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Tornado developing near St Augustine!!!!!

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:27 pm
by hurricanedude
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
central and southern St. Johns County in northeast Florida

* until 900 PM EDT

* at 815 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
developing tornado near Elkton... or about 6 miles northeast of
Hastings... moving northeast at 30 mph.

* Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to
DuPont Center.

In addition to the tornado... this storm is capable of producing
quarter size hail and destructive straight line winds.

If in Mobile homes or vehicles... evacuate them and get inside a
substantial shelter. If no shelter is available... lie flat in the
nearest ditch or other low spot and cover your head with your hands.

Report severe weather or damage to the nearest law enforcement agency
or your County emergency management... or you can call the National
Weather Service in Jacksonville directly at 800-499-1594 to report
severe weather

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:29 pm
by kevin
Wondering how much we'll get out of this line down in Ocala. Doesn't look too troubling on radar..

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:30 pm
by Brent
:eek:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
827 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2005

FLC109-010100-
/O.CON.KJAX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-050501T0100Z/
ST. JOHNS FL-
827 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY...

AT 825 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 3
MILES EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 AT HIGHWAY 207. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO
WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR SAINT
AUGUSTINE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SHORES WITHIN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER.

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:31 pm
by hurricanedude
luckily its moving northeast, will exit into the atlantic near or north of St Augustine Light

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:51 pm
by hurricanedude
UPDATE
ST. JOHNS FL-
827 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY...

AT 825 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 3
MILES EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 AT HIGHWAY 207. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO
WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR SAINT
AUGUSTINE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SHORES WITHIN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:53 pm
by hurricanedude
was confirmed by SJSO

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:54 pm
by kevin
SJSO?

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:54 pm
by Rainband
Stay safe, looks like the worst of the storm is off shore now :eek:

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:59 pm
by hurricanedude
St. Johns Sheriff Office
SJSO

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:01 pm
by Rainband
hurricanedude wrote:St. Johns Sheriff Office
SJSO
I figured that out :lol:

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:02 pm
by hurricanedude
LOL, you asked... :D

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:28 pm
by Rainband
hurricanedude wrote:LOL, you asked... :D
not me :)