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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 12, 2021Marion County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 12, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT for Marion County, Florida. It was in force for 42 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: Jul 12, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 12, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL

County Marion County, FL

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 12, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	Silver Springs Shores, FL	PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED, LASTED ONLY A FEW 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.

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Mixed-layer CAPE: 1794 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 12, 2:03 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 2:03 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 12:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1243 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

FLZ038-137-121730-
Inland Flagler FL-Eastern Putnam FL-
1243 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN FLAGLER AND SOUTHEASTERN
PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

* At 1242 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near Barberville, moving northwest
  at 20 mph.

* Winds in excess of 45 mph possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bunnell, Crescent City, Andalusia, Fruitland, Espanola and
  Georgetown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck! Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. You can also share your report with NWS Jacksonville on
Facebook and Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 2926 8141 2940 8142 2938 8145 2932 8168
      2934 8168 2934 8166 2936 8166 2937 8167
      2937 8173 2938 8174 2942 8174 2954 8131
      2928 8115 2927 8115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 144DEG 16KT 2924 8134

NELSON

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 12:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1250 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

FLZ033-133-121730-
Coastal St. Johns FL-Inland St. Johns FL-
1250 PM EDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY
UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

* At 1250 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
  tracking a strong thunderstorm near World Golf Village, or 10 miles
  west of Saint Augustine, moving northwest at 5 mph.

* Winds in excess of 45 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall
  is possible with this storm.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fruit Cove, World Golf Village, Picolata, Switzerland and
  Bakersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck! Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. You can also share your report with NWS Jacksonville on
Facebook and Twitter.

&&

LAT...LON 2989 8133 2980 8145 2990 8161 2993 8160
      2997 8161 3001 8168 3003 8169 3011 8168
      3013 8166 3013 8160 3012 8157 3012 8154
      3011 8154 3010 8152
TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 140DEG 6KT 2992 8147

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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:42 PM EDT, 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:45 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 2:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 12, 9:45 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JAX	Gilchrist, Suwannee	49 hr
Jul 12, 12:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	32 min
Jul 12, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	47 min
Jul 12, 12:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	40 min
Jul 12, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Marion, Putnam	37 min
Jul 12, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	34 min
Jul 12, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	48 min
Jul 12, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	30 min
Jul 12, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	28 min
Jul 12, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	47 min
Jul 12, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	46 min
Jul 12, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	29 min
Jul 12, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	44 min
Jul 12, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton	45 min
Jul 12, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Lanier	25 min
Jul 12, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clinch	45 min
Jul 12, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Bacon	48 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.