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WWUS82 KJAX 182032
SPSJAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
432 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FLZ021-035-422-522-182115-
SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA FL-SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA FL-SUWANNEE FL-
GILCHRIST FL-
432 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT GILCHRIST
SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA
AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 432 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MCALPIN TO NEAR
ICHETUCKNEE SPRING. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AND PENNY SIZE 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...
LAKE CITY, LIVE OAK, BELL, ICHETUCKNEE SPRING, COLUMBIA, FORT WHITE,
MCALPIN, WELLBORN, OBRIEN, AND FIVE POINTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3033 8303 3021 8261 2987 8259 2983 8266
2978 8266 2969 8273 2960 8297 2970 8294
2977 8295 2980 8292 2981 8293 2983 8289
2988 8287 2989 8292 2995 8292 3001 8298
3008 8307 3011 8316 3009 8318 3010 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 223DEG 11KT 3016 8302 2990 8280
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
HESS
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