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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
530 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

FLZ031-136-232-237-062215-
Eastern Alachua FL-Western Clay FL-Western Putnam FL-Bradford FL-
530 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BRADFORD...EAST
CENTRAL ALACHUA...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Newnans Lake, or 7 miles east of Gainesville, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Keystone Heights, Melrose, Hawthorne, Lake Geneva,
Rochelle, Melrose Landing, Orange Heights, Gainesville Airport, and
Newnans Lake.

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 2956 8224 2969 8233 2991 8200 2966 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 242DEG 15KT 2965 8221

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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