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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this tornado warning at Feb 14, 2021, 2:13 PM EST for Putnam County, Saint Johns County, Florida. It was in force for 32 min. 5 reports 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
- Feb 14, 2021, 2:13 PM EST (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2021, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Putnam County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL
The radar
The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2:29 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 S Bakersville, FL | RAIN WRAPPED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR COUNTY ROAD 13A. |
| Feb 14, 2:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Bakersville, FL | TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 13A AND COUNTY ROAD 214 NEAR THE MOLASSES JUNCTION. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME. |
| Feb 14, 2:30 PM EST | TORNADO | 3 S Bakersville, FL | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OF BAKERSVILLE NEAR COUNTY ROAD 13A. RECEIVED PHOTO FROM STORM CHASER OF A WEAK COLUMN APPEARING TO TOUCH THE GROUND. THE CHASER ALSO REPORTED TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS ROADS NEAR MOLASSES JUNCTION. THE CHASER WAS LOCATED AT PLEASANT |
| Feb 14, 2:54 PM EST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Sse Bakersville, FL | RAIN WRAPPED FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR COUNTY ROAD 13A. |
| Feb 14, 2:54 PM EST | HAIL 0.25 | 1 S Bakersville, FL | PEA SIZE HAIL NEAR COUNTY ROAD 13A NEAR BAKERSVILLE. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 427 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
329
WFUS52 KJAX 141913
TORJAX
FLC107-109-141945-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0006.210214T1913Z-210214T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
213 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern St. Johns County in northeastern Florida...
Northeastern Putnam County in northeastern Florida...
* Until 245 PM EST.
* At 213 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bostwick, or 7 miles northwest of Hastings, moving
northeast at 35 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
southwestern St. Johns and northeastern Putnam Counties, including
the following locations... Bakersville.
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 2971 8166 2978 8168 2984 8159 2984 8158
2985 8159 2997 8142 2984 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 230DEG 30KT 2979 8161
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
WOLF1 follow-up statement
087
WWUS52 KJAX 141929
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
229 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021
FLC107-109-141945-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210214T1945Z/
St. Johns FL-Putnam FL-
229 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ST. JOHNS AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
At 228 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Picolata, or 11 miles north of Hastings, moving
northeast at 35 mph. This storm is headed for I-95 at the St.
Augustine Outlets. Another storm with rotation has formed southeast
of Bostwick in northeast Putnam County...this storm could produce a
tornado at any time.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Bostwick and Bakersville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2971 8166 2978 8168 2984 8159 2984 8158
2985 8159 2997 8142 2984 8134
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 228DEG 30KT 2988 8150
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
WOLFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:56 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 40 min | |
| Feb 14, 12:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist, Union | 53 min |
| Feb 14, 1:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam | 47 min |
| Feb 14, 1:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Alachua | 51 min |
| Feb 14, 1:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clay, Putnam | 47 min |
| Feb 14, 1:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Clay, Putnam | 27 min |
| Feb 14, 2:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Putnam, Saint Johns | 65 min |
| Feb 14, 2:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Saint Johns | 35 min |
| Feb 14, 2:43 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 62 min | |
| Feb 14, 2:44 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 61 min | |
| Feb 14, 3:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Flagler | 28 min |
| Feb 14, 3:21 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JAX | Clay, Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns | 114 min |
| Feb 14, 3:41 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 64 min | |
| Feb 14, 4:42 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 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.