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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 19, 2015Clinch County, Ware County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2015, 2:25 PM EDT for Clinch County, Ware County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2015, 2:25 PM EDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2015, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clinch County, GA, Ware County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 19, 1:04 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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: 1051 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 771 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

952 
WFUS52 KJAX 191825
TORJAX
GAC065-299-191900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0001.150419T1825Z-150419T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN WARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  NORTH CENTRAL CLINCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT
    
* AT 224 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR MANOR...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF ARGYLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ARGYLE...PEBBLE HILL...DIXIE UNION...BRAGANZA...MANOR...DEENWOOD...
  EMERSON PARK...HEBARDVILLE...BOGGY BAY...SUNNYSIDE...NEEDHAM AND
  WARESBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3118 8267 3122 8269 3137 8240 3136 8239
      3129 8239 3129 8237 3127 8236 3122 8231
      3122 8229 3119 8228 3117 8223 3117 8221
      3115 8221 3107 8269 3118 8272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 236DEG 23KT 3117 8260 

$$

SANDRIK

4 follow-up statements

389 
WWUS52 KJAX 191831
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
231 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAC065-191840-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150419T1900Z/
CLINCH GA-
231 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CLINCH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3122 8268 3137 8240 3136 8239 3129 8239
      3129 8237 3127 8236 3122 8231 3122 8229
      3119 8228 3117 8223 3117 8221 3115 8221
      3109 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 236DEG 23KT 3119 8256 

$$

GAC299-191900-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150419T1900Z/
WARE GA-
231 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
WARE COUNTY...
    
AT 230 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MANOR...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARGYLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEBBLE HILL...MANOR...DEENWOOD...EMERSON PARK...HEBARDVILLE...BOGGY
BAY...SUNNYSIDE...BRAGANZA...DIXIE UNION...NEEDHAM AND WARESBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3122 8268 3137 8240 3136 8239 3129 8239
      3129 8237 3127 8236 3122 8231 3122 8229
      3119 8228 3117 8223 3117 8221 3115 8221
      3109 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 236DEG 23KT 3119 8256 

$$

SANDRIK

618 
WWUS52 KJAX 191840
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
240 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAC299-191900-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150419T1900Z/
WARE GA-
240 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
WARE COUNTY...
    
AT 240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EMERSON
PARK...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARGYLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEBBLE HILL...DEENWOOD...EMERSON PARK...HEBARDVILLE...BOGGY BAY...
SUNNYSIDE...NEEDHAM AND WARESBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3124 8262 3137 8240 3136 8239 3129 8239
      3129 8237 3127 8236 3122 8231 3122 8229
      3119 8228 3117 8223 3117 8221 3115 8221
      3112 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 236DEG 23KT 3123 8250 

$$

SANDRIK

091 
WWUS52 KJAX 191845
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
245 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAC299-191900-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150419T1900Z/
WARE GA-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARE COUNTY...
    
AT 245 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PEBBLE
HILL...OR 13 MILES WEST OF BLACKSHEAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PEBBLE HILL...DEENWOOD...EMERSON PARK...HEBARDVILLE...BOGGY BAY...
SUNNYSIDE...WARESBORO AND NEEDHAM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3125 8257 3137 8240 3136 8239 3129 8239
      3129 8237 3127 8236 3122 8231 3122 8229
      3119 8228 3117 8223 3117 8221 3115 8221
      3116 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 236DEG 23KT 3125 8247 

$$

SANDRIK

900 
WWUS52 KJAX 191854
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
254 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAC299-191904-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150419T1900Z/
WARE GA-
254 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
300 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
JACKSONVILLE.

LAT...LON 3125 8257 3137 8240 3136 8239 3129 8239
      3129 8237 3127 8236 3122 8231 3122 8229
      3119 8228 3117 8223 3117 8221 3115 8221
      3116 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 236DEG 23KT 3125 8247 

$$

SANDRIK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
127 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...TORNADO WATCH TIL 8PM I-10 CORRIDOR NORTHWARD...
...POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG/SEVERE STORMS AGAIN MONDAY...

.NEAR TERM...THROUGH TONIGHT...
WATER VAPOR SHOWING AN IMPRESSIVE SHORTWAVE THAT WILL MOVE
EASTWARD TOWARD AND OVER FORECAST AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. BAND
OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY WAVE THIS
AFTERNOON. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR AHEAD OF
SYSTEM TO SUPPORT A FEW STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS EMBEDDED WITHIN
THE LINE...MAINLY BOWING LINE SEGMENTS WITH DAMAGING WIND
POTENTIAL...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...STARTING TO SEE CONVECTION BREAK OUT AHEAD OF SYSTEM
OVER OUR WRN COUNTIES. GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE...THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW DISCRETE STRONG/SEVERE CELLS TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON. LATEST HRRR SUGGESTS THIS ACTIVITY COULD INTENSIFY AS
IT SPREADS NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. TORNADO WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM THE I-10 CORRIDOR NORTHWARD TIL 8PM.

