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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Jacksonville, FL

August 14, 2016Hamilton County, Florida; Echols County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2016, 6:43 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Florida; Echols County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 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
Aug 14, 2016, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2016, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, FL, Echols County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2016-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1873 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 2016-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
1873 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 Aug 14, 1:26 PM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 1:26 PM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
126 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

.NEAR TERM...This afternoon through Monday...

This Afternoon...Deeper convection was slow to evolve across the
area early this afternoon with little progression of the east
coast sea breeze given abundant mid and high clouds rotating
northward on the ENE side of a retrograding upper level low in the
central Gulf of Mexico. The filtered sunlight limited heating with
many locations across our inland Fl zones still in the low/mid 80s
while less cloud cover enabled temperatures to rise into the
lower 90s across SE Ga and NE Florida near JAX. A few weak radar
returns continued to move the NW across the area associated with
the mid level PVA rotating northward round the upper level low.

Short range guidance continued to suggest that with additional
heating and decreased mid level destabilization deeper convection
including some strong to sever storms will ignite across inland NE
Florida along and west of the St. Johns River basin. These storms
will be capable of producing strong downdrafts given modest dry
air just above the surface and steeper mid level lapse rates. High
resolution models including the HRRR/HRRRX indicated the potential
for a resultant wave of strong/severe storms triggered by convective
outflows front the initial cells spawned near the St Johns River
basin over the next couple of hours...with outflows pushing generally
to the WNW and spawning additional convection across the Suwannee
River Valley and inland SE Ga through the late afternoon/early
evening.

Tonight...Lingering stratiform convection and drizzle is expected
across much of the area as deeper/stronger convective cells push
off to the NNW through midnight. Gradually increasing onshore flow
with a weak coastal trough axis indicated in some of the guidance
will bring a chance of coastal showers moving onshore generally
along the NE Florida coast early Monday morning before sunrise.
Minimum temps will trend a bit warmer due to lingering clouds and
increased easterly flow trailing the departing upper level
low...and values will range from the upper 70s/near 80 along the
Atlantic coast to the low/mid 70s inland.

Monday...Deeper easterly flow increasing over the area as stacked
ridging strengthens over the western Atlantic with a surface ridge
axis across the Carolinas. The stronger east coast sea breeze will
move inland by late morning with some coastal showers moving inland
toward the I-95 corridor by midday...with convection blossoming westward
toward inland SE Ga and the I-75 corridor of NE FL into the afternoon
and pushing farther west of the local forecast area during the early
evening. With lack of upper level forcing advertised the highest rain
chances of 30-40% for coastal NE Fl during the morning and our inland
zones during the afternoon with mostly dry conditions across
coastal SE Ga due to proximity to subsidence. East winds will
become breezy along the coast by midday with max temperatures in
the mid/upper 80s...while farther inland temperatures will near
the lower 90s toward I-75. A few strong storms capable of gusty
winds will be possible Mon afternoon but mid level temperatures
will be warming into the -6 to -8 deg C range at 500 mb as the
ridge strengthens to our NE...thus reducing severe weather
potential.

.SHORT TERM /Tuesday through Wednesday Night/...
Model guidance maintains surface and upper ridge of high pressure over and
north of our area. Will continue to see very warm humid conditions with
high temps both days low-mid 90s w of I-95 corridor to around 90
east of I-95. With low-level SE flow should see similar set up for
afternoon/early evening showers/t-storms each day with best coverage
between hwy 301 and I-75 corridors and less coverage closer to east
coast.

.LONG TERM...Thursday through Sunday/...
Models flatten upper ridge over our area Thu/Fri as shortwave trough move over
and offshore from mid-Atlantic states...with little change to upper ridge next
weekend.  Will maintain chance POPs each day this period with eastward extension
of higher POP values toward the east coast.

Little change in temperatures seen this period...with high temps in low-mid 90s
w of I-95 corridor...around 90 east of I-95.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR low cigs caused temporary restrictions early this
afternoon across NE Fl terminals. This trend will continue as diurnal
instability increases and triggers scattered showers and thunderstorms
later this afternoon and into this evening. Best chances of thunderstorms
today will be near VQQ and GNV based on the latest short range model
guidance...but more discrete cells could impact the other terminals.
Will monitor radar trends to best time tempo groups for convection.
Tonight lingering stratiform and low/mid clouds will gradually erode
this evening with lingering mid/high debris clouds overnight.

