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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2017, 7:25 PM EST for Flagler County, Florida. It was in force for 13 min. 4 reports 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
- Jan 22, 2017, 7:25 PM EST (00:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2017, 7:38 PM EST
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Flagler County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 7:25 PM EST | HAIL 0.5 | Palm Coast, FL | |
| Jan 22, 7:29 PM EST | HAIL 0.75 | Palm Coast, FL | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL NEAR THE SIZE OF A PENNY IN PALM COAST. |
| Jan 22, 7:35 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 1 E Palm Coast, FL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN C SECTION OF PALM COAST. |
| Jan 22, 7:35 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 3 Nne Bunnell, FL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL FOR 3 MINUTES REPORTED IN R SECTION OF PALM COAST. TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 12:47 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1692 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 785 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 527 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 651 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 7.1
- Supercell composite
- 23.4
The text
As transmitted.
587
WFUS52 KJAX 230025
TORJAX
FLC035-230100-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0037.170123T0025Z-170123T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
725 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Flagler County in northeastern Florida...
* Until 800 PM EST
* At 725 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bunnell, moving northeast at 60 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Beverly Beach and Espanola.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2947 8110 2945 8131 2953 8134 2963 8114
2953 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 232DEG 50KT 2951 8126
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ENYEDI2 follow-up statements
065
WWUS52 KJAX 230034
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
734 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
FLC035-230100-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170123T0100Z/
Flagler FL-
734 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY...
At 734 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Palm Coast, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Palm Coast and Beverly Beach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2949 8123 2957 8126 2963 8114 2953 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 232DEG 50KT 2959 8114
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ENYEDI323
WWUS52 KJAX 230038
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
738 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
FLC035-230048-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170123T0100Z/
Flagler FL-
738 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect
for the county.
LAT...LON 2949 8123 2957 8126 2963 8114 2953 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 232DEG 50KT 2963 8108
$$
ENYEDIWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jan 22, 3:14 PM EST, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 3:14 PM EST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
314 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017
...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
PM THIS EVENING...
.NEAR TERM /Through Tonight/...
Frontal boundary was moving back northward across southeast
Georgia this afternoon. A broken line of storms was moving across
northeast Florida and coastal southeast Georgia, and isolated
severe storms are possible along it.
An area of low pressure will rapidly deepen across Alabama and
northern Georgia late this afternoon into the evening, and a cold
front will continue to surge eastward. This is the main threat for
late this afternoon into the early evening. This squall line was
moving quickly eastward across the northeastern Gulf
northward...extending from a line from just west of Tallahassee,
FL to just west of Albany, GA. This line will move into the
western portion of our region between 4 and 5 pm...reach I-75 to
Waycross by 6 PM...and then Highway 301 to I-95 and the coast of
southeast Georgia by 7 PM...then the line should exit the region
before 9 PM. This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation, with
strong long-track tornadoes, hail up to lime size, and damaging
winds up to 85 mph possible.
Isolated to scattered showers are forecast to wrap around the area
of low pressure overnight tonight. Cooler temperatures are
forecast, with lows in the 50s.
.SHORT TERM /Monday and Tuesday/...
Monday: Large area of low pressure will move across the southeast
on Monday, and breezy conditions are expected. Westerly winds will
increase to 15-25 mph with gusts up to 30-35 mph. A Wind Advisory
could be required for portions of the region on Monday. Highs will
be in the 60s to near 70.
Tuesday: Area of low pressure will move to off the coast of the
mid Atlantic states on Tuesday, and weak high pressure will build
over the region in the afternoon. Mostly sunny skies will prevail
with highs in the mid 60s to near 70 degrees.
.LONG TERM /Wednesday through Saturday/...
An upper trough and surface low will push across the upper Great
Lakes on Wednesday, and a surface cold front will move into the
the southeast. High pressure will shift east to the Bahamas, with
southwesterly flow expected to prevail. Temperatures will warm
back into the 70s. The frontal boundary will move through the
region late Wednesday night and through the day on Thursday,
bringing a chance for showers. Northwesterly winds will then
prevail behind the front, with cooler conditions prevailing into
next weekend.
&&
.AVIATION...
Rounds of strong to severe storms will move through the TAF sites
this afternoon. The first one was moving through at 19-20Z, with
isolated severe storms. The main threat will be from 22-02Z with
wind gusts up to 85 mph, large hail up to lime size, and strong
long track tornadoes. The winds will be variable across Duval
County TAF sites for the next few hours due to a boundary over
the County. Southwesterly winds around 10 knots will prevail at
KSSI in the cold pool
&&
.MARINE...
