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WWUS82 KJAX 202043
SPSJAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
443 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
FLZ136-236-202115-
EASTERN ALACHUA FL-WESTERN ALACHUA FL-
443 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ALACHUA COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 442 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ARCHER, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF BRONSON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
ANOTHER STORM WAS OVER THE GAINESVILLE AREA MOVING NORTH AT 10 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...
GAINESVILLE, ARCHER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE AIRPORT,
NEWNANS LAKE, AND NEWBERRY.
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 2954 8256 2954 8262 2959 8266 2966 8266
2980 8237 2965 8222 2949 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 224DEG 7KT 2959 8260
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SHASHY
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