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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Jacksonville, FL

January 4, 20234 counties in Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 4, 2023, 3:14 PM EST for 4 counties in Florida. It was in force for 46 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: Jan 4, 2023, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Jan 4, 2023, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Alachua County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Marion County, FL

The radar

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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
Jan 4, 8:36 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

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 Jan 4, 3:01 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 3:01 PM EST, 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 4, 2:17 PM EST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
217 PM EST WED JAN 4 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0206 PM     HAIL             2 NW WOODBINE           30.98N 81.75W
01/04/2023  E0.25 INCH       CAMDEN             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
            MANAGEMENT.

&&

RN

Special weather statement, Jan 4, 2:20 PM EST, 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
220 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

FLZ021-035-222-236-041945-
Southern Columbia FL-Western Alachua FL-Suwannee FL-Gilchrist FL-
220 PM EST Wed Jan 4 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Gilchrist,
northwestern Alachua, southwestern Columbia and southeastern Suwannee
Counties through 245 PM EST...

At 219 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showers and
strong thunderstorm near Bell, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Trenton, Bell, High Springs, Fort White and Newberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EST for northern
Florida.

&&

LAT...LON 2964 8296 2970 8296 2970 8294 2972 8296
      2972 8294 2975 8294 2976 8295 2980 8292
      2981 8293 2983 8289 2988 8287 2990 8290
      2989 8292 2992 8292 2991 8255 2957 8261
      2959 8296 2962 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 250DEG 31KT 2973 8296

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

SHASHY

Special weather statement, Jan 4, 2:51 PM EST, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 4, 2:59 PM EST, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 4, 2:59 PM EST, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 4, 3:05 PM EST, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 4, 11:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton, Suwannee	65 min
Jan 4, 11:39 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Hamilton, Suwannee	36 min
Jan 4, 12:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee	46 min
Jan 4, 1:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Baker	40 min
Jan 4, 1:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton, Suwannee	38 min
Jan 4, 1:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Nassau	34 min
Jan 4, 1:32 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Nassau	43 min
Jan 4, 1:40 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia	35 min
Jan 4, 1:43 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Columbia	32 min
Jan 4, 2:04 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		56 min
Jan 4, 2:17 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Columbia, Gilchrist, Nassau, Suwannee, Union	28 min
Jan 4, 2:20 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Gilchrist	25 min
Jan 4, 2:40 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union	35 min
Jan 4, 2:43 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union	47 min
Jan 4, 2:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAX	Nassau	28 min
Jan 4, 2:50 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union	25 min
Jan 4, 2:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam	24 min
Jan 4, 3:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Union	49 min
Jan 4, 3:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAX	Duval, Nassau	45 min
Jan 4, 3:17 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		88 min
Jan 4, 3:44 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAX	Bradford, Clay, Duval, Saint Johns	46 min
Jan 4, 3:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Marion, Putnam	48 min
Jan 4, 3:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	31 min
Jan 4, 4:06 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		54 min
Jan 4, 4:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	67 min
Jan 4, 4:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	63 min
Jan 4, 4:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval, Saint Johns	31 min
Jan 4, 4:21 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		84 min
Jan 4, 4:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Putnam, Saint Johns	27 min
Jan 4, 4:52 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		83 min
Jan 4, 4:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion, Putnam	62 min
Jan 4, 5:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Saint Johns	19 min
Jan 4, 6:14 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	JAX		91 min
Jan 4, 9:49 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Jeff Davis	56 min
Jan 4, 10:46 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Coffee, Jeff Davis	29 min
Jan 4, 11:42 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch	33 min
Jan 4, 12:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Clinch	26 min
Jan 4, 12:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Appling, Bacon	29 min
Jan 4, 12:29 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Atkinson, Ware	31 min
Jan 4, 12:30 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Clinch	15 min
Jan 4, 12:46 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Charlton, Clinch, Ware	29 min
Jan 4, 12:51 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Pierce, Ware	24 min
Jan 4, 1:02 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Pierce	18 min
Jan 4, 1:27 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Camden, Charlton	18 min
Jan 4, 1:47 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Camden, Charlton, Glynn	28 min
Jan 4, 1:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Glynn	25 min
Jan 4, 2:01 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAX	Camden, Glynn	14 min
Jan 4, 2:12 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JAX	Camden, Glynn	18 min
Jan 4, 2:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Camden, Glynn	17 min
Jan 4, 2:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Camden	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.