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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 24, 20215 counties in Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 9:08 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 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
Apr 24, 2021, 9:08 PM EDT (01:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

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

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2021-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 64 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 2021-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 275 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
64 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
850 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
275 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
358 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.9

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The text

As transmitted.

417 
WUUS52 KJAX 250108
SVRJAX
GAC001-005-069-229-299-250200-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0056.210425T0108Z-210425T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

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

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 907 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Douglas,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. Possible tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Alma, Nicholls, Bristol, New Lacy and Bickley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Jacksonville.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3138 8265 3161 8272 3171 8227 3144 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 264DEG 39KT 3147 8295 

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

NELSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne32 min
Apr 24, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis27 min
Apr 24, 8:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis49 min
Apr 24, 8:45 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJAXAppling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis3 hr
Apr 24, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Coffee42 min
Apr 24, 8:51 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXAtkinson, Coffee39 min
Apr 24, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne45 min
Apr 24, 9:16 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedJAXAppling, Bacon, Coffee, Pierce, Ware29 min
Apr 24, 9:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson, Coffee42 min
Apr 24, 9:41 PM EDTTornado WarningJAXBacon, Pierce, Ware34 min
Apr 24, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling45 min
Apr 24, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch85 min
Apr 24, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Brantley, Glynn, Pierce, Wayne48 min
Apr 24, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon, Pierce34 min
Apr 24, 10:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch43 min
Apr 24, 10:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson52 min
Apr 24, 10:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon, Brantley, Glynn, Pierce, Wayne42 min
Apr 24, 10:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch66 min
Apr 24, 10:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Charlton, Clinch, Pierce, Ware48 min
Apr 24, 11:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCharlton, Clinch, Echols, Ware55 min
Apr 24, 11:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAtkinson44 min
Apr 24, 11:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley, Glynn63 min
Apr 24, 11:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon, Pierce, Wayne56 min
Apr 24, 11:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Charlton, Clinch, Ware50 min
Apr 24, 11:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden, Charlton44 min
Apr 24, 11:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley, Pierce63 min
Apr 25, 12:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXBrantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn44 min
Apr 25, 12:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXWayne23 min
Apr 25, 12:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXEchols51 min
Apr 25, 12:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCamden, Glynn27 min
Apr 25, 12:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Echols39 min
Apr 25, 12:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden, Glynn, Ware38 min
Apr 25, 12:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton62 min
Apr 25, 1:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXClinch, Ware23 min
Apr 25, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCamden, Glynn66 min
Apr 25, 1:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCharlton67 min
Apr 25, 2:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXCharlton36 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.