685  
WWUS82 KTAE 121253  
SPSTAE  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
853 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
 
FLZ029-121400-  
LAFAYETTE FL-  
853 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY  
THROUGH 1000 AM EDT...  
 
AT 853 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9  
MILES SOUTH OF MAYO, MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 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...  
HATCH BEND, GRADY, AND FLETCHER SPRINGS.  
 
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.  
 
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO  
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2983 8289 2982 8291 2983 8323 2998 8324  
3006 8306 3003 8301 3001 8300 2999 8296  
2996 8295 2996 8293 2995 8292 2989 8292  
2990 8290 2988 8289 2988 8288 2986 8288  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1253Z 253DEG 9KT 2992 8314  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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