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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 6, 2017Saint Johns County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT for Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 30 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
Jun 6, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Saint Johns County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 2017-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 398 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 2017-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 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
398 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
617 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-63 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 Jun 6, 10:38 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 10:38 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 10:43 AM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1043 AM EDT Tue Jun 6 2017

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-071445-
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-
1043 AM EDT Tue Jun 6 2017

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SUWANNEE VALLEY AREA AND MARION
COUNTY...
...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...
...A FEW STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Florida,
Southeast Georgia and the Adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...
Waves of heavy rainfall accompanied by embedded strong
thunderstorms are expected through late tonight. Widespread
heavy downpours and a few strong thunderstorms will push
northeastward from the Gulf of Mexico across our region from the
mid-morning through mid- afternoon hours today. The heaviest
rainfall amounts with this activity will likely occur in the
Suwannee Valley and portions of inland southeast Georgia, where
widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are forecast, with
localized heavier amounts possible. Stronger thunderstorms during
this time frame will be capable of producing gusty winds of 30-40
mph, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes, and localized
flooding, particularly in urban areas.

Another round of heavy downpours and embedded strong to possibly
isolated severe thunderstorms is expected to push into our region
from the west, mainly after midnight tonight. The Storm
Prediction Center has placed southern portions of southeast
Georgia and all of northeast and north central Florida within a
marginal risk for severe thunderstorm development, with stronger
activity overnight capable of producing damaging wind gusts,
frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes, and localized
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

A cold front will approach our area from the north and will slowly
push through our region on Wednesday night and Thursday.
Additional rounds of heavy downpours and embedded strong
thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday and Wednesday night,
bringing event rainfall totals to the 2 to 4 inch range, with
locally higher amounts possible. Stronger thunderstorms will be
capable of producing gusty winds, frequent cloud to ground
lightning strikes, and localized flooding. Activity will gradually
push south of our area by the early afternoon hours on Thursday.

Southwesterly winds will strengthen over the coastal waters on
Wednesday evening in advance of a cold front. A Small Craft
Advisory may be required for the offshore Florida coastal waters
on Wednesday night. A northeasterly wind surge following the cold
front may also bring Small Craft Advisory conditions to portions
of our coastal waters on Thursday.

An elevated risk of rip currents is expected at area beaches from
Thursday through Saturday due to onshore winds.

Isolated to widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening
thunderstorms are expected on Friday and Saturday, with
scattered to numerous thunderstorms possible by Sunday and Monday
afternoons.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotters are asked to self activate if warnings are issued. We
encourage spotters to report rainfall amounts in excess of 2
inches.

For additional information, visit the National Weather Service in
Jacksonville website on the internet at weather.gov/jax.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:36 AM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 6, 12:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 10:32 AM EDTFlood WatchJAXBaker, Bradford, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau and 2 more34 hr
Jun 6, 12:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Gilchrist3 hr
Jun 6, 12:32 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXSuwannee118 min
Jun 6, 1:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Marion113 min
Jun 6, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns43 min
Jun 6, 2:06 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXSaint Johns24 min
Jun 6, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX66 min
Jun 6, 2:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXSaint Johns2 hr
Jun 6, 2:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXPutnam2 hr
Jun 6, 3:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Gilchrist3 hr

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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.