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WWUS82 KJAX 181830
SPSJAX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
230 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

FLZ023-024-030-031-033-124-125-132-133-136-137-225-232-236-237-325-
425-GAZ364-181900-
Coastal St. Johns FL-Western Clay FL-Union FL-South Central Duval FL-
Eastern Putnam FL-Inland Nassau FL-Bradford FL-Eastern Clay FL-
Eastern Alachua FL-Western Alachua FL-Baker FL-Western Duval FL-
Western Putnam FL-Trout River FL-Coastal Duval FL-Coastal Nassau FL-
Inland St. Johns FL-Western Charlton GA-
230 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NASSAU...BRADFORD...
CENTRAL ALACHUA...ST. JOHNS...BAKER...NORTHERN PUTNAM...UNION...
CLAY...DUVAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHARLTON COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM
EDT...

At 230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
and behind a gust front that extends from 15 miles northeast of
Ponte Vedra Beach to Mandarin to near Raiford. Movement of the
gust front was southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Jacksonville, Gainesville, Saint Augustine, Palatka, Orange Park,
Green Cove Springs, Starke, Lake Butler, Keystone Heights, and
Callahan.

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.

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LAT...LON 2967 8128 2962 8262 3038 8237 3061 8177
      3062 8140 3024 8134 2974 8117
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 316DEG 36KT 3033 8116 3016 8164 3011 8215

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

NELSON