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Flood Watch 2, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 6, 202112 counties in Florida; 14 counties in Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this flood watch at Jul 6, 2021, 2:40 AM EDT for 12 counties in Florida; 14 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2021, 2:40 AM EDT (06:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 9:43 PM EDT
In force
43 hr
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Flood severity
None
All 26 counties

Alachua County, FL, Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Clay County, FL, Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Marion County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Putnam County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Union County, FL, Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Echols County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Ware County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1335 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1335 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
728 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

370 
WGUS62 KJAX 060640
FFAJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
240 AM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

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Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Eastern Marion-Southern Columbia-Trout River-
Western Clay-Western Alachua-Western Putnam-Central Marion-South
Central Duval-Western Marion-Western Duval-Coffee-Atkinson-Echols-
Clinch-Northern Ware-Northeastern Charlton-Southern Ware-Western
Charlton-
Including the cities of Arlington, Suwannee Valley, Columbia, Lake 
City, Jennings, Live Oak, Suwannee Springs, San Marco, Andalusia, 
Lake Butler, Pearson, Carraway, Axson, Normandy, Bellair, Belmont, 
Palm Coast, Gainesville Airport, Newnans Lake, Ocala, Gainesville, 
High Springs, Hilliard, Ocala Airport, Yulee, Bakersville, Ratliff, 
Tallyrand, Bostwick, Oleno State Park, Jasper, Stephen Foster State 
Park, Winokur, Burbank, Watertown, Archer, Ortega, Race Pond, Lynne, 
Folkston, New River, Needmore, Oceanway, Picolata, Newburn, 
Winfield, Riverside, Middleburg, Green Cove Springs, McAlpin, 
Anthony, Statenville, Needham, Bryceville, Houston, Orange Park, 
Ponte Vedra Beach, Amelia City, Anastasia, Weirsdale, Waycross, 
Switzerland, Durbin, Doctors Inlet, Moss Bluff, St. George, Saint 
Augustine, Starke, Palm Valley, Douglas, West Lake, Homeland, 
Espanola, Newberry, Jacksonville, Willacoochee, Bunnell, Kings 
Ferry, Homerville, Macclenny, Trenton, Fernandina Beach, Palatka, 
Lakeside, Lulu, Fruit Cove, White Springs, and Olustee
240 AM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of Florida and southeast Georgia, 
  including the following areas, in Florida, Baker, Bradford, 
  Central Marion, Coastal Duval, Coastal Flagler, Coastal Nassau, 
  Coastal St. Johns, Eastern Alachua, Eastern Clay, Eastern Marion, 
  Eastern Putnam, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Inland Flagler, Inland 
  Nassau, Inland St. Johns, Northern Columbia, South Central Duval, 
  Southern Columbia, Suwannee, Trout River, Union, Western Alachua, 
  Western Clay, Western Duval, Western Marion and Western Putnam. In 
  southeast Georgia, Atkinson, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Northeastern 
  Charlton, Northern Ware, Southern Ware and Western Charlton.

* Through late Thursday night.

* The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Flood 
  Watch for northeast Florida and portions of inland southeast 
  Georgia. Heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches with isolated amounts up 
  to 6 inches is forecast through Wednesday evening, which may lead 
  to flooding especially where grounds are saturated.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

ENYEDI
5 follow-up statements
130 
WGUS62 KJAX 061148
FFAJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
748 AM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

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Jeff Davis-Bacon-Appling-Wayne-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal
Glynn-Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-
Including the cities of Plant Hatch, Country Club Estate, Jesup, 
Tarboro, Atkinson, Glynn Haven, Doctortown, Waverly, Hazlehurst, 
Gardi, Dungeness, Hortense, Raybon, Baxley, Thalmann, Dock Junction, 
New Lacy, Woodbine, Alma, St. Simons, Kingsland, Sea Island, 
Hoboken, Blackshear, Hickox, Waynesville, Pine Grove, Nahunta, 
Colesburg, Jekyll Island, and Dover Bluff
748 AM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has expanded the

* Flood Watch to include a portion of southeast Georgia, including 
  the following areas, Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Coastal Camden, 
  Coastal Glynn, Inland Camden, Inland Glynn, Jeff Davis, Pierce and 
  Wayne.

