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Areal Flood Warning 5, NWS Jacksonville, FL

March 30, 2021Alachua County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this areal flood warning at Mar 30, 2021, 7:27 PM EDT for Alachua County, Florida. It was in force for 93 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2021, 7:27 PM EDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 93 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Alachua County, FL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 30, 4:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 4:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:54 PM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:27 PM EDT, 2 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
527 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021

FLZ035-302215-
Gilchrist FL-
527 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GILCHRIST COUNTY UNTIL
615 PM EDT...

* At 527 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trenton, moving northeast at 10
  mph.

* Winds in excess of 45 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall
  is possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Trenton and Bell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 2982 8289 2970 8268 2958 8281 2958 8286
      2959 8286 2959 8291 2966 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 215DEG 10KT 2967 8287

KB

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 30, 6:39 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 6:46 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
646 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     HAIL             3 NE OCALA AIRPORT      29.21N 82.19W
03/30/2021  E0.25 INCH       MARION             FL   PUBLIC

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR HWY 27 AND I75.

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KC

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 6:52 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 2:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	38 min
Mar 30, 5:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford	37 min
Mar 30, 5:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Clay, Union	47 min
Mar 30, 5:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Clay	48 min
Mar 30, 6:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Clay	53 min
Mar 30, 6:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	47 min
Mar 30, 7:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bradford, Gilchrist, Union	57 min
Mar 30, 8:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Bradford	3 hr
Mar 30, 8:51 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAX	Bradford	76 min
Mar 30, 10:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	38 min
Mar 30, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	48 min
Mar 30, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	52 min
Mar 30, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Marion	45 min
Mar 30, 6:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Marion	119 min
Mar 30, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	51 min
Mar 30, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Marion	16 min
Mar 30, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	38 min
Mar 30, 7:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAX	Alachua	89 min
Mar 30, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.