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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jacksonville, FL

July 7, 2023Clay County, Florida

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2023, 4:21 PM EDT for Clay County, Florida. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 7, 2023, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2023, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Clay County, FL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 7, 4:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 4:14 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
308 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023

FLZ024-124-125-225-325-425-072000-
Western Duval FL-South Central Duval FL-Inland Nassau FL-
Trout River FL-Coastal Nassau FL-Coastal Duval FL-
308 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Nassau and
Duval Counties through 400 PM EDT...

At 307 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Jacksonville International Arpt, moving southeast at 20 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...
Jacksonville, Callahan, Jacksonville International Arpt, Unf,
Arlington, Cisco Gardens, Ortega, Craig Field, San Pablo and Fort
Caroline.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3023 8144 3028 8204 3047 8202 3048 8202
      3051 8201 3052 8202 3055 8201 3060 8201
      3053 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 302DEG 18KT 3049 8174

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

PK

Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:26 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023

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

0321 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NE Jacksonville Inter 30.50N 81.68W
07/07/2023  M55 MPH          Duval              FL   ASOS

            ASOS station KJAX Jacksonville Intl Airport.

&&

RN

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:31 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
331 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023

FLZ021-072015-
Suwannee FL-
331 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Suwannee
County through 415 PM EDT...

At 331 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Luraville, or 8 miles north of Mayo, moving east at 10 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...
Live Oak, Dowling Park, Mcalpin, Luraville and Newburn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3026 8324 3029 8323 3035 8292 3005 8291
      3006 8305 3008 8307 3009 8311 3011 8312
      3010 8314 3011 8316 3009 8319 3012 8323
      3017 8323 3018 8325 3023 8324 3023 8325
      3025 8324 3026 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 265DEG 11KT 3017 8317

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

PK

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 3:43 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 7, 3:48 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:21 PM EDT, 0 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
Jul 6, 9:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Baker, Duval, Nassau	116 min
Jul 6, 11:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Bradford	2 hr
Jul 6, 11:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JAX	Baker, Bradford, Union	2 hr
Jul 7, 12:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	52 min
Jul 7, 3:04 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Marion and 2 more	15 hr
Jul 7, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	36 min
Jul 7, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	34 min
Jul 7, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Marion	32 min
Jul 7, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		45 min
Jul 7, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	40 min
Jul 7, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	52 min
Jul 7, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Duval, Nassau	24 min
Jul 7, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	44 min
Jul 7, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Flagler	32 min
Jul 7, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	JAX		43 min
Jul 7, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton, Suwannee	33 min
Jul 7, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Clay, Saint Johns	39 min
Jul 7, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Suwannee	35 min
Jul 7, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Saint Johns	31 min
Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns	28 min
Jul 7, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Hamilton, Suwannee	34 min
Jul 7, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAX	Flagler, Putnam, Saint Johns	31 min
Jul 7, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Nassau	38 min
Jul 7, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist	57 min
Jul 7, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JAX	Duval	31 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.