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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 24, 2021Bacon County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2021, 12:08 PM EDT for Bacon County, Georgia. It was in force for 22 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, 12:08 PM EDT (16:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 12:30 PM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Bacon County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:09 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, 10:35 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 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.

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°0°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.

710 
WFUS52 KJAX 241608
TORJAX
GAC005-241630-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0019.210424T1608Z-210424T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1208 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Bacon County in southeastern Georgia...

* Until 1230 PM EDT.
    
* At 1208 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Alma, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  east central Bacon County, including the following locations... New
  Lacy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3159 8231 3157 8227 3156 8226 3156 8225
      3155 8223 3153 8223 3153 8224 3152 8224
      3152 8226 3151 8226 3149 8243 3154 8246
      3162 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1608Z 243DEG 23KT 3154 8237 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

SANDRIK
3 follow-up statements
961 
WWUS52 KJAX 241613
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1213 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

GAC005-241630-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210424T1630Z/
Bacon GA-
1213 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BACON COUNTY...
    
At 1213 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles east of Alma, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
New Lacy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3159 8231 3157 8227 3156 8226 3156 8225
      3155 8223 3153 8223 3153 8224 3152 8224
      3152 8226 3151 8226 3150 8241 3154 8244
      3162 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 242DEG 16KT 3154 8234 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

SANDRIK
816 
WWUS52 KJAX 241621
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1221 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

GAC005-241630-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210424T1630Z/
Bacon GA-
1221 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BACON COUNTY...
    
At 1221 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Bristol, or 11 miles east of Alma,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Bacon County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3159 8231 3157 8227 3156 8226 3156 8225
      3155 8223 3153 8223 3153 8224 3152 8224
      3152 8226 3151 8226 3151 8232 3154 8234
      3157 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 243DEG 23KT 3156 8228 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

SANDRIK
521 
WWUS52 KJAX 241623
SVSJAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1223 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

GAC005-241633-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210424T1630Z/
Bacon GA-
1223 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BACON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1230 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3159 8231 3157 8227 3156 8226 3156 8225
      3155 8223 3153 8223 3153 8224 3152 8224
      3152 8226 3151 8226 3151 8232 3154 8234
      3157 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 243DEG 23KT 3154 8232 

$$

SANDRIK

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, 12:18 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, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAppling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Pierce, Ware33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.