* Through late Thursday night.

* The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Flood 
  Watch for northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Heavy rainfall 
  of 2 to 4 inches is forecast with isolated amounts up to 6 inches 
  is forecast through , which may lead to flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

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Hamilton-Suwannee-Baker-Inland Nassau-Union-Bradford-Inland St.
Johns-Gilchrist-Inland Flagler-Northern Columbia-Coastal Nassau-
Coastal Duval-Eastern Clay-Coastal St. Johns-Eastern Alachua-Eastern
Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Eastern Marion-Southern Columbia-Trout River-
Western Clay-Western Alachua-Western Putnam-Central Marion-South
Central Duval-Western Marion-Western Duval-Coffee-Atkinson-Echols-
Clinch-Northern Ware-Northeastern Charlton-Southern Ware-Western
Charlton-
Including the cities of Arlington, Suwannee Valley, Columbia, Lake 
City, Jennings, Live Oak, Suwannee Springs, San Marco, Andalusia, 
Lake Butler, Pearson, Carraway, Axson, Normandy, Bellair, Belmont, 
Palm Coast, Gainesville Airport, Newnans Lake, Ocala, Gainesville, 
High Springs, Hilliard, Ocala Airport, Yulee, Bakersville, Ratliff, 
Tallyrand, Bostwick, Oleno State Park, Jasper, Stephen Foster State 
Park, Winokur, Burbank, Watertown, Archer, Ortega, Race Pond, Lynne, 
Folkston, New River, Needmore, Oceanway, Picolata, Newburn, 
Winfield, Riverside, Middleburg, Green Cove Springs, McAlpin, 
Anthony, Statenville, Needham, Bryceville, Houston, Orange Park, 
Ponte Vedra Beach, Amelia City, Anastasia, Weirsdale, Waycross, 
Switzerland, Durbin, Doctors Inlet, Moss Bluff, St. George, Saint 
Augustine, Starke, Palm Valley, Douglas, West Lake, Homeland, 
Espanola, Newberry, Jacksonville, Willacoochee, Bunnell, Kings 
Ferry, Homerville, Macclenny, Trenton, Fernandina Beach, Palatka, 
Lakeside, Lulu, Fruit Cove, White Springs, and Olustee
748 AM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Florida and southeast Georgia, including the following 
  areas, in Florida, Baker, Bradford, Central Marion, Coastal Duval, 
  Coastal Flagler, Coastal Nassau, Coastal St. Johns, Eastern 
  Alachua, Eastern Clay, Eastern Marion, Eastern Putnam, Gilchrist, 
  Hamilton, Inland Flagler, Inland Nassau, Inland St. Johns, 
  Northern Columbia, South Central Duval, Southern Columbia, 
  Suwannee, Trout River, Union, Western Alachua, Western Clay, 
  Western Duval, Western Marion and Western Putnam. In southeast 
  Georgia, Atkinson, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Northeastern Charlton, 
  Northern Ware, Southern Ware and Western Charlton.

* Through late Thursday night.

* The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Flood 
  Watch for northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Heavy rainfall 
  of 2 to 4 inches is forecast with isolated amounts up to 6 inches, 
  which may lead to flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

ZIBURA
239 
WGUS62 KJAX 061905
FFAJAX

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
305 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

