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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 20, 2018, 10:52 AM EST for Duval County, Nassau County, Florida. It was in force for 38 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
- Dec 20, 2018, 10:52 AM EST (15:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2018, 11:30 AM EST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Duval County, FL, Nassau County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 1 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 3 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Dec 20, 8:51 AM EST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 8:51 AM EST, 2 hours 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
851 AM EST Thu Dec 20 2018
.Update.../through this evening/...
Warm front will move North of the region early this afternoon, as
the cold front enters the Western part of the forecast area. The
cold front will sweep East across area this afternoon. Fairly
widespread rain will lift North with the warm front. A line of
showers and storms is expected to develop along and ahead of the
cold front with isolated strong to severe storms possible. The best
chance for severe weather will generally be South of a line from GNV
to SGJ, with an isolated tornado possible. Areal flooding will
remain possible across much of the forecast area as well, as an
average of 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts falls on
already saturated. Highs will range from 65 to 70 over SE GA and
Suwannee valley of Northeast Florida, to 65 to 70 elsewhere.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 67 53 58 40 / 100 70 60 10
SSI 68 54 61 40 / 100 80 50 10
JAX 70 55 61 40 / 100 80 50 0
SGJ 74 55 63 40 / 100 90 50 0
GNV 69 54 60 39 / 100 60 60 0
OCF 71 55 61 40 / 100 70 60 10
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Flood Watch through Friday morning for Alachua-Baker-Bradford-
Clay-Coastal Duval-Coastal Flagler-Coastal Nassau-Coastal
St. Johns-Columbia-Gilchrist-Hamilton-Inland Duval-Inland
Flagler-Inland Nassau-Inland St. Johns-Marion-Putnam-
Suwannee-Union.
GA...Flood Watch through Friday morning for Atkinson-Charlton-Clinch-
Echols-Ware.
AM...Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for Coastal
waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL
out 20 NM-Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler
Beach FL out 20 NM-Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to
Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from Fernandina
Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from St.
Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM.
Gale Warning until 4 AM EST Saturday for Coastal waters from
Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM-Coastal
waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out
20 NM-Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL
from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from Fernandina Beach to St.
Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from St. Augustine to
Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM.
&&
23In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 20, 10:04 AM EST, 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1004 AM EST THU DEC 20 2018
FLZ038-138-201545-
Coastal Flagler FL-Inland Flagler FL-
1004 AM EST THU DEC 20 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY UNTIL 1045
AM EST...
* At 1004 AM EST, National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking a gusty shower over DeLand, moving northeast at 60 mph.
* Winds in excess of 45 mph and funnel clouds possible with this
shower.
* Locations impacted include...
Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Marineland, Beverly Beach and
Espanola.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this shower, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. You can also share your report with NWS Jacksonville on
Facebook and Twitter.
&&
LAT...LON 2946 8110 2946 8112 2943 8110 2941 8115
2927 8115 2926 8135 2965 8129 2967 8126
2966 8125 2967 8121 2968 8122 2969 8119
2969 8115 2952 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1504Z 203DEG 52KT 2902 8132
NELSONLocal storm report, Dec 20, 10:09 AM EST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1009 AM EST THU DEC 20 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0952 AM TSTM WND GST 5 W EAST PALATKA 29.66N 81.69W
12/20/2018 M41 MPH Putnam FL AWOS
AN AWOS SITE MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 41MPH AT
PALATKA KAY LARKIN FIELD.
&&
RBRICKERSpecial weather statement, Dec 20, 10:24 AM EST, 28 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1:49 AM EST | Gale Warning | JAX | 50 hr | |
| Dec 20, 7:46 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Marion, Putnam | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:03 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 87 min | |
| Dec 20, 8:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 32 min |
| Dec 20, 9:02 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 88 min | |
| Dec 20, 9:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 36 min |
| Dec 20, 9:13 AM EST | Rip Current Statement | JAX | Duval, Flagler, Nassau | 10 hr |
| Dec 20, 9:14 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 61 min | |
| Dec 20, 9:25 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Saint Johns | 2 hr |
| Dec 20, 9:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 37 min |
| Dec 20, 10:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 28 min |
| Dec 20, 10:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 41 min |
| Dec 20, 10:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 36 min |
| Dec 20, 10:28 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 62 min | |
| Dec 20, 10:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 31 min |
| Dec 20, 10:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 35 min |
| Dec 20, 11:25 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 95 min | |
| Dec 20, 11:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 43 min |
| Dec 20, 11:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Nassau | 38 min |
| Dec 20, 11:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Putnam and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 20, 12:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay, Putnam, Saint Johns | 48 min |
| Dec 20, 12:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 65 min | |
| Dec 20, 1:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 64 min | |
| Dec 20, 2:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JAX | Alachua, Marion, Putnam | 4 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:01 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 57 min | |
| Dec 20, 11:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 47 min |
| Dec 20, 11:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden, Glynn | 50 min |
| Dec 20, 11:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Wayne | 34 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.