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WUUS52 KJAX 161917
SVRJAX
FLC083-107-162000-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0030.260316T1917Z-260316T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
317 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT.
* AT 316 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM OCALA TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH BROOKSVILLE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OCALA, POMONA PARK, FORT MCCOY, SALT SPRINGS, JUNIPER SPRINGS,
LYNNE, LAKE DELANCY, WEIRSDALE, ANTHONY, AND THE VILLAGE OF BRIAR
MEADOW.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN AND
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA.
LAT...LON 2897 8232 2899 8235 2930 8216 2952 8155
2933 8165 2932 8168 2930 8166 2898 8183
2896 8191 2896 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 238DEG 38KT 2920 8214 2869 8247
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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