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Hamilton-Suwannee-Baker-Inland Nassau-Union-Bradford-Inland St.
Johns-Gilchrist-Inland Flagler-Northern Columbia-Coastal Nassau-
Coastal Duval-Eastern Clay-Coastal St. Johns-Eastern Alachua-Eastern
Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Eastern Marion-Southern Columbia-Trout River-
Western Clay-Western Alachua-Western Putnam-Central Marion-South
Central Duval-Western Marion-Western Duval-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-
Appling-Wayne-Atkinson-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-
Echols-Clinch-Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-Northern Ware-
Northeastern Charlton-Southern Ware-Western Charlton-
Including the cities of Arlington, Suwannee Valley, Glynn Haven, 
Waverly, Columbia, Lake City, Jennings, Live Oak, Raybon, Suwannee 
Springs, Baxley, San Marco, Andalusia, Lake Butler, Pearson, 
Carraway, Kingsland, Axson, Normandy, Blackshear, Bellair, Belmont, 
Palm Coast, Colesburg, Gainesville Airport, Newnans Lake, Ocala, 
Waynesville, Gainesville, High Springs, Hilliard, Ocala Airport, 
Yulee, Willacoochee, Gardi, Bakersville, Ratliff, Tallyrand, 
Bostwick, Oleno State Park, Jasper, Stephen Foster State Park, 
Winokur, Burbank, Watertown, Archer, Tarboro, Hoboken, Ortega, Race 
Pond, Jesup, Pine Grove, Nahunta, Lynne, Dungeness, Folkston, New 
River, Saint Augustine, Oceanway, Plant Hatch, Country Club Estate, 
Picolata, Newburn, Needmore, Winfield, Riverside, Middleburg, 
Hazlehurst, Green Cove Springs, McAlpin, Hortense, Anthony, 
Statenville, Needham, Bryceville, Houston, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra 
Beach, Woodbine, Amelia City, Anastasia, Weirsdale, Waycross, 
Switzerland, Durbin, Hickox, Doctors Inlet, Moss Bluff, St. George, 
Starke, Palm Valley, Douglas, Atkinson, West Lake, Homeland, 
Espanola, Doctortown, Newberry, Thalmann, Dock Junction, New Lacy, 
Jacksonville, Alma, Bunnell, St. Simons, Kings Ferry, Sea Island, 
Homerville, Macclenny, Trenton, Fernandina Beach, Palatka, Lakeside, 
Lulu, Fruit Cove, White Springs, Olustee, Jekyll Island, and Dover 
Bluff
305 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Florida and southeast Georgia, including the following 
  areas, in Florida, Baker, Bradford, Central Marion, Coastal Duval, 
  Coastal Flagler, Coastal Nassau, Coastal St. Johns, Eastern 
  Alachua, Eastern Clay, Eastern Marion, Eastern Putnam, Gilchrist, 
  Hamilton, Inland Flagler, Inland Nassau, Inland St. Johns, 
  Northern Columbia, South Central Duval, Southern Columbia, 
  Suwannee, Trout River, Union, Western Alachua, Western Clay, 
  Western Duval, Western Marion and Western Putnam. In southeast 
  Georgia, Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Clinch, Coastal 
  Camden, Coastal Glynn, Coffee, Echols, Inland Camden, Inland 
  Glynn, Jeff Davis, Northeastern Charlton, Northern Ware, Pierce, 
  Southern Ware, Wayne and Western Charlton.

* Through late Thursday night.

* The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Flood 
  Watch for northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Heavy rainfall 
  of 3 to 5 inches with isolated 8 inch amounts is forecast, which 
  may lead to flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

ZIBURA
667 
WGUS62 KJAX 070928
FFAJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
528 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

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Johns-Gilchrist-Inland Flagler-Northern Columbia-Coastal Nassau-
Coastal Duval-Eastern Clay-Coastal St. Johns-Eastern Alachua-Eastern
Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Eastern Marion-Southern Columbia-Trout River-
Western Clay-Western Alachua-Western Putnam-Central Marion-South
Central Duval-Western Marion-Western Duval-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-
Appling-Wayne-Atkinson-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-
Echols-Clinch-Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-Northern Ware-
Northeastern Charlton-Southern Ware-Western Charlton-
Including the cities of Arlington, Suwannee Valley, Glynn Haven, 
Waverly, Columbia, Lake City, Jennings, Live Oak, Raybon, Suwannee 
Springs, Baxley, San Marco, Andalusia, Lake Butler, Pearson, 
Carraway, Kingsland, Axson, Normandy, Blackshear, Bellair, Belmont, 
Palm Coast, Colesburg, Gainesville Airport, Newnans Lake, Ocala, 
Waynesville, Gainesville, High Springs, Hilliard, Ocala Airport, 
Yulee, Willacoochee, Gardi, Bakersville, Ratliff, Tallyrand, 
Bostwick, Oleno State Park, Jasper, Stephen Foster State Park, 
Winokur, Burbank, Watertown, Archer, Tarboro, Hoboken, Ortega, Race 
Pond, Jesup, Pine Grove, Nahunta, Lynne, Dungeness, Folkston, New 
River, Saint Augustine, Oceanway, Plant Hatch, Country Club Estate, 
Picolata, Newburn, Needmore, Winfield, Riverside, Middleburg, 
Hazlehurst, Green Cove Springs, McAlpin, Hortense, Anthony, 
Statenville, Needham, Bryceville, Houston, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra 
Beach, Woodbine, Amelia City, Anastasia, Weirsdale, Waycross, 
Switzerland, Durbin, Hickox, Doctors Inlet, Moss Bluff, St. George, 
Starke, Palm Valley, Douglas, Atkinson, West Lake, Homeland, 
Espanola, Doctortown, Newberry, Thalmann, Dock Junction, New Lacy, 
Jacksonville, Alma, Bunnell, St. Simons, Kings Ferry, Sea Island, 
Homerville, Macclenny, Trenton, Fernandina Beach, Palatka, Lakeside, 
Lulu, Fruit Cove, White Springs, Olustee, Jekyll Island, and Dover 
Bluff
528 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

