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Tornado Warning 63, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 7:46 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 29 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, 7:46 PM EDT (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Ware County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.
636
WFUS52 KJAX 232346
TORJAX
GAC003-005-229-299-240015-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0063.170523T2346Z-170524T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
746 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Pierce County in southeastern Georgia...
East central Atkinson County in southeastern Georgia...
Northwestern Ware County in southeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Bacon County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 815 PM EDT
* At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles west of Dixie Union, or 13 miles east of
Pearson, moving east at 30 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Blackshear, Jamestown, Pebble Hill and Dixie Union.
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 3129 8223 3127 8270 3132 8269 3137 8266
3137 8263 3139 8263 3153 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 249DEG 26KT 3130 8262
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHASHY2 follow-up statements
119
WWUS52 KJAX 232357
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
757 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
GAC003-240006-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-170524T0015Z/
Atkinson GA-
757 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ATKINSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3127 8260 3128 8262 3132 8261 3138 8255
3153 8232 3129 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 250DEG 27KT 3132 8254
$$
GAC005-229-299-240015-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-170524T0015Z/
Pierce GA-Ware GA-Bacon GA-
757 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN PIERCE...NORTHWESTERN WARE AND SOUTHEASTERN BACON
COUNTIES...
At 756 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dixie Union, or 12 miles northwest of Waycross,
moving east at 30 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.
Locations impacted include...
Blackshear, Jamestown, Pebble Hill and Dixie Union.
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.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3127 8260 3128 8262 3132 8261 3138 8255
3153 8232 3129 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 250DEG 27KT 3132 8254
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SHASHY036
WWUS52 KJAX 240017
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
817 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
GAC005-229-299-240026-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-170524T0015Z/
Pierce GA-Ware GA-Bacon GA-
817 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PIERCE...NORTHWESTERN WARE
AND SOUTHEASTERN BACON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued
for Pierce and Wayne Counties. Please refer to that bulletin for the
latest severe weather information.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Jacksonville.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect.
LAT...LON 3127 8260 3128 8262 3132 8261 3138 8255
3153 8232 3129 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 259DEG 31KT 3135 8237
$$
SHASHYThe 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, 4:25 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 |
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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.