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Tuesday March 20th, 2018 :: 01:54 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Alachua County in northern Florida... Bradford County in northern Florida... Southeastern Union County in northern Florida...

* Until 230 PM EDT

* At 151 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Alachua, or 12 miles southwest of Worthington Spring, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Starke, Worthington Spring, Alachua, High Springs, Worthington Springs, Beasley, New River, Sampson, Lawtey and Hampton. A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for northern and northeastern Florida. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALACHUA ... BRADFORD ... UNION

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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.

Address/Location
HS Alerts
18586 NW 238th St
High Springs, FL 32643

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 386-454-4089

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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