BAND OF SHOWERS/STORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTH AND EAST ACROSS
FORECAST AREA BETWEEN 2PM AND 7PM...THEN MOVE OFFSHORE. LOW TEMPS
EXPECTED TO BE 68-70 MOST LOCATIONS.

SHORT TERM...MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... FOR MONDAY...COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. MORE WESTERLY FLOW AT LOW AND
MID LEVELS BRINGS IN DRIER AIR...AND AS A RESULT THE MODELS
DEVELOP CONSIDERABLY LESS PRECIP COVERAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON
COMPARED TO THIS AFTERNOON. WILL MAINTAIN 30-40 POP FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN SPC HAS SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER
OUR AREA...AND ONCE AGAIN WE SHOULD HAVE FAVORABLE COMBINATION OF
MODERATE CAPE AND SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR. LOW-LEVEL WINDS
WILL BE MORE SW AHEAD OF COLD FRONT...AND THIS WILL REDUCE
HELICITY...SO PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS. WARM AGAIN
MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SOMEWHAT
COOLER DRIER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. CURRENT FORECAST HIGH TEMPS OF
UPPER 70S SE GA...AROUND 80 I-10 CORRIDOR...AND LOW 80S GNV/OCF
LOOKS FINE. COOLER NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPS 55-60 ACROSS
THE AREA...EXCEPT LOW 60S COAST.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
GIVEN THE HIGH IMPACT THREATS THROUGH MONDAY...DID NOT MAKE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE MEDIUM RANGE GIVEN NOT MUCH
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE. STILL EXPECT WEAK
SURFACE RIDGING AND ZONAL FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE END OF THE
WORKWEEK...WITH SOME INCREASE IN TEMPS AS WELL AS SLIGHT CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS WITH SEA BREEZES. BETTER RAIN CHANCES MAY STILL COME
OVER WEEKENDD... THOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO TRACK OF NEXT WEEK
SYSTEM AND WHERE THE MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL END UP.

&&

.AVIATION...MAIN SQUALL LINE WELL WEST OF THE LOCAL FIELDS WITH
GAINESVILLE MOST LIKELY TO FEEL ITS IMPACT. EXPECT CONVECTION TO
MOVE IN THERE BETWEEN 19-21 UTC WITH CEILINGS IN THE 2.5 KFT RANGE.

THE COAST FIELDS FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE THROUGH THE JACKSONVILLE METRO
AREA TO SAINT SIMONS ISLAND SHOULD SEE A CONVERGENCE BETWEEN THE
DOMINANT SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW PATTERN AND THE DEVELOPING
ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE FRONT. EXPECT STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
CONVECTION TO FIRE UP ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST WITH CEILINGS BETWEEN
2.5-5 KFT. THESE STORMS SHOULD PASS OFFSHORE THIS EVENING BY 23OO
UTC AS THE WEAKENING SQUALL LINE MAKES ITS RUN AT THE COAST.

&&

.MARINE....WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND VEER OUT AHEAD OF
APPROACHING COLD FRONT ALTHOUGH NO HEADLINES EXPECTED THRU MONDAY.
THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING A BRIEF
PERIOD OF CONDITIONS APPROACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE
OFFSHORE COMPONENT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS/TSMS THRU MONDAY... WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THE
MORE INTENSE STORMS. HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDS IN BEHIND THE
FRONT TUE WITH WIND/SEAS DECREASING FOR REMAINDER OF WEEK.

.RIP CURRENTS...MODERATE RISK THIS AFTERNOON...LOW RISK MONDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  67  85  60  77 /  30  30  20  10
SSI  69  82  65  75 /  30  30  20  10
JAX  69  85  64  79 /  30  30  20  10
SGJ  70  83  67  77 /  30  40  20  10
GNV  68  85  65  81 /  20  40  20  10
OCF  69  85  66  82 /  20  40  20  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

WOLF/SANDRIK/WALKER

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 1:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
103 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-201715-
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-
103 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 79 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTH
FLORIDA AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA INCLUDING THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA.

A STRONG DISTURBANCE ALOFT MOVING TOWARDS OUR REGION WILL DEVELOP
A SQUALL LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVE INTO INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN SUWANNEE VALLEY BY THE EARLY TO
MID AFTERNOON HOURS AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA DURING
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THIS SQUALL LINE AS IT PROGRESSES THROUGH INLAND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR IN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN
CONCERNS FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...HAIL...
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES.

THERE IS A CONTINUED MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES
TODAY DUE TO A LINGER SWELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

ISOLATED STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES IN FROM THE GULF OUT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HAIL...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA
INCLUDING ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA AND
THE SUWANNEE VALLEY.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

SANDRIK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
127 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAZ149>152-162>164-191815-
CLINCH GA-BRANTLEY GA-PIERCE GA-ATKINSON GA-CHARLTON GA-ECHOLS GA-
WARE GA-
127 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN COLUMBIA...NORTHWESTERN
NASSAU...SOUTHEASTERN BACON...SOUTHWESTERN BRANTLEY...EAST CENTRAL
ECHOLS...WESTERN PIERCE...SOUTHEASTERN ATKINSON...WARE...EASTERN
CLINCH AND NORTHERN CHARLTON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

AT 127 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COGDELL TO NEAR FARGO...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. POSTPONE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
BUILDING. UNPLUG ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLIANCES AS THEY ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY LIGHTNING
STRIKES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACKSHEAR...FOLKSTON...FARGO...ARGYLE...STEPHEN FOSTER STATE PARK...
HOMELAND...RACE POND...BRISTOL...DEENWOOD...HEBARDVILLE...
SUNNYSIDE...PEBBLE HILL...DIXIE UNION...BRAGANZA...MANOR...EMERSON
PARK...JAMESTOWN...FORT MUDGE...BOGGY BAY AND COGDELL.

