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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2021, 2:51 PM EDT for Putnam County, Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 9 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
- Jun 22, 2021, 2:51 PM EDT (18:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Putnam County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 591 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
822
WFUS52 KJAX 221851
TORJAX
FLC107-109-221915-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0028.210622T1851Z-210622T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
251 PM EDT Tue Jun 22 2021
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central St. Johns County in northeastern Florida...
East central Putnam County in northeastern Florida...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over East Palatka, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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 dangerous storm will be near...
Hastings around 305 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Spuds.
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 2962 8149 2962 8152 2961 8152 2959 8159
2967 8164 2981 8145 2967 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 222DEG 20KT 2966 8158
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
ZIBURA1 follow-up statement
763
WWUS52 KJAX 221900
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
300 PM EDT Tue Jun 22 2021
FLC107-109-221910-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210622T1915Z/
St. Johns FL-Putnam FL-
300 PM EDT Tue Jun 22 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ST. JOHNS AND EAST CENTRAL
PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 2962 8149 2962 8152 2961 8152 2959 8159
2967 8164 2981 8145 2967 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 222DEG 20KT 2970 8154
$$
ZIBURAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 9:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 10:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee, Union | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 11:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Nassau and 2 more | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Gilchrist, Marion, Putnam | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 12:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker, Bradford, Union | 38 min |
| Jun 22, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 22, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist and 4 more | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 1:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee, Union | 118 min |
| Jun 22, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Putnam | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Saint Johns | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 95 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 91 min | |
| Jun 22, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler, Marion, Putnam | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 92 min | |
| Jun 22, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Marion | 55 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.