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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 24, 2021, 2:32 PM EDT for Echols County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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
- Aug 24, 2021, 2:32 PM EDT (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Echols County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 6 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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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 24, 2:01 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 2:01 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
232 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
GAZ162-163-241900-
Clinch GA-Echols GA-
232 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Echols and
west central Clinch Counties through 300 PM EDT...
At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mayday, or 7 miles northeast of Statenville. This storm was nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy
rainfall.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mayday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3083 8310 3083 8309 3085 8309 3085 8301
3086 8301 3087 8297 3099 8297 3092 8285
3076 8273 3064 8296 3080 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 195DEG 2KT 3078 8294
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BOOTHEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Bradford | 36 min |
| Aug 24, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 33 min |
| Aug 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Citrus | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clay | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 24 min |
| Aug 24, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 47 min |
| Aug 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Duval | 24 min |
| Aug 24, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 45 min |
| Aug 24, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 52 min |
| Aug 24, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Marion | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 57 min |
| Aug 24, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 60 min | |
| Aug 24, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 49 min | |
| Aug 24, 11:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 52 min |
| Aug 24, 11:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 51 min |
| Aug 24, 12:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 12:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Charlton | 51 min |
| Aug 24, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Glynn | 61 min |
| Aug 24, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Camden | 55 min |
| Aug 24, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Echols, Ware | 56 min |
| Aug 24, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Brantley, Camden, Glynn | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Echols | 24 min |
| Aug 24, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Bacon | 47 min |
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