558  
WWUS52 KJAX 182239  
SVSJAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
639 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
FLC001-007-083-107-182300-  
/O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-260818T2300Z/  
BRADFORD FL-ALACHUA FL-MARION FL-PUTNAM FL-  
639 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD...EASTERN ALACHUA...NORTHERN MARION AND  
PUTNAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 639 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROCHELLE TO NEAR LAKE GEORGE, MOVING SOUTH AT 20  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GAINESVILLE, CRESCENT CITY, INTERLACHEN, POMONA PARK, MELROSE, FORT  
MCCOY, SALT SPRINGS, CITRA, HAWTHORNE, AND LAKE DELANCY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2939 8241 2948 8241 2951 8244 2957 8246  
2969 8241 2989 8228 2981 8208 2972 8205  
2975 8194 2977 8193 2954 8156 2938 8147  
2932 8168 2928 8164 2919 8164  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 343DEG 19KT 2955 8220 2933 8152  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
HESS  
 
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