The Flood Watch is now in effect for

* Portions of Florida and southeast Georgia, including the following 
  areas, in Florida, Baker, Bradford, Central Marion, Coastal Duval, 
  Coastal Flagler, Coastal Nassau, Coastal St. Johns, Eastern 
  Alachua, Eastern Clay, Eastern Marion, Eastern Putnam, Gilchrist, 
  Hamilton, Inland Flagler, Inland Nassau, Inland St. Johns, 
  Northern Columbia, South Central Duval, Southern Columbia, 
  Suwannee, Trout River, Union, Western Alachua, Western Clay, 
  Western Duval, Western Marion and Western Putnam. In southeast 
  Georgia, Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Clinch, Coastal 
  Camden, Coastal Glynn, Coffee, Echols, Inland Camden, Inland 
  Glynn, Jeff Davis, Northeastern Charlton, Northern Ware, Pierce, 
  Southern Ware, Wayne and Western Charlton.

* Through late tonight.

* The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Flood 
  Watch for portions of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. 
  Heavy rainfall of 3 to 6 inches with isolated higher amounts up to 
  9 inches is forecast, which may lead to flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

ENYEDI
246 
WGUS62 KJAX 071509
FFAJAX

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1109 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

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Johns-Gilchrist-Inland Flagler-Northern Columbia-Coastal Nassau-
Coastal Duval-Eastern Clay-Coastal St. Johns-Eastern Alachua-Eastern
Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Eastern Marion-Southern Columbia-Trout River-
Western Clay-Western Alachua-Western Putnam-Central Marion-South
Central Duval-Western Marion-Western Duval-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-
Appling-Wayne-Atkinson-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-
Echols-Clinch-Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-Northern Ware-
Northeastern Charlton-Southern Ware-Western Charlton-
Including the cities of Arlington, Suwannee Valley, Glynn Haven, 
Waverly, Columbia, Lake City, Jennings, Live Oak, Raybon, Suwannee 
Springs, Baxley, San Marco, Andalusia, Lake Butler, Pearson, 
Carraway, Kingsland, Axson, Normandy, Blackshear, Bellair, Belmont, 
Palm Coast, Colesburg, Gainesville Airport, Newnans Lake, Ocala, 
Waynesville, Gainesville, High Springs, Hilliard, Ocala Airport, 
Yulee, Willacoochee, Gardi, Bakersville, Ratliff, Tallyrand, 
Bostwick, Oleno State Park, Jasper, Stephen Foster State Park, 
Winokur, Burbank, Watertown, Archer, Tarboro, Hoboken, Ortega, Race 
Pond, Jesup, Pine Grove, Nahunta, Lynne, Dungeness, Folkston, New 
River, Saint Augustine, Oceanway, Plant Hatch, Country Club Estate, 
Picolata, Newburn, Needmore, Winfield, Riverside, Middleburg, 
Hazlehurst, Green Cove Springs, McAlpin, Hortense, Anthony, 
Statenville, Needham, Bryceville, Houston, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra 
Beach, Woodbine, Amelia City, Anastasia, Weirsdale, Waycross, 
Switzerland, Durbin, Hickox, Doctors Inlet, Moss Bluff, St. George, 
Starke, Palm Valley, Douglas, Atkinson, West Lake, Homeland, 
Espanola, Doctortown, Newberry, Thalmann, Dock Junction, New Lacy, 
Jacksonville, Alma, Bunnell, St. Simons, Kings Ferry, Sea Island, 
Homerville, Macclenny, Trenton, Fernandina Beach, Palatka, Lakeside, 
Lulu, Fruit Cove, White Springs, Olustee, Jekyll Island, and Dover 
Bluff
1109 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of Florida and southeast Georgia, including the following 
  areas, in Florida, Baker, Bradford, Central Marion, Coastal Duval, 
  Coastal Flagler, Coastal Nassau, Coastal St. Johns, Eastern 
  Alachua, Eastern Clay, Eastern Marion, Eastern Putnam, Gilchrist, 
  Hamilton, Inland Flagler, Inland Nassau, Inland St. Johns, 
  Northern Columbia, South Central Duval, Southern Columbia, 
  Suwannee, Trout River, Union, Western Alachua, Western Clay, 
  Western Duval, Western Marion and Western Putnam. In southeast 
  Georgia, Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Clinch, Coastal 
  Camden, Coastal Glynn, Coffee, Echols, Inland Camden, Inland 
  Glynn, Jeff Davis, Northeastern Charlton, Northern Ware, Pierce, 
  Southern Ware, Wayne and Western Charlton.

