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Tornado Warning 66, NWS Jacksonville, FL

May 23, 2017Wayne County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 8:55 PM EDT for 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, 8:55 PM EDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

376 
WFUS52 KJAX 240055
TORJAX
GAC305-240130-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0066.170524T0055Z-170524T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Wayne County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 930 PM EDT
    
* At 855 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Screven, or 9 miles northeast of 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...
  Gardi, Screven, Broadhurst and Mount Pleasant. 

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 3158 8170 3156 8170 3154 8167 3149 8164
      3147 8161 3142 8165 3136 8201 3138 8204
      3139 8204 3141 8206 3145 8205 3147 8206
      3148 8209 3161 8175 3160 8175 3161 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 253DEG 34KT 3144 8200 

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

$$

SHASHY

2 follow-up statements

078 
WWUS52 KJAX 240110
SVSJAX

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

GAC305-240130-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-170524T0130Z/
Wayne GA-
910 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
    
At 909 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gardi, moving east at 45 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...
Gardi, Broadhurst and Mount Pleasant. 

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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 3158 8170 3156 8170 3154 8167 3149 8164
      3147 8161 3142 8165 3139 8182 3144 8190
      3145 8196 3148 8200 3153 8194 3161 8175
      3160 8175 3161 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 257DEG 39KT 3147 8179 

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

$$

SHASHY

907 
WWUS52 KJAX 240125
SVSJAX

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

GAC305-240135-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-170524T0130Z/
Wayne GA-
925 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
930 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3158 8170 3156 8170 3154 8167 3149 8164
      3147 8161 3142 8165 3139 8182 3144 8190
      3145 8196 3148 8200 3153 8194 3161 8175
      3160 8175 3161 8174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 253DEG 34KT 3151 8163 

$$

SHASHY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 8:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Pierce, Wayne	45 min
May 23, 8:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Charlton	20 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.