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WWUS52 KJAX 160938
SVSJAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
538 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GAC003-065-161000-
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ATKINSON GA-CLINCH GA-
538 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ATKINSON AND NORTHWESTERN CLINCH COUNTIES...
AT 538 AM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PEARSON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PEARSON AROUND 550 AM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3133 8291 3132 8279 3116 8271 3104 8297
3118 8297 3122 8299 3123 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 224DEG 23KT 3117 8292
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
HESS
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