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

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3143 8235 3151 8223 3079 8201 3076 8201
      3075 8204 3066 8205 3058 8235 3059 8258
      3121 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 245DEG 27KT 3117 8272 3062 8255

SANDRIK

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 1:58 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
158 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAZ132>136-149-150-191845-
JEFF DAVIS GA-WAYNE GA-BACON GA-APPLING GA-ATKINSON GA-WARE GA-
COFFEE GA-
158 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BACON...JEFF DAVIS...NORTHWESTERN
PIERCE...APPLING...NORTHEASTERN ATKINSON...NORTHWESTERN WARE...
NORTHWESTERN WAYNE AND COFFEE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

AT 157 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF OCILLA TO
10 MILES EAST OF PEARSON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. POSTPONE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
BUILDING. UNPLUG ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLIANCES AS THEY ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY LIGHTNING
STRIKES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOUGLAS...BAXLEY...HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BROXTON...AMBROSE...GRAHAM...
SURRENCY...PLANT HATCH...NICHOLLS...WEST GREEN...SNIPESVILLE...
PRIDGEN...DENTON...PINE GROVE...BICKLEY...NEW LACY...AXSON AND
MILLWOOD.

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.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3194 8228 3189 8211 3186 8212 3183 8206
      3177 8209 3177 8213 3147 8213 3153 8223
      3144 8233 3143 8240 3140 8241 3123 8272
      3136 8278 3155 8307 3161 8306 3166 8300
      3179 8299 3178 8287 3192 8268 3196 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 223DEG 26KT 3163 8314 3132 8268

SANDRIK

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 2:01 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
201 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAZ150-163-191830-
CLINCH GA-WARE GA-
201 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATKINSON...
NORTHWESTERN WARE AND NORTHWESTERN CLINCH COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM
EDT...

AT 201 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HOMERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOMERVILLE...ARGYLE...COGDELL...MANOR AND MILLWOOD.

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

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

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3115 8293 3118 8286 3118 8267 3122 8269
      3123 8270 3126 8270 3128 8265 3127 8263
      3129 8263 3131 8259 3105 8244 3094 8283
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 232DEG 21KT 3108 8276

SANDRIK

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 2:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
225 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

FLZ020>022-GAZ162-191930-
COLUMBIA FL-HAMILTON FL-SUWANNEE FL-ECHOLS GA-
225 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN COLUMBIA...HAMILTON...
NORTHERN GILCHRIST...SUWANNEE...ECHOLS AND SOUTHERN CLINCH COUNTIES
UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

AT 223 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF I-75
AT EXIT 16 TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF MADISON TO 27 MILES SOUTH OF PERRY TO
21 MILES WEST OF STEINHATCHEE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...JASPER...JENNINGS...WHITE SPRINGS...FARGO...
STATENVILLE...ICHETUCKNEE SPRING...SUWANNEE SPRINGS...SUWANNEE RIVER
STATE PARK...COLUMBIA...FORT WHITE...WELLBORN...CROSSROADS...
BELMONT...BLUE SPRINGS...LURAVILLE...WINFIELD...SUWANNEE VALLEY AND
OBRIEN.

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

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3063 8314 3080 8313 3081 8283 3074 8280
      3072 8262 3069 8258 2992 8267 2991 8277
      2994 8279 2989 8291 2996 8293 3008 8307
      3012 8323 3026 8325 3039 8317 3042 8322
      3046 8322 3047 8324 3062 8327 3063 8331
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 253DEG 44KT 3086 8342 3038 8343 2974 8374 2976
8373

ENYEDI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 18, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Glynn, Wayne	17 min
Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Charlton, Pierce, Ware	48 min
Apr 19, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis	47 min
Apr 19, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	29 min
Apr 19, 2:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clinch, Ware	34 min
Apr 19, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis	26 min
Apr 19, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Echols	65 min
Apr 19, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Brantley, Pierce, Wayne	23 min
Apr 19, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Pierce, Wayne	28 min
Apr 19, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch, Echols	39 min
Apr 19, 3:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Appling	113 min
Apr 19, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Glynn, Wayne	26 min
Apr 19, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch, Echols, Ware	42 min
Apr 19, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	39 min
Apr 19, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Ware	30 min
Apr 19, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Pierce	39 min
Apr 19, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	48 min
Apr 19, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Charlton	42 min
Apr 19, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Ware	51 min
Apr 19, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Glynn	19 min
Apr 19, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Ware	35 min
Apr 19, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Glynn	31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.