Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 4:11PM EDT until July 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 1:11pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
SVRJAX
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Alachua County in northern Florida...
North central Marion County in northern Florida...
West central Putnam County in northeastern Florida...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 411 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Orange
Springs, or 9 miles northeast of Citra, moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Melrose, Hawthorne, Orange Springs, Rochelle, Johnson, Lochloosa,
and Grove Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Alachua, FL; Marion, FL; Putnam, FL
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL
Sender: