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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2015, 5:37 PM EDT for Duval County, Florida. It was in force for 23 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 23, 2015, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Duval County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 972 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 23, 2:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 216 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 .NEAR TERM /THRU WEDNESDAY/... SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT SCENARIO TODAY THAN THAT OF YESTERDAY... WITH MUCH EARLIER ACTIVITY ACROSS SE GA TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH MID- LEVEL VORT LOBE EXTENDING FROM COASTAL SE GA TO SUWANNEE VALLEY REGION OF NE FL. MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THIS FEATURE WILL SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD...AND WILL BE OVER OUR SE COUNTIES WED AFTERNOON. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE GRADUALLY DECREASED PRECIP POTENTIAL INTERIOR SE GA WHILE INCREASING HOURLY POPS NE FL. DECENT W TO SW LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL KEEP EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PINNED NEAR COAST WHILE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE ADVANCES EASTWARD. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SEVERAL APPARENT BOUNDARIES DRAPED OVER PORTIONS OF NE FL WHICH MAY HELP INITIATE CONVECTION. ANTICIPATE GREATEST COVERAGE WILL BE NE FL EAST OF I-75 TO I-95 CORRIDOR TOWARD AND JUST AFTER 00Z...AND HAVE LIKELY POPS THEN. WILL SHOW GRADUAL DECREASE IN POPS DURING THE NIGHT TONIGHT...BUT WILL KEEP AT LEAST LOW CHANCE POPS MOST OF THE NIGHT IN CORRIDOR FROM GNV TO JAX. LOW TEMPS WILL BE IN THE MID 70S WELL INLAND...UPR 70S COAST AND ST. JOHNS RIVER. FOR WED...MAY SEE EARLY START TO CONVECTION AGAIN...THIS TIME IN OUR SE COUNTIES ASSOCIATED WITH FEATURE ALOFT. MODEL GUIDANCE ALSO SUGGESTS NOTHING MORE THAN LOW CHANCES FOR PRECIP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SE GA. WILL GENERALLY GO 20 POPS WED...BUT WILL SHOW CHANCE POPS SPREADING NORTHWARD OVER OUR SRN COUNTIES OF SE GA GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH. HIGH TEMPS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR EARLY CONVECTIVE START. FOR NOW WENT WITH LOW 90S COAST...MID 90S INLAND NE FL...MID/UPR 90S INTERIOR SE GA. .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THRU FRIDAY)...SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE RIDGING WESTWARD FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH A LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY SYNOPTIC FLOW ACROSS FLORIDA. OVER GEORGIA AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL EXTEND ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH DIURNAL CONVECTION BREAKING OUT ACROSS MOST OF THE LAND AREAS OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY EACH DAY WITH TEMPS GENERALLY IN THE MID 90S EXCEPT IN THE UPPER 90S ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POPS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 30-40 PERCENT CHANCE RANGE WITH HIGHER POPS NEAR SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE BOUNDARIES. LOOKS LIKE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING POPS OF 60-70 PERCENT FROM GAINESVILLLE EASTWARD TO THE ATLANTIC COAST ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AS THE SEA BREEZE FRONT CONVERGENCE GETS GOING. HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD CONTINUE TO FLIRT WITH THE 104-108 RANGE ACROSS THE SUWANNEE VALLEY AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... .WEEKEND...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND MOVING EAST OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TROUGH WILL ENHANCE LOCAL CONVECTION WITH CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE AREA EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE CLOSER TO CLIMATOLOGY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH ONLY VERY SLOWLY BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEAST WITH A CONTINUATION OF CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED...WITH LOWER CONDITIONS WITHIN SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA. GREATEST COVERAGE LOOKS TO BE OVER THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF NE FL TOWARD 00Z...WHERE ACTIVITY MAY LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WITH STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP. && .MARINE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND JUST SOUTH OF THE WATERS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...LEADING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. WILL GO WITH SCEC OFFSHORE COMPONENT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERLY SURGE OF 15-20KTS...MAY SEE SIMILAR OCCURRENCE IN SUBSEQUENT NIGHTS. RIP CURRENTS: LOW RISK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 74 96 76 97 / 40 20 20 30 SSI 79 91 79 90 / 30 20 30 40 JAX 75 95 78 94 / 50 50 30 40 SGJ 76 92 75 88 / 40 50 30 40 GNV 74 94 75 93 / 60 50 30 40 OCF 74 94 74 92 / 60 50 40 40 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && WOLF/SANDRIK/WALSH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:50 AM EDT, 12 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 450 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-240900- COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-INLAND NASSAU-INLAND DUVAL-UNION- BRADFORD-CLAY-ST. JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION- COASTAL NASSAU-COASTAL DUVAL-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING- WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN- ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- 450 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015 ...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... ...HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES AGAIN TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME SCATTERED TO POSSIBLY NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS AROUND 60 MPH ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SLOWER MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR LOCATIONS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. JDS
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 22, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 26 min |
| Jun 22, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 25 min |
| Jun 22, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 53 min | |
| Jun 22, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Nassau | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 25 min |
| Jun 22, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 114 min | |
| Jun 22, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 114 min | |
| Jun 22, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 10:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Putnam | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 11:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 91 min | |
| Jun 22, 11:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Saint Johns | 87 min |
| Jun 22, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 11:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 11:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clay, Duval, Saint Johns | 89 min |
| Jun 22, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 11:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval | 91 min |
| Jun 23, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Columbia | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 3:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua | 117 min |
| Jun 23, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford | 17 min |
| Jun 23, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 119 min |
| Jun 23, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Union | 36 min |
| Jun 23, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 88 min |
| Jun 23, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Putnam, Saint Johns | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler, Saint Johns | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 6:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Duval | 118 min |
| Jun 23, 6:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Duval | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 8:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Bacon, Coffee | 96 min |
| Jun 22, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 8:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 9:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 41 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.