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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Jacksonville, FL

February 23, 2014Flagler County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2014, 2:32 PM EST for Flagler County, Florida. It was in force for 28 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: Feb 23, 2014, 2:32 PM EST (19:32 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2014, 3:00 PM EST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Flagler County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 23, 2:45 PM EST	HAIL 1	9 Ssw Bunnell, FL	SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT CODYS CORNER IN SOUTHWEST FLAGLER COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 127 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: 9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

224 
WFUS52 KJAX 231932
TORJAX
FLC035-232000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0004.140223T1932Z-140223T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
232 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN FLAGLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA

* UNTIL 300 PM EST

* AT 232 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 21
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLAGLER BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  FLAGLER BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 2941 8115 2927 8114 2926 8115 2926 8141
      2926 8142 2939 8143 2940 8144 2939 8145
      2939 8147 2942 8148 2948 8112 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 262DEG 33KT 2933 8141

$$

ALLEN

2 follow-up statements

460 
WWUS52 KJAX 231944
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
244 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

FLC035-232000-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140223T2000Z/
FLAGLER FL-
244 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
FLAGLER COUNTY...

AT 244 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FLAGLER BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FLAGLER
BEACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 2941 8115 2927 8114 2926 8115 2926 8141
      2926 8142 2939 8143 2940 8144 2939 8145
      2939 8147 2942 8148 2948 8112 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 262DEG 33KT 2933 8131

$$

ALLEN

653 
WWUS52 KJAX 231958
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
258 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

FLC035-232008-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140223T2000Z/
FLAGLER FL-
258 PM EST SUN FEB 23 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FLAGLER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 300
PM EST...

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER.

LAT...LON 2941 8115 2927 8114 2926 8115 2926 8141
      2926 8142 2939 8143 2940 8144 2939 8145
      2939 8147 2942 8148 2948 8112 2943 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 262DEG 33KT 2934 8116

$$

ALLEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 23, 10:29 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	31 min
Feb 23, 10:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	34 min
Feb 23, 11:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	29 min
Feb 23, 11:41 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton and 3 more	77 days
Feb 23, 11:55 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	35 min
Feb 23, 12:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	25 min
Feb 23, 1:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	23 min
Feb 23, 1:57 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Feb 23, 2:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler, Marion, Putnam	43 min
Feb 23, 2:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Putnam	30 min
Feb 23, 2:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion	28 min
Feb 23, 2:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.