* Through late tonight.

* The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Flood 
  Watch for northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Heavy rainfall 
  of 3 to 6 inches with isolated amounts of 9 inches is forecast, 
  which may lead to flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 
to take action should flooding develop.

&&

$$

ZIBURA
789 
WGUS62 KJAX 080143
FFAJAX

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
943 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

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Hamilton-Suwannee-Baker-Inland Nassau-Union-Bradford-Inland St.
Johns-Gilchrist-Inland Flagler-Northern Columbia-Coastal Nassau-
Coastal Duval-Eastern Clay-Coastal St. Johns-Eastern Alachua-Eastern
Putnam-Coastal Flagler-Eastern Marion-Southern Columbia-Trout River-
Western Clay-Western Alachua-Western Putnam-Central Marion-South
Central Duval-Western Marion-Western Duval-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-
Appling-Wayne-Atkinson-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn-
Echols-Clinch-Inland Camden-Coastal Camden-Northern Ware-
Northeastern Charlton-Southern Ware-Western Charlton-
Including the cities of Arlington, Suwannee Valley, Glynn Haven, 
Waverly, Columbia, Lake City, Jennings, Live Oak, Raybon, Suwannee 
Springs, Baxley, San Marco, Andalusia, Lake Butler, Pearson, 
Carraway, Kingsland, Axson, Normandy, Blackshear, Bellair, Belmont, 
Palm Coast, Colesburg, Gainesville Airport, Newnans Lake, Ocala, 
Waynesville, Gainesville, High Springs, Hilliard, Ocala Airport, 
Yulee, Willacoochee, Gardi, Bakersville, Ratliff, Tallyrand, 
Bostwick, Oleno State Park, Jasper, Stephen Foster State Park, 
Winokur, Burbank, Watertown, Archer, Tarboro, Hoboken, Ortega, Race 
Pond, Jesup, Pine Grove, Nahunta, Lynne, Dungeness, Folkston, New 
River, Saint Augustine, Oceanway, Plant Hatch, Country Club Estate, 
Picolata, Newburn, Needmore, Winfield, Riverside, Middleburg, 
Hazlehurst, Green Cove Springs, McAlpin, Hortense, Anthony, 
Statenville, Needham, Bryceville, Houston, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra 
Beach, Woodbine, Amelia City, Anastasia, Weirsdale, Waycross, 
Switzerland, Durbin, Hickox, Doctors Inlet, Moss Bluff, St. George, 
Starke, Palm Valley, Douglas, Atkinson, West Lake, Homeland, 
Espanola, Doctortown, Newberry, Thalmann, Dock Junction, New Lacy, 
Jacksonville, Alma, Bunnell, St. Simons, Kings Ferry, Sea Island, 
Homerville, Macclenny, Trenton, Fernandina Beach, Palatka, Lakeside, 
Lulu, Fruit Cove, White Springs, Olustee, Jekyll Island, and Dover 
Bluff
943 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch for portions of Florida and southeast Georgia, 
including the following areas, in Florida, Baker, Bradford, Central 
Marion, Coastal Duval, Coastal Flagler, Coastal Nassau, Coastal St. 
Johns, Eastern Alachua, Eastern Clay, Eastern Marion, Eastern 
Putnam, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Inland Flagler, Inland Nassau, Inland 
St. Johns, Northern Columbia, South Central Duval, Southern 
Columbia, Suwannee, Trout River, Union, Western Alachua, Western 
Clay, Western Duval, Western Marion and Western Putnam. In southeast 
Georgia, Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Clinch, Coastal Camden, 
Coastal Glynn, Coffee, Echols, Inland Camden, Inland Glynn, Jeff 
Davis, Northeastern Charlton, Northern Ware, Pierce, Southern Ware, 
Wayne and Western Charlton has been cancelled.

