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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 23, 2017Pierce County, Wayne County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 4:25 PM EDT for Pierce County, Wayne County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Pierce County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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.

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
May 23, 2:45 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 118 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

067 
WFUS52 KJAX 232025
TORJAX
GAC229-305-232100-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0057.170523T2025Z-170523T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
425 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Pierce County in southeastern Georgia...
  Southwestern Wayne County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 500 PM EDT
    
* At 425 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Jamestown, or near Blackshear, moving northeast at
  35 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...
  Bristol around 440 PM EDT. 
  Patterson and Offerman around 445 PM EDT. 
  Screven around 500 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 3158 8211 3141 8189 3131 8232 3140 8239
      3151 8221 3147 8216 3147 8214 3156 8213
      3156 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 242DEG 30KT 3135 8231 

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

$$

NELSON

What 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 May 23, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
314 PM EDT Tue May 23 2017

.MARINE...

Updated to include small craft advisory for nearshore waters.

Rip Currents: Low risk through Wednesday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  68  82  61  79 /  70 100  40  10
SSI  72  84  68  80 /  70 100  50  10
JAX  71  85  65  83 /  70 100  50  10
SGJ  71  84  67  82 /  70  90  60  20
GNV  70  82  65  81 /  70 100  60  10
OCF  72  81  67  82 /  70  90  60  20

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...Small Craft Advisory from 8 PM this evening to 2 PM EDT Thursday
     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-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.

&&

Struble

Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 3:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
313 PM EDT Tue May 23 2017

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125-
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-241915-
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-
313 PM EDT Tue May 23 2017

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SE GA AND HAMILTON COUNTY FL...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY...

...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Tornado watch in effect for all of SE GA and HAMILTON COUNTY FL.

Potential exists for strong to severe storms through Tonight.

Small craft advisory in effect.

Widespread heavy rainfall possible.

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

An unusually strong late season frontal system will continue to
bring multiple rounds of widespread rain Wednesday and Wednesday
night. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for all of
southeast Georgia and northeast Florida through Wednesday evening.
Localized flooding, damaging wind gusts, isolated tornadoes, and
hail will be possible.

Additional widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches will be
possible through Wednesday night.

A small craft advisory is in effect through Thursday afternoon.
The strongest winds are expected Wednesday night and a Gale
Warning may be needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation IS REQUESTED.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 3:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAZ132-133-232000-
Coffee GA-Jeff Davis GA-
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL COFFEE AND JEFF DAVIS
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Broxton, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Nickel size hail and Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along
with possible minor damage.

Locations impacted include...
Hazlehurst, Broxton, Ambrose, Pridgen, Snipesville and Denton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3196 8251 3184 8244 3184 8252 3177 8252
      3149 8293 3161 8305 3164 8301 3166 8301
      3166 8300 3173 8300 3179 8292 3178 8287
      3182 8284 3184 8278 3185 8279 3186 8276
      3191 8268 3192 8268 3193 8259 3196 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 229DEG 45KT 3159 8288

NELSON

Special weather statement, May 23, 3:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
321 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

FLZ020-GAZ162-163-232000-
Hamilton FL-Clinch GA-Echols GA-
321 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON...ECHOLS
AND WEST CENTRAL CLINCH COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

At 321 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Blue Springs to near Jennings. Movement
was northeast at 45 mph.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor
damage. Doppler radar has indicated weak rotation within this storm.
Tornadoes may develop with little or no advanced warning.

Locations impacted include...
Jennings, Statenville, Blue Springs and Needmore.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northern
Florida...and southeastern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3063 8321 3063 8314 3067 8313 3090 8274
      3066 8264 3047 8322 3047 8324 3052 8324
      3053 8325 3054 8325 3055 8326 3060 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 233DEG 38KT 3050 8325 3063 8305

ENYEDI

Special weather statement, May 23, 3:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
322 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAZ136-153-231945-
Inland Glynn GA-Wayne GA-
322 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GLYNN AND
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 321 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Thalmann, or 12 miles south of Gardi, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor
damage. Doppler radar has indicated weak rotation within this storm.
Tornadoes may develop with little or no advanced warning.

Locations impacted include...
Everett and Mount Pleasant.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3154 8168 3154 8167 3153 8167 3153 8165
      3151 8166 3150 8165 3147 8161 3145 8163
      3141 8158 3134 8176 3136 8180 3135 8189
      3136 8190 3155 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 241DEG 26KT 3136 8181

NELSON

Special weather statement, May 23, 3:42 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
342 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAZ149-163-232030-
Atkinson GA-Clinch GA-
342 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ATKINSON AND
NORTHWESTERN CLINCH COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

At 342 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mayday, or 9 miles south of Lakeland, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Nickel size hail and Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along
with possible minor damage.

Locations impacted include...
Homerville, Argyle, Du Pont, Cogdell and Axson.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3111 8297 3132 8276 3102 8259 3087 8296
      3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 238DEG 40KT 3090 8302

NELSON

Special weather statement, May 23, 4:00 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
400 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAZ150-151-232100-
Pierce GA-Ware GA-
400 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PIERCE AND NORTHWESTERN WARE
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pebble Hill, or 7 miles west of Waycross, moving northeast at 40 mph.

Nickel size hail and Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along
with possible minor damage.

Locations impacted include...
Waycross, Blackshear, Patterson, Offerman, Boggy Bay, Jamestown,
Pebble Hill, Bristol, Manor and Dixie Union.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3147 8215 3148 8210 3131 8200 3122 8222
      3122 8228 3119 8229 3106 8261 3121 8268
      3123 8270 3127 8270 3129 8266 3127 8263
      3130 8263 3151 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 246DEG 34KT 3125 8249

NELSON

Special weather statement, May 23, 4:21 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
421 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

FLZ024-124-GAZ166-232100-
Inland Nassau FL-Coastal Nassau FL-Coastal Camden GA-
421 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN NASSAU AND SOUTHEASTERN
CAMDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

At 421 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
St. George, or 8 miles west of Callahan, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor
damage. Doppler radar has indicated weak rotation within this storm.
Tornadoes may develop with little or no advanced warning.

Locations impacted include...
St. Marys, Kingsland, Fernandina Beach, Hilliard, Callahan, Kings Bay
Base, Yulee and Cumberland Island.

LAT...LON 3051 8202 3058 8201 3065 8204 3076 8174
      3076 8173 3074 8172 3075 8169 3078 8168
      3088 8143 3064 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 246DEG 30KT 3058 8197

ENYEDI

The 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, 2:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis	23 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, 4:28 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.