StormLatest status
At 152 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Florahome to near Satsuma. Movement was southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Palatka, Interlachen, Pomona Park, Melrose, Fort McCoy, Hawthorne, Lake Delancy, Florahome, Melrose Landing, and Orange Springs. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Where it happened
Bradford; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Eastern Marion; Western Clay; Western Putnam; Central Marion · 29.603°, -81.933°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Bradford; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Eastern Marion; Western Clay; Western Putnam; Central Marion
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Incident timeline
At 152 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Florahome to near Satsuma. Movement was southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible. Locations impacted include... Palatka, Interlachen, Pomona Park, Melrose, Fort McCoy, Hawthorne, Lake Delancy, Florahome, Melrose Landing, and Orange Springs. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.