Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
493 WWUS52 KJAX 272323 SVSJAX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 723 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 GAC003-069-272345- /O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-240527T2345Z/ Coffee GA-Atkinson GA- 723 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN COFFEE AND ATKINSON COUNTIES... At 723 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Ambrose to Willacoochee to near Nashville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Pearson, Willacoochee, and Axson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3140 8309 3149 8302 3149 8269 3119 8271 3118 8285 3119 8305 3123 8305 3128 8303 3131 8306 3133 8306 3134 8307 3136 8310 3139 8312 TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 284DEG 26KT 3150 8301 3133 8303 3124 8325 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ NELSON