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WWUS82 KJAX 182049
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
449 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FLZ023-024-030-031-125-132-225-232-325-425-GAZ364-182130-
EASTERN CLAY FL-BAKER FL-WESTERN CLAY FL-UNION FL-WESTERN DUVAL FL-
SOUTH CENTRAL DUVAL FL-INLAND NASSAU FL-TROUT RIVER FL-BRADFORD FL-
COASTAL DUVAL FL-WESTERN CHARLTON GA-
449 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN NASSAU
NORTHEASTERN BRADFORD...SOUTHERN BAKER...NORTHEASTERN UNION...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY...CENTRAL DUVAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 449 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CISCO GARDENS TO 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF GLEN ST. MARY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH, PENNY SIZE HAIL, 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONVILLE, ORANGE PARK, MANDARIN, MACCLENNY, GLEN ST. MARY,
MAXVILLE, CISCO GARDENS, ORTEGA, OAKLEAF PLANTATION, AND
BELLAIR-MEADOWBROOK TERRACE.
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.
LAT...LON 3014 8154 3011 8227 3042 8238 3050 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 336DEG 20KT 3042 8186 3035 8224
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
HESS
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