WUUS52 KJAX 182146

SVRJAX

FLC001-182215-

/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0209.260818T2146Z-260818T2215Z/



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

546 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026



The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Alachua County in northern Florida...



* Until 615 PM EDT.



* At 546 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alachua, or 7

  miles west of Gainesville, moving east at 15 mph.



  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.



* Locations impacted include...

  Gainesville, Alachua, Hawthorne, Archer, University Of Florida,

  Rochelle, Cross Creek, Orange Heights, Gainesville Airport, and

  Newnans Lake.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.



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LAT...LON 2946 8219 2947 8221 2948 8221 2948 8230

      2956 8262 2982 8255 2973 8205 2943 8207

TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 287DEG 14KT 2968 8247 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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