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Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 24, 2021Alachua County, Bradford County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this areal flood warning at Jun 24, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT for Alachua County, Bradford County, Florida. It was in force for 2 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Alachua County, FL, Bradford County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 24, 5:01 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.25 Se Alachua, FLMESONET STATION EW3527 GAINESVILLE IN ALACHUA, FL MEASURED 4.20 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS.
Jun 24, 5:15 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.154 W Gainesville, FLA PUBLIC WEATHER STATION IN THE WEST PARK AREA OF GAINESVILLE MEASURED 4.15 INCHES OF RAINFALL AS OF 515 PM.
Jun 24, 5:15 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 4.235 Se Alachua, FLA PUBLIC WEATHER STATION JUST NORTH OF CHANTILLY ACRES AND EAST OF SAN FELASCO HAMMOCK PRESERVE MEASURED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 4.23 INCHES AS OF 515 PM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2021-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1889 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1889 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

438 
WGUS42 KJAX 242023
FLWJAX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
423 PM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021

FLC001-007-242230-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FA.W.0021.210624T2023Z-210624T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Alachua FL-Bradford FL-
423 PM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Central Alachua County in northern Florida...
  Central Bradford County in northern Florida...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to 
  thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in 
  the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Gainesville, Starke, Alachua, Gainesville Airport, University Of 
  Florida, Newnans Lake, Orange Heights, Sampson, Waldo, Hampton, La 
  Crosse and Brooker.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 2991 8238 2995 8212 2967 8211 2957 8264
      2971 8258 2980 8243

$$

NELSON
2 follow-up statements
901 
WGUS82 KJAX 242103
FLSJAX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
503 PM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021

FLC007-242113-
/O.CAN.KJAX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210624T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bradford FL-
503 PM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL BRADFORD COUNTY...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to 
heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 2985 8238 2982 8214 2967 8211 2957 8264
      2971 8258 2980 8243

$$

FLC001-242230-
/O.CON.KJAX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210624T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Alachua FL-
503 PM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CENTRAL ALACHUA COUNTY...

At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms 
with very heavy rainfall across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 
inches of rain have fallen.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Gainesville, Alachua, University Of Florida, Gainesville Airport, 
  Newnans Lake, Orange Heights and Waldo.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 2985 8238 2982 8214 2967 8211 2957 8264
      2971 8258 2980 8243

$$

NELSON
586 
WGUS82 KJAX 242224
FLSJAX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
624 PM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021

FLC001-242234-
/O.EXP.KJAX.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210624T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Alachua FL-
624 PM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL 
ALACHUA COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 2985 8238 2982 8214 2967 8211 2957 8264
      2971 8258 2980 8243

$$

NELSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton82 min
Jun 24, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton50 min
Jun 24, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia46 min
Jun 24, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton58 min
Jun 24, 1:57 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXColumbia, Hamilton2 hr
Jun 24, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam28 min
Jun 24, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXUnion41 min
Jun 24, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker39 min
Jun 24, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua, Columbia, Union42 min
Jun 24, 3:06 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXBaker, Columbia, Duval, Nassau114 min
Jun 24, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay49 min
Jun 24, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua, Bradford, Gilchrist46 min
Jun 24, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay44 min
Jun 24, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler62 min
Jun 24, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXMarion31 min
Jun 24, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua43 min
Jun 24, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler40 min
Jun 24, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClay65 min
Jun 24, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam46 min
Jun 24, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXFlagler, Putnam45 min
Jun 24, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval49 min
Jun 24, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam64 min
Jun 24, 6:54 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJAX8 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.