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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 23, 2017Pierce County, Wayne County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT for Pierce County, Wayne County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 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, 8:15 PM EDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Pierce County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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.

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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 112 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: 924 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1107 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 303 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 10.7

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The text

As transmitted.

725 
WFUS52 KJAX 240015
TORJAX
GAC229-305-240100-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0064.170524T0015Z-170524T0100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

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

* Until 900 PM EDT
    
* At 814 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Jamestown, or 8 miles west of Blackshear, moving
  east 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. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Blackshear, Patterson, Screven, Offerman, Jamestown and Bristol. 

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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Jacksonville.

&&

LAT...LON 3153 8198 3135 8192 3137 8204 3134 8203
      3129 8220 3128 8237 3131 8239 3136 8239
      3136 8240 3138 8240 3139 8242 3139 8240
      3140 8241 3143 8238 3143 8235 3146 8231
      3147 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 254DEG 30KT 3135 8237 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SHASHY

3 follow-up statements

745 
WWUS52 KJAX 240030
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
830 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC229-305-240100-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-170524T0100Z/
Pierce GA-Wayne GA-
830 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
PIERCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 830 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Patterson, moving east at 40 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...
Patterson, Screven, Offerman and Bristol. 

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.

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 3153 8198 3135 8192 3137 8204 3134 8203
      3133 8218 3133 8224 3134 8228 3138 8234
      3144 8226 3147 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 254DEG 36KT 3139 8219 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SHASHY

742 
WWUS52 KJAX 240046
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
846 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC229-305-240100-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-170524T0100Z/
Pierce GA-Wayne GA-
846 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES...
    
At 846 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Screven, or near Patterson, moving east 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Patterson, Screven, Offerman and Bristol. 

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 3153 8198 3135 8192 3137 8204 3135 8205
      3135 8216 3136 8218 3138 8223 3144 8224
      3145 8222 3147 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 253DEG 30KT 3143 8204 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SHASHY

304 
WWUS52 KJAX 240057
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
857 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC229-305-240106-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-170524T0100Z/
Pierce GA-Wayne GA-
857 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...
    
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Wayne county and is in effect until 930 PM. Please refer to that 
bulletin for the latest severe weather information.

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

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect.

LAT...LON 3153 8198 3135 8192 3137 8204 3135 8205
      3135 8216 3136 8218 3138 8223 3144 8224
      3145 8222 3147 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 254DEG 30KT 3145 8195 

$$

SHASHY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 8:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Charlton	20 min
May 23, 8:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Wayne	35 min
May 23, 9:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Charlton	17 min
May 24, 10:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch	52 min
May 24, 10:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Echols	43 min
May 24, 12:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Camden	114 min
May 24, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Wayne	17 min
May 24, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Atkinson, Coffee	38 min
May 24, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee	51 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.