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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 30, 2016Gilchrist County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT for Gilchrist County, Florida. It was in force for 44 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
May 30, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL

County Gilchrist County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

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 May 30, 2:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 2:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 4:05 AM EDT, 11 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
405 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-310815-
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-
405 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2016

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

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

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

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW
STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL NEAR 100 DEGREES INLAND TUESDAY
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

.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, May 30, 4:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
401 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016

FLZ035-302045-
GILCHRIST FL-
401 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GILCHRIST COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM EDT...

AT 401 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRENTON...BELL AND FANNING SPRINGS.

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

LAT...LON 2966 8295 2970 8296 2970 8294 2972 8296
      2972 8294 2973 8295 2974 8294 2981 8285
      2968 8265 2963 8266 2956 8275 2956 8276
      2958 8276 2958 8278 2959 8293 2963 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 316DEG 6KT 2970 8288

PETERSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist43 min
May 30, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam49 min
May 30, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.