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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 1, 2016Brantley County, Charlton County, Ware County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT for Brantley County, Charlton County, Ware County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Brantley County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Ware County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 1, 5:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Ese Hoboken, GA	911 CALL CENTER REPORTS A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CANEY BAY RD AND BRITT STILL RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 1, 2:48 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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: 118 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -235 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 843 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

606 
WUUS52 KJAX 012040
SVRJAX
GAC025-049-299-012130-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0021.160401T2040Z-160401T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
440 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN BRANTLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  EAST CENTRAL WARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  NORTHERN CHARLTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 440 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
  BRAGANZA...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF WAYCROSS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HICKOX...FORT MUDGE...BRAGANZA AND WINOKUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

LAT...LON 3127 8205 3109 8192 3106 8193 3106 8194
      3105 8194 3104 8191 3104 8194 3097 8233
      3106 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 238DEG 34KT 3103 8228 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NELSON

2 follow-up statements

765 
WWUS52 KJAX 012054
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
454 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

GAC049-299-012103-
/O.CAN.KJAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160401T2130Z/
WARE GA-CHARLTON GA-
454 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WARE AND NORTHERN
CHARLTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3127 8205 3109 8192 3105 8194 3108 8206
      3102 8208 3101 8211 3101 8213 3105 8216
      3109 8221 3117 8221 3117 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 248DEG 37KT 3108 8214 

$$

GAC025-012130-
/O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160401T2130Z/
BRANTLEY GA-
454 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BRANTLEY COUNTY...

AT 453 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT MUDGE...OR
13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAHUNTA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HICKOX AND FORT MUDGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3127 8205 3109 8192 3105 8194 3108 8206
      3102 8208 3101 8211 3101 8213 3105 8216
      3109 8221 3117 8221 3117 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 248DEG 37KT 3108 8214 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NELSON

953 
WWUS52 KJAX 012125
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
525 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

GAC025-012135-
/O.EXP.KJAX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160401T2130Z/
BRANTLEY GA-
525 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BRANTLEY COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM EDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3127 8205 3109 8192 3105 8194 3108 8206
      3102 8208 3101 8211 3101 8213 3105 8216
      3109 8221 3117 8221 3117 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 238DEG 34KT 3108 8214 

$$

NELSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Coffee	39 min
Apr 1, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Ware	47 min
Apr 1, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Coffee, Jeff Davis	39 min
Apr 1, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch	48 min
Apr 1, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	53 min
Apr 1, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Brantley, Glynn, Wayne	33 min
Apr 1, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Camden	31 min
Apr 1, 5:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Coffee, Ware	20 min
Apr 1, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Appling, Jeff Davis	43 min
Apr 1, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Pierce, Wayne	40 min
Apr 1, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce, Ware	42 min
Apr 1, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Brantley, Glynn	23 min
Apr 1, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Pierce, Ware, Wayne	51 min
Apr 1, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	38 min
Apr 1, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Glynn	46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.