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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2017, 6:50 PM EDT for Glynn County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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
- Jun 7, 2017, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2017, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Glynn County, GA
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 693 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 455 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted.
719
WFUS52 KJAX 072250
TORJAX
GAC127-072315-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0073.170607T2250Z-170607T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
650 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Glynn County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 715 PM EDT
* At 650 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sea Island, or near St. Simons Island, moving
south at 15 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...
St. Simons Island around 655 PM EDT.
Sea Island around 705 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 3119 8125 3110 8137 3101 8138 3101 8144
3127 8145 3129 8139 3128 8138 3129 8138
3130 8136 3130 8134 3128 8132 3128 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 348DEG 12KT 3123 8132
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
STRUBLE2 follow-up statements
980
WWUS52 KJAX 072304
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
704 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
GAC127-072315-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170607T2315Z/
Glynn GA-
704 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GLYNN COUNTY...
At 703 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sea Island, or near St. Simons Island, moving south
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
St. Simons Island around 710 PM EDT.
Sea Island around 715 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3119 8125 3110 8137 3115 8142 3126 8141
3129 8139 3128 8138 3129 8138 3130 8136
3130 8134 3128 8132 3128 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 347DEG 7KT 3122 8132
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
STRUBLE566
WWUS52 KJAX 072313
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
713 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
GAC127-072323-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-170607T2315Z/
Glynn GA-
713 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GLYNN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
715 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
are still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Jacksonville.
LAT...LON 3119 8125 3110 8137 3115 8142 3126 8141
3129 8139 3128 8138 3129 8138 3130 8136
3130 8134 3128 8132 3128 8123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 348DEG 12KT 3119 8131
$$
STRUBLEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 3:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 68 min |
| Jun 7, 3:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Echols | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 5:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 5:12 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Clinch, Echols, Ware | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Camden, Glynn | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton | 27 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.