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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2018, 1:08 PM EDT for Clay County, Putnam County, Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 17 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
- Aug 29, 2018, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2018, 1:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, FL, Putnam County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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 29, 8:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 8:25 AM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 12:40 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 1248 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2018 FLZ032-033-037-038-291730- Putnam FL-Inland Flagler FL-Clay FL-Inland St. Johns FL- 1248 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN FLAGLER... SOUTHWESTERN ST. JOHNS...NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... At 1247 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hastings, moving northwest at 10 mph. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph can be expected along with possible minor wind damage. Locations impacted include... Green Cove Springs, Hastings, Bostwick, Federal Point, Picolata, Spuds and Elkton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 2959 8146 2995 8185 3004 8161 2969 8134 TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 134DEG 10KT 2971 8145 23
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 29, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 50 min |
| Aug 29, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 42 min |
| Aug 29, 1:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Gilchrist | 90 min |
| Aug 29, 1:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 83 min |
| Aug 29, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Columbia | 39 min |
| Aug 29, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Union | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 2:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 86 min |
| Aug 29, 2:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Putnam | 83 min |
| Aug 29, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 21 min |
| Aug 29, 2:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Columbia | 95 min |
| Aug 29, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 41 min |
| Aug 29, 4:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Marion | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 42 min |
| Aug 29, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 34 min |
| Aug 29, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 45 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.