Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Jacksonville, FL

Issued

Mar 3, 2019, 4:32 PM EST (21:32 UTC)

Expired

Mar 3, 2019, 5:00 PM EST

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Jacksonville, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Possible

Hail

1.25 in

Wind

50.0 mph

County Coffee County, GA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
Issued by National Weather Service Key West FL
432 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Coffee County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 500 PM EST.

* At 431 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ocilla,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Douglas, Broxton, Ambrose, Pridgen and West Green. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a
bathroom, closet or basement.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EST for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3179 8285 3167 8284 3167 8276 3156 8271
      3152 8308 3156 8306 3161 8306 3161 8305
      3162 8304 3163 8301 3166 8301 3166 8300
      3173 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 254DEG 40KT 3158 8316 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 3, 9:44 AM EST, 6 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
944 AM EST Sun Mar 3 2019

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

.UPDATE...Morning fog and low clouds gradually lifting this
morning. Weak upper disturbance now spreading showers from the ne
Gulf into the eastern Fl panhandle. This activity will spread ne
across the Suwannee Valley into se Ga later this morning and
afternoon. An isolated strong to severe storm may be possible by late
this afternoon over se Ga as wind shear and instability increase.
A more widespread severe weather outbreak(damaging winds...hail...
and isolated tornadoes possible) is expected to occur over se Ga
this evening between 00z-05z as a stronger trough and associated cold
front develop a squall line to the nw of the area. The storms
will push se into ne Fl around midnight with weakening expected
overnight as a cold front pushes through by early Monday morning
bringing cooler and breezy conditions.

&&

.AVIATION...LIFR conditions due to low ceilings/fog will
gradually improve to MVFR around 16z this morning and then VFR
after 18z. Isolated showers and thunderstorms may affect SSI this
afternoon...with strong storms likely affecting SSI 00z-06z this
evening. Showers and storms will move se across the ne Fl TAF
sites between 05z-12z tonight as they gradually weaken. Winds will
increase to 10-15 knots this afternoon with a windshift to the nw
after midnight.

&&

.MARINE...Southwest winds will increase to 10-15 knots this
afternoon as a strong cold front pushes into the se U.S. The cold
front will increase winds to at least Caution levels this evening
with marginal Small Craft Advisory levels possible especially
over the Georgia waters tonight. Seas offshore will build to 3-5
feet overnight. Showers and thunderstorms will accompany the
strong cold front as it moves through the Georgia waters after
midnight. The shower activity should weaken as it crosses the
northeast Florida waters late tonight and Monday morning. Winds
will shift to north- northwesterly in the wake of the front by
sunrise over the Georgia waters and Monday morning for the
northeast Florida waters. Showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms
will exit the northeast Florida waters by early afternoon.

Rip Currents: Low risk will continue through at least Tuesday as
offshore winds prevail.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  79  51  63  43 /  40  70  20  10
SSI  75  60  65  47 /  20  60  20  10
JAX  81  64  70  48 /  20  50  30  10
SGJ  81  65  70  52 /  10  30  40  20
GNV  83  65  72  48 /  10  30  30  10
OCF  83  65  75  51 /  10  30  30  10

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AM...None.
&&

Zibura/Kennedy/

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