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WWUS82 KJAX 081949
SPSJAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
349 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FLZ031-136-232-237-082030-
EASTERN ALACHUA FL-WESTERN CLAY FL-WESTERN PUTNAM FL-BRADFORD FL-
349 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD
NORTHEASTERN ALACHUA...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 349 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER ORANGE HEIGHTS, OR 7 MILES WEST OF
MELROSE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, MELROSE, ORANGE HEIGHTS, LAKE GENEVA, GAINESVILLE
AIRPORT, WALDO, HAMPTON, AND PUTNAM HALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2963 8219 2968 8226 2974 8235 2983 8224
2991 8201 2969 8188 2964 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 243DEG 12KT 2973 8217
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SHASHY
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