Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

May 19, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT (19:45 UTC)

Expired

May 19, 2016, 3:58 PM EDT

In force

13 min

Issued by

NWS Jacksonville, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Camden County, GA

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KJAX 191945
TORJAX
GAC039-192015-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0006.160519T1945Z-160519T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
345 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
    
* AT 345 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF KINGS BAY BASE...MOVING SOUTHEAST
  AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  CUMBERLAND ISLAND.

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 OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

IF ON OR NEAR CUMBERLAND ISLAND...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO
DOCK AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3079 8142 3070 8142 3084 8156 3099 8143
      3097 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 298DEG 10KT 3087 8144 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

NELSON

561 
WWUS52 KJAX 191958
SVSJAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
358 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2016

GAC039-192008-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160519T2015Z/
CAMDEN GA-
358 PM EDT THU MAY 19 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3079 8142 3070 8142 3084 8156 3099 8143
      3097 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 298DEG 10KT 3085 8140 

$$

NELSON

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