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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 22, 20184 counties in Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2018, 2:32 PM EDT for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 22, 2018, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Columbia County, FL, Union County, FL

The radar

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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
Jul 22, 11:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 22, 8:54 AM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 8:54 AM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 1:59 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:01 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:19 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:19 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 2:20 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
220 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

FLZ021>023-030-031-036-221900-
Columbia FL-Baker FL-Union FL-Suwannee FL-Alachua FL-Bradford FL-
220 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ALACHUA...BRADFORD...
SOUTHWESTERN BAKER...UNION...SOUTHERN COLUMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN
SUWANNEE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Upland Pines, or near Worthington Spring, moving east at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning and wind gusts
of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor damage.

Locations impacted include...
Starke, Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Spring, Ichetucknee Spring,
Columbia, Alachua, High Springs, Fort White and Worthington Springs.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern and northeastern Florida.

LAT...LON 3015 8260 3014 8205 2962 8206 2980 8265
      2983 8266 2983 8268 3004 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 262DEG 22KT 2997 8249

MCGINNIS

Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:24 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
224 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW GAINESVILLE       29.71N 82.35W
07/22/2018                   Alachua            FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER IN ALACHUA COUNTY OF
            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT AT NORTHSIDE PARK NEAR
            GAINESVILLE.

&&

RBRICKER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 11:07 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		53 min
Jul 22, 11:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Union	50 min
Jul 22, 11:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist	39 min
Jul 22, 11:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Suwannee	39 min
Jul 22, 11:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Putnam	35 min
Jul 22, 11:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler	28 min
Jul 22, 11:54 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		30 min
Jul 22, 12:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Union	25 min
Jul 22, 12:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Union	48 min
Jul 22, 12:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	42 min
Jul 22, 12:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay, Putnam, Saint Johns	52 min
Jul 22, 12:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion, Putnam	41 min
Jul 22, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		52 min
Jul 22, 12:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Bradford	49 min
Jul 22, 12:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval	32 min
Jul 22, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns	42 min
Jul 22, 12:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Union	3 hr
Jul 22, 12:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Putnam, Saint Johns	3 hr
Jul 22, 12:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Union	47 min
Jul 22, 1:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Clay	40 min
Jul 22, 1:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Bradford	3 hr
Jul 22, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	53 min
Jul 22, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Duval, Nassau	50 min
Jul 22, 1:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua	34 min
Jul 22, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	46 min
Jul 22, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Putnam	44 min
Jul 22, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	42 min
Jul 22, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Suwannee, Union	52 min
Jul 22, 1:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua	3 hr
Jul 22, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay, Saint Johns	42 min
Jul 22, 1:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia, Suwannee, Union	3 hr
Jul 22, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	29 min
Jul 22, 2:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	41 min
Jul 22, 2:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Duval, Nassau	113 min
Jul 22, 2:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Putnam, Saint Johns	2 hr
Jul 22, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		46 min
Jul 22, 2:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Union	3 hr
Jul 22, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	41 min
Jul 22, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Union	40 min
Jul 22, 2:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Marion, Putnam	3 hr
Jul 22, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee	51 min
Jul 22, 2:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Marion	3 hr
Jul 22, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	25 min
Jul 22, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion	36 min
Jul 22, 2:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Bradford, Columbia, Union	2 hr
Jul 22, 2:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee	117 min
Jul 22, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	27 min
Jul 22, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Union	24 min
Jul 22, 3:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia, Union	113 min
Jul 22, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Suwannee	33 min
Jul 22, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Union	44 min
Jul 22, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist	40 min
Jul 22, 3:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee	3 hr
Jul 22, 3:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia	24 min
Jul 22, 3:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Marion, Putnam	3 hr
Jul 22, 3:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Columbia, Union	61 min
Jul 22, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Suwannee	12 min
Jul 22, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Marion, Putnam	38 min
Jul 22, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	43 min
Jul 22, 4:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Marion	114 min
Jul 22, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Gilchrist, Suwannee	23 min
Jul 22, 4:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee	74 min
Jul 22, 4:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Marion	119 min
Jul 22, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	29 min
Jul 22, 4:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Gilchrist	3 hr
Jul 22, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	32 min
Jul 22, 5:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Marion	2 hr
Jul 22, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Suwannee	29 min
Jul 22, 5:15 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Marion	83 min
Jul 22, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	28 min
Jul 22, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	28 min
Jul 22, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	40 min
Jul 22, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton	38 min
Jul 22, 6:14 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Union	16 days
Jul 22, 6:14 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua, Columbia	20 days
Jul 22, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	40 min
Jul 22, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	44 min
Jul 22, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	43 min
Jul 22, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	51 min
Jul 22, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.