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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 14, 2016Nassau County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2016, 3:37 PM EDT for Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 53 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
Jul 14, 2016, 3:37 PM EDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Nassau County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 14 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1854 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2016-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1854 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
938 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 14, 3:32 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:32 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
332 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

.NEAR TERM.../THROUGH FRIDAY/...

A ridge of high pressure will stretch across the Western Atlantic
and into central Florida, with Southerly flow bringing an increase
in moisture over the area this period.

Convergence along a line from the Suwannee valley into coastal
Southeast Georgia will provide a focus for convection through mid
afternoon Today. The East coast sea breeze will provide additional
focus toward mid afternoon, with outflow boundaries also helping
with storm initiation.

Storms will dissipate this evening with loss of daytime heating.
Skies are expected to clear overnight.

A similar pattern is expected for tomorrow with scattered convection
from early afternoon into early evening.

Temperatures this period will remain above seasonal averages.

.SHORT TERM /Fri Night-Sunday/...

Models keep E-W ridge axis in place through Saturday then slowly
weaken the High pressure aloft and slowly shift the low level
ridge axis northward into GA/SC by Sunday. This will allow for a
slow shift of afternoon/evening convection to be further inland
over North Florida and into Inland SE GA as the Atlc Coast Sea
Breeze Front pushes in further and faster each afternoon. This
will keep the rain chances around 20-30% for Coastal NE FL/Coastal
SE GA and into the 30-50% range for inland North FL/Inland SE GA.
Storm motion will become more South to North and strong to
isolated severe storms with gusty winds/frequent lightning and
heavy rainfall will continue to be the main threats. Temps will
remain slightly above normal but will return closer to climo
values with the lower/middle 90s inland and near 90 along the
coast. Heat indices will continue close to 105 degrees each day in
the humid airmass.

.LONG TERM /Monday-Thursday/...

With ridge axis still on track to lift just north of the region
and slowly weaken through the period the NE FL/SE GA area will
come under a more Easterly Steering Flow with long-range models
actually showing possibility of weak upper level disturbances
pushing out of the Bahamas across the region. This pattern overall
will keep the lowest rain chances along the coast at 20-30% and
higher rain chances further inland at 30-50% as the East Coast
Sea Breeze pushes inland each day, although this could be
disrupted if one of the upper level disturbances is strong enough
to help push any convection over the coastal waters onshore
especially during the morning hours as the sea breeze develops.
Still too early for any specifics. Still expect slightly above
normal temps to continue with highs well into the 90s inland and
near 90 along the coast.

&&

.AVIATION...

Scattered convection will spread across the region this afternoon.
While prevailing vfr conditions are expected for much of this 18z
taf period, brief reductions and gusty winds in and near afternoon
storms are expected.

&&

.MARINE...

A ridge of high pressure stretching across the Western Atlantic and
into central Florida will slowly move North this weekend, becoming
just North of area waters early next week.

RIP CURRENTS: Low risk through Friday.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Jacksonville /KJAX/ has reached >=95F again today and is now at 11
consecutive days >=95F, which ties for the 6th longest streak on
record. The longest recent stretch since 13 days in a row in July
of 1986.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  75  95  74  96 /  20  40  30  40
SSI  79  91  78  91 /  20  30  30  30
JAX  75  94  75  94 /  20  40  30  40
SGJ  77  91  77  91 /  10  30  30  30
GNV  73  93  73  95 /  30  40  30  40
OCF  74  94  74  94 /  30  40  30  40

&&

.JAX Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...None.
&&

Struble/Hess/Guillet
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 4:30 AM EDT, 11 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-150900-
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-
430 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...ISOLATED STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAT INDICES UP TO 107 THIS AFTERNOON...

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

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

SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ISOLATED STORM MAY BE STRONG TO
BRIEFLY SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN CONCERN. STORMS MAY ALSO
CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL DUE TO SLOW AND ERRATIC STORM
MOTION...AND FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING.

HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 103 TO 107 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED
EACH DAY. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

ELEVATED HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

.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

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:59 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
259 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

GAZ153-154-165-166-141945-
COASTAL CAMDEN GA-INLAND CAMDEN GA-INLAND GLYNN GA-COASTAL GLYNN GA-
259 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CAMDEN AND SOUTHWESTERN
GLYNN COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 259 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM WAVERLY TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEKYLL ISLAND.
THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRUNSWICK...JEKYLL ISLAND...WAVERLY...DOVER BLUFF AND TARBORO.

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3105 8138 3089 8146 3102 8182 3125 8175
      3111 8136
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 189DEG 1KT 3108 8171 3102 8154

HESS
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:20 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
320 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

FLZ024-025-124-141945-
COASTAL NASSAU FL-INLAND NASSAU FL-INLAND DUVAL FL-
320 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NASSAU AND CENTRAL DUVAL
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 320 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NASSAU VILLAGE-RATLIFF...OR OVER CALLAHAN. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE...HILLIARD...CALLAHAN...
JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL ARPT...BRYCEVILLE...RATLIFF...
NASSAU VILLAGE-RATLIFF...CISCO GARDENS AND WHITEHOUSE AIR FIELD.

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3031 8173 3032 8200 3079 8191 3075 8173
      3074 8172 3075 8172 3073 8163 3072 8161
      3072 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 281DEG 1KT 3053 8180

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXUnion33 min
Jul 13, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton32 min
Jul 13, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker25 min
Jul 14, 12:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist42 min
Jul 14, 12:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist40 min
Jul 14, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXUnion45 min
Jul 14, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker52 min
Jul 14, 1:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist43 min
Jul 14, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia46 min
Jul 14, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua49 min
Jul 14, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker47 min
Jul 14, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia42 min
Jul 14, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXUnion38 min
Jul 14, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton47 min
Jul 14, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker41 min
Jul 14, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau35 min
Jul 14, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford38 min
Jul 14, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau25 min
Jul 14, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval26 min
Jul 14, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX91 min
Jul 14, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX91 min
Jul 14, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns24 min
Jul 14, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion27 min
Jul 14, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXFlagler, Putnam, Saint Johns43 min
Jul 14, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam42 min
Jul 14, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion35 min
Jul 14, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXPutnam45 min
Jul 14, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton44 min
Jul 14, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn41 min
Jul 14, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn40 min
Jul 14, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols53 min
Jul 14, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley34 min
Jul 14, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton44 min
Jul 14, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden46 min
Jul 14, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley49 min
Jul 14, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden28 min
Jul 14, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden35 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.