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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2015, 4:32 PM EDT for Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 28 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, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
County Saint Johns County, FL
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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 Aug 7, 1:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 1:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
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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, 3:41 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
341 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015
FLZ025-032-033-125-072030-
COASTAL DUVAL FL-INLAND DUVAL FL-CLAY FL-ST. JOHNS FL-
341 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CLAY...SOUTHERN DUVAL
AND NORTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 340 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES EAST OF NEPTUNE
BEACH TO NEAR BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRACE TO NEAR MACCLENNY...AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR
WIND DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE...ORANGE PARK...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...MIDDLEBURG...PONTE
VEDRA BEACH...FRUIT COVE...MANDARIN...WORLD GOLF VILLAGE...OAKLEAF
PLANTATION...NOCATEE...DURBIN...SWITZERLAND...FLEMING ISLAND...
LAKESIDE...GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...KINGSLEY...BAYARD...CAMP
BLANDING...DOCTORS INLET AND SOUTH PONTE VEDRA.
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 2996 8131 3000 8133 2996 8133 2996 8204
3019 8205 3020 8172 3028 8138
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 292DEG 47KT 3036 8113 3022 8176 3025 8209
NELSONSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 3:47 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
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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
NELSONSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 4:15 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
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</html>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, 4:33 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, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union | 56 min |
| 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.