&&

.MARINE...Prevailing ESE winds will develop tonight and persist
through Thu as high pressure axis dominates north of the local
waters. Fri winds veer southerly as the ridge axis shifts south of
the local waters as a mean layer trough approaches the eastern
seaboard.

Rip Currents: Low risk today and Monday.

.CLIMATE...Jacksonville's 6.95 inches of rainfall since June 1st
is currently the 4th driest since records began in 1872. The
driest meteorological summer (Jun, Jul, Aug) on record in
Jacksonville occurred in 1954 when 8.71 inches of rainfall was
recorded.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  72  94  74  94 /  20  30  10  30
SSI  79  89  79  89 /  10  10  10  20
JAX  74  91  75  91 /  20  20  10  30
SGJ  76  89  78  88 /  20  30  10  30
GNV  72  93  74  93 /  30  40  10  60
OCF  73  93  75  93 /  30  40  10  60

&&

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

Enyedi/Wolf/Nelson
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 2:32 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
232 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-151845-
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-
232 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

...MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON & EVENING...

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

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...MAINLY OVER INLAND AREAS. STORM MOTION WILL GENERALLY BE
TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING...SMALL
HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE AREA OF GREATEST SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 301
CORRIDOR.

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...PRIMARILY DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ACTIVATE IS WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR
THEIR LOCATIONS.

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 14, 6:09 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:17 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
617 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

FLZ021-142300-
SUWANNEE FL-
617 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SUWANNEE COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM
EDT...

AT 617 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WELLBORN...OR NEAR LIVE OAK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO PEA SIZE IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVE OAK...WELLBORN...MCALPIN...LURAVILLE...NEWBURN AND HOUSTON.

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

LAT...LON 3028 8323 3038 8318 3042 8310 3041 8299
      3036 8286 3034 8284 3035 8283 3033 8279
      3021 8279 3018 8280 3006 8288 3009 8308
      3014 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 123DEG 15KT 3028 8288

CORDERO
Local storm report, Aug 14, 6:18 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
618 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE LAKE CITY          30.14N 82.60W
08/14/2016                   COLUMBIA           FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SEVERAL LANDED ON HOMES IN AREA

&&

AWALKER
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:26 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
626 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

FLZ020-GAZ162-142300-
HAMILTON FL-ECHOLS GA-
626 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAMILTON AND SOUTHERN ECHOLS
COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 625 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BELMONT...OR 7 MILES EAST OF JASPER...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO PEA SIZE IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...JENNINGS...STATENVILLE...NEEDMORE AND BELMONT.

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

LAT...LON 3071 8308 3069 8262 3060 8259 3060 8270
      3056 8273 3053 8271 3053 8273 3049 8270
      3048 8270 3047 8268 3046 8268 3045 8266
      3043 8265 3040 8265 3034 8282 3050 8304
      3062 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 156DEG 17KT 3050 8284

CORDERO
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:31 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
631 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

FLZ022-142315-
COLUMBIA FL-
631 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY UNTIL 715
PM EDT...

AT 631 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WATERTOWN...OR NEAR LAKE CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO PEA SIZE IN DIAMETER...EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...WATERTOWN...WINFIELD...FIVE POINTS AND SUWANNEE VALLEY.

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

LAT...LON 3031 8279 3033 8268 3039 8264 3041 8259
      3051 8251 3037 8246 3011 8246 3010 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 172DEG 22KT 3020 8256

CORDERO
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:38 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
638 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

GAZ163-142330-
CLINCH GA-
638 PM EDT SUN AUG 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CLINCH COUNTY UNTIL 730
PM EDT...

AT 638 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTH OF FARGO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FARGO AND DU PONT.

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

LAT...LON 3100 8290 3100 8257 3082 8250 3073 8244
      3059 8243 3059 8257 3071 8258 3075 8279
      3086 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 131DEG 13KT 3081 8257

CORDERO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 8:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion37 min
Aug 13, 10:27 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXMarion2 hr
Aug 14, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion36 min
Aug 14, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua46 min
Aug 14, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee34 min
Aug 14, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker25 min
Aug 14, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist36 min
Aug 14, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia44 min
Aug 14, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXUnion21 min
Aug 14, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee43 min
Aug 14, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton34 min
Aug 14, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia44 min
Aug 13, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols25 min
Aug 13, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch28 min
Aug 13, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis18 min
Aug 13, 9:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee40 min
Aug 13, 10:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAtkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Ware118 min
Aug 14, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch52 min
Aug 14, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols25 min
Aug 14, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols17 min
Aug 14, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson46 min
Aug 14, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Clinch42 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.