777  
WUUS52 KJAX 161017  
SVRJAX  
FLC023-047-121-125-161045-  
/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0018.260316T1017Z-260316T1045Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
617 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
WESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...  
COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...  
EASTERN SUWANNEE COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...  
SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 645 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 617 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LIVE OAK TO NEAR OBRIEN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LAKE CITY, LIVE OAK, WHITE SPRINGS, ICHETUCKNEE SPRING, COLUMBIA,  
FORT WHITE, PALESTINE COMMUNITY, PROVIDENCE, WINFIELD, AND SUWANNEE  
VALLEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY  
LIKELY, IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF  
A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT  
PROPERTY DAMAGE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3029 8300 3049 8246 3014 8246 3014 8245  
2993 8244 2993 8247 2994 8252 2991 8258  
2989 8276 2994 8279 2991 8283 2991 8286  
2988 8288 2990 8290 2989 8291 2996 8293  
2996 8295 2999 8296 3001 8300 3004 8303  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1017Z 236DEG 29KT 3023 8295 2996 8295  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
HESS  
 
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