257  
WWUS82 KJAX 170028  
SPSJAX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
828 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
FLZ021-035-170100-  
SUWANNEE FL-GILCHRIST FL-  
828 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GILCHRIST AND  
SOUTHEASTERN SUWANNEE COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...  
 
AT 827 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS  
CENTERED OVER BELL, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BELL AND BRANFORD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2999 8288 2998 8283 2972 8271 2967 8286  
2980 8293 2983 8292 2982 8291 2983 8289  
2988 8287 2989 8288 2989 8289 2990 8290  
2990 8291 2993 8293 2996 8293 2996 8295  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 157DEG 5KT 2979 8283  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
SHASHY  
 
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