541
WWUS82 KJAX 221534
SPSJAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1134 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
FLZ140-240-340-221615-
CENTRAL MARION FL-WESTERN MARION FL-EASTERN MARION FL-
1134 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY
THROUGH 1215 PM EDT...
AT 1134 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SANTOS, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF OCALA, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AND MINOR FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCALA, LYNNE, WEIRSDALE, SANTOS, THE VILLAGE OF BRIAR MEADOW,
OCKLAWAHA, MOSS BLUFF, OCALA AIRPORT, SILVER SPRINGS SHORES, AND LAKE
WEIR.
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.
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 2915 8229 2929 8186 2896 8181 2896 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 1534Z 258DEG 15KT 2906 8215
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HESS
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