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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Jacksonville, FL

August 7, 20154 counties in Florida; Charlton County, Ware County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2015, 5:04 PM EDT for 4 counties in Florida; Charlton County, Ware County, Georgia. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2015, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Columbia County, FL, Union County, FL, Charlton County, GA, Ware County, GA

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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 1:57 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 1:57 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 10:40 AM EDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1040 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-081000-
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-1040 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

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

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE
MAIN THREAT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE
WATERS DUE TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. AN INCREASE TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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, Aug 7, 3:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
402 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

FLZ020>022-030-072045-
UNION FL-COLUMBIA FL-HAMILTON FL-SUWANNEE FL-
402 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN UNION...SOUTHEASTERN
HAMILTON...SUWANNEE AND CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 402 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WATERTOWN TO NEAR
MCALPIN TO NEAR DOWLING PARK...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...LAKE BUTLER...WHITE SPRINGS...ICHETUCKNEE
SPRING...COLUMBIA...FORT WHITE...WELLBORN...GROVES...LURAVILLE...
UPLAND PINES...WINFIELD...SUWANNEE VALLEY...PALESTINE COMMUNITY...
PROVIDENCE...OBRIEN...DOWLING PARK...FIVE POINTS...WATERTOWN AND
MCALPIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3029 8322 3039 8265 3017 8246 3014 8246
      3013 8243 2998 8230 2991 8276 2994 8279
      2991 8286 2989 8288 2989 8291 2996 8293
      2996 8295 2999 8296 3001 8300 3008 8307
      3011 8312 3009 8319 3012 8323 3026 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 294DEG 26KT 3025 8256 3012 8302 3022 8328

NELSON

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:15 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:18 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:32 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:52 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 3:42 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	JAX		26 hr
Aug 7, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton	33 min
Aug 7, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	26 min
Aug 7, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		54 min
Aug 7, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Nassau	40 min
Aug 7, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Clay, Union	33 min
Aug 7, 2:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Duval, Nassau	49 min
Aug 7, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Saint Johns, Union	39 min
Aug 7, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker, Columbia	44 min
Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Aug 7, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Duval, Nassau	30 min
Aug 7, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		41 min
Aug 7, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Putnam	51 min
Aug 7, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Putnam, Saint Johns	34 min
Aug 7, 3:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Nassau and 2 more	31 min
Aug 7, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	40 min
Aug 7, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Saint Johns	36 min
Aug 7, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Hamilton	66 min
Aug 7, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay	49 min
Aug 7, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Union	21 min
Aug 7, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion, Putnam	43 min
Aug 7, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Columbia, Suwannee, Union	43 min
Aug 7, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Suwannee	34 min
Aug 7, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker, Union	45 min
Aug 7, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		117 min
Aug 7, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton	42 min
Aug 7, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	28 min
Aug 7, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	57 min
Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Suwannee	25 min
Aug 7, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker	53 min
Aug 7, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		2 hr
Aug 7, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Suwannee	24 min
Aug 7, 5:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Suwannee	97 min
Aug 7, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Clay	59 min
Aug 7, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Putnam, Union	66 min
Aug 7, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee, Union	64 min
Aug 7, 5:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Suwannee	2 hr
Aug 7, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee, Union	67 min
Aug 7, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Marion, Putnam	63 min
Aug 7, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	63 min
Aug 7, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton	46 min
Aug 7, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	58 min
Aug 7, 7:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Suwannee	90 min
Aug 7, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee, Union	28 min
Aug 7, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	52 min
Aug 7, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Charlton, Ware	52 min
Aug 7, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Echols	44 min
Aug 7, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Brantley	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.