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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 2:52 PM EDT for Bacon County, Coffee County, Jeff Davis County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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 23, 2017, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2017, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bacon County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 10:10 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 23, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 218 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
718
WFUS52 KJAX 231852
TORJAX
GAC005-069-161-231915-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0052.170523T1852Z-170523T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
252 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Coffee County in southeastern Georgia...
Northwestern Bacon County in southeastern Georgia...
South central Jeff Davis County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 315 PM EDT
* At 252 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Douglas, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
West Green around 305 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Denton.
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 3180 8261 3175 8254 3175 8255 3174 8255
3173 8252 3171 8252 3171 8249 3168 8248
3166 8245 3166 8243 3164 8240 3148 8285
3156 8294
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 237DEG 32KT 3153 8285
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NELSON1 follow-up statement
123
WWUS52 KJAX 231903
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
303 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
GAC005-069-161-231915-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-170523T1915Z/
Coffee GA-Bacon GA-Jeff Davis GA-
303 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL COFFEE...NORTHWESTERN BACON AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS
COUNTIES...
At 303 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near West Green, or 11 miles northeast of Douglas, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Coffee...northwestern Bacon and south central Jeff Davis
Counties, including the following locations: Denton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3180 8261 3175 8254 3175 8255 3174 8255
3173 8252 3171 8252 3171 8249 3168 8248
3166 8245 3166 8243 3164 8240 3151 8275
3163 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 240DEG 41KT 3159 8269
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
NELSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 45 min |
| May 23, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Ware | 43 min |
| May 23, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 39 min |
| May 23, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 48 min |
| May 23, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 32 min |
| May 23, 2:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Coffee | 26 min |
| May 23, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Echols | 39 min |
| May 23, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Brantley | 31 min |
| May 23, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 40 min |
| May 23, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch | 30 min |
| May 23, 3:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Echols | 26 min |
| May 23, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols, Ware | 53 min |
| May 23, 3:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Jeff Davis | 30 min |
| May 23, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 42 min |
| May 23, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 39 min |
| May 23, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 23 min |
| May 23, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Bacon, Ware | 36 min |
| May 23, 3:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Ware | 30 min |
| May 23, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton | 18 min |
| May 23, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols, Ware | 20 min |
| May 23, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Wayne | 35 min |
| May 23, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 48 min |
| May 23, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Pierce | 60 min |
| May 23, 4:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 25 min |
| May 23, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Pierce, Ware | 48 min |
| May 23, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Pierce, Wayne | 35 min |
| May 23, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Bacon, Coffee, Ware | 32 min |
| May 23, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden | 46 min |
| May 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Pierce, Ware | 27 min |
| May 23, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Pierce, Wayne | 33 min |
| May 23, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon | 14 min |
| May 23, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 50 min |
| May 23, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley | 32 min |
| May 23, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling | 37 min |
| May 23, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling | 50 min |
| May 23, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Glynn | 43 min |
| May 23, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 26 min |
| May 23, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Glynn | 25 min |
| May 23, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 49 min |
| May 23, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Coffee | 49 min |
| May 23, 6:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Coffee | 28 min |
| May 23, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Wayne | 47 min |
| May 23, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 28 min |
| May 23, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 36 min |
| May 23, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Wayne | 24 min |
| May 23, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Pierce, Ware | 29 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.