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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Jacksonville, FL

April 1, 2023Wayne County, Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2023, 4:22 PM EDT for Wayne County, Georgia. It was in force for 8 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
Apr 1, 2023, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2023, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
8 min
Issued by
NWS Jacksonville, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 1, 1:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2023-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2023-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 178 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1086 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Apr 1, 4:04 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 4:04 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 2:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
223 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

GAZ132-133-011915-
Coffee GA-Jeff Davis GA-
223 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Coffee and Jeff Davis
Counties through 315 PM EDT...

At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Eastman to 6 miles northwest of Mystic.
Movement was east at 40 mph. These storms will reach portions of
western Jeff Davis county and western Coffee county over the next 30
minutes and proceed eastward through the counties.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Douglas, Hazlehurst, Broxton, Ambrose, Nicholls, Pridgen, West Green,
Snipesville and Denton.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3197 8243 3184 8243 3184 8252 3175 8252
      3175 8255 3173 8252 3167 8252 3167 8263
      3156 8263 3156 8260 3153 8260 3142 8267
      3149 8311 3161 8306 3166 8300 3179 8299
      3178 8287 3192 8268 3193 8259 3196 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 278DEG 37KT 3220 8308 3170 8341

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

AB
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 3:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
305 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

GAZ133-135-011930-
Appling GA-Jeff Davis GA-
305 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Jeff Davis
and northwestern Appling Counties through 330 PM EDT...

At 304 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lumber City, or 9 miles west of Hazlehurst, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 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...
Baxley, Hazlehurst, Graham, Plant Hatch and Pine Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3197 8243 3195 8241 3196 8240 3195 8239
      3196 8238 3194 8238 3194 8233 3175 8236
      3183 8280 3184 8278 3185 8279 3186 8276
      3191 8268 3192 8268 3193 8259 3196 8256
      3195 8249 3196 8248 3197 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 277DEG 53KT 3189 8275

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

AB
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 3:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
314 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

GAZ132>135-012000-
Bacon GA-Appling GA-Coffee GA-Jeff Davis GA-
314 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Coffee, northwestern
Bacon, southern Jeff Davis and west central Appling Counties through
400 PM EDT...

At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Snipesville to near Broxton to near
Ocilla. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Douglas, Alma, Broxton, Ambrose, Nicholls, Pridgen, West Green,
Snipesville and Denton.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3174 8229 3156 8238 3143 8306 3148 8311
      3156 8306 3161 8306 3161 8305 3163 8303
      3164 8301 3166 8301 3166 8300 3168 8300
      3169 8294 3183 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 279DEG 35KT 3178 8266 3166 8281 3158 8317

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

AB
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 3:48 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee, Jeff Davis52 min
Apr 1, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXJeff Davis25 min
Apr 1, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBacon, Coffee46 min
Apr 1, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Coffee37 min
Apr 1, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXAppling, Bacon42 min
Apr 1, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXAtkinson, Coffee15 min
Apr 1, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXCoffee32 min
Apr 1, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAXPierce, Wayne35 min
Apr 1, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXPierce26 min
Apr 1, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXWayne10 min
Apr 1, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXLanier46 min
Apr 1, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXClinch, Ware50 min
Apr 1, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXBrantley49 min
Apr 1, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJAXGlynn9 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.