ADVECTING OVER US. LOOKS LIKE A WETTER PATTERN FOR THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEKEND BUT NOT A TOTAL WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS. EARLY NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL POPS. THE GOOD NEWS IS...WITH THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH LOOKS LIKE BELOW NORMAL TEMPS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE BAD NEWS...WITH BELOW NORMAL AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THE TEMPS WILL SOAR INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S...IN SOME LOCATIONS...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. && .AVIATION... STORMS ARE IN VICINITY OF NE FL TERMINALS AND EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT SSI BETWEEN 19Z AND 20Z. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH MAINLY MVFR CONDS. VSBY IN STRONGEST STORMS WILL DROP TO AROUND 1SM. SCT STORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. && .MARINE... SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND 15 KNOTS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY...MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF NOCTURNAL SURGES CLOSE TO 15-20 KNOTS WITH SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET AND MAY NEED CAUTION HEADLINES AT TIMES BUT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. MAIN MARINE HAZARD WILL BE OFFSHORE MOVING STORMS FROM THE LAND AREAS THAT MAY BE QUITE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 72 90 66 92 / 50 50 20 0 SSI 76 87 74 89 / 50 60 40 10 JAX 73 87 69 91 / 40 70 50 10 SGJ 75 85 74 88 / 60 70 60 20 GNV 73 85 69 91 / 50 60 50 20 OCF 73 84 72 91 / 50 50 50 20 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && TRABERT/SANDRIK/WALKER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 3:40 AM EDT, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 340 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-161000- 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- 340 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014 ...SCATTERED STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOVEMENT WILL BE TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SOME STORMS MAY TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING. MARINE INTERESTS IN THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION DUE TO OFFSHORE MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG/HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A RETURN TO NORMAL DIURNAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:33 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
315 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
GAZ133>135-151945-
APPLING-BACON-JEFF DAVIS-
315 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFF DAVIS...
APPLING AND BACON COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND
EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 316 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES EAST OF
SNIPESVILLE TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BAXLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SNIPESVILLE...
DENTON...HAZLEHURST...GRAHAM...PINE GROVE AND BAXLEY THROUGH 345 PM
EDT. HAIL UP TO THREE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING 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 3176 8217 3154 8251 3162 8263 3167 8263
3167 8271 3170 8275 3183 8279 3193 8265
3193 8263 3197 8254 3195 8250 3197 8250
3198 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 230DEG 19KT 3178 8268 3159 8245
TRABERTSpecial weather statement, Jul 15, 3:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
321 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
FLZ040-152000-
MARION-
321 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MARION COUNTY
FOR STRONG WINDS AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 321 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF
SPARR TO BURBANK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND SPARR...REDDICK...
LOWELL...BURBANK...ANTHONY...CITRA...FORT MCCOY...LAKE DELANCY...SALT
SPRINGS AND ORANGE SPRINGS THROUGH 400 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING
AREAS.
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
LAT...LON 2938 8224 2943 8217 2942 8214 2943 8214
2944 8206 2950 8202 2952 8184 2949 8184
2948 8177 2943 8177 2942 8174 2938 8174
2937 8169 2934 8167 2932 8167 2922 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 243DEG 13KT 2938 8211 2928 8198
ENYEDIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 7:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Marion, Putnam | 58 min |
| Jul 15, 11:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee | 55 min |
| Jul 15, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay, Duval | 54 min |
| Jul 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union | 50 min |
| Jul 15, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 86 min | |
| Jul 15, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 84 min | |
| Jul 15, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 116 min |
| Jul 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 67 min |
| Jul 15, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 43 min |
| Jul 15, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 117 min | |
| Jul 15, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns | 56 min |
| Jul 15, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 84 min |
| Jul 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 91 min | |
| Jul 15, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Jeff Davis | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 28 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.