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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Jacksonville, FL

December 20, 2018Duval County, Nassau County, Florida

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-12-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 32 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-12-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 186 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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 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.

&&

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In 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

NELSON
Local 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.

&&

RBRICKER
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 1:49 AM ESTGale WarningJAX50 hr
Dec 20, 7:46 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Marion, Putnam3 hr
Dec 20, 8:03 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX87 min
Dec 20, 8:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion32 min
Dec 20, 9:02 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX88 min
Dec 20, 9:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam36 min
Dec 20, 9:13 AM ESTRip Current StatementJAXDuval, Flagler, Nassau10 hr
Dec 20, 9:14 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX61 min
Dec 20, 9:25 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXBradford, Clay, Flagler, Saint Johns2 hr
Dec 20, 9:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam37 min
Dec 20, 10:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns28 min
Dec 20, 10:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler41 min
Dec 20, 10:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval36 min
Dec 20, 10:28 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX62 min
Dec 20, 10:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval31 min
Dec 20, 10:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXDuval, Nassau35 min
Dec 20, 11:25 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX95 min
Dec 20, 11:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay43 min
Dec 20, 11:37 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau38 min
Dec 20, 11:40 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Putnam and 1 more3 hr
Dec 20, 12:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay, Putnam, Saint Johns48 min
Dec 20, 12:55 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX65 min
Dec 20, 1:56 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX64 min
Dec 20, 2:13 PM ESTWind AdvisoryJAXBaker, Bradford, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Nassau and 2 more29 hr
Dec 20, 2:39 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryJAXAlachua, Marion, Putnam4 hr
Dec 20, 3:01 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningJAX57 min
Dec 20, 11:13 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden47 min
Dec 20, 11:42 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden, Glynn50 min
Dec 20, 11:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne34 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.