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WWUS82 KJAX 291858
SPSJAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
258 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
FLZ240-340-291930-
CENTRAL MARION FL-WESTERN MARION FL-
258 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARION COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM EDT...
AT 258 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
OCALA AIRPORT, OR NEAR OCALA, MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, PENNY SIZE HAIL, AND EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCALA, SPARR, ANTHONY, OCALA AIRPORT, SANTOS, REDDICK, LOWELL, AND
BURBANK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 2902 8214 2907 8233 2941 8227 2935 8197
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 194DEG 20KT 2915 8220
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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