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SPSJAX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
554 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

FLZ030-035-136-236-422-522-242230-
Eastern Alachua FL-Southeastern Columbia FL-Western Alachua FL-
Union FL-Southwestern Columbia FL-Gilchrist FL-
554 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL GILCHRIST...
NORTHWESTERN ALACHUA...SOUTHWESTERN UNION AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA
COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms centered over Alachua, or 9 miles southwest of
Worthington Spring, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Worthington Spring, Alachua, High Springs, Fort White, Worthington
Springs, Upland Pines, Groves, Providence, La Crosse, and Dukes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3003 8271 3002 8241 2993 8240 2992 8242
      2992 8241 2989 8240 2975 8239 2973 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 182DEG 15KT 2981 8251

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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