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WWUS82 KJAX 182206
SPSJAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
606 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FLZ021-023-030-120-136-220-236-322-422-522-182245-
EASTERN ALACHUA FL-SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA FL-WESTERN ALACHUA FL-
BAKER FL-WESTERN HAMILTON FL-UNION FL-EASTERN HAMILTON FL-
SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA FL-NORTHERN COLUMBIA FL-SUWANNEE FL-
606 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ALACHUA
SOUTHWESTERN BAKER...WESTERN UNION...COLUMBIA...NORTHEASTERN SUWANNEE
AND EASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 606 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WHITE SPRINGS TO LULU.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, HALF INCH 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...
LAKE CITY, LIVE OAK, JASPER, WHITE SPRINGS, SUWANNEE SPRINGS,
COLUMBIA, PALESTINE COMMUNITY, PROVIDENCE, WINFIELD, AND OLUSTEE.
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 3025 8313 2984 8253 3021 8234 3059 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 041DEG 11KT 3036 8282 3013 8249
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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