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WFUS52 KJAX 160956
TORJAX
GAC003-065-069-161045-
/O.NEW.KJAX.TO.W.0005.260316T0956Z-260316T1045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
556 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
ATKINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN CLINCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 645 AM EDT.
* AT 556 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAY CITY, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NASHVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PEARSON AROUND 630 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE AXSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3165 8294 3164 8265 3147 8262 3147 8263
3128 8263 3129 8266 3128 8270 3124 8270
3113 8297 3119 8297 3119 8305 3123 8305
3128 8303 3130 8306 3133 8306 3136 8310
3139 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0956Z 249DEG 22KT 3116 8313
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
HESS
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