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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 24, 20216 counties in Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 7:12 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
Apr 24, 2021, 7:12 PM EDT (23:12 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Ware County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 24, 7:23 PM EDTHAIL 0.53 E Bickley, GASPOTTER REPORTED HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.

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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2021-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

876 
WUUS52 KJAX 242312
SVRJAX
GAC001-003-005-069-229-299-242345-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0051.210424T2312Z-210424T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
712 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Coffee County in southeastern Georgia...
  Pierce County in southeastern Georgia...
  Atkinson County in southeastern Georgia...
  Northwestern Ware County in southeastern Georgia...
  Bacon County in southeastern Georgia...
  Southeastern Appling County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 712 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
  of Douglas, moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Douglas, Alma, Blackshear, Pearson, Willacoochee, Patterson,
  Nicholls, Pebble Hill, Jamestown and Bristol.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3148 8311 3156 8306 3168 8213 3157 8213
      3156 8215 3156 8213 3147 8213 3148 8212
      3129 8215 3124 8305 3128 8303 3133 8306
      3140 8314 3146 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 264DEG 52KT 3141 8274 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

BOOTHE
2 follow-up statements
407 
WWUS52 KJAX 242331
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
731 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

GAC001-003-005-069-229-299-242345-
/O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210424T2345Z/
Coffee GA-Pierce GA-Atkinson GA-Ware GA-Bacon GA-Appling GA-
731 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE...CENTRAL PIERCE...EAST CENTRAL ATKINSON...
NORTHWESTERN WARE...BACON AND SOUTHEASTERN APPLING COUNTIES...

At 730 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Dixie Union, or 7 miles southeast of Alma, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Alma, Blackshear, Patterson, Nicholls, Jamestown, Pebble Hill,
Bristol, Dixie Union, New Lacy and Bickley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3129 8266 3161 8263 3168 8213 3157 8213
      3156 8215 3156 8213 3147 8213 3148 8212
      3129 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 264DEG 52KT 3144 8242 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

BOOTHE
813 
WWUS52 KJAX 242343
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
743 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

GAC001-003-005-069-229-299-242351-
/O.EXP.KJAX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210424T2345Z/
Coffee GA-Pierce GA-Atkinson GA-Ware GA-Bacon GA-Appling GA-
743 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE...CENTRAL
PIERCE...EAST CENTRAL ATKINSON...NORTHWESTERN WARE...BACON AND
SOUTHEASTERN APPLING COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Bacon County and Pierce County

LAT...LON 3129 8266 3161 8263 3168 8213 3157 8213
      3156 8215 3156 8213 3147 8213 3148 8212
      3129 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 264DEG 52KT 3145 8226 

$$

BOOTHE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 10:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Clinch48 min
Apr 24, 11:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCoffee45 min
Apr 24, 11:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBacon, Ware40 min
Apr 24, 11:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson21 min
Apr 24, 12:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Brantley, Pierce, Wayne41 min
Apr 24, 12:08 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXBacon22 min
Apr 24, 12:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Pierce, Ware31 min
Apr 24, 12:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXWayne24 min
Apr 24, 12:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch50 min
Apr 24, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Pierce, Ware, Wayne28 min
Apr 24, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley, Clinch, Ware25 min
Apr 24, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols44 min
Apr 24, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden, Charlton, Glynn40 min
Apr 24, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXGlynn15 min
Apr 24, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols43 min
Apr 24, 2:36 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXEchols24 min
Apr 24, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols49 min
Apr 24, 3:03 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXClinch, Echols27 min
Apr 24, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols, Ware45 min
Apr 24, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden27 min
Apr 24, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCharlton, Ware48 min
Apr 24, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCharlton28 min
Apr 24, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden42 min
Apr 24, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee, Jeff Davis35 min
Apr 24, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Wayne87 min
Apr 24, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Coffee36 min
Apr 24, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Bacon, Brantley, Pierce, Ware, Wayne35 min
Apr 24, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee, Jeff Davis48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.