Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
281 WWUS82 KJAX 052131 SPSJAX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 531 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 FLZ136-236-237-240-340-052200- Eastern Alachua FL-Western Alachua FL-Central Marion FL- Western Marion FL-Western Putnam FL- 531 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ALACHUA... NORTHWESTERN MARION AND WEST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 531 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Rochelle, or 12 miles south of Gainesville, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Citra, Sparr, Cross Creek, Micanopy, Reddick, McIntosh, Flemington, Lowell, and Lochloosa. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2940 8241 2948 8241 2949 8248 2964 8237 2952 8200 2926 8215 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 297DEG 14KT 2950 8230 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DUBOIS