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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Jacksonville, FL

June 20, 2021Alachua County, Marion County, Florida

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.

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1078 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 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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
 
$$

HESS
2 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
 
$$

HESS
150 
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 

$$

HESS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 8:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval35 min
Jun 19, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXSaint Johns49 min
Jun 19, 10:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX51 min
Jun 19, 10:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningJAX53 min
Jun 20, 2:11 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJAX25 hr
Jun 20, 5:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXHamilton37 min
Jun 20, 6:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXColumbia, Hamilton, Suwannee45 min
Jun 20, 7:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBaker45 min
Jun 20, 9:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford39 min
Jun 20, 9:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist41 min
Jun 20, 10:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXDuval41 min
Jun 20, 10:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua46 min
Jun 20, 11:05 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningJAXAlachua, Marion85 min
Jun 20, 11:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAlachua, Bradford45 min
Jun 20, 11:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam45 min
Jun 20, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBradford, Clay48 min
Jun 20, 12:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam43 min
Jun 20, 12:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGilchrist39 min
Jun 20, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPutnam41 min
Jun 20, 1:38 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXPutnam, Saint Johns37 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.