The Flood Watch is cancelled. Flooding is no longer expected to pose 
a significant threat. Please continue to heed remaining road 
closures.

$$

HESS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jul 6, 1:50 AM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 1:50 AM EDT, 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
150 AM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

.AVIATION...
[Through 06Z Wednesday]

VFR conditions at all TAF sites expected to continue with areas of
local MVFR ceilings possible. VFR conditions with VCSH expected
for most of the day with MVFR conditions possible in
thunderstorms this afternoon. Included VCTS at all TAF sites this
afternoon and TSRA at GNV where showers and storms will have
higher coverage. GNV could see lower ceilings towards the end of
the TAF period as precipitation coverage increases. Light winds
will continue through sunrise, then winds will increase from the
east-southeast.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION [906 PM EDT]...

.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...

Isolated to scattered showers and storms will likely be located
north of I-10 rest of the aftn and evening near the stationary
frontal boundary and best instabilty axis. This activity will
fade through mid evening hours. Otherwise, broad low level
cyclonic flow is expected tonight with weak inverted troughs
passing through the area overnight sparking some weak isolated
convection. A few showers will also be possible moving in from the
Atlantic to the coastal counties and probably fading with inland
progression. Otherwise, mostly cloudy conditions and lows around
70-75 expected.

.SHORT TERM [Tuesday Through Wednesday Night]...

Tuesday...we should see continued cyclonic flow with east to
southeast winds over the area at the surface and south-southeast
flow aloft, with slightly increased moisture with PWATs near or
above 2 inches. With time on Tuesday, flow will become a bit more
southeast and increase as Tropical Storm Elsa moves into the
southeast Gulf of Mexico. We should see either a steady or possibly
markedly increase threat of showers and embedded thunderstorms
through the day, but probably in the afternoon through the evening
hours. Training convection and possibly some remaining west-
northwest to east to southeast boundary near or just north of the
FL/GA state line will set the stage for risk of heavy to
excessive rainfall and WPC has highlighted a slight risk of
excessive rainfall for the area. Thus, with already wet grounds
there is potential for local or areal flooding. In addition, the
outer periphery of Elsa will be coming up from south late and we
could see some rotation in some convective cells, as 0-3 km
helicity is boosted to above 150 late afternoon across Putnam,
Flagler and Marion counties. Highs will be tempered by clouds and
precip with highs mainly in the mid 80s at this time.

Tue night through Wed night...The local impacts from TS Elsa will
begin and end during this time period. NHC forecast track has
Elsa approaching from the southwest of the area late Tuesday night
and pushing ashore of the FL Big bend area or just to the west of
that Wednesday morning. Elsa's heading Wednesday morning will be
northerly and then north-northeast by the afternoon. Thus,
tracking near our western zones and through southeast GA. Main
tropical related hazards will be heavy rainfall and subsequent
possible flooding, gusty winds near tropical storm force, and
isolated tornadoes. Tropical storm force gusts will be able to
cause tree damage/debris that could potentially impact power lines
and cause outages, and winds will be strongest in open exposed
areas during heavy rainfall squalls. Tropical storm watches are in
effect for Marion and additional watches will likely be required
for parts of northeast FL today and may need to revisit watches
for the coastal waters. As far as the rainfall, amounts of 3-4
inches and locally higher seem likely, mainly western zones
closer to the track of Elsa. There will also be some tornado
threat Wednesday, mainly across the areas that have the best
instability, and that will likely be southeast zones and along the
coastal counties from Flagler through Nassau and possibly into
coastal southeast GA as dewpoints in the mid and upper 70s and
highs in the 80s boost the instability there. Elevated water
levels of 1 to 1.5 ft possible (above astro tides) along the
local Atlantic Coast and within the St. Johns River basin, as well
as up the Suwannee River toward Fanning Springs.

