Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 3:32PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
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At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms capable of producing a landspout along a line extending from 9 miles west of Sparr to near Moss Bluff. Movement was north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ocala, Interlachen, Fort McCoy, Salt Springs, Citra, Lynne, Hawthorne, Lake Delancy, Sparr, and Moss Bluff. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- FL, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Eastern Marion; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Western Marion
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-10T15:32:00-04:00
- states
- ["FL"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-10T15:32:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34714a932e1c9449bd04ca2500efb6094dea7279.001.1
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- []
- instruction
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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