Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
954 WWUS52 KJAX 272311 SVSJAX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 711 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 GAC003-069-272345- /O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0139.000000T0000Z-240527T2345Z/ Coffee GA-Atkinson GA- 711 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN COFFEE AND ATKINSON COUNTIES... At 710 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Ambrose to near Willacoochee to near Nashville, moving east at 35 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR far southern Coffee and Atkinson Counties, including Willacoochee and Pearson. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. 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 2310Z 288DEG 31KT 3151 8309 3134 8311 3123 8331 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH $$ NELSON