Please continue to closely monitor Elsa's progress and updates
from NHC regarding the forecast. Emergency supply kits should be
stocked and hurricane plans finalized. Consider finishing early
storm preparation to homes today as Tuesday will become stormy.
For those near northeast FL rivers that are already in minor flood
stage or near flood stage, consider some mitigation considering
elevated flooding rainfall potential today through Wed. Consider
cleaning out gutters and trimming some vegetation as tree damage
and power loss potential due to fallen tree debris will likely
increase Tue through Wed evening.

.LONG TERM [Thursday Through Monday]...

Southwest steering flow near 20-25 kt looks to prevail on Thursday
and then diminishes a bit and becomes westerly on Friday as low
level ridge builds over the FL peninsula. Lingering moisture
values of close to 2 inch PWATs and daytime heating will continue
to foster scattered to numerous showers and storms each day. Sat
through Mon, the 1000-700 mb ridge drifts further north and causes
steering flow to become fairly weak. We are likely to see
sufficient moisture, despite the ridge aloft, to produce climo
type rain chances (30-50 percent). The ample moisture in the area
during this period will produce local heavy rainfall potential
each afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will moderate back
near normal values.

.MARINE...

No significant forecast adjustments this evening. Tropical
Storm Elsa's forecast track remains consistent, moving northward
across the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday before making landfall
on the Florida Gulf coast early Wednesday morning. High pressure
will build across the area waters in the wake of Tropical Storm Elsa
through the end of the week. High pressure will remain to the east
through the weekend.

Rip Currents: A low rip current risk is expected rest of today.
Rip current risk will increase to Moderate Tuesday and High Risk
Wednesday as Elsa impacts the area.

.HYDROLOGY...

Most locations across northeast Florida are running about 300% or
more above normal precipitation over the past 2 weeks, with
pockets of southeast Georgia especially west of Waycross elevated
as well. Before Elsa begins to affect our area, additional amounts
of about 1 inch or less are expected. WPC has placed our
southeast Georgia and northeast Florida counties in a marginal to
slight risk of excessive rainfall Tuesday through Tuesday night
and slight risk for a good portion of the area Wednesday.
Rainfall increases Tuesday and into Wednesday with Elsa moving
towards and potentially through the west part of the area
bringing widespread totals of 2 to 4 inches with isolated spots
of 4 to 6 inches possible. With already saturated soils, daily
potential for heavy rainfall, elevated rivers in NE FL, and Elsa
affecting the area, the flooding risk will be elevated into mid-
week with flash, urban and minor river flooding possible.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

AMG  86  72  82  71  85 /  70  60 100  70  60
SSI  84  77  83  74  89 /  50  80 100  70  50
JAX  86  74  83  73  90 /  50  90 100  50  50
SGJ  86  76  85  74  89 /  50  90 100  40  50
GNV  87  73  81  72  87 /  80 100 100  40  50
OCF  86  73  81  73  90 /  80 100 100  40  50

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Tropical Storm Watch for Central Marion-Eastern Alachua-Eastern
     Marion-Gilchrist-Hamilton-Northern Columbia-Southern
     Columbia-Suwannee-Western Alachua-Western Marion.

GA...Tropical Storm Watch for Echols.

AM...None.
&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX91 min
Jul 6, 4:51 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningJAXAlachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Marion, Nassau and 2 more42 hr
Jul 6, 4:54 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJAX42 hr
Jul 6, 4:56 PM EDTWind AdvisoryJAXClay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam30 hr
Jul 6, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton40 min
Jul 6, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Echols51 min
Jul 6, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee42 min
Jul 6, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling47 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.