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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at May 13, 2017, 7:47 PM EDT for Charlton County, Ware County, Georgia; Baker County, Florida. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2017, 7:47 PM EDT (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Baker County, FL, Charlton County, GA, Ware County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 937 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
459
WFUS52 KJAX 132347
TORJAX
FLC003-GAC049-299-140015-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0048.170513T2347Z-170514T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
747 PM EDT SAT MAY 13 2017
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Baker County in northeastern Florida...
Southeastern Ware County in southeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Charlton County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 815 PM EDT
* At 747 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles north of Taylor, or 19 miles south of Stephen
Foster State Park, moving east at 20 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 dangerous storm will be near...
St. George around 815 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3046 8202 3044 8204 3042 8203 3041 8204
3038 8204 3049 8236 3069 8233 3064 8204
3061 8203 3060 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 278DEG 19KT 3055 8224
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHULER2 follow-up statements
091
WWUS52 KJAX 140001
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 13 2017
FLC003-GAC299-140010-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170514T0015Z/
Baker FL-Ware GA-
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 13 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BAKER AND SOUTHEASTERN WARE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3047 8202 3044 8204 3042 8203 3041 8204
3047 8220 3049 8220 3051 8223 3053 8223
3062 8220 3063 8204 3061 8203 3060 8201
3057 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 278DEG 19KT 3054 8216
$$
GAC049-140015-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170514T0015Z/
Charlton GA-
801 PM EDT SAT MAY 13 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHARLTON COUNTY...
At 800 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near St. George, or 17 miles southwest of Hilliard,
moving east at 20 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 dangerous storm will be near...
St. George around 815 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3047 8202 3044 8204 3042 8203 3041 8204
3047 8220 3049 8220 3051 8223 3053 8223
3062 8220 3063 8204 3061 8203 3060 8201
3057 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 278DEG 19KT 3054 8216
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SHULER515
WWUS52 KJAX 140010
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
810 PM EDT SAT MAY 13 2017
GAC049-140019-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-170514T0015Z/
Charlton GA-
810 PM EDT SAT MAY 13 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHARLTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 815 PM EDT...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However damaging
wind gusts are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3047 8202 3044 8204 3042 8203 3041 8204
3047 8220 3049 8220 3051 8223 3053 8223
3062 8220 3063 8204 3061 8203 3060 8201
3057 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 278DEG 19KT 3053 8210
$$
SHULERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 6:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 29 min |
| May 13, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Glynn | 60 min |
| May 13, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Jeff Davis | 65 min |
| May 13, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 46 min |
| May 13, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 46 min |
| May 13, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Echols, Ware | 51 min |
| May 13, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Ware | 52 min |
| May 13, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols, Ware | 45 min |
| May 13, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton, Ware | 41 min |
| May 13, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Pierce | 38 min |
| May 13, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 25 min |
| May 13, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden | 58 min |
| May 13, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Charlton | 45 min |
| May 13, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 25 min |
| May 13, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 61 min |
| May 13, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 57 min |
| May 13, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton, Ware | 58 min |
| May 12, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 40 min |
| May 13, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 58 min | |
| May 13, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 39 min |
| May 13, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Columbia, Hamilton | 48 min |
| May 13, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 44 min |
| May 13, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 2 hr | |
| May 13, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 28 min |
| May 13, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Duval | 50 min |
| May 13, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 52 min |
| May 13, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 35 min |
| May 13, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.