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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 10:36 AM EDT for Alachua County, Marion County, Florida. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2021, 10:36 AM EDT (14:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2021, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alachua County, FL, Marion County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1078 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 9.6
The text
As transmitted.
364
WUUS52 KJAX 201436
SVRJAX
FLC001-083-201515-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0124.210620T1436Z-210620T1515Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1036 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Alachua County in northern Florida...
Northwestern Marion County in northern Florida...
* Until 1115 AM EDT.
* At 1036 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Archer, or
12 miles northeast of Bronson, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Alachua, Hawthorne, Archer, University Of Florida,
Rochelle, Cross Creek, Orange Heights, Gainesville Airport and
Newnans Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. This storm may cause serious injury and
significant property damage.
Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring
with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of
nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are
close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2948 8241 2948 8255 2954 8256 2953 8265
2958 8266 2984 8246 2982 8217 2947 8205
2932 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 218DEG 17KT 2955 8248
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HESS2 follow-up statements
457
WWUS52 KJAX 201456
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1056 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
FLC001-083-201515-
/O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210620T1515Z/
Alachua FL-Marion FL-
1056 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
FOR ALACHUA AND NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES...
At 1055 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near University Of
Florida, or near Gainesville, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Alachua, Hawthorne, Archer, University Of Florida,
Rochelle, Cross Creek, Orange Heights, Gainesville Airport and
Newnans Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. This storm may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 2948 8241 2948 8255 2954 8256 2953 8265
2958 8266 2984 8246 2982 8217 2947 8205
2932 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 218DEG 17KT 2962 8241
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HESS150
WWUS52 KJAX 201515
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1115 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
FLC001-083-201525-
/O.EXP.KJAX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-210620T1515Z/
Alachua FL-Marion FL-
1115 AM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ALACHUA AND NORTHWESTERN
MARION COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 2948 8241 2948 8255 2954 8256 2953 8265
2958 8266 2984 8246 2982 8217 2947 8205
2932 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 218DEG 17KT 2968 8235
$$
HESSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 51 min | |
| Jun 19, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 53 min | |
| Jun 20, 2:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 25 hr | |
| Jun 20, 5:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 6:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 9:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 10:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 10:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 11:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Alachua, Marion | 85 min |
| Jun 20, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Bradford | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bradford, Clay | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 12:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Gilchrist | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 41 min |
| Jun 20, 1:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 37 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.