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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Jacksonville, FL

August 15, 2018Duval County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2018, 3:48 PM EDT for Duval County, Florida. It was in force for 14 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 2018, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2018, 4:02 PM EDT
In force
14 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Duval County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 15, 3:03 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 3:03 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 15, 2:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
237 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2018

FLZ022-035-036-151915-
Columbia FL-Alachua FL-Gilchrist FL-
237 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GILCHRIST...
NORTHWESTERN ALACHUA AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM
EDT...

At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of High Springs, or 12 miles northeast of Trenton,
moving north at 10 mph.

Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor
wind damage.

Locations impacted include...
Alachua, High Springs, Fort White and Newberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 2962 8258 2968 8278 2995 8272 2986 8243
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 199DEG 7KT 2973 8266

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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:32 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 15, 3:38 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 15, 3:45 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist38 min
Aug 15, 3:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Columbia, Gilchrist2 hr
Aug 15, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX59 min
Aug 15, 3:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXDuval2 hr
Aug 15, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval43 min
Aug 15, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXUnion52 min
Aug 15, 3:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXDuval2 hr
Aug 15, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker40 min
Aug 15, 4:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXBradford, Union119 min
Aug 15, 4:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXBaker, Bradford, Union115 min
Aug 15, 6:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXClay, Duval, Saint Johns2 hr
Aug 14, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Wayne28 min
Aug 14, 8:18 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXJeff Davis117 min
Aug 14, 8:40 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXAppling, Wayne2 hr
Aug 14, 9:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis49 min
Aug 15, 3:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXClinch, Ware2 hr
Aug 15, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee46 min

Nearby

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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.