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WWUS82 KJAX 182040
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
440 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FLZ132-137-232-233-237-325-333-433-533-633-182130-
EASTERN CLAY FL-NORTHERN INLAND ST. JOHNS FL-WESTERN ST. JOHNS FL-
SOUTHEAST COASTAL ST. JOHNS FL-WESTERN CLAY FL-
SOUTH CENTRAL DUVAL FL-EASTERN PUTNAM FL-WESTERN PUTNAM FL-
NORTHEAST COASTAL ST. JOHNS FL-SOUTHERN INLAND ST. JOHNS FL-
440 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ST. JOHNS...NORTHERN PUTNAM
CLAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL DUVAL COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 440 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MIDDLEBURG TO GUANA
RIVER STATE PARK. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH, PENNY SIZE HAIL, EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING, AND MINOR FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE. MINOR FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAINT AUGUSTINE, PALATKA, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, INTERLACHEN, KEYSTONE
HEIGHTS, HASTINGS, EAST PALATKA, FRUIT COVE, MIDDLEBURG, AND WORLD
GOLF VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2960 8120 2967 8121 2962 8121 2964 8122
2966 8122 2967 8126 2964 8131 2965 8132
2963 8132 2962 8152 2960 8152 2960 8205
3014 8203 3015 8154 3010 8150 3010 8145
3015 8143 3015 8131 2997 8128 2960 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 334DEG 27KT 3009 8194 3007 8135
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
HESS
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