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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2022, 6:09 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Florida; Clinch County, Echols County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2022, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hamilton County, FL, Clinch County, GA, Echols County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 12:57 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 1259 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 6, 3:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 3:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 6, 2:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
200 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
GAZ132-061845-
Coffee GA-
200 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Coffee
County through 245 PM EDT...
At 200 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Enigma, or 10 miles east of Tifton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Broxton, Ambrose and Pridgen.
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 3147 8314 3147 8312 3151 8308 3156 8306
3161 8306 3163 8303 3163 8301 3166 8301
3166 8300 3178 8300 3179 8298 3178 8292
3142 8286 3142 8314 3144 8314 3146 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 249DEG 34KT 3147 8334
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NELSONSpecial weather statement, May 6, 3:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
522 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
GAZ149-163-062200-
Atkinson GA-Clinch GA-
522 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Atkinson and northwestern Clinch Counties through 600 PM EDT...
At 522 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout 10 miles northeast of Lakeland,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Landspouts and winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central
Atkinson and northwestern Clinch Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8280 3114 8271 3110 8297 3117 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 241DEG 23KT 3115 8294
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SHASHYSpecial weather statement, May 6, 5:49 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
549 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
GAZ132-134-149-250-062215-
Bacon GA-Atkinson GA-Coffee GA-Northern Ware GA-
549 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Coffee,
central Atkinson, northwestern Ware and southwestern Bacon Counties
through 615 PM EDT...
At 548 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pearson, moving northeast near 50 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pearson, Nicholls, Bickley and Axson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southeastern
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3127 8303 3128 8303 3159 8260 3139 8245
3126 8271 3119 8295 3125 8304 3126 8304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 235DEG 45KT 3125 8294
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SHASHYSpecial weather statement, May 6, 5:54 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
554 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
FLZ020-GAZ149-162-163-250-062300-
Hamilton FL-Atkinson GA-Clinch GA-Echols GA-Northern Ware GA-
554 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern
Hamilton, Echols, southeastern Atkinson, northwestern Ware and Clinch
Counties through 700 PM EDT...
At 554 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Moody Air Force Base to 9 miles northwest
of Madison. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Homerville, Jennings, Argyle, Statenville, Du Pont, Mayday, Needmore,
Manor, Cogdell and Dixie Union.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northern
Florida...and southeastern Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3063 8314 3080 8313 3081 8310 3085 8309
3085 8301 3087 8297 3117 8297 3140 8244
3101 8255 3101 8258 3100 8256 3062 8267
3055 8326 3063 8327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 245DEG 37KT 3101 8316 3059 8349
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
SHASHYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:55 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | JAX | 41 hr | |
| May 6, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 32 min |
| May 6, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton | 47 min |
| May 6, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee | 26 min |
| May 6, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Suwannee | 37 min |
| May 6, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Columbia | 36 min |
| May 6, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Columbia, Hamilton | 34 min |
| May 6, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee | 45 min |
| May 6, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 41 min |
| May 6, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 42 min |
| May 6, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 21 min |
| May 6, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Jeff Davis | 25 min |
| May 6, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 38 min |
| May 6, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Atkinson | 26 min |
| May 6, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 66 min |
| May 6, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 56 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.