A Gale Warning is in effect through Monday night for the offshore
Atlantic waters beyond 20nm offshore. Winds will increase to 30-35
knots with gusts up to 40 knots across the offshore waters, with
seas building to 7-11 feet. Nearshore: A Small Craft Advisory is
in effect through Monday night for winds of 20-25 knots.
Occasional gusts to gale force are possible.
A squall line with move through the waters late this afternoon
into the evening, with severe storms and waterspouts possible.
Strong winds will continue through Monday night before subsiding.
Rip Currents: Moderate risk of rip currents.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 53 65 44 66 / 30 20 0 0
SSI 57 66 47 64 / 60 20 0 0
JAX 57 66 45 67 / 50 10 0 0
SGJ 59 68 45 68 / 80 10 0 0
GNV 56 67 43 68 / 40 10 0 0
OCF 58 69 45 70 / 70 20 0 0
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM EST this evening for Hamilton.
Wind Advisory until 6 PM EST this evening for Alachua-Baker-
Bradford-Clay-Coastal Duval-Coastal Nassau-Columbia-Flagler-
Gilchrist-Hamilton-Inland Duval-Inland Nassau-Marion-Putnam-
St. Johns-Suwannee-Union.
GA...Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM EST this evening for Appling-
Atkinson-Bacon-Brantley-Charlton-Clinch-Coffee-Echols-
Inland Camden-Inland Glynn-Jeff Davis-Pierce-Ware-Wayne.
Wind Advisory until 6 PM EST this evening for Appling-Atkinson-
Bacon-Brantley-Charlton-Clinch-Coastal Camden-Coastal Glynn-
Coffee-Echols-Inland Camden-Inland Glynn-Jeff Davis-Pierce-
Ware-Wayne.
AM...Gale Warning until 4 AM EST Tuesday for 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.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EST Tuesday for 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.
&&
Kennedy/Nelson/GuilletHazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 2:24 PM EST, 5 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 224 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-231930- 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- 224 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM... ...HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA... SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. LARGE HAIL UP TO LIME SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 85 MPH...AND STRONG LONG- LIVED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER IN THUNDERSTORMS. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... GALE WARNING FOR THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .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
Local storm report, Jan 22, 6:31 PM EST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
631 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WOODBINE 30.96N 81.72W
01/22/2017 CAMDEN GA TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BETWEEN LIGHTNING FLASHES SOUTHWEST
OF WOODBINE
&&
PPETERSLocal storm report, Jan 22, 6:41 PM EST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
641 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0629 PM TORNADO WOODBINE 30.96N 81.72W
01/22/2017 CAMDEN GA NWS EMPLOYEE
TDS SIGNATURE BY DUAL POL NEAR WOODBINE.
&&
AKENNEDYLocal storm report, Jan 22, 7:01 PM EST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
701 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW SUWANNEE VALLEY 30.27N 82.72W
01/22/2017 COLUMBIA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A LARGE TREE
SPLIT A HOME IN HALF IN THE LAKE CITY AREA NEAR
INTERSTATE 10 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 41. THERE WAS 1 INJURED.
REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE LAKE CITY
AREA. THE TIME GIVEN WAS BASED ON RADAR.
&&
PPETERSLocal storm report, Jan 22, 7:05 PM EST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
705 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NE WOODBINE 31.01N 81.66W
01/22/2017 CAMDEN GA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN 2 MILES EAST OF I-95 NEAR EXIT 22. POSSIBLE
TORNADO.
&&
AKENNEDYLocal storm report, Jan 22, 7:09 PM EST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
709 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0709 PM TSTM WND GST JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIO 30.48N 81.71W
01/22/2017 M46 MPH DUVAL FL ASOS
&&
AKENNEDYLocal storm report, Jan 22, 7:13 PM EST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
713 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM HAIL 6 ENE BRUNSWICK 31.16N 81.38W
01/22/2017 M1.00 INCH GLYNN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
&&
AKENNEDYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 7:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Clay, Putnam, Saint Johns | 23 min |
| Jan 22, 7:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, Saint Johns | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 7:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 13 min |
| Jan 22, 8:09 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 96 min | |
| Jan 23, 1:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau and 2 more | 16 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.