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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 31, 2020Atkinson County, Coffee County, Ware County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2020, 3:20 PM EDT for Atkinson County, Coffee County, Ware County, Georgia. It was in force for 11 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
Mar 31, 2020, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2020, 3:31 PM EDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Atkinson County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Ware County, GA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 31, 2:22 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 2020-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 77 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 2020-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
77 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
577 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Mar 31, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 31, 2:23 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
223 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

GAZ132-149-311915-
Atkinson GA-Coffee GA-
223 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COFFEE AND NORTHERN ATKINSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

* At 223 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alapaha, or 8 miles west of
  Willacoochee, moving east at 45 mph.

* Small hail and wind gusts up to 55 mph possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Douglas, Pearson, Willacoochee, Broxton and Ambrose.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, 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 3147 8314 3147 8312 3151 8308 3156 8306
      3160 8306 3169 8286 3137 8263 3125 8304
      3128 8303 3131 8306 3134 8307 3136 8310
      3139 8311 3140 8314 3143 8314 3146 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 248DEG 38KT 3134 8320

AK
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 3:08 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
308 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

GAZ132-134-149-250-312000-
Bacon GA-Atkinson GA-Coffee GA-Northern Ware GA-
308 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN COFFEE...NORTHERN
ATKINSON...NORTHWESTERN WARE AND BACON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

* At 308 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles
  southwest of Nicholls to Willacoochee. Movement was east at 40 mph.

* Small hail and wind gusts up to 55 mph possible with these storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Douglas, Alma, Pearson, Willacoochee, Nicholls, Dixie Union, New
  Lacy and Bickley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3152 8306 3161 8233 3154 8223 3149 8227
      3149 8230 3147 8230 3143 8235 3143 8240
      3142 8240 3141 8242 3139 8240 3139 8242
      3138 8242 3136 8239 3130 8244 3128 8305
      3134 8307 3136 8310 3139 8311 3140 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 268DEG 33KT 3144 8272 3132 8305

AK
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 3:16 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
316 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

GAZ162-163-312000-
Clinch GA-Echols GA-
316 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ECHOLS AND NORTHWESTERN CLINCH
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

* At 315 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
  Moody Air Force Base to 7 miles east of Quitman. Movement was east
  at 45 mph.

* Small hail and wind gusts up to to 55 mph possible with these
  storms.

* Locations impacted include...
  Homerville, Statenville, Du Pont and Mayday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3080 8313 3081 8310 3083 8310 3083 8309
      3085 8309 3085 8301 3086 8301 3087 8297
      3112 8297 3114 8267 3063 8275 3064 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 266DEG 38KT 3095 8314 3080 8344

AK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 4:43 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXHamilton, Suwannee32 min
Mar 31, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSuwannee42 min
Mar 31, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXNassau60 min
Mar 31, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX88 min
Mar 31, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXDuval, Nassau48 min
Mar 31, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
Mar 31, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker, Columbia, Union52 min
Mar 31, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBaker, Bradford, Union31 min
Mar 31, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford52 min
Mar 31, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBaker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns and 1 more47 min
Mar 31, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua, Putnam, Saint Johns51 min
Mar 31, 7:07 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXDuval, Saint Johns9 min
Mar 31, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns27 min
Mar 31, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX2 hr
Mar 31, 7:29 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXSaint Johns4 min
Mar 31, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler, Putnam44 min
Mar 31, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee52 min
Mar 31, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Bacon52 min
Mar 31, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols44 min
Mar 31, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Echols, Ware51 min
Mar 31, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden58 min
Mar 31, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.