Florida Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/17/2026 15:01

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 6:01PM EDT until July 17 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 17, 2026 - 3:01pm
Expires: 
July 17, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
SVRJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Columbia County in northern Florida... Northeastern Suwannee County in northern Florida... Southern Hamilton County in northern Florida... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 600 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wellborn, or near White Springs, moving west at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lake City, White Springs, Wellborn, Five Points, Winfield, Suwannee Valley, Watertown, and Houston.
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.
Area Description: 
Columbia, FL; Hamilton, FL; Suwannee, FL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jacksonville FL