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Saturday August 22nd, 2020 :: 02:28 p.m. EDT

Alert

Tornado Warning until 03:00PM

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Gilchrist County in northern Florida... Southeastern Suwannee County in northern Florida...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 225 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Bell, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Gilchrist and southeastern Suwannee Counties, including the following locations... Branford and Hildreth.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SUWANNEE, FL ... GILCHRIST, FL

Instructions:

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Warning

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