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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Dec 30, 2021, 4:33 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 27 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
- Dec 30, 2021, 4:33 PM EST (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2021, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Appling County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
698
WFUS52 KJAX 302133
TORJAX
GAC001-005-069-161-302200-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0042.211230T2133Z-211230T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
433 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Coffee County in southeastern Georgia...
Northwestern Bacon County in southeastern Georgia...
Southern Jeff Davis County in southeastern Georgia...
West central Appling County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 500 PM EST.
* At 433 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Snipesville, or 8 miles northeast of Broxton,
moving east 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Coffee, northwestern Bacon, southern Jeff Davis and
west central Appling Counties, including the following locations...
Denton.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3164 8281 3173 8281 3185 8247 3163 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 258DEG 22KT 3169 8276
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HESS2 follow-up statements
471
WWUS52 KJAX 302146
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
446 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
GAC069-302155-
/O.CAN.KJAX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211230T2200Z/
Coffee GA-
446 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COFFEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3168 8243 3167 8268 3173 8270 3185 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 258DEG 22KT 3170 8268
$$
GAC001-005-161-302200-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211230T2200Z/
Bacon GA-Jeff Davis GA-Appling GA-
446 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BACON...SOUTHEASTERN JEFF DAVIS AND WEST CENTRAL APPLING
COUNTIES...
At 445 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Snipesville, or 12 miles southwest of Hazlehurst,
moving east 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.
Locations impacted include...
Graham and Denton.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3168 8243 3167 8268 3173 8270 3185 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 258DEG 22KT 3170 8268
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HESS535
WWUS52 KJAX 302159
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
459 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
GAC001-005-161-302209-
/O.EXP.KJAX.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-211230T2200Z/
Bacon GA-Jeff Davis GA-Appling GA-
459 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BACON...SOUTHEASTERN JEFF
DAVIS AND WEST CENTRAL APPLING COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3168 8243 3167 8268 3173 8270 3185 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 258DEG 22KT 3172 8259
$$
HESSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 56 min |
| Dec 30, 4:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 4:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 49 min |
| Dec 30, 5:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling | 44 min |
| Dec 30, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch | 40 min |
| Dec 30, 6:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 45 min |
| Dec 30, 6:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch | 38 min |
| Dec 30, 6:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Ware | 34 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.