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WWUS82 KJAX 172030
SPSJAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
430 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
FLZ035-136-236-340-172100-
EASTERN ALACHUA FL-WESTERN ALACHUA FL-WESTERN MARION FL-GILCHRIST FL-
430 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL GILCHRIST AND
CENTRAL ALACHUA COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 430 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTH OF ARCHER, OR 11 MILES WEST OF GAINESVILLE, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GAINESVILLE, ALACHUA, HIGH SPRINGS, ARCHER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA,
NEWNANS LAKE, ROCHELLE, NEWBERRY, MICANOPY, AND GROVE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2983 8268 2983 8264 2961 8210 2948 8222
2947 8241 2948 8241 2948 8246 2971 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 295DEG 24KT 2966 8